FuelGood eco driving training

[320touring]

Got the opporchancity to do this via work today:

At worst it'd be a break from the desk- as it turned out, it was a good experience all round for both myself and my colleagues.

Details of the course are here:
FuelGood driver training | Energy Saving Trust

my thoughts on it can be found here:
https://fuguttycars.wordpress.com/20...lgood-feeling/

All in all, a good experience!

[MetroMPG]

Neat. I'm surprised that, being a regular around here, you were able to be coached into even more savings.

Then again, I suspect many of your colleagues had both (a) larger percent improvements, and (b) higher overall fuel consumption.

PS - what's block upshifting? Skipping a gear?

And what were you doing that was preventing the engine stop/start system from activating?

PPS - I think this kind of thing is fun:

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ion-23772.html

[320touring]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

Neat. I'm surprised that, being a regular around here, you were able to be coached into even more savings.

I lost interest when I realised it was a diesel megane..
Seriously though, always room for improvement!

Then again, I suspect many of your colleagues had both (a) larger percent improvements, and (b) higher overall fuel consumption.

my "before" mpg was above most of the colleagues "after" mpg

so yep, they saw higher %mpg improvements

PS - what's block upshifting? Skipping a gear?

correct

And what were you doing that was preventing the engine stop/start system from activating?

old car habits die hard- a conked out car at lights is the worst nightmare of the jalopy driver!

that, and the instructor asked me to leave it running on the first run- so he could introduce it into the 2nd (so at least some of the saving was "gamesmanship")

PPS - I think this kind of thing is fun:

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ion-23772.html

there's no hope for some folk

[MetroMPG]

Originally Posted by 320touring

my "before" mpg was above most of the colleagues "after" mpg

Nice.

Originally Posted by 320touring

that, and the instructor asked me to leave it running on the first run- so he could introduce it into the 2nd (so at least some of the saving was "gamesmanship")

Bah! Stop/start alone probably accounts for a 5% improvement!