Introducing George

[Arragonis]

Started adapting LOG for George - Basically I get the acceleration over with asap and then try and "hold" speed in as high a gear as possible whilst maintaining a minimum instant MPG - usually AVG or just below if I can't be higher. If I can't then I drop a gear or two (or three) and use WOT to get back up to speed.

This is where I need to cruise faster than normal (say over 60) and can't find a friendly truck to follow doing that speed

[Sykomor]

I am trying a lot of methods with the Aygo and what you describe is my basic approach. It seems to work well but I have to keep speed low.

[Arragonis]

I'm off for a trip coast to coast tomorrow on the M8, a chance to try and see what might work...

[Sykomor]

Originally Posted by Arragonis

I'm off for a trip coast to coast tomorrow on the M8, a chance to try and see what might work...

I'm expecting a detailed report

[Arragonis]

If the mount for my Galaxy S2 arrives, you may get Video - but I suspect I will have left before the postman delivers...

I have, however, worked out if I get my 90 day MPG over 54 I can get into the Ecomodder top 100.

[Sykomor]

Originally Posted by Arragonis

If the mount for my Galaxy S2 arrives, you may get Video - but I suspect I will have left before the postman delivers...

I have, however, worked out if I get my 90 day MPG over 54 I can get into the Ecomodder top 100.

Video?! Yes please.

The Aygo has a potential to get in to the Top 10 Gasoline Cars. 60.34 (US) mpg = 3,9 l/100km shouldn't be hard to beat.

Oh, I forgot. It's not a competition.

[Arragonis]

I prefer the idea of a challenge...

[Arragonis]

Not sure I understand George and his FE entirely.

Had a few trips into work > 55 which is good, most are in the 50-53 range but the schools have been on holiday which reduces traffic.

Have some trips home > 70 which is very good (again traffic), and around 65 which is normal.

My "coast to coast" trip only gave me 54 on the trip out and 53 on the way back - I had time constraints so had to do 65-75 more or less all the way each way without much hypermiling. George is happy at 65+ and the noise levels at those speeds are low for a car this small.

Conclusion - this is just another fillup which is pretty much average for George, nothing special.

However I have 3 bars (out of 7) left on the fuel gauge, and I'm over 350 miles, which is further than I have been before.

Very very confused.

And looking at my fuel log I wasn't hypermiling when I got him (to get a kind of baseline) but I got better MPG than when I "try".

Hmmm.

*(goes off to study the videos thread more closely).

Another positive - got next year's insurance at 1/2 the cost of the Fabia's - a saving of 2 tanks of fuel in cost.

[euromodder]

Originally Posted by Arragonis

Not sure I understand George and his FE entirely.

My "coast to coast" trip only gave me 54 on the trip out and 53 on the way back - I had time constraints so had to do 65-75 more or less all the way

The higher speed has negated the effect of the more constant speed on a longer trip.

And looking at my fuel log I wasn't hypermiling when I got him (to get a kind of baseline) but I got better MPG than when I "try".

Even though it's been a cold summer , it's a wee bit colder now than it was then.
Especially the cold morning starts hurt - I'm having trouble to work them back off the tank average indication as well.

Try not to hypermile it and see what happens
I've noticed that even when driving normally v2.0 , my averages went down compared to what they were before when driving normally v1.0 .

Another positive - got next year's insurance at 1/2 the cost of the Fabia's - a saving of 2 tanks of fuel in cost.

Nice side-effect.

[Sykomor]

Originally Posted by Arragonis

Not sure I understand George and his FE entirely.

Had a few trips into work > 55 which is good, most are in the 50-53 range but the schools have been on holiday which reduces traffic.

Have some trips home > 70 which is very good (again traffic), and around 65 which is normal.

My "coast to coast" trip only gave me 54 on the trip out and 53 on the way back - I had time constraints so had to do 65-75 more or less all the way each way without much hypermiling. George is happy at 65+ and the noise levels at those speeds are low for a car this small.

Conclusion - this is just another fillup which is pretty much average for George, nothing special.

However I have 3 bars (out of 7) left on the fuel gauge, and I'm over 350 miles, which is further than I have been before.

Very very confused.

And looking at my fuel log I wasn't hypermiling when I got him (to get a kind of baseline) but I got better MPG than when I "try".

Hmmm.

*(goes off to study the videos thread more closely).

Another positive - got next year's insurance at 1/2 the cost of the Fabia's - a saving of 2 tanks of fuel in cost.

I'm still puzzled although I have had the car for four years. But basically FE is extremely good in speeds below 70 km/h (43mph). Now I try to keep Igor over 60km/h but better than 3.5 l/100km. (37mph and 67mpg). That is, up hill I let fuel consumption increase but otherwise I stay better than 67mpg except for occasional P&G.
I'll continue to work on the aerodynamics. You could try to lower average speed as much as possible -- if you have the patience.

Videos? Where?