02-12-2014, 12:52 PM
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YKYAEI
...you cringe a little when the spouse drives off in the car, thinking, "well, there goes that tank."
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Not wanting to brag, but my wife doesn't get much worse FE than I do. She could engine-brake more often, or try to EOC, but her trip fuel consumption is always within 5-10% of what I would have had.
On the other hand, her dad is a different story. When he borrowed our car, I checked the car's OBC for that day's average FE, then check my fuel log for the last time it was that bad - that happened to be the previous time he borrowed our car.
YKYAEM when... You are anxiously waiting for someone to return with your car, so that you check the OBC for the FE.
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e·co·mod·ding: the art of turning vehicles into what they should be
What matters is where you're going, not how fast.
"... we humans tend to screw up everything that's good enough as it is...or everything that we're attracted to, we love to go and defile it." - Chris Cornell
[Old] Piwoslaw's Peugeot 307sw modding thread
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02-12-2014, 01:39 PM
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So this morning a big old Buick blew by me in the fast lane with one of the seat belts flapping around under the passenger door.
My first thought was "well, that's not very aerodynamic"
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02-12-2014, 02:01 PM
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YKYAEM when...
... This morning I heard an advert on the radio: "This program was sponsored by Renault, the maker of the new Megane, which can go as far as 1500 km on one tank."
And I'm like "PFF! Nothing to brag about."
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e·co·mod·ding: the art of turning vehicles into what they should be
What matters is where you're going, not how fast.
"... we humans tend to screw up everything that's good enough as it is...or everything that we're attracted to, we love to go and defile it." - Chris Cornell
[Old] Piwoslaw's Peugeot 307sw modding thread
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02-15-2014, 01:15 PM
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You know you're an ecomodder when you're disappointed with 4.8 L/100 km / 49 MPG (US) on a 266 km round trip going snowboarding (2 people + gear) in a full-on snow storm. Worst mileage in recent memory.
...all while conducting an experiment! 
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02-15-2014, 02:08 PM
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You know you listen to the BBC when things like this
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Originally Posted by Piwoslaw;410848...
This morning I heard an advert on the radio: "This program was sponsored by Renault, the maker of the new Megane...[/I]
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never happens, thankfully.
YKYAEMW when toyota decides to recall Prius models for going too slow and you ponder the meaning if irony.
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02-15-2014, 02:36 PM
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Funny, funny, funny.
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02-15-2014, 03:46 PM
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Ykiyraem
when you get annoyed by coasting to a stop at a junction and have to use breaks coz you miss judged. ummmmm must improve but driving two different vehicles every other day makes it a challege.borrow wifes 3.0 subaru legacy and seems to coast for ever. my motorhome will coast for 1/2 mile
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02-16-2014, 12:34 PM
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...borrow wifes 3.0 subaru legacy...
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Now that is a rarity here...
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02-16-2014, 04:21 PM
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Now that is a rarity here...
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Yes very rare but what a motor. 0-60 forget it. on a roads and curising never driven anything like. so many what race ot on a roads and after a couple miles of twisting road theyre just a speck in rear view mirror that without breaking speed limit. |
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02-16-2014, 09:12 PM
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when you say "Darn, it turned red," and your seven year old daughter says "Slow down, Daddy, maybe it'll turn green before we get there!"
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Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @∞MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
Automatic .........................86%
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