T2NY X
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Registered: 16th Nov 02
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne!!
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how much do u use a week? i drive my car fuckin loads and use like 10 quid every 2 days.
ppl say it is the way i drive, i.e revin at lights too much and sumfin to do wit changin gears.
any teckniques u heard of that u should do to decrease the amount of petrol u use? aprt from not drive!
my mate always puts his car in neutral every chance he gets. i.e down a hill and at the lights.
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jaffa
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Registered: 27th Mar 00
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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20-25 per week
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Dave Hay
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Registered: 10th Apr 02
Location: Aberdeenshire
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you could try not thrashing ur car......
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Craig6682
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Registered: 8th Apr 03
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About £7.50 a week. I do about 50 miles around town.
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si_reading
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Registered: 5th Apr 03
Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire
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Bout £20 at the moment, but more like £30 a week when go to uni.
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Drew
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Registered: 24th Nov 01
Location: County Durham
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bout 15-20 a day 
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Drew
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quote:
Originally posted by T2NY X
my mate always puts his car in neutral every chance he gets. i.e down a hill and at the lights.
thats actually against the law - as u aint in control of the vehicle when its in neutral
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T2NY X
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Registered: 16th Nov 02
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne!!
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i kno, so no saving petrol tips ppl?
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Drew
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Registered: 24th Nov 01
Location: County Durham
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basically - stick to limits
change at decent revs, 3-3.5k
on motorway - drive at 56mph - hehehe
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psycho sport
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Registered: 27th Mar 03
Location: Guildford Surrey Drives: Vauxhall Monaro
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i used to do 70 miles to a tenner worth of petrol!
Now i stripped all the back seats out got it lowered and a new exhaust i'm doin 100 miles to a tenner!
My new exhaust sounds mint under 35k revs so dont drive it much over unless i wana over take!
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luca2020
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Registered: 26th May 02
Location: Maidstone, Kent
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hmmmm i change gear at like 2 - 2.5k, and i still use £5-10 every 2 days, ive got a gsi by the way
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Dan B
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quote:
Originally posted by psycho sport
i used to do 70 miles to a tenner worth of petrol!
Now i stripped all the back seats out got it lowered and a new exhaust i'm doin 100 miles to a tenner!
My new exhaust sounds mint under 35k revs so dont drive it much over unless i wana over take!
What mods have you made to the engine to take it to 35,000rpm? 
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IntaCepta
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Mill Hill East, Greater London
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don't keep the car in neutral.
keep the engine around 2k,
change at 3.5 - 4k.
drive around in 4th.
chew a gum while at the lights!
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IntaCepta
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Mill Hill East, Greater London
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think he means 3.5k rpm.
but my exhaust sounds nice at 2k 
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psycho sport
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Registered: 27th Mar 03
Location: Guildford Surrey Drives: Vauxhall Monaro
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sorry 3.5k picky bugger!
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chris_uk
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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i get about 120miles to £10
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Putting the car in to neutral while decelerating will actually cause your car to use more petrol than if you didn't. The engine management knows that the engine isn't under load and will cut the fuel anyway, assuming that the wheels are driving the engine. If you clutch in or even put the car in to neutral of course, there's nothing propelling the engine so fuel has to be used to stop it stalling.
Plus as Drew mentions, it's illegal and dangerous anyway.
The best advice I could give you - based on watching my trip computer - is to get in to as higher gear as quickly as possible to keep the revs low and of course don't accelerate harshly. I can get up to say 40mph taking it easy and it not drop below 20mpg and then sit at 35 when I get there. If I deck it, it'll touch 7!
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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bout £40 a week
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leeshez
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Registered: 3rd May 01
Location: Great Harwood, Lancashire
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Mines about £20 a weekish 100 miles to a tenner
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J4MIE P
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Registered: 1st Aug 03
Location: oldham, North manchester
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I prob get bout 110 miles to £10. Just got 340 miles form full to fuel light coming on. keep it between 2-3k revs i say.
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blebo
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Registered: 18th Apr 02
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£40 a week 100 miles to a tenner
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
Location: London
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£20 a wk and 100 to a tenner @ 77.9 (local) or 120 @ 73.9 (within 20 miles of home eg swindon/banbury)
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