Cruise Control

[emzy]

Might have a play with my cruise control tomorrow, never used it yet

[MargaretR]

I would't cope with a gadget like that - don't even use a car radio.

I am used to bog standard motors.
I confess that I drove my little Seat for 4 weeks before discovering I had a 5th gear
never had one before that

[K.S.H]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

I confess that I drove my little Seat for 4 weeks before discovering I had a 5th gear
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Glad you didn't drive mine then, it's got 6, fuel consumption would have gone up a bit

[emzy]

Originally Posted by K.S.H

Glad you didn't drive mine then, it's got 6, fuel consumption would have gone up a bit

I need a 6th gear!!! Kept going for 6th when I had my pug, it didnt work though

[entwisi]

The number of gears doesn't matter, its the ratios that count. There was a Honda 50cc that raced that had something like 12 gears, it had sucjh a small power band that this was the only way to get it up to speed.

One thing I never really understood was why overdrives were not continued apart from on auto's. They are a brilliant way of increasing MPG, offering a sporty close ratio box experience.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by entwisi

One thing I never really understood was why overdrives were not continued apart from on auto's. They are a brilliant way of increasing MPG, offering a sporty close ratio box experience.

Do you not get the same effect by stick more gears in the box, as in 6 or 7 speed boxes?

[K.S.H]

Originally Posted by entwisi

The number of gears doesn't matter, its the ratios that count.

It does when fuel consumptions concerned

[K.S.H]

Originally Posted by Neil

Do you not get the same effect by stick more gears in the box, as in 6 or 7 speed boxes?

No, there just closer together

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

I would't cope with a gadget like that - don't even use a car radio.

I am used to bog standard motors.
I confess that I drove my little Seat for 4 weeks before discovering I had a 5th gear
never had one before that

Did you hang your handbag on the choke as well Margaret

[MargaretR]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Did you hang your handbag on the choke as well Margaret

I will have you know that I have driven many gasping old bangers that needed me to learn to double declutch (when I was wed to a devious 2nd hand car dealer), so I knew what the choke was for.

[Nori Brick]

Originally Posted by jaysay

And we thank the lord you can't or haven't either or we'd be worried

Be afaird be very afraid cause i'm putting in for my provisnall very soon, lmfao

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Nori Brick

Be afaird be very afraid cause i'm putting in for my provisnall very soon, lmfao

Oh shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine a light no

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

I will have you know that I have driven many gasping old bangers that needed me to learn to double declutch (when I was wed to a devious 2nd hand car dealer), so I knew what the choke was for.

I always thought double declutch was a German waiter

[WillowTheWhisp]

Originally Posted by Nori Brick

Be afaird be very afraid cause i'm putting in for my provisnall very soon, lmfao

Remind us to clear the streets when you go out for lessons.

[entwisi]

Originally Posted by K.S.H

No, there just closer together

Yep, the number of gears really means nothing. If 4th or 8th was 1:1 ration the effect on MPG is nothing as it will still be doing teh same rev/min for the same speed. Also Fuel economy is more related to how you drive the car. hard acceleration and braking wastes fuel, smoothly and gradual is as good as it gets. even simple things like tyre pressures can have up to 10% increase on fuel. ( low = bad )

Air con, open windows, carrying loads of crap in your boot all are bad when it comes to fuel economy. regular servicing also helps a lot