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If you want to save fuel... there are many tips to be found on the Internet and elsewhere.
One is weight reduction... after getting rid of all the unnecessary clutter in the boot, you need to consider the fuel you carry... Haynes say you should not drive around with full tank (about 40-60Kg). But... if you drive around with only half tank full, you will need to refuel more frequently... which means that you will need to pull into petrol stations nore often.. and work out how mush the extra refuelling stops cost in extra fuel...
Then, on Motorway drive with windows up and the aircon on... in town drive with the windows down and the aircon off...
Which is all bonkers. I just get in the car and drive.
Unless you do megamiles annually, fuel is actually one of the smallest saving you can make... choose a different model of car which depreciates less, or move from MB servicing to Olly, and you will save much more than by switching the wipers off while stopped at traffic lights...
For the same reason, I am happy to drive my petrol car and wouldn't bother with Diesel. For my annual mileage, a Diesel car would have actually cost me more.
So in short, personally I wouldn't bother with start-stop technology.
One is weight reduction... after getting rid of all the unnecessary clutter in the boot, you need to consider the fuel you carry... Haynes say you should not drive around with full tank (about 40-60Kg). But... if you drive around with only half tank full, you will need to refuel more frequently... which means that you will need to pull into petrol stations nore often.. and work out how mush the extra refuelling stops cost in extra fuel...
Then, on Motorway drive with windows up and the aircon on... in town drive with the windows down and the aircon off...
Which is all bonkers. I just get in the car and drive.
Unless you do megamiles annually, fuel is actually one of the smallest saving you can make... choose a different model of car which depreciates less, or move from MB servicing to Olly, and you will save much more than by switching the wipers off while stopped at traffic lights...
For the same reason, I am happy to drive my petrol car and wouldn't bother with Diesel. For my annual mileage, a Diesel car would have actually cost me more.
So in short, personally I wouldn't bother with start-stop technology.
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