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Fuel economy experiment
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Peter Hucker
2009-07-24 17:38:50 UTC
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I decided to try a few experiments on fuel economy.

Equipment used:
VW Golf TDI 1.9
Mpg meter on Golf's dashboard
Tomtom One

Experiment one - what speed should I drive at?
I tried going at 50mph, 60mph, 70mph, and 80mph on the motorway.
50mph = 47mpg
60mph = 47mpg
70mph = 40mpg
80mph = 33mpg
So that's where "at a steady 56" came from on that old Audi advert.
Wind resistance suddenly becomes more above 60?!? Anyone got a Physics degree? I do, but it was too long ago!

Experiment two - what's the most efficient route to take?
I tried four routes from home to work, driving with gentle acceleration, as constant a speed as possible, and never exceeding 60mph:
1: "Quickest route" on the Tomtom (mainly took motorways)
2: "Shortest route" on the Tomtom (took country roads and went through a few villages)
3: What looked like a fairly direct simple route on the map along A roads
4: What looked like a fairly direct simple route on the map along B roads

The data:
Route 1: 0.73 gallons = £3.35, 39 minutes
Route 2: 0.58 gallons = £2.66, 36 minutes
Route 3: 0.64 gallons = £2.93, 41 minutes
Route 4: 0.65 gallons = £2.98, 43 mniutes

Interesting - contrary to the Satnav instructions, the "shortest route" is much more economical than the "quickest route". Also the "quickest route" takes longer!

Experiment three - should I drive fast?
I took the best of the above four routes and drove it as fast as the car would go, to compare it with driving "sensibly" as above.

Sensible: 0.58 gallons = £2.66, 36 minutes
Fast: 0.74 gallons = £3.40, 28 minutes

So you only save 20% on fuel by being an annoying driver who gets in everyone's way, and pays more attention to the speedometer than the road ahead. I'll stick to going fast!
pugwash
2009-07-24 18:59:48 UTC
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Post by Peter Hucker
I decided to try a few experiments on fuel economy.
VW Golf TDI 1.9
Mpg meter on Golf's dashboard
Tomtom One
Experiment one - what speed should I drive at?
I tried going at 50mph, 60mph, 70mph, and 80mph on the motorway.
50mph = 47mpg
60mph = 47mpg
70mph = 40mpg
80mph = 33mpg
So that's where "at a steady 56" came from on that old Audi advert.
Wind resistance suddenly becomes more above 60?!? Anyone got a Physics
degree? I do, but it was too long ago!
Experiment two - what's the most efficient route to take?
I tried four routes from home to work, driving with gentle acceleration,
1: "Quickest route" on the Tomtom (mainly took motorways)
2: "Shortest route" on the Tomtom (took country roads and went through a few villages)
3: What looked like a fairly direct simple route on the map along A roads
4: What looked like a fairly direct simple route on the map along B roads
Route 1: 0.73 gallons = £3.35, 39 minutes
Route 2: 0.58 gallons = £2.66, 36 minutes
Route 3: 0.64 gallons = £2.93, 41 minutes
Route 4: 0.65 gallons = £2.98, 43 mniutes
Interesting - contrary to the Satnav instructions, the "shortest route" is
much more economical than the "quickest route". Also the "quickest route"
takes longer!
Experiment three - should I drive fast?
I took the best of the above four routes and drove it as fast as the car
would go, to compare it with driving "sensibly" as above.
Sensible: 0.58 gallons = £2.66, 36 minutes
Fast: 0.74 gallons = £3.40, 28 minutes
So you only save 20% on fuel by being an annoying driver who gets in
everyone's way, and pays more attention to the speedometer than the road
ahead. I'll stick to going fast!
The quickest route will always be slower if you don't drive at the speed
TomTom assumes, i.e. 70 mph on a motorway.
Peter Hucker
2009-07-24 19:46:20 UTC
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Post by pugwash
Post by Peter Hucker
I decided to try a few experiments on fuel economy.
VW Golf TDI 1.9
Mpg meter on Golf's dashboard
Tomtom One
Experiment one - what speed should I drive at?
I tried going at 50mph, 60mph, 70mph, and 80mph on the motorway.
50mph = 47mpg
60mph = 47mpg
70mph = 40mpg
80mph = 33mpg
So that's where "at a steady 56" came from on that old Audi advert.
Wind resistance suddenly becomes more above 60?!? Anyone got a Physics
degree? I do, but it was too long ago!
Experiment two - what's the most efficient route to take?
I tried four routes from home to work, driving with gentle acceleration,
1: "Quickest route" on the Tomtom (mainly took motorways)
2: "Shortest route" on the Tomtom (took country roads and went through a few villages)
3: What looked like a fairly direct simple route on the map along A roads
4: What looked like a fairly direct simple route on the map along B roads
Route 1: 0.73 gallons = £3.35, 39 minutes
Route 2: 0.58 gallons = £2.66, 36 minutes
Route 3: 0.64 gallons = £2.93, 41 minutes
Route 4: 0.65 gallons = £2.98, 43 mniutes
Interesting - contrary to the Satnav instructions, the "shortest route" is
much more economical than the "quickest route". Also the "quickest route"
takes longer!
Experiment three - should I drive fast?
I took the best of the above four routes and drove it as fast as the car
would go, to compare it with driving "sensibly" as above.
Sensible: 0.58 gallons = £2.66, 36 minutes
Fast: 0.74 gallons = £3.40, 28 minutes
So you only save 20% on fuel by being an annoying driver who gets in
everyone's way, and pays more attention to the speedometer than the road
ahead. I'll stick to going fast!
The quickest route will always be slower if you don't drive at the speed
TomTom assumes, i.e. 70 mph on a motorway.
What does it assume for an A and B road?
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pugwash
2009-07-24 20:13:30 UTC
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Post by Peter Hucker
Post by pugwash
Post by Peter Hucker
I decided to try a few experiments on fuel economy.
VW Golf TDI 1.9
Mpg meter on Golf's dashboard
Tomtom One
Experiment one - what speed should I drive at?
I tried going at 50mph, 60mph, 70mph, and 80mph on the motorway.
50mph = 47mpg
60mph = 47mpg
70mph = 40mpg
80mph = 33mpg
So that's where "at a steady 56" came from on that old Audi advert.
Wind resistance suddenly becomes more above 60?!? Anyone got a Physics
degree? I do, but it was too long ago!
Experiment two - what's the most efficient route to take?
I tried four routes from home to work, driving with gentle acceleration,
1: "Quickest route" on the Tomtom (mainly took motorways)
2: "Shortest route" on the Tomtom (took country roads and went through a few villages)
3: What looked like a fairly direct simple route on the map along A roads
4: What looked like a fairly direct simple route on the map along B roads
Route 1: 0.73 gallons = £3.35, 39 minutes
Route 2: 0.58 gallons = £2.66, 36 minutes
Route 3: 0.64 gallons = £2.93, 41 minutes
Route 4: 0.65 gallons = £2.98, 43 mniutes
Interesting - contrary to the Satnav instructions, the "shortest route" is
much more economical than the "quickest route". Also the "quickest route"
takes longer!
Experiment three - should I drive fast?
I took the best of the above four routes and drove it as fast as the car
would go, to compare it with driving "sensibly" as above.
Sensible: 0.58 gallons = £2.66, 36 minutes
Fast: 0.74 gallons = £3.40, 28 minutes
So you only save 20% on fuel by being an annoying driver who gets in
everyone's way, and pays more attention to the speedometer than the road
ahead. I'll stick to going fast!
The quickest route will always be slower if you don't drive at the speed
TomTom assumes, i.e. 70 mph on a motorway.
What does it assume for an A and B road?
--
I believe it assumes whatever the speed limit assigned on the map is the
speed you'll drive at, then it applies any live traffic delays (if you
subscribe). Assuming of course the speed limit on it's map is correct -
which from my experience is not always true.
Peter Hucker
2009-07-27 18:43:36 UTC
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Post by pugwash
Post by Peter Hucker
Post by pugwash
Post by Peter Hucker
I decided to try a few experiments on fuel economy.
VW Golf TDI 1.9
Mpg meter on Golf's dashboard
Tomtom One
Experiment one - what speed should I drive at?
I tried going at 50mph, 60mph, 70mph, and 80mph on the motorway.
50mph = 47mpg
60mph = 47mpg
70mph = 40mpg
80mph = 33mpg
So that's where "at a steady 56" came from on that old Audi advert.
Wind resistance suddenly becomes more above 60?!? Anyone got a Physics
degree? I do, but it was too long ago!
Experiment two - what's the most efficient route to take?
I tried four routes from home to work, driving with gentle acceleration,
1: "Quickest route" on the Tomtom (mainly took motorways)
2: "Shortest route" on the Tomtom (took country roads and went through a
few villages)
3: What looked like a fairly direct simple route on the map along A roads
4: What looked like a fairly direct simple route on the map along B roads
Route 1: 0.73 gallons = £3.35, 39 minutes
Route 2: 0.58 gallons = £2.66, 36 minutes
Route 3: 0.64 gallons = £2.93, 41 minutes
Route 4: 0.65 gallons = £2.98, 43 mniutes
Interesting - contrary to the Satnav instructions, the "shortest route" is
much more economical than the "quickest route". Also the "quickest route"
takes longer!
Experiment three - should I drive fast?
I took the best of the above four routes and drove it as fast as the car
would go, to compare it with driving "sensibly" as above.
Sensible: 0.58 gallons = £2.66, 36 minutes
Fast: 0.74 gallons = £3.40, 28 minutes
So you only save 20% on fuel by being an annoying driver who gets in
everyone's way, and pays more attention to the speedometer than the road
ahead. I'll stick to going fast!
The quickest route will always be slower if you don't drive at the speed
TomTom assumes, i.e. 70 mph on a motorway.
What does it assume for an A and B road?
I believe it assumes whatever the speed limit assigned on the map is the
speed you'll drive at, then it applies any live traffic delays (if you
subscribe).
Doesn't it realise you don't go 60 round a tight corner?
Post by pugwash
Assuming of course the speed limit on it's map is correct -
which from my experience is not always true.
Yip, I've even seen a "49mph" speed limit.
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Avery
2009-07-25 05:25:34 UTC
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According to the rules, drag increases as the square of speed. So, all
else being equal you should use 4 times as much fuel at 60mph as you
do at 30 mph.

Of course, all is not equal. There must be an engine speed where the
engine is operating at its most efficient. This combined with the
overall gearing could tell a better story.

It would be interesting to know the engine RPM at the speeds that you
mention and perhaps the gear used.
Peter Hucker
2009-08-03 13:49:10 UTC
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Post by Avery
According to the rules, drag increases as the square of speed. So, all
else being equal you should use 4 times as much fuel at 60mph as you
do at 30 mph.
Of course, all is not equal. There must be an engine speed where the
engine is operating at its most efficient. This combined with the
overall gearing could tell a better story.
It would be interesting to know the engine RPM at the speeds that you
mention and perhaps the gear used.
It's an automatic, so working out what gear it's in is difficult. With
the Honda CRFV, I can tell, but the torque converter in the Golf is
very good and it looks almost as if there are no gear changes.
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roarey
2009-07-25 13:33:19 UTC
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Post by Peter Hucker
I decided to try a few experiments on fuel economy.
VW Golf TDI 1.9
Mpg meter on Golf's dashboard
Tomtom One
Experiment one - what speed should I drive at?
I tried going at 50mph, 60mph, 70mph, and 80mph on the motorway.
50mph = 47mpg
60mph = 47mpg
70mph = 40mpg
80mph = 33mpg
quite good mpg, almost makes me consider buying a diesel car
Dr Zoidberg
2009-07-25 17:22:50 UTC
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Post by roarey
Post by Peter Hucker
I decided to try a few experiments on fuel economy.
VW Golf TDI 1.9
Mpg meter on Golf's dashboard
Tomtom One
Experiment one - what speed should I drive at?
I tried going at 50mph, 60mph, 70mph, and 80mph on the motorway.
50mph = 47mpg
60mph = 47mpg
70mph = 40mpg
80mph = 33mpg
quite good mpg, almost makes me consider buying a diesel car
That's not very good by modern diesel standards
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Silk
2009-07-25 19:05:53 UTC
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Post by Dr Zoidberg
Post by roarey
Post by Peter Hucker
I decided to try a few experiments on fuel economy.
VW Golf TDI 1.9
Mpg meter on Golf's dashboard
Tomtom One
Experiment one - what speed should I drive at?
I tried going at 50mph, 60mph, 70mph, and 80mph on the motorway.
50mph = 47mpg
60mph = 47mpg
70mph = 40mpg
80mph = 33mpg
quite good mpg, almost makes me consider buying a diesel car
That's not very good by modern diesel standards
That's what I was thinking. My Octavia 2.0D with DSG can easily beat
that - with cruise on at a steady 65mph, it'll do mid 50s. I'm looking
forward to the new 1.6D that, on paper at least, promises to be
exceptional when it comes to economy.

There are plenty of good sized petrol cars that'll beat 47mpg.
Dr Zoidberg
2009-07-25 20:14:45 UTC
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Post by Silk
Post by Dr Zoidberg
Post by roarey
Post by Peter Hucker
I decided to try a few experiments on fuel economy.
VW Golf TDI 1.9
Mpg meter on Golf's dashboard
Tomtom One
Experiment one - what speed should I drive at?
I tried going at 50mph, 60mph, 70mph, and 80mph on the motorway.
50mph = 47mpg
60mph = 47mpg
70mph = 40mpg
80mph = 33mpg
quite good mpg, almost makes me consider buying a diesel car
That's not very good by modern diesel standards
That's what I was thinking. My Octavia 2.0D with DSG can easily beat
that - with cruise on at a steady 65mph, it'll do mid 50s.
I've now got a 1.6 diesel Bravo which at a steady 50 or 60 will be doing 70-80 mpg
Post by Silk
I'm looking
forward to the new 1.6D that, on paper at least, promises to be
exceptional when it comes to economy.
Yep.
On paper it's a smidge more economical than my Bravo but only having a five speed gearbox instead of six makes me think that in practice it won't be any better.
My average from new is a genuine 56mpg but on the last couple of full tanks I've got over 60 which is very good.
My Octy would typically do about 50-52 on a tank depending on how I'd driven which was still pretty impressive for a car that would also do a 9 second 0-60 (though obviously not returning 52mpg at the time)
Post by Silk
There are plenty of good sized petrol cars that'll beat 47mpg.
At a constant speed the instananeous figure would be at that level though it would be tricker to get that as long term average.
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Ian Hatten
2009-07-25 20:27:21 UTC
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Post by Silk
Post by Dr Zoidberg
Post by roarey
Post by Peter Hucker
I decided to try a few experiments on fuel economy.
VW Golf TDI 1.9
Mpg meter on Golf's dashboard
Tomtom One
Experiment one - what speed should I drive at?
I tried going at 50mph, 60mph, 70mph, and 80mph on the motorway.
50mph = 47mpg
60mph = 47mpg
70mph = 40mpg
80mph = 33mpg
quite good mpg, almost makes me consider buying a diesel car
That's not very good by modern diesel standards
That's what I was thinking. My Octavia 2.0D with DSG can easily beat
that - with cruise on at a steady 65mph, it'll do mid 50s.
I've now got a 1.6 diesel Bravo which at a steady 50 or 60 will be doing
70-80 mpg
Post by Silk
I'm looking
forward to the new 1.6D that, on paper at least, promises to be
exceptional when it comes to economy.
Yep.
On paper it's a smidge more economical than my Bravo but only having a five
speed gearbox instead of six makes me think that in practice it won't be any
better.
My average from new is a genuine 56mpg but on the last couple of full tanks
I've got over 60 which is very good.
My Octy would typically do about 50-52 on a tank depending on how I'd driven
which was still pretty impressive for a car that would also do a 9 second
0-60 (though obviously not returning 52mpg at the time)
Post by Silk
There are plenty of good sized petrol cars that'll beat 47mpg.
At a constant speed the instananeous figure would be at that level though it
would be tricker to get that as long term average.
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I run LPG and at around half the cost of petrol or diesel per litre I reckon
that I am getting high 70's low 80's equivalent £ for £. Might not get as
many miles per gallon but it is miles per £ I am more concerned with. I
average over 150 miles per £10 currently saving about £400 per 10k miles on
fuel alone and £15 road tax helps too.
Derek Geldard
2009-07-25 22:56:10 UTC
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On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:27:21 +0100, "Ian Hatten"
Post by Dr Zoidberg
Post by Silk
Post by Dr Zoidberg
Post by roarey
Post by Peter Hucker
I decided to try a few experiments on fuel economy.
VW Golf TDI 1.9
Mpg meter on Golf's dashboard
Tomtom One
Experiment one - what speed should I drive at?
I tried going at 50mph, 60mph, 70mph, and 80mph on the motorway.
50mph = 47mpg
60mph = 47mpg
70mph = 40mpg
80mph = 33mpg
quite good mpg, almost makes me consider buying a diesel car
That's not very good by modern diesel standards
That's what I was thinking. My Octavia 2.0D with DSG can easily beat
that - with cruise on at a steady 65mph, it'll do mid 50s.
I've now got a 1.6 diesel Bravo which at a steady 50 or 60 will be doing 70-80 mpg
Post by Silk
I'm looking
forward to the new 1.6D that, on paper at least, promises to be
exceptional when it comes to economy.
Yep.
On paper it's a smidge more economical than my Bravo but only having a five
speed gearbox instead of six makes me think that in practice it won't be any
better.
My average from new is a genuine 56mpg but on the last couple of full tanks
I've got over 60 which is very good.
My Octy would typically do about 50-52 on a tank depending on how I'd driven
which was still pretty impressive for a car that would also do a 9 second
0-60 (though obviously not returning 52mpg at the time)
Post by Silk
There are plenty of good sized petrol cars that'll beat 47mpg.
At a constant speed the instananeous figure would be at that level though it
would be tricker to get that as long term average.
You followed up Zoidberg "unquoted" and then added in your 4 1/2 line
post mixed in with Zoidberg's sig . Both were correctly stripped out
by Agent when I followed up to you.

Just in case you are wondering why no-one now or henceforth will ever
see what your contribution to the thread was.

Derek
Peter Hucker
2009-07-27 18:58:23 UTC
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Post by Dr Zoidberg
Post by Silk
Post by Dr Zoidberg
Post by roarey
Post by Peter Hucker
I decided to try a few experiments on fuel economy.
VW Golf TDI 1.9
Mpg meter on Golf's dashboard
Tomtom One
Experiment one - what speed should I drive at?
I tried going at 50mph, 60mph, 70mph, and 80mph on the motorway.
50mph = 47mpg
60mph = 47mpg
70mph = 40mpg
80mph = 33mpg
quite good mpg, almost makes me consider buying a diesel car
That's not very good by modern diesel standards
That's what I was thinking. My Octavia 2.0D with DSG can easily beat
that - with cruise on at a steady 65mph, it'll do mid 50s.
I've now got a 1.6 diesel Bravo which at a steady 50 or 60 will be doing 70-80 mpg
Post by Silk
I'm looking
forward to the new 1.6D that, on paper at least, promises to be
exceptional when it comes to economy.
Yep.
On paper it's a smidge more economical than my Bravo but only having a five
speed gearbox instead of six makes me think that in practice it won't be any
better.
My average from new is a genuine 56mpg but on the last couple of full tanks
I've got over 60 which is very good.
My Octy would typically do about 50-52 on a tank depending on how I'd driven
which was still pretty impressive for a car that would also do a 9 second
0-60 (though obviously not returning 52mpg at the time)
Post by Silk
There are plenty of good sized petrol cars that'll beat 47mpg.
At a constant speed the instananeous figure would be at that level though it
would be tricker to get that as long term average.
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Post by Dr Zoidberg
I run LPG and at around half the cost of petrol or diesel per litre I reckon
that I am getting high 70's low 80's equivalent £ for £. Might not get as
many miles per gallon but it is miles per £ I am more concerned with. I
average over 150 miles per £10 currently saving about £400 per 10k miles on
fuel alone and £15 road tax helps too.
I have LPG on the Honda CRV. I'm not impressed with the mpg I get from it. Especially as it cost me £1500 to convert it.
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Peter Hucker
2009-07-27 18:56:45 UTC
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Post by Peter Hucker
I decided to try a few experiments on fuel economy.
VW Golf TDI 1.9
Mpg meter on Golf's dashboard
Tomtom One
Experiment one - what speed should I drive at?
I tried going at 50mph, 60mph, 70mph, and 80mph on the motorway.
50mph = 47mpg
60mph = 47mpg
70mph = 40mpg
80mph = 33mpg
quite good mpg, almost makes me consider buying a diesel car
That's not very good by modern diesel standards
That's what I was thinking. My Octavia 2.0D with DSG can easily beat
that - with cruise on at a steady 65mph, it'll do mid 50s.
I've now got a 1.6 diesel Bravo which at a steady 50 or 60 will be doing 70-80 mpg
Post by Silk
I'm looking
forward to the new 1.6D that, on paper at least, promises to be
exceptional when it comes to economy.
Yep.
On paper it's a smidge more economical than my Bravo but only having a five speed gearbox instead of six makes me think that in practice it won't be any better.
My average from new is a genuine 56mpg but on the last couple of full tanks I've got over 60 which is very good.
My Octy would typically do about 50-52 on a tank depending on how I'd driven which was still pretty impressive for a car that would also do a 9 second 0-60 (though obviously not returning 52mpg at the time)
Post by Silk
There are plenty of good sized petrol cars that'll beat 47mpg.
At a constant speed the instananeous figure would be at that level though it would be tricker to get that as long term average.
The instantaneous figure I get it meaningless. It's so instantaneous that it jumps all over the place, I have to maintain a very exact speed to keep it still. Looks cool when it goes up to 200mpg then goes blank down hill though - free driving!
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"What? He had 2 assholes?" asked the mortician.
"Yaa, everyone in town knew he had 2 assholes.
Every time the three of us went to town everyone would say "Here comes Olie with them 2 assholes!"
Peter Hucker
2009-07-27 18:55:17 UTC
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Post by Dr Zoidberg
Post by roarey
Post by Peter Hucker
I decided to try a few experiments on fuel economy.
VW Golf TDI 1.9
Mpg meter on Golf's dashboard
Tomtom One
Experiment one - what speed should I drive at?
I tried going at 50mph, 60mph, 70mph, and 80mph on the motorway.
50mph = 47mpg
60mph = 47mpg
70mph = 40mpg
80mph = 33mpg
quite good mpg, almost makes me consider buying a diesel car
That's not very good by modern diesel standards
It's a 1998 Golf.
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The Pope dies and, naturally, goes to heaven.
He's met by the reception committee, and after a whirlwind tour he is told that he can enjoy any of the myriad of recreations available.
He decides that he wants to read all of the ancient original text of the Holy Scriptures, so he spends the next eon or so learning languages.
After becoming a linguistic master, he sits down in the library and begins to pore over every version of the Bible, working back from most recent "Easy Reading" to the original script.
All of a sudden there is a scream in the library.
The Angels come running in only to find the Pope huddled in his chair, crying to himself and muttering, "An 'R'! The scribes left out the 'R'."
A particularly concerned Angel takes him aside, offering comfort, asks him what the problem is and what does he mean.
After collecting his wits, the Pope sobs again, "It's the letter 'R'. They left out the 'R'. The word was supposed to be celebRate!"
Silk
2009-07-27 21:07:29 UTC
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Post by Peter Hucker
Post by Dr Zoidberg
Post by roarey
Post by Peter Hucker
I decided to try a few experiments on fuel economy.
VW Golf TDI 1.9
Mpg meter on Golf's dashboard
Tomtom One
Experiment one - what speed should I drive at?
I tried going at 50mph, 60mph, 70mph, and 80mph on the motorway.
50mph = 47mpg
60mph = 47mpg
70mph = 40mpg
80mph = 33mpg
quite good mpg, almost makes me consider buying a diesel car
That's not very good by modern diesel standards
It's a 1998 Golf.
A lot's happened since then.
Peter Hucker
2009-07-28 13:15:49 UTC
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Post by Silk
Post by Peter Hucker
Post by Dr Zoidberg
Post by roarey
Post by Peter Hucker
I decided to try a few experiments on fuel economy.
VW Golf TDI 1.9
Mpg meter on Golf's dashboard
Tomtom One
Experiment one - what speed should I drive at?
I tried going at 50mph, 60mph, 70mph, and 80mph on the motorway.
50mph = 47mpg
60mph = 47mpg
70mph = 40mpg
80mph = 33mpg
quite good mpg, almost makes me consider buying a diesel car
That's not very good by modern diesel standards
It's a 1998 Golf.
A lot's happened since then.
That's what I thought, but I've looked at figures for fuel consumption for a few cars, and the newest version of the model is always the same as the 10 year old one!
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Someday we'll look back on all this and plough into a parked car.
Peter Hucker
2009-08-03 13:50:06 UTC
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On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:33:19 +0100, "roarey"
Post by roarey
Post by Peter Hucker
I decided to try a few experiments on fuel economy.
VW Golf TDI 1.9
Mpg meter on Golf's dashboard
Tomtom One
Experiment one - what speed should I drive at?
I tried going at 50mph, 60mph, 70mph, and 80mph on the motorway.
50mph = 47mpg
60mph = 47mpg
70mph = 40mpg
80mph = 33mpg
quite good mpg, almost makes me consider buying a diesel car
Diesel is a lot more efficient than petrol, I don't see why anyone
buys a petrol car at all. It has bcome much more popular recently
though, look at the number of deisel vs. unleaded pumps in a
forecourt.
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Mixed emotions are when your mother-in-law drives your new Ferrari off the cliff.
Gene E. Bloch
2009-07-25 23:34:17 UTC
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Post by Peter Hucker
I decided to try a few experiments on fuel economy.
VW Golf TDI 1.9
Mpg meter on Golf's dashboard
Tomtom One
Experiment one - what speed should I drive at?
I tried going at 50mph, 60mph, 70mph, and 80mph on the motorway.
50mph = 47mpg
60mph = 47mpg
70mph = 40mpg
80mph = 33mpg
So that's where "at a steady 56" came from on that old Audi advert.
Wind resistance suddenly becomes more above 60?!? Anyone got a Physics degree? I do, but it was too long ago!
Experiment two - what's the most efficient route to take?
1: "Quickest route" on the Tomtom (mainly took motorways)
2: "Shortest route" on the Tomtom (took country roads and went through a few villages)
3: What looked like a fairly direct simple route on the map along A roads
4: What looked like a fairly direct simple route on the map along B roads
Route 1: 0.73 gallons = £3.35, 39 minutes
Route 2: 0.58 gallons = £2.66, 36 minutes
Route 3: 0.64 gallons = £2.93, 41 minutes
Route 4: 0.65 gallons = £2.98, 43 mniutes
Interesting - contrary to the Satnav instructions, the "shortest route" is much more economical than the "quickest route". Also the "quickest route" takes longer!
Experiment three - should I drive fast?
I took the best of the above four routes and drove it as fast as the car would go, to compare it with driving "sensibly" as above.
Sensible: 0.58 gallons = £2.66, 36 minutes
Fast: 0.74 gallons = £3.40, 28 minutes
So you only save 20% on fuel by being an annoying driver who gets in everyone's way, and pays more attention to the speedometer than the road ahead. I'll stick to going fast!
I was thinking these mileages are really great, probably 25% better than I
would have expected.

Then I realized that the "G" is apparently Imperial Gallons for all of the
other posters in this thread..

Took me a while :-)
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Peter Hucker
2009-07-27 18:49:15 UTC
Permalink
Post by Gene E. Bloch
Post by Peter Hucker
I decided to try a few experiments on fuel economy.
VW Golf TDI 1.9
Mpg meter on Golf's dashboard
Tomtom One
Experiment one - what speed should I drive at?
I tried going at 50mph, 60mph, 70mph, and 80mph on the motorway.
50mph = 47mpg
60mph = 47mpg
70mph = 40mpg
80mph = 33mpg
So that's where "at a steady 56" came from on that old Audi advert.
Wind resistance suddenly becomes more above 60?!? Anyone got a Physics degree? I do, but it was too long ago!
Experiment two - what's the most efficient route to take?
1: "Quickest route" on the Tomtom (mainly took motorways)
2: "Shortest route" on the Tomtom (took country roads and went through a few villages)
3: What looked like a fairly direct simple route on the map along A roads
4: What looked like a fairly direct simple route on the map along B roads
Route 1: 0.73 gallons = £3.35, 39 minutes
Route 2: 0.58 gallons = £2.66, 36 minutes
Route 3: 0.64 gallons = £2.93, 41 minutes
Route 4: 0.65 gallons = £2.98, 43 mniutes
Interesting - contrary to the Satnav instructions, the "shortest route" is much more economical than the "quickest route". Also the "quickest route" takes longer!
Experiment three - should I drive fast?
I took the best of the above four routes and drove it as fast as the car would go, to compare it with driving "sensibly" as above.
Sensible: 0.58 gallons = £2.66, 36 minutes
Fast: 0.74 gallons = £3.40, 28 minutes
So you only save 20% on fuel by being an annoying driver who gets in everyone's way, and pays more attention to the speedometer than the road ahead. I'll stick to going fast!
I was thinking these mileages are really great, probably 25% better than I
would have expected.
Then I realized that the "G" is apparently Imperial Gallons for all of the
other posters in this thread..
Took me a while :-)
I forgot there was a difference. It's bad enough having litres and gallons, nevermind two different gallons! We have 4.5 litres to the gallon, how many do you have? (I'm hoping there is only one litre!)
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From an unknown aircraft waiting in a very long takeoff queue: "I'm fucking bored!"
Ground Traffic Control: "Last aircraft transmitting, identify yourself immediately!"
Unknown aircraft: "I said I was fucking bored, not fucking stupid!"
Gene E. Bloch
2009-07-27 23:20:10 UTC
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Post by Peter Hucker
Post by Gene E. Bloch
I was thinking these mileages are really great, probably 25% better than I
would have expected.
Then I realized that the "G" is apparently Imperial Gallons for all of the
other posters in this thread..
Took me a while :-)
I forgot there was a difference. It's bad enough having litres and
gallons, nevermind two different gallons! We have 4.5 litres
to the gallon, how many do you have? (I'm hoping there is only one litre!)
3.785 liters to one gallon US *liquid* measure

4.405 to one gallon US *dry* measure

There *is* only one liter ("There can be only one") - oh, no, there *are*
two: liter and litre, but they have the same volume. Unfortunately there
are two US gallons, as above. I'm assuming we use liquid measure for
gasoline :-)
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Peter Hucker
2009-07-28 13:24:14 UTC
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Post by Gene E. Bloch
Post by Peter Hucker
Post by Gene E. Bloch
I was thinking these mileages are really great, probably 25% better than I
would have expected.
Then I realized that the "G" is apparently Imperial Gallons for all of the
other posters in this thread..
Took me a while :-)
I forgot there was a difference. It's bad enough having litres and
gallons, nevermind two different gallons! We have 4.5 litres
to the gallon, how many do you have? (I'm hoping there is only one litre!)
3.785 liters to one gallon US *liquid* measure
4.405 to one gallon US *dry* measure
There *is* only one liter ("There can be only one") - oh, no, there *are*
two: liter and litre, but they have the same volume. Unfortunately there
are two US gallons, as above. I'm assuming we use liquid measure for
gasoline :-)
So you don't even stick to the same measure for the same word in the same country. Oh my god.....
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A guy bought his wife a beautiful diamond ring for Christmas.
A friend of his said, "I thought she wanted one of those sporty 4-Wheel drive vehicles."
"She did," he replied. "But where in the hell was I gonna find a fake Jeep?"
Gene E. Bloch
2009-07-28 20:36:29 UTC
Permalink
Post by Peter Hucker
Post by Gene E. Bloch
Post by Peter Hucker
Post by Gene E. Bloch
I was thinking these mileages are really great, probably 25% better than I
would have expected.
Then I realized that the "G" is apparently Imperial Gallons for all of the
other posters in this thread..
Took me a while :-)
I forgot there was a difference. It's bad enough having litres and
gallons, nevermind two different gallons! We have 4.5 litres
to the gallon, how many do you have? (I'm hoping there is only one litre!)
3.785 liters to one gallon US *liquid* measure
4.405 to one gallon US *dry* measure
There *is* only one liter ("There can be only one") - oh, no, there *are*
two: liter and litre, but they have the same volume. Unfortunately there
are two US gallons, as above. I'm assuming we use liquid measure for
gasoline :-)
So you don't even stick to the same measure for the same word in the same country. Oh my god.....
Now you know why I have always wanted them to adopt the metric system here
:-)

My college degree is in physics, and I never quite learned the US measure
units for anything having to do with physics.
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Peter Hucker
2009-07-29 13:10:24 UTC
Permalink
Post by Gene E. Bloch
Post by Peter Hucker
Post by Gene E. Bloch
Post by Peter Hucker
Post by Gene E. Bloch
I was thinking these mileages are really great, probably 25% better than I
would have expected.
Then I realized that the "G" is apparently Imperial Gallons for all of the
other posters in this thread..
Took me a while :-)
I forgot there was a difference. It's bad enough having litres and
gallons, nevermind two different gallons! We have 4.5 litres
to the gallon, how many do you have? (I'm hoping there is only one litre!)
3.785 liters to one gallon US *liquid* measure
4.405 to one gallon US *dry* measure
There *is* only one liter ("There can be only one") - oh, no, there *are*
two: liter and litre, but they have the same volume. Unfortunately there
are two US gallons, as above. I'm assuming we use liquid measure for
gasoline :-)
So you don't even stick to the same measure for the same word in the same country. Oh my god.....
Now you know why I have always wanted them to adopt the metric system here
:-)
My college degree is in physics, and I never quite learned the US measure
units for anything having to do with physics.
Do they try to teach you in inches?
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During the jury-selection process, the judge asked a prospective juror some questions.
"Have you formed any opinion about the guilt or innocence of the man on trial, Mr. Ferguson?"
"None whatsoever," Ferguson answered.
"Are you opposed to capital punishment?" the judge asked.
"Certainly not in this case."
Gene E. Bloch
2009-07-29 18:31:47 UTC
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Post by Peter Hucker
Post by Gene E. Bloch
Post by Peter Hucker
So you don't even stick to the same measure for the same word in the same country. Oh my god.....
Now you know why I have always wanted them to adopt the metric system here
:-)
My college degree is in physics, and I never quite learned the US measure
units for anything having to do with physics.
Do they try to teach you in inches?
Not in my college's physics department. They did *mention* pounds,
poundals, and slugs, inter alia, but even back then I couldn't keep them
straight - nor was it necessary to do so.

They might have assumed that I knew about inches already. After all, I went
to a good high school :-)
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Doc Savage
2009-07-26 21:42:56 UTC
Permalink
Post by Peter Hucker
I decided to try a few experiments on fuel economy.
VW Golf TDI 1.9
Mpg meter on Golf's dashboard
Tomtom One
Experiment one - what speed should I drive at?
I tried going at 50mph, 60mph, 70mph, and 80mph on the motorway.
50mph = 47mpg
60mph = 47mpg
70mph = 40mpg
80mph = 33mpg
So that's where "at a steady 56" came from on that old Audi advert.
Wind resistance suddenly becomes more above 60?!? Anyone got a
Physics degree? I do, but it was too long ago!
Experiment two - what's the most efficient route to take?
I tried four routes from home to work, driving with gentle
acceleration, as constant a speed as possible, and never exceeding
60mph: 1: "Quickest route" on the Tomtom (mainly took motorways)
2: "Shortest route" on the Tomtom (took country roads and went through
a few villages) 3: What looked like a fairly direct simple route on
the map along A roads 4: What looked like a fairly direct simple route
on the map along B roads
Route 1: 0.73 gallons = £3.35, 39 minutes
Route 2: 0.58 gallons = £2.66, 36 minutes
Route 3: 0.64 gallons = £2.93, 41 minutes
Route 4: 0.65 gallons = £2.98, 43 mniutes
Interesting - contrary to the Satnav instructions, the "shortest
route" is much more economical than the "quickest route". Also the
"quickest route" takes longer!
Experiment three - should I drive fast?
I took the best of the above four routes and drove it as fast as the
car would go, to compare it with driving "sensibly" as above.
Sensible: 0.58 gallons = £2.66, 36 minutes
Fast: 0.74 gallons = £3.40, 28 minutes
So you only save 20% on fuel by being an annoying driver who gets in
everyone's way, and pays more attention to the speedometer than the
road ahead. I'll stick to going fast!
That's only half the experiment. Now you need to make all the same runs
at the same speeds in reverse - erm, from work to home, not in reverse
gear - that comes later.
Peter Hucker
2009-07-27 18:46:43 UTC
Permalink
Post by Doc Savage
Post by Peter Hucker
I decided to try a few experiments on fuel economy.
VW Golf TDI 1.9
Mpg meter on Golf's dashboard
Tomtom One
Experiment one - what speed should I drive at?
I tried going at 50mph, 60mph, 70mph, and 80mph on the motorway.
50mph = 47mpg
60mph = 47mpg
70mph = 40mpg
80mph = 33mpg
So that's where "at a steady 56" came from on that old Audi advert.
Wind resistance suddenly becomes more above 60?!? Anyone got a
Physics degree? I do, but it was too long ago!
Experiment two - what's the most efficient route to take?
I tried four routes from home to work, driving with gentle
acceleration, as constant a speed as possible, and never exceeding
60mph: 1: "Quickest route" on the Tomtom (mainly took motorways)
2: "Shortest route" on the Tomtom (took country roads and went through
a few villages) 3: What looked like a fairly direct simple route on
the map along A roads 4: What looked like a fairly direct simple route
on the map along B roads
Route 1: 0.73 gallons = £3.35, 39 minutes
Route 2: 0.58 gallons = £2.66, 36 minutes
Route 3: 0.64 gallons = £2.93, 41 minutes
Route 4: 0.65 gallons = £2.98, 43 mniutes
Interesting - contrary to the Satnav instructions, the "shortest
route" is much more economical than the "quickest route". Also the
"quickest route" takes longer!
Experiment three - should I drive fast?
I took the best of the above four routes and drove it as fast as the
car would go, to compare it with driving "sensibly" as above.
Sensible: 0.58 gallons = £2.66, 36 minutes
Fast: 0.74 gallons = £3.40, 28 minutes
So you only save 20% on fuel by being an annoying driver who gets in
everyone's way, and pays more attention to the speedometer than the
road ahead. I'll stick to going fast!
That's only half the experiment. Now you need to make all the same runs
at the same speeds in reverse - erm, from work to home, not in reverse
gear - that comes later.
I'm going to use a lot of fuel with all these tests.

P.S. the "shortest" being quicker did not work on a longer (3.5 hour) trip to Manchester. Just coincidence that a short route from home to work involves farmland as opposed to lots of villages.
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The pretty young Miss was having a tooth pulled and the dentist gave her the usual "This won't hurt a bit" routine before bending over her with a drill in his hand.
He immediately drew back in complete alarm.
"Miss," he said in a barely audible whisper, "You have hold of my testicles!"
"Yes, doc, I know," she smiled, "and we aren't going to hurt each other, are we?"
Doc Savage
2009-07-27 22:38:13 UTC
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Post by Peter Hucker
The pretty young Miss was having a tooth pulled and the dentist gave
her the usual "This won't hurt a bit" routine before bending over her
with a drill in his hand. He immediately drew back in complete alarm.
If this Tuggem and Pulls was going to yank this birds tooth, why was he
holding a drill instead of some pliers? Was he going to bore it out?...and
why wasn't she drooling and talking all sloppy after the novocane
injection?
Peter Hucker
2009-07-28 13:20:24 UTC
Permalink
Post by Doc Savage
Post by Peter Hucker
The pretty young Miss was having a tooth pulled and the dentist gave
her the usual "This won't hurt a bit" routine before bending over her
with a drill in his hand. He immediately drew back in complete alarm.
If this Tuggem and Pulls was going to yank this birds tooth, why was he
holding a drill instead of some pliers? Was he going to bore it out?...and
why wasn't she drooling and talking all sloppy after the novocane
injection?
It's only a joke, call it poetic license or something.
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Dear Diary,
I've had this odd feeling for a little while. It's a surrealistically subconscious feeling that I was abducted by aliens and thoroughly probed.
Then a friend of mine told me they got me really drunk and dropped me off at a gay bar.
The bastards.
Doc Savage
2009-07-28 20:12:57 UTC
Permalink
Post by Peter Hucker
Post by Doc Savage
Post by Peter Hucker
The pretty young Miss was having a tooth pulled and the dentist gave
her the usual "This won't hurt a bit" routine before bending over
her with a drill in his hand. He immediately drew back in complete
alarm.
If this Tuggem and Pulls was going to yank this birds tooth, why was
he holding a drill instead of some pliers? Was he going to bore it
out?...and why wasn't she drooling and talking all sloppy after the
novocane injection?
It's only a joke, call it poetic license or something.
Well it snot funny, so get it fixed and add some pics.
Peter Hucker
2009-07-29 13:09:57 UTC
Permalink
Post by Doc Savage
Post by Peter Hucker
Post by Doc Savage
Post by Peter Hucker
The pretty young Miss was having a tooth pulled and the dentist gave
her the usual "This won't hurt a bit" routine before bending over
her with a drill in his hand. He immediately drew back in complete
alarm.
If this Tuggem and Pulls was going to yank this birds tooth, why was
he holding a drill instead of some pliers? Was he going to bore it
out?...and why wasn't she drooling and talking all sloppy after the
novocane injection?
It's only a joke, call it poetic license or something.
Well it snot funny, so get it fixed and add some pics.
There's one down there.
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2009-07-29 23:10:10 UTC
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Well it snot funny, so get it fixed and add some pics.
There's one down there.
I was at uni with her. She was anybodys for a bottle of lager
Peter Hucker
2009-07-30 14:04:28 UTC
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Well it snot funny, so get it fixed and add some pics.
There's one down there.
I was at uni with her. She was anybodys for a bottle of lager
I direct you to sig number 849:

"Oh, Jason, take me!" she panted, her breasts heaving like a student on 31p-a-pint night.
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