68vitesse Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 Just been watching this nearly empty motorways a white Vitesse convertible and other interesting cars. A claimed 16% reduction in petrol consumtion and less oil burnt. Regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 Missed that... shown twice this week, but only Monday and Today. No doubt it will be shown again. 06:00 is the time for great short films; Friday coming has London in the 1960s which has all the traffic of the day... spot the Heralds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 saw this but as a recording , think to save 1 gallon in 6 is a bit optimistic Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 13 hours ago, Pete Lewis said: saw this but as a recording , think to save 1 gallon in 6 is a bit optimistic Pete Can you speed it up so as to get there more quickly and save even more fuel? 1 gallon in 6 is only approx 16%... if O/D drops the revs at a nice steady speed, particularly on a motorway at optimum cruising, it might not be far off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 Dont forget you lose some energy powering the OD oil pump and running the extra gears... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 well get some supa slippy oil supplement, add lead pellets , fit a fuel miser ,modify all the air filters and every 100 miles the tank overflows Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 On 13/01/2021 at 11:23, Pete Lewis said: well get some supa slippy oil supplement, add lead pellets , fit a fuel miser ,modify all the air filters and every 100 miles the tank overflows Careful Pete, you never know, someone might believe that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 Wasn't that Keir Starmer's manifesto? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 Or BoJo bull*hit's? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 14 minutes ago, daverclasper said: Or BoJo bull*hit's? Can't be Boris as he's in power, and it hasn't happened. Now, if only we'd vote Labour in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpitFire6 Posted January 23, 2021 Report Share Posted January 23, 2021 On 18/01/2021 at 17:27, Colin Lindsay said: Can't be Boris as he's in power, and it hasn't happened. Now, if only we'd vote Labour in... Just imagine Covid & Labour in power. Truly the end of GB as we know it Thankfully just Covid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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