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by Triquet
Tue Aug 02, 2022 5:58 pm
Forum: In The News
Topic: The nightmare has arrived, or has it?
Replies: 12
Views: 10732

Re: The nightmare has arrived, or has it?

Once you are out and about to pass Car 1, you can get a terrific view of the road, and the gaps between Car 1 and 2 and even 2 and 3. And you are accelerating (even with the Micra). The only thing that really cause problems if one of the overtakees panics and does something daft but with big gaps th...
by Triquet
Tue Aug 02, 2022 2:55 pm
Forum: In The News
Topic: The nightmare has arrived, or has it?
Replies: 12
Views: 10732

Re: The nightmare has arrived, or has it?

He was lucky they were all so far apart so he could keep re-assessing. Round these parts they'd be so far up each other's backsides it would be a 4 car or nothing overtake. :evil: Most places nowadays. It is now standard practice round here for a run of cars to assemble into a 40 mph road train wit...
by Triquet
Tue Jun 21, 2022 7:00 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Really good or quite bad?
Replies: 33
Views: 25629

Re: Really good or quite bad?

Autre pays, autre merde ....
by Triquet
Sat Jun 18, 2022 12:05 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Really good or quite bad?
Replies: 33
Views: 25629

Re: Really good or quite bad?

If it was just blood or organ transport why not just take it by bike ....
by Triquet
Fri Jun 17, 2022 5:06 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Really good or quite bad?
Replies: 33
Views: 25629

Re: Really good or quite bad?

Looks like two gendarmes clearing a route for the camera vehicle probably an emergency ambulance (sapeur-pompiers)
by Triquet
Wed Jun 15, 2022 10:55 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Hypermiling
Replies: 23
Views: 17929

Re: Hypermiling

I just had to refill ye olde Saab in France with E5 and it was 136 Euros. It does make the eyes water. :shock: Which Saab is it please? I had them for many years and starting with a 99 Turbo! I gave up when GM ruined the brand (IMO). I took my original Rospa test in the 99 Turbo and and the examine...
by Triquet
Mon Jun 13, 2022 5:09 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Hypermiling
Replies: 23
Views: 17929

Re: Hypermiling

I just had to refill ye olde Saab in France with E5 and it was 136 Euros. It does make the eyes water. :shock:
by Triquet
Thu Jun 09, 2022 6:54 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Hypermiling
Replies: 23
Views: 17929

Re: Hypermiling

I have driven Manchester to London and back a couple of times last month. Kept my speed down to around 60 using cruse control set the system into ECO mode and returned 68 Mpg against a normal 43 ( measured by full tank to full tank) Eco mode (BMW 220D auto) reduces the engine braking. Using the sam...

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