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- Sun May 12, 2024 8:20 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Fuel saving tips
- Replies: 10
- Views: 187
Re: Fuel saving tips
He said that the regen braking was so good that he had more range in the car when he got back than when he set off. There's a quarry in Switzerland that uses electric hail trucks. They're loaded at the top of a hill, emptied at the bottom. End the day with more charge. https://www.greencarreports.c...
- Sun May 12, 2024 7:39 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Differing rates of fuel evaporation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 48
Differing rates of fuel evaporation
Hot on the heels of the IAM's fuel saving tips comes this diamond-quality advice :) Fuel saving tips via the Driving Instructors Association: https://www.driving.org/car-expert-shares-the-top-5-areas-of-your-car-most-likely-to-suffer-during-heatwave/ Car expert shares the top 5 areas of your car mos...
- Fri May 10, 2024 3:23 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Fuel saving tips
- Replies: 10
- Views: 187
Re: Fuel saving tips
Reads like it was written by someone who wanted to provide helpful advice but didn't wanted to be bothered with details. In my somewhat jaundiced view, that suggests they fit in well with most of the population. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/iam-roadsmarts-media-centre/news/fuel-saving-tips-to-comb...
- Thu May 09, 2024 2:10 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Fuel saving tips
- Replies: 10
- Views: 187
Fuel saving tips
Does this make sense? If you drive a plug-in vehicle, make sure you maximise the potential by charging the battery. The increased weight of the vehicle will mean that, in the long run, the actual mpg will be far short of the claims. But over short journeys and by using electric where possible, your ...
- Fri May 03, 2024 9:41 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: IAM Thruxton Young Drivers Skills Day
- Replies: 20
- Views: 389
Re: IAM Thruxton Young Drivers Skills Day
Serious question: is it the case that pressing both pedals can cause issues in some cars? Not sure what you mean about "causing issues", but it's very common now for brake input to cut the throttle. /\ That :gear: So, presumably, left foot braking and H&T will gradually become impossi...
- Thu May 02, 2024 9:30 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: IAM Thruxton Young Drivers Skills Day
- Replies: 20
- Views: 389
Re: IAM Thruxton Young Drivers Skills Day
Serious question: is it the case that pressing both pedals can cause issues in some cars? Not sure what you mean about "causing issues", but it's very common now for brake input to cut the throttle. /\ That :gear: So, presumably, left foot braking and H&T will gradually become impossi...
- Thu May 02, 2024 12:58 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: IAM Thruxton Young Drivers Skills Day
- Replies: 20
- Views: 389
Re: IAM Thruxton Young Drivers Skills Day
Many of us brake with the left foot in autos. Once you're used to it you have good subtlety of control with the left foot. Probably not the first time you ever drive one :D Serious question: is it the case that pressing both pedals can cause issues in some cars? A colleague had an older Polo. Dodgy...
- Wed May 01, 2024 12:50 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: IAM Thruxton Young Drivers Skills Day
- Replies: 20
- Views: 389
Re: IAM Thruxton Young Drivers Skills Day
Triquet wrote:Maybe we need an Old Drivers Skills Day (including things like don't muddle the gas and brake pedals when parking).
He was concerned that I'd try to use the clutch
But you actually raise a good point. There are often tragic 'wrong pedal' incidents.
- Wed May 01, 2024 9:41 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: IAM Thruxton Young Drivers Skills Day
- Replies: 20
- Views: 389
Re: IAM Thruxton Young Drivers Skills Day
Aside: I did a half day (although it stretched to almost 5 hours!) at Thruxton, years ago - they were using Cortinas ... I took my Metro (1300cc of throbbing 'power') on at the end. It was actually difficult to make it lose traction. That reminded me that many years ago I was playing on the skid pa...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:03 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: Use of Indicator for Overtaking
- Replies: 61
- Views: 12999
Re: Use of Indicator for Overtaking
Statement by Paul Ripley in a LinkedIn comment on one of his posts:
when changing lanes on a Motorway - signal for at least 2 seconds BEFORE moving lanes;
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/driving- ... 02978-9gPm
when changing lanes on a Motorway - signal for at least 2 seconds BEFORE moving lanes;
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/driving- ... 02978-9gPm