Thread: Saving fuel

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Or you could buy a Prius!

I don't know one bloke who seriously stops before they buy a V8 of any sort, and says "I might reconsider, this V8 is going to chew the juice"...

That said, of my last 3 V8's (a chev and an injected 5.0 commodore), my P38 uses the least amount of fuel.

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Or enjoy your Landy!

A couple of threads about Hiclones

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...7-hiclone.html

Time to replace the Hi-clone

Talking about fuel economy, my V6 Peugeot can run on 95 octane petrol but on 98 use less fuel and runs much better.

Originally Posted by Chucaro

Talking about fuel economy, my V6 Peugeot can run on 95 octane petrol but on 98 use less fuel and runs much better.

It's a proven fact that most cars can run on standard unleaded, but will get better economy /power from premium. It actually outweighs the extra cost of premium! Same can be said for that rubbish E10 stuff, it's actually more expensive than real fuel because you get less bang for your buck.

but lets not start me on the E10 thing....

Originally Posted by debruiser

It's a proven fact that most cars can run on standard unleaded, but will get better economy /power from premium. It actually outweighs the extra cost of premium! Same can be said for that rubbish E10 stuff, it's actually more expensive than real fuel because you get less bang for your buck. Have you done a test to see if that is true in your vehicle?

but lets not start me on the E10 thing....

My 1998 Camry seems to be the exception to your rule.

I once tried three consecutive tanks of premium and got exactly the same economy that I get with E10.

Other than that, I have used E10 almost exclusively since it was available and the Camry has now covered about 340,000km without complaint.

Even my lawnmower has run trouble free on E10 for over a decade.

I know that some lesser vehicles and lawnmowers have components that can't cope with E10. I also know that E10 doesn't like sitting unused for long periods. It seems that quality vehicles like the Camry have no such problems and that SWMBO is able to persuade me that the lawn needs mowing often enough to avoid problems.

My toyota hand bag runs on E10, gets considerably better fuel economy than standard.