Comments on: My attempts at hypermiling

By: Cadan

Cadan — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:29:26 +0000

Should fuel hit £2.50 a litre then that would drive the economy into the ground, haulage companies, small businesses and such like that are a vital part of our economy would fold only to send us back into recession.
As for MPG don’t ever coast in neutral, when the car is in neutral the engine is ticking over therefore using your precious fuel, if you instead left the car in 5th gear with no accelerator then this shuts off the fuel to the engine and it is only the wheels that keep the engine turning over, this method will save you fuel (obviously) you won’t roll as far but you will save fuel which is ultimately what you are aiming to do.

By: jeremy

jeremy — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:08:25 +0000

No, but good for the environment, as renewable sources would be developed much more quickly.

By: gug

gug — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:17:14 +0000

hi fellow old diesel polo owner,

Have you considered folding in your wing mirrors – maybe getting small sticky mirrors for the ends (for use when folded).

- every little helps !

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:52:31 +0000

Do you honestly believe that £2.50 per litre would be good for the economy? That fact that those who rely on their cars (people who don’t work in city centres or live in rural areas not supported by a reliable public transport network) would be hardest hit.

By: Karl

Karl — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:34:21 +0000

Fantastic result! Its great to hear about your experiences with Hypermiling and also see what a difference it can make.

I’m sure people would like to hear more about your experiances – why not join our forum. http://www.hypermiler.co.uk/forum

Look forward to seeing you there.

By: Peter Miles

Peter Miles — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:42:40 +0000

Hi Jeremy,

You may be interest to read that the Polo Diesel comes 10th on the list of most fuel efficient new cars.

http://www.whatmpg.co.uk/top%20MPG.html

Cheers,

Peter