Are you driving more economically this year?

[doYdY]

i drive a small 1 litre corsa. so mpg aint bad, especially if im doing motorway journeys. problem is though, with this size of engine you tend to have to hammer it a little to keep up with anything, putting stress on the engine. it just takes ages to gain speed. i do enjoy a bit of coasting though, even if it is a bit 'dangarous'

[kalniel]

i do enjoy a bit of coasting though, even if it is a bit 'dangarous'

And doesn't save you any fuel. (Unless you're actually turning the engine off, which is insanely dangerous).

[LWA]

Not really to be honest.

Well especially now that http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7672069.stm

[unrealrocks]

A little although only because my exhaust is starting to blow and I cba to change a gasket so not hammering it in the last few weeks ... apart from that Im full throttle everywhere, LOL ... Howard'll vouch for that

[staffsMike]

Not really to be honest.

Well especially now that http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7672069.stm

Yep, juice dips under £1 (although not for premium but still..) and the tacho needle has being seeing the red a lot more

[Main]

After passing my test I haven't been driving for even 3 months yet, so I'd rather concentrate on just driving well than driving economically. That said, I was taught to brake and accelerate gently when I can so I probably am kind of driving economically. Not that my 1.4L Fiesta can really power away from anything...

[Butcher]

And doesn't save you any fuel. (Unless you're actually turning the engine off, which is insanely dangerous).

Indeed - uses less petrol to roll in gear than to coast...

[Gr44]

Just a thought: are YOU trying to save dough by being more economical?

And if so, what's your fuel saving working out at?

Nope!

Last year my average milage per tank was approx. 310.

This year... approx: 220

Huzzah!

(I do a lot more town driving now... to the train station... and its ragged there in the morning because I'm always attempting to actually catch the train.. Some might say I should get my arse out of bed 5minutes earlier...)

To fill it is about 50 litres too. Rock on!

[Behemoth]

It doesn't seem to make much difference how I drive my car. If I drive it like a total tool or drive it like an old man, I still average 38 mpg.

[finlay666]

Yep, juice dips under £1 (although not for premium but still..) and the tacho needle has being seeing the red a lot more

Same here

I can drop from 44 to 40mpg and still pay the same to fill up, and have a lot more fun hearing my turbo start whistling