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#57088 - 29/11/06 06:34 PM Re: Fuel Consumption! [Re: Scotty]
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much to the annoynacy of my mum and me, my dad had this mad theory/bad habit that the longer you left it before filling up the futher the petrol went!!!! having been stuck on several family trips without fuel I can safely say it dose not!!!
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#57089 - 29/11/06 07:19 PM Re: Fuel Consumption! [Re: Anthony1664]
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much to the annoynacy of my mum and me, my dad had this mad theory/bad habit that the longer you left it before filling up the futher the petrol went!!!! having been stuck on several family trips without fuel I can safely say it dose not!!!




Theres a little bit of logic there.... the more miles you do on the tank of fuel, the car gets continually lighter, therefore giving an increased mpg...

Probably about a 0.0000001% mpg improvement, but its logical!
Andy

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#57090 - 29/11/06 09:54 PM Re: Fuel Consumption! [Re: andytran]
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yeh but in a 1300cc 1973 VW Beatle that saving was of no use !!!!
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