Can u explain why?

• silver fish

  23 Dec 07, 18:13

  why people say putting ur gear in to neutral when u go to down slope or watsoever just to save on petrol? how do u link to idling? when idling , the Fuel consumption is high, but putting ur gear into neutral when u go downslope isn't another words as idling downslope since ur engine don work?
• Oxide

  23 Dec 07, 18:18

  Originally posted by silver fish:

  why people say putting ur gear in to neutral when u go to down slope or watsoever just to save on petrol? how do u link to idling? when idling , the Fuel consumption is high, but putting ur gear into neutral when u go downslope isn't another words as idling downslope since ur engine don work?

  different,while idling you don't go anywhere
• MidnightK

  23 Dec 07, 18:24

  seriously,
  how much petrol can you save just like that?
  use engine break..
  
  can afford car, must be able to handle all the misc fees..
  
  petrol all these hard to gauge..
  
  
• vulpes macrotis mutica

  23 Dec 07, 18:33

  what's the pump prices now anyway?
• MidnightK

  23 Dec 07, 18:36

  esso 5000 is $2/litre..
  the rest not very sure..
• vulpes macrotis mutica

  23 Dec 07, 18:59

  that's the 95 equivalent right?
• MidnightK

  23 Dec 07, 19:28

  uh..
  should be..
  don't dare to confirm..
  later people say i bullsh*t
• tomsss

  23 Dec 07, 23:55

  Originally posted by vulpes macrotis mutica:

  that's the 95 equivalent right?

  yep correct. Esso's 2000 is RON92, 8000 is RON98. tio bo ppl?
• nightsky87

  24 Dec 07, 00:35

  Originally posted by MidnightK:

  esso 5000 is $2/litre..
  the rest not very sure..

  $2.006 per litre
  
  but got 5% discount
• tailslide

  24 Dec 07, 00:37

  Originally posted by silver fish:

  why people say putting ur gear in to neutral when u go to down slope or watsoever just to save on petrol? how do u link to idling? when idling , the Fuel consumption is high, but putting ur gear into neutral when u go downslope isn't another words as idling downslope since ur engine don work?

  fc = distance travelled / amount of fuel used
  
  scenario 1: down slope in neutral
  
  distance = length of slope, amount of fuel used = little => fc very good
  
  scenario 2: idling
  
  distance = 0, amount of fuel used = little => error in generating fc.
  
  so how to compare?
• silver fish

  24 Dec 07, 01:32

  LOl soo actually, puttin into neutral when goin downslope saves petrol is a way of "cheating" yourself thinking tat it is saving petrol? ok understood.
• n0x

  24 Dec 07, 01:46

  Originally posted by silver fish:

  LOl soo actually, puttin into neutral when goin downslope saves petrol is a way of "cheating" yourself thinking tat it is saving petrol? ok understood.

  and a sure way of losing control of the speed of the car...