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With fuel prices at silly prices now does anyone find themselve driving slower? I have. I used to drive with a heavy foot, but barely go over 2.5k revs now and try to stay at 55-60mph on motorways.

i do stay at about 60 on motorways so i stay behind a lorry, but my front end gets raped by stones lol

on the way to work i'm allways late so only end up getting like 40mpg rather than 55mpg on way home

Yeah i've slown down alot as well...thats saying something as well as I generally drove like a t**t 95% of the time before....also dont go off baiting for the hell of it...it's disgraceful to be honest...are they ever going to drop? half thinking about getting a bike or something

Yep, I have. For the last 2 or weeks now. Instead of doing my usual 80mph and getting 50mpg on motorways, I've started sticking to 70mph and am now getting 58-60mpg.

I've noticed though by doing this that not many people are passing me, as it seems they have decided to do the same.

The government will have to bring the fuel prices down soon, as they'll be losing money from speed cameras

shantybeater wrote:...are they ever going to drop?

I don't think they will go down at all. Its a grim future

its funny how both of you drive diesels....tight arses

If i floor it i get 8mpg....if i drive careful its more like 25-30 if im lucky

is your audi an oil burner as well s-li-x? i'd get on the veggie oil if were you

s-l-i-x wrote:

shantybeater wrote:...are they ever going to drop?

I don't think they will go down at all. Its a grim future

hmmm they will go down i think as we are the most over-taxed country in europe on fuel. But they will have to add on tax to something else. My humble opinion is over-tax fags ALOT that will save NHS money and lower fuel prices

Yea I've actually started sticking to the speed limit, I actually did 45-50mpg today which is a first. But mopeds and the VW up and my next biggest temptation as fuel will just keep rising.

I was thinking about getting a diesel but hate the tractor noise and remarks! I only get about 30mpg which compared to my 1.0 polo's 45+ is a big step down I predict £1.50 by the end of year

lol@your 8mpg if you floor it but I suppose the smile on your face from the turbo makes up for it

the lowest i've ever got is 20mpg and thats like doing 112mph lol
on a private stretch of land lol

s-l-i-x wrote:I was thinking about getting a diesel but hate the tractor noise and remarks! I only get about 30mpg which compared to my 1.0 polo's 45+ is a big step down I predict £1.50 by the end of year

lol@your 8mpg if you floor it but I suppose the smile on your face from the turbo makes up for it

yeah i suppose it does haha...but its scary, you can actually watch the petrol needle go down

think i still tend to drive normally. a little while ago a tried driving like i was driving miss daisy. no more than 3k RPM. but i returned better fuel economy the next week driving normally! how strange!

I think i'll be driving the car a little slower from now on, just dropped it a bit more for inters!

Can't say I've particulary slowed down, life's too short.

And with the way the global economy is currently, I can't see oil prices coming down anytime soon.

I drive a fast diesel so dont need to change my driving style as i still get 35mpg driving it hard

shantybeater wrote:its funny how both of you drive diesels....tight arses

If i floor it i get 8mpg....if i drive careful its more like 25-30 if im lucky

is your audi an oil burner as well s-li-x? i'd get on the veggie oil if were you

I've not changed how I drive at all tbh. Cost me £33 to fill my talk with V Power from halfway to completely full last weekend . I remember a few months ago I could get 30L of V Power for £32, now it costs me £38, shocking.