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Hey guys. I just saw the michellin ad talking about their Tyres saving you on petrol. Not considering them for my skyline but just curious if anyone knows how much of a difference they make? I don't see there being any significant impact based solely on Tyres

sounds like another marketing scam to suck all the hybrid and small car owners

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Yeh, super hard tyres with extreme pressure have less rolling resistance, so in theory will save a bit of fuel.

On that note, Mythbusters last night tested the theory of tailgating a truck to save fuel. We all knew it would work, but I was surprised that they achieved nearly 40% fuel saving by following at 10 feet (3m). When they dropped it to 2 feet the fuel consumption actually went up. They claim it was due to the constant modulation of throttle to maintain such a close distance, but I reckon it's because they were almost under the truck so the slipstream hadn't had a chance to properly mix, and they were still getting a lot of "clean" air from under the truck.

Anyway, it was their usual highly questionable testing methods, but made for entertaining viewing anyway (although nothing got blown up, so they must be getting soft in their old age)

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yes ^^^^^

but if you follow a truck on say - a highway... your fuel consumption goes down but you gain

stone chips

cracked windscreen

poor visibilty cos can't see past the truck

dangerous

annoying driving behind a truck esp during acceleration

not really worth it to save a few dollars a week!!!!

this is what annoys me - people who can't afford to run a car - yet insist to own a car... why not get a pushbike? or even motorbike?

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Der, no shit sherlock. They weren't actually advocating that you should tailgate trucks (in fact quite the opposite). They were testing a myth because it's what they do. You know - myth busters?

If people read my post and want to start tailgating trucks to save money then that's a good thing. It will help clean the gene pool.

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derrrr you idiot my name's not ACTUALLY Sherlock it's Rowan!!!!

haha nah i knew that - i'm just saying there's no way you can actually save petrol - if you do it'll cost you in other things

ie

overinflate your tyres will give you great economy... but decreases braking power and makes your wife think you're a bit of a cunt

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derrrr you idiot my name's not ACTUALLY Sherlock it's Rowan!!!!

ROFL - thanks for the coffee all over my keyboard

True - people will try all sorts of stuff to save a few $, like people who drive 4 suburbs to a servo because their petrol is 0.5c cheaper than the servo down the road.

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