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@Vernin Awesome, awesome, awesome!! Looks like an excellent experience and stunning example. Hope you were able to sleep afterwards knowing what you can now drive just about any time you want.
hahaha I wish it’s now in ppf jail till Monday I was able to drive it 40 miles to the place and now it’s back to an agonizing wait 😂
5 miles is a short trip, you can't get everything up to working temp. Correspondingly, the avg mpg is high.
Also my experience: the first 3-5 km (2-3 miles) it indicates 25 l/100 km (9.4 mpg), regardless of driving style.
Overall, after 1800 km, I am at 11.3 l/100 km (20.8 mpg), helped by these two big 200 miles trips done at constant 60ish mph for the most part, due to speed cameras and section controls.
Forced to hypermile, to keep my smiles for later miles.
Not up to working temp in 5 miles? Look at the gauge on the left. What do you suggest those should be reading? Coolant and oil temps look good to me.
@Uhu Thanks for reminding me.
I took that photo with a left hand camera which inverted the photo and gave the impression of the wheel being on the left.
I’ve inserted the original photo now. Been meaning to do that for a while.
Thank you
Ah, the famous '57 RHD 550A! A unicorn.
Must cost a fortune!
Not up to working temp in 5 miles? Look at the gauge on the left. What do you suggest those should be reading? Coolant and oil temps look good to me.
1) Sadly, I can't see the pictures when at work...bloody company VPN
2) Even if the temp shoots there in those 5 miles, either you drove it before or it just reached those. Ether way, 5 miles is still not enough to really warm up an engine/transmission, unless you mishandle them.
EDIT: No need to be cheeky. Actually, I might have one of the few graduate degrees in engineering here, I work in the industry and trust me...I can read a screen/dials and understand/interpret what they show. See 2).
Last edited by Uhu; 07-27-2023 at 11:04 AM.
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07-27-2023, 10:06 AM
