WARNING! Channel 4 Dispatches 8pm tonight (26/1/15) - Car Con

[difflock]

But, erm, why did anyone ever imagine that any given car would achieve the manufacturers claimed (and patently rediclous/impossible) figures?

Are some/most of the driving population stupid (or perhaps more kindly "lacking sufficient cognative function")

The last time I looked about 2008/2009

I knocked 17.5 % of the diesel EU figs and 22.5% off the petrol ones.(being kind to the petrol figs too, I was)

The manufacturers have since got even better at "fiddling the books".

But unless doing astronomical milages once over 40mpg does not make a big difference to the cost of motoring.

i.e.

More £ saved by increasing fuel consumption from 30mpg to 40mpg

Than by incresing from 40mpg to 50 mpg.

And once on the right side of 50mpg, no bloody odds/insignificent furthur savings to be made. AND a lot harder to realistically achieve such additional mpg improvments.

Marcus

Edited January 27, 2015 by difflock