Soon to be newbiw questions

its how you drive before my lwb fronty we had a swb 20i,we usually got around 60-70 mile for a tenner mind you that was a couple of years ago,i honestly dont think its any better or worse than my 2.3 diesal fronty,if you had a cavalier before then you're used to filling up hehe

The cav was nothing (even though it was a 2.5 V6) it was the volvo 850 T5 that was scary on fuel - 16mpg average around town! But ruining many a BMW drivers day leaving them in my wake was worth a pretty penny or two :twisted:

My Jeep has been such fun that I havent needed to speed to enjoy driving again so I hope the frontera is similar. I've found that I have become a more considerate driver in a big heap than a fast saloon.

Hi, take a look through this section

http://fronteraowners.co.uk/v-web/bulle ... m.php?f=15

Removing the spare on a sport weight wise wouldn't help much and drag wise wouldn't help either as it has a flat back so wouldn't act like a parachute.

A good service is the way to go, the K+N wont make much difference in fuel.. in fact it will be worse as I used to have one on my old sport and it made it sound great, BUT you rev-ed more to hear the sound :lol:

Most guys got around 28mpg

Eco tech info here

http://www.fronteraowners.co.uk/info/ecotek.htm

But Im a bit skeptical, as if they where so good why didn't the makers fit them a minimal cost :wink:

Enjoy the site

Thanks for the links Drift.

Looked through teh first one a bit earlier but still trying to sort out what I need to know - hopefully nothing, it's going to be spot on when I get it!! (yeah right!)

Hated teh 2nd link mostly becasue I realised that I paid about £20 more for it 3 years or so ago than it costs now

Following on to get the tech info though

I'a a skinflint and want to save every penny I can that's why I try and sace weight as shifting every extra kilo costs more petrol even if only a few drops. I even turn off my rear windows and interior fans as soon as possible so that I can save fuel - everything electrical puts a demand on teh alternator which is powered by teh fanbelt which is driven by the engine...is my thinking.

You probably are bad Drift! It's just that I'm worse

Good ideas about the eco. Will have to try that, I'll get a notepad and make some notes on fuel consumption. To be consistent I may have to break a rule and fill her up. I usually put in only half a tank max - to save weight!! I even fill up at night as it's colder so the fuel is denser and you get more bang for your bucks, mind you I put veg oil in the Jeep diesel...

Scrooge is my hero

To potentialy save fuel/gain small amount of umph: easy way to reduce weight (& gain some cargo space!) is to remove rear seats. I made up a cover for cargo area (to hide my camping gear) from an old tent & part of it's frame! Replace seat hinge pins with screws for rapid refit. As my 2L has minimal cargo space & I only use it as a 2 seater this made sence.
The only 'gimmick' that I have proven to work (in over 40 years tinkering) is the Carbonflow unit (see 'fuelcat' website). This effectively decokes the engine, improves valve seat condition (& therefore compression) reduces any excessive oil burning & gives around 5% better consumption-most noticable under heavy loads. More importantly it reduces emissions by around 50%, my fronty registers '0/0.1 CO2 with max 70 PPM (was several times worse when bought 58,000m ago). Am still using 20 year old unit in my curent astra! Am so confident in fuelcat that I have fitted one in all my family's cars over the past 20 years.