tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 11m 16d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 23/03/06 05:45 AM Share Posted 23/03/06 05:45 AM So is that a yes or a no.......I fell asleep and missed the story line I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawsy Wanabe mechanical engineer Donating Members 960 Member For: 20y 6m 24d Gender: Male Location: At the computer, obviously..... Posted 23/03/06 05:53 AM Share Posted 23/03/06 05:53 AM tab said: So is that a yes or a no.......I fell asleep and missed the story line I think Can't remember... Wasn't particularly paying attention to what I was doing...I think it was a no, it doesn't use as much fuel hanging in gear. I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogo Member of team Kittens Member 609 Member For: 21y 1m 17d Location: Melbourne Posted 23/03/06 06:04 AM Share Posted 23/03/06 06:04 AM Depends on whether you are coasting or not...re-reading (or rather reading more carefully) the original post - I presume you mean coasting...Then there is the potential to use less fuel as the energy to keep the engine rotating can be taken from the drive train, in effect increasing the rate of deceleration of the car.If you want to maintain a constant speed, then my original comment stands...cheers,Ben. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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