Petrol saving and tips....

[Sarna]

2) When you are going down the hill, put the gear in neutral

are u sure car neutral'la irukkumbOdhu braking(especially sudden braking if some hurdle comes in mid) kashtam'nu kElvipattEn

[PARAMASHIVAN]

2) When you are going down the hill, put the gear in neutral

are u sure car neutral'la irukkumbOdhu braking(especially sudden braking if some hurdle comes in mid) kashtam'nu kElvipattEn

No Never, your ignition is still on, which means the ngine is still running so sudden brake wont do anything, I tried this at 90mph, and it worked fine, :P

[NOV]

2) When you are going down the hill, put the gear in neutral

DON'T DO THAT!

1. Its illegal in most places.

2. You can lose control of your car.

3. Constant braking may heat up your brakes and it may fail causing fatal damage.

4. You can lose precious seconds in an emergency.

So, what do you do? Shift to a lower gear and drive with care. When you don't press the accelarator, you are not burning the fuel.

Anyway, your life is more important that all the savings in the world.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

2) When you are going down the hill, put the gear in neutral

DON'T DO THAT!

1. Its illegal in most places.

2. You can lose control of your car.

3. Constant braking may heat up your brakes and it may fail causing fatal damage.

4. You can lose precious seconds in an emergency.

So, what do you do? Shift to a lower gear and drive with care. When you don't press the accelarator, you are not burning the fuel.

Anyway, your life is more important that all the savings in the world.

Nov

How? you ignition is still on and if you do sudden break with Clutch and brake, you wail not stall the car right ?

[NOV]

You shouldn't use neutral when driving. With your engine disengaged from the rest of the drivetrain, you are lacking a major control of your car's speed, relying on the brakes alone.

The risks you are taking are either damaging your brakes, or damaging your engine and/or transmission because the car may be going too fast or too slow when you re-engage a drive gear.

Your engine does burn slightly less fuel when the transmission is in neutral, but the savings is negligible, are not worth the potential danger you could be putting your car (or yourself) in.

http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question...2172201AAiBG48

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Oh OK

[app_engine]

NOV is right about AUTO transmission vehicles, a neurtal while riding is a strict no-no as loss of control / significant delay in speed-reduction while braking could result.

And you won't save much fuel either. Coast simply by taking your leg off the accelerator. Good enough to save some but keep the transmission engaged to have good control.

On manual transmission too, it's not advisable to get into neutral while in motion (could be dangerous on occasions, exactly like the down-hill thingy being discussed due to more braking time / less control etc). Still, since "clutching" also does a similar thing as neutral, some experienced drivers may be able to handle "neutral" situations a little better, though strictly not advisable (try applying brake while disengaging "clutch" and see how much more time it takes to come to a halt - drifting etc, which is the same as neutral).

[PARAMASHIVAN]

NOV is right about AUTO transmission vehicles, a neurtal while riding is a strict no-no as loss of control / significant delay in speed-reduction while braking could result.

app

Where is the clutch in AUTO transmission cars? I was talking about Mannualtransmission cars :P

I know it is Dangerous in AUTO transmission cars, cos I have owned both AUTO transmission car and mannual transmission car

[app_engine]

Param,
Where did I speak about clutch when talking about 'AUTO' transmission cars?

I mentioned clutch only in the "manual" section - hope that clarifies. (I too have driven extensively both animals, though not many of the high-speed sporty ones that you're familiar with )

[PARAMASHIVAN]

I too have driven extensively both animals, though not many of the high-speed sporty ones that you're familiar with )

Yes, App annEh my Honda prelude 2.2 DOCH VTECH is indeed a Wolf in sheep clothing , seriously addictive once you touch the accelerator, and the Engine noise is highly addictive, see here

This is My Honda the beast

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgur...26tbs%3Disch:1