winter driving tips
any good winter driving tips?
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Re: winter driving tips
Originally posted by OpTi any good winter driving tips? Be smooth on every input to your vehicle. Gas, steering, etc. Practice in an open abandoned parking lot with snow on how to get out of skids and stop. |
When going down hills, don't just rely on your brakes. Downshift into a lower gear to use the engine to slow the car down.
Just take your time and enter turns slows. |
e-brake
Don't set your e-brake in sub-freezing temperatures.
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I live in NEw Jersey and it gets pretty cold
is anyone else getting horrible gas milage No Lie I think I am getting less then 13 miles per gallon, and I have been driving extremly slow under 3k RPM the whole time I use Getty Super 93 Octane Do Gas Companies put extra Oxygen in the gas? I have no idea what it is but at half a tank I get a little more then 100 miles any suggestions? perhaps new spark plugs? |
whipit around all corners. ;)
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Re: winter driving tips
Originally posted by OpTi any good winter driving tips? "Interia is not your friend" |
Originally posted by Nore474 I live in NEw Jersey and it gets pretty cold is anyone else getting horrible gas milage No Lie I think I am getting less then 13 miles per gallon, and I have been driving extremly slow under 3k RPM the whole time I use Getty Super 93 Octane Do Gas Companies put extra Oxygen in the gas? I have no idea what it is but at half a tank I get a little more then 100 miles any suggestions? perhaps new spark plugs? |
Originally posted by Nore474 I live in NEw Jersey and it gets pretty cold is anyone else getting horrible gas milage No Lie I think I am getting less then 13 miles per gallon, and I have been driving extremly slow under 3k RPM the whole time I use Getty Super 93 Octane Do Gas Companies put extra Oxygen in the gas? I have no idea what it is but at half a tank I get a little more then 100 miles any suggestions? perhaps new spark plugs? |
Originally posted by Nore474 I live in NEw Jersey and it gets pretty cold is anyone else getting horrible gas milage No Lie I think I am getting less then 13 miles per gallon, and I have been driving extremly slow under 3k RPM the whole time I use Getty Super 93 Octane Do Gas Companies put extra Oxygen in the gas? I have no idea what it is but at half a tank I get a little more then 100 miles any suggestions? perhaps new spark plugs? Dave |
Originally posted by Dave B Sounds like you do a lot of stop and go driving and numerous cold engine starts. A cold engine runs extremely rich therefore fuel mileage can become dismal. It's not uncommon for a standard V6 to burn ~1 gallon of fuel within the first 5 miles of a cold engine start. Dave |
Re: e-brake
Originally posted by mlocke Don't set your e-brake in sub-freezing temperatures. I've always pulled my hand-brake when parked in the winter in Toronto Canada and never had any problems. ....and doing donuts in the winter is awesome!! :D |
Re: Re: e-brake
Originally posted by StygianMax o I've always pulled my hand-brake when parked in the winter in Toronto Canada and never had any problems. ....and doing donuts in the winter is awesome!! :D That goes for windshield wipers too now that I think about it. (Put them in the up position when parked) |
so I should warm my car up for a while before driving it, yes I do a lot of city driving
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Originally posted by Nore474 so I should warm my car up for a while before driving it, yes I do a lot of city driving |
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