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    Thread: HDI MPG. What steps should I take to increase MPG?
Post: RE: HDI MPG. What steps should I take to increase ...

thanks guys for all the tips. to sum up then drive at around 2000rpm, get to desired speed quickly, don't labour the engine and light throttle when cruising. cheers folks
Joe306 DW10 HDi section 38 6,170 21-04-2014, 12:43 PM
    Thread: HDI MPG. What steps should I take to increase MPG?
Post: RE: HDI MPG. What steps should I take to increase ...

My fuel efficient driving technique has been touching the throttle as lightly as possible and fast gear changes keeping revs very low
Joe306 DW10 HDi section 38 6,170 11-04-2014, 09:51 AM
    Thread: HDI MPG. What steps should I take to increase MPG?
Post: HDI MPG. What steps should I take to increase MPG?

My year 2000 hdi with 150k is getting about 40 mpg with extremely easy driving. And I really do mean extremely easy - rarely even seeing 2000rpm (still on R plates so I don't really mind cruising at 4...
Joe306 DW10 HDi section 38 6,170 11-04-2014, 09:34 AM
    Thread: A few questions I'm looking answered - exhaust and locks/remote locking
Post: A few questions I'm looking answered - exhaust and...

Ok, so firstly I'm looking to decat but due to the new MOT check for cats I'm just going to hollow out the cat. I also want to get rid of the backbox and replace with straight pipe. Question one is wi...
Joe306 DW10 HDi section 2 885 03-03-2014, 05:05 PM
    Thread: knocking noise
Post: RE: knocking noise

Had the same thing, turned out to be driveshaft
Joe306 DW10 HDi section 5 1,376 24-02-2014, 11:44 AM
    Thread: Newbie here. Pics of old XUD and new HDI
Post: RE: Newbie here. Pics of old XUD and new HDI

Well mainly just stupidity. But if there's one way that forces you to wise up on the roads it's writing off. I very rarely speed now at all and if I do it's on long straights with plenty of time for b...
Joe306 Newbies 9 1,554 24-01-2014, 05:04 PM
    Thread: Newbie here. Pics of old XUD and new HDI
Post: RE: Newbie here. Pics of old XUD and new HDI

Yeah that's true. It put the fear in me anyway lol. I had a friend in the car at the time. He had a broken arm after but was very cool about the whole thing and I just had a sprained ankle. It was ...
Joe306 Newbies 9 1,554 24-01-2014, 04:09 PM
    Thread: Newbie here. Pics of old XUD and new HDI
Post: Newbie here. Pics of old XUD and new HDI

Hey I'm from Northern Ireland, 17 and already onto my second 306. This is my old XUD http://i.imgur.com/OGfBWLb.jpg This is the cleanest pic I have of that car because the first day I drove it ...
Joe306 Newbies 9 1,554 24-01-2014, 03:07 PM