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Hey Funk ... are you still "Carbon Neutral" when your foot is flat to the floor? Or do you have to go plant some trees every time you have a 'spirited' drive?
Hey Funk ... are you still "Carbon Neutral" when your foot is flat to the floor? Or do you have to go plant some trees every time you have a 'spirited' drive?
Dave
Haha
I can do to the speed limit acceleration runs on almost every opportunity* on my commute home (starting when the temp needle is near the middle) and _still_ use less fuel than going soft in a medium sized sedan (e.g. my Accord Euro). The Polo really is frugal. I'll often average 7.7 on my way in to work on the Citylink with a healthy amount of rush hour on each end of the Citylink... Just wonder how much it'd be less than a big 4wd
But yes I added a bit to my KMs to allow for slightly higher than normal small car useage. On the topic of offsetting, does anyone else than me find it funny that Saab are doing a massive thing about going green i.e. they'll offset your first year of emissions??? Now, it cost me $90 to offset two cars and household waste (already on green energy). So offsetting one car would at max be $50. I seriously doubt they'd offset everything that's gone into the production of the car, so wtf is all that about those $50 in a +$30k new car!?!
On the topic of age, I'm in my mid thirties so probably starting to slip out of that "main target group" now. Besides that I'm normally quite polite when talking to anyone of authority, they're just doing their job - on the 1 occasion I got pulled up for lane splitting on my motorbike [unmarked car] in my 5 years of riding, I was let off with a warning...
* all within reason; am hoping to find a racetrack around September, will be able to drive spirited then.
Last edited by Funkdancer; 25-07-2007, 11:20 AM.
Reason: Added Saab spinoff ... ;)
Refilled today [as I do every Tuesday], the SG "thought" I'd put 10% more fuel then I actually had.
I adjusted the amount and after this it seems to report a more consistent fuel usage.
The device is obviously not as useful as in my Euro where I don't have any fuel computer output, but still I do appreciate the nice extras it brings to the table.
Primary driver for the purchase of my 2nd scangauge was ability to properly display KM/H whilst in tunnels (GPS units cover normal driving nicely, but don't work _under_ cover), due to the fact that the Polo's speedo is extremely piss poor - especially that of the resolution from 80kph and above.
The SG2 will render KPH from the ECU and it lets me do a % adjust on it. I've tuned it perfectly to the GPS speed, so I know exactly what speed I'm doing at all times.
I drive through heavily monitored 80kph tunnels every day, I don't want to a) cop a fine or b) drive way under the actual limit in quivering fear I'll get a $300 (or whatever it is) revenue collection notice in the mail.
I also like the fact that I can see fuel usage in litres, max rpm, kms travelled, max water temp for both current, today, yesterday and tank. Something to play with whilst waiting at the lights Very nice unit and well worth the $200.
Or do you have to go plant some trees every time you have a 'spirited' drive?
On the topic of offsetting, does anyone else than me find it funny that Saab are doing a massive thing about going green i.e. they'll offset your first year of emissions??? Now, it cost me $90 to offset two cars and household waste (already on green energy). So offsetting one car would at max be $50. I seriously doubt they'd offset everything that's gone into the production of the car, so wtf is all that about those $50 in a +$30k new car!?!
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