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Old Nov 2nd, 2016, 18:45   #11
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By brimming the fuel tank continually you're also unnecessarily lugging around and extra 50 kg of diesel.
That's preferable to 50kgs of ex wife.
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By brimming the fuel tank continually you're also unnecessarily lugging around and extra 50 kg of diesel.
Diesel engines love working under load. More load on the engine improves the combustion process because of the marginal increase in engine temperature. On steady motorway driving in a diesel car, the weight difference between an empty fuel tank and a full fuel tank will make very little if any difference in terms of mpg figures.
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