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oncoming hills, meaning you end up having to
really stick the boot in to maintain speed.
If you’re looking further ahead, you can start to
gently accelerate to compensate for the oncoming
change in grade.
CHANGE THE ENGINE OIL
Towing a heavy caravan puts a lot of additional
stress on the engine. As a result, the engine
oil’s effectiveness will deteriorate quicker than it
would with normal driving, increasing fuel use. By
changing our oil more regularly, we have noticed
a decrease in fuel use by up to 3L/100km.
conditions. Where possible, we try to get moving
early in the morning and be at our next destination
before the middle of the day.
JUST DRIVE NORMALLY
I know this will sound strange but we found that
when we try to drive economically, we actually
use more fuel. By focusing on the fuel gauge,
we end up driving too slowly in too high a gear.
This makes the engine labour unnecessarily and
increases fuel consumption.
AVOID DRIVING IN THE HEAT
It’s a well-known fact that vehicle engines run
much more efficiently in colder temperatures. The
reason for this is that cold air is dense air,
which improves combustion. Intercoolers in
turbo engines also perform better in colder
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