nikdraycott
Number of posts: 4
Home City: brighton
Registration date: 2010-11-06
 | | Subject: Manual's MPG vs Automatic MPG Wed Nov 24, 2010 5:59 pm | |
| Hi again , do the manual's have a better MPG than the automatics? |
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chrisandhiace
Number of posts: 466
Age: 50
Home City: Preston
Model and year: LH 107 4wd 1992
Registration date: 2008-11-18
| | Subject: Re: Manual's MPG vs Automatic MPG Wed Nov 24, 2010 7:16 pm | |
| For any vehicle the answer has to be more mpg on a manual..... |
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dandywarhol
Number of posts: 163
Age: 57
Home City: Edinburgh, Scotland
Model and year: 1995 LH129V 2.8 Superlong semi hi top campervan 4WD with Mitsubishi turbo
Registration date: 2010-01-26
| | Subject: Re: Manual's MPG vs Automatic MPG Thu Nov 25, 2010 4:15 pm | |
| For town driving, definitely - for open road driving above 40 mph - little difference - the torque converter locks up at around that speed and the slippage which causes higher consumption is eliminated |
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nikdraycott
Number of posts: 4
Home City: brighton
Registration date: 2010-11-06
| | Subject: Re: Manual's MPG vs Automatic MPG Thu Nov 25, 2010 6:24 pm | |
| Thanks very much, new to all this |
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