Which spec Specs of each model - Page 2

Kpow99 · 8th May 2006, 22:51

I had 4 of those and gave 3 away to peeps that were thinking of buying at work, kept one for myself, didn't realise they were special ones!!!!!!

elfa7 · 11th May 2006, 20:06

taa,

Regarding fuel consumption for different models.

I was led to believe that the EX uses a bit more fuel, because its

supposed to have its duel climate on all the time.

StGeli · 11th May 2006, 20:42

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Originally Posted by elfa7

taa,

Regarding fuel consumption for different models.

I was led to believe that the EX uses a bit more fuel, because its

supposed to have its duel climate on all the time.

I thought it was the fact that it and the sport have 17" wheels. Both have the same figures in the brochure, and both are less than the SE and ES with their 16" wheels.

Hartside · 11th May 2006, 20:52

Yeh, it's down to the tyre/wheel sizes

Elfa - the dual climate is switch on or off to suit.

taa · 11th May 2006, 21:17

thanks for answers. still, all those figures don't make much sense to me. if they are meant to be an average consumption of an average driver, then they can't be true. my average is way above the promised for combined driving. if, on another hand (and more likely) they are some figures achieved in ideal conditions with ideal driving, on a relatively short run, then i can do still better than that (sorry for being mr d.

). for example, if i fill up on my way to work when the engine is already warm, and continue for the remaining 20 km, the counter on arrival sayd 5.1 l per 100 km. the promised number is 5.4 for comfort and 5.5 for executive and sport for extra urban driving (i have a sport with 17'' wheels). and i had airconditioning on for the last couple of days and it did not seem to make much difference. anyway. it's not to save on petrol we bought those cars for

Kpow99 · 11th May 2006, 21:23

The air con on will cause about 7-8% increased fuel comsumption (industry average) but I wonder who was driving thee cars when they made up these figures. My car only every has me in it and I don't have any extra "stuff" in the boot etc. but I'm 6'4" and 17 stone so how big or small were the drivers testing the cars?!?!?

basegreen · 11th May 2006, 21:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kpow99

The air con on will cause about 7-8% increased fuel comsumption (industry average) but I wonder who was driving thee cars when they made up these figures. My car only every has me in it and I don't have any extra "stuff" in the boot etc. but I'm 6'4" and 17 stone so how big or small were the drivers testing the cars?!?!?

Read somewhere recently that opening the windows uses more fuel than the AirCon.

You should leave the climate control on anyway, less chance of getting a stale/broken AC chiller/filter unit.

Kpow99 · 11th May 2006, 21:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by gissing

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kpow99

The air con on will cause about 7-8% increased fuel comsumption (industry average) but I wonder who was driving thee cars when they made up these figures. My car only every has me in it and I don't have any extra "stuff" in the boot etc. but I'm 6'4" and 17 stone so how big or small were the drivers testing the cars?!?!?

Read somewhere recently that opening the windows uses more fuel than the AirCon.

You should leave the climate control on anyway, less chance of getting a stale/broken AC chiller/filter unit.

That is very true, but i like that extra bit of power to be available to ramp it up a bit

taa · 11th May 2006, 21:41

yeah but also who will have a/c on all the time? not in danish, or british for that matter, climate. only to cool the car down after it's been parked in the sun. but then the engine will consume less because it does not get very cold in a weather like this.

i was also wondering always who and how is testing cars to get these figures. my brother has a honda stream from 2002, and before that he had an accord from 1995. he says he never, ever comes even close to the figures promised. understand me right, not that i think it's using too much fuel. i just want to see realistic figures for an average driver in the manual, not some ideal-test-tube-teorethical-wherever-they-get-them numbers. my husband had a skoda fabia before, and we could easily achieve figures given in the manual, also in long term average, not on a short nice run. well, as my brother says - yes. they are lying to us. but we are still buying their cars. because we want honda. don't want skoda. (have to make sure dear husband does not see this

ok he does not have a skoda anymore anyway)

basegreen · 11th May 2006, 21:44

Of course you can leave it on. It is climate control. Choose the temperature you want in the cabin no matter what the weather and the system will get to that temperature.

Make a hell of a lot of sense to me.

Copycat · 19th May 2006, 11:52

I prefer to keep it on at all times. Even when it's freezing cold outside, because it defrosts the inside of the windows much faster.

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elfa7 Supporter Rocketship door handle Join Date: 8th May 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1,699 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	taa, Regarding fuel consumption for different models. I was led to believe that the EX uses a bit more fuel, because its supposed to have its duel climate on all the time.

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Hartside Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 4th May 2006 Location: Northumberland Posts: 562 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Yeh, it's down to the tyre/wheel sizes Elfa - the dual climate is switch on or off to suit.

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taa Supporter Valve Cap Join Date: 26th April 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	thanks for answers. still, all those figures don't make much sense to me. if they are meant to be an average consumption of an average driver, then they can't be true. my average is way above the promised for combined driving. if, on another hand (and more likely) they are some figures achieved in ideal conditions with ideal driving, on a relatively short run, then i can do still better than that (sorry for being mr d. ). for example, if i fill up on my way to work when the engine is already warm, and continue for the remaining 20 km, the counter on arrival sayd 5.1 l per 100 km. the promised number is 5.4 for comfort and 5.5 for executive and sport for extra urban driving (i have a sport with 17'' wheels). and i had airconditioning on for the last couple of days and it did not seem to make much difference. anyway. it's not to save on petrol we bought those cars for

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Kpow99 Explosive Mind Unleashed Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 5th May 2006 Location: London Posts: 535 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	The air con on will cause about 7-8% increased fuel comsumption (industry average) but I wonder who was driving thee cars when they made up these figures. My car only every has me in it and I don't have any extra "stuff" in the boot etc. but I'm 6'4" and 17 stone so how big or small were the drivers testing the cars?!?!?

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taa Supporter Valve Cap Join Date: 26th April 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	yeah but also who will have a/c on all the time? not in danish, or british for that matter, climate. only to cool the car down after it's been parked in the sun. but then the engine will consume less because it does not get very cold in a weather like this. i was also wondering always who and how is testing cars to get these figures. my brother has a honda stream from 2002, and before that he had an accord from 1995. he says he never, ever comes even close to the figures promised. understand me right, not that i think it's using too much fuel. i just want to see realistic figures for an average driver in the manual, not some ideal-test-tube-teorethical-wherever-they-get-them numbers. my husband had a skoda fabia before, and we could easily achieve figures given in the manual, also in long term average, not on a short nice run. well, as my brother says - yes. they are lying to us. but we are still buying their cars. because we want honda. don't want skoda. (have to make sure dear husband does not see this ok he does not have a skoda anymore anyway)

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basegreen Super Moderator Civinfo guru Join Date: 15th April 2006 Location: noitacoL Posts: 2,904 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader: (0)	Of course you can leave it on. It is climate control. Choose the temperature you want in the cabin no matter what the weather and the system will get to that temperature. Make a hell of a lot of sense to me.

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Copycat Galaxy class starship Rocketship door handle Join Date: 5th May 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1,050 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I prefer to keep it on at all times. Even when it's freezing cold outside, because it defrosts the inside of the windows much faster.