I’ve removed a towbar to transfer to my multipla and havejust weighed it, its nearly 20 kg (according to the bathroom scales). Then Iweighed a rear seat, 15kg. So if I run the Multipla without the seats, towbarand below half a tank of fuel I’ll save up to 100kg. (15 stone) That has to improveMPG. Any other ideas?
Technical weight V MPG.
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Technical weight V MPG.
Weight V MPG.
Put the towbar back on and tow a trailer loaded up with foam, and covered.
Seriously, a few years ago, with my old Multi ('02 115 JTD), I took it down to South Wales with three friends to an Airsoft weekend event.
Fully loaded with all our Airsoft kit, and a borrowed camping trailer stuffed high with all our camping kit, I got much better mileage (a good 10-15 mpg more), and the rear screen stayed dry despite it raining for most of the 150 miles down the M4.
Aerodynamics, on a long trip they're all-important.
Round town, weight (or lack of it) is King
Economy drive thread from 2012
Put the towbar back on and tow a trailer loaded up with foam, and covered.
Seriously, a few years ago, with my old Multi ('02 115 JTD), I took it down to South Wales with three friends to an Airsoft weekend event.
Fully loaded with all our Airsoft kit, and a borrowed camping trailer stuffed high with all our camping kit, I got much better mileage (a good 10-15 mpg more), and the rear screen stayed dry despite it raining for most of the 150 miles down the M4.
Aerodynamics, on a long trip they're all-important.
Round town, weight (or lack of it) is King
Economy drive thread from 2012
Alpitlum
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If you're not bothered about having a spare then you could ditch that and the winch mechanism.
Weight V MPG.
. . . if it hasn't already fallen off by itself
The one on my original Multi did that, was bouncing along the road behind it on the end of the cable
I just carry a 'proper' spare in the back now.
About time I got round to modifying the carrier and fitting it underneath . . .
. . . if it hasn't already fallen off by itself
The one on my original Multi did that, was bouncing along the road behind it on the end of the cable
I just carry a 'proper' spare in the back now.
About time I got round to modifying the carrier and fitting it underneath . . .
It's just a c**p design, it's in a c**p place, and gets all the c**p thrown up by the rear wheels in the wet.
The mechanism is fine in theory, just not really suitable in the real world.
Spare wheel carrier mod
The mechanism is fine in theory, just not really suitable in the real world.
Spare wheel carrier mod
