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Dave.
19-09-06, 07:06 PM
does your mileage go up even if the cars rolling with no ignition?
Adam
19-09-06, 07:19 PM
Only if your pushing the car in gear, Lol.
R1CH
19-09-06, 07:36 PM
Yes it does !! Well minw did anyway, even when it was in neutral.

Rich
Adam
19-09-06, 07:39 PM
Ooo aye it will i think, as the shafts turn the diff, and the speedo ring then turns.
Whether in gear or not.
dannyb
19-09-06, 07:45 PM
If I drove everywhere in a whine of reverse, will the mileage go down? I might have to try this to see, 10 laps of Halfords car park....
Geth
19-09-06, 07:48 PM
Of course it will. The speedo and mileage is mechanically driven from the crown wheel which will turn regarless of the gear selected or ignition being turned on/off.
Geth
19-09-06, 07:50 PM
The last post was about the first question. If you want the mileage to go down why don't you just take the clocks out and turn 'em back with a precision screwdriver. It's a lot cheaper.

Edit: And I don't think that works on a nova anyway. Apparantly it does on some older cars though.