onlybayinthevillage
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- Joined
- Dec 21, 2009
- Messages
- 218
- Reaction score
- 2
- Location
- Liskeard, Cornwall
- Year of Your Van(s)
- 1972
- Van Type
- 1972 XO
Got bored on the way back from South Devon yesterday, so decided to see which lorry gave me the best 'slip stream' and best mpg. Sad but true and i know it's dangerous! The results:
In last place was the AA van that i followed for about 5 miles. Quite frankly there was no effect at all.
In third was a knackered old removal van that allowed me to do 55mph without hardly touching the accelerator.
In second was a Wisemans Dairy lorry that again was doing 55 but it just seemed that much more comfortable behind it.
In first!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A Ginsters Pasty lorry all the way from rainy Cornwall. I followed this for about 20 miles past Weston and onto Bristol. It was doing a good 60mph (thought they were restricted?) and the height and width made it a perfect 'tail gater'.
Can anyone do better???????
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In last place was the AA van that i followed for about 5 miles. Quite frankly there was no effect at all.
In third was a knackered old removal van that allowed me to do 55mph without hardly touching the accelerator.
In second was a Wisemans Dairy lorry that again was doing 55 but it just seemed that much more comfortable behind it.
In first!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A Ginsters Pasty lorry all the way from rainy Cornwall. I followed this for about 20 miles past Weston and onto Bristol. It was doing a good 60mph (thought they were restricted?) and the height and width made it a perfect 'tail gater'.
Can anyone do better???????
http://forum.earlybay.com/posting.php?mode=post&f=1#" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
