Going to waste a load of fuel

I keep seeing posts on here about fuel economy at the moment and I have found them somewhat thought provoking to the point that I have tried changing my driving habits out of curiosity to see if there are benefits.

So far I have been late for a couple of meetings and managed to get an extra couple of miles to the gallon but apart from that nothing much else to report.

With the amount of miles I do (around 1000 a week) my services come around at the same rate and I have once again booked my car in for yet another, as I drive an Alfa you will no doubt understand that this is the hate part of the relationship owing to the fact that a service is never just oil and filter, however there is a silver lining to the cloud this time as the loan car is something a little bit tasty in the shape of a 3.2 V6 and as I have a day off I am just going to waste a whole load of fuel

You would too, wouldn't you?

 

burn a gallon for all of us >

 

quite right, Alfa's are a complete waste of fuel

 

You can't beat a nice Alfa Romeo and a nice engine. Let yourself go wild. I would

 

Drive like an Italian

 

would it be predictable to say drive quickly before it rusts?







stuck in the 70's when alfasuds rotted overnight.

 

Drain the tank on the courtesy car and put the fuel in your bus