I realised today (as I gave 2nd gear a blast and took some more rubber off the front tyres) that I very rarely actually use W.O.T on my car. OK, so I probably use half to 2/3 more often to make decent progress without causing traction issues, but W.O.T? Not often at all. Perhaps it is the time of year as well I guess.

I realised today (as I gave 2nd gear a blast and took some more rubber off the front tyres) that I very rarely actually use W.O.T on my car. OK, so I probably use half to 2/3 more often to make decent progress without causing traction issues, but W.O.T? Not often at all. Perhaps it is the time of year as well I guess.

Does this mean Wide Open Throttle? I don't that often, everytime I change or adjust something I have a WOT session

Quick get aways are needed from those Japs and Frogs every now and then (on a private road of courseee..)

Probably twice a week only in one gear usually 3rd to clear soot and give the valves a workout.

usually fron 2.5 to 4.5 rpm

Edited 28 January, 201115 yr by Mattcooper79

Depends on the mood - if I'm not thinking about petrol a couple of times every other day up to the top of 2nd gear (then straight into 5th) coming off a roundabout onto a long, wide NSL road.

If I remember the cost of petrol, not too often!

(All if safe etc of course )

Edited 28 January, 201115 yr by TriggerFish

I put shells vpower diesel in by mistake. That slowed me down :p

Would definatly slow my car down, that's assuming it moved!

Would definatly slow my car down, that's assuming it moved!

It was the price that slowed me 141.9p/ltr if I used petrol I don't think I'd be going any where either :p

How much?! £122.9 for petrol here, 25 for derv. Think the speacil fuels are around the 33.9 /35.9 mark or so. Anyway, not to go off topic too much longer. . .

Diesel is about 1.34 around here. But thats not putting me off the odd bit of WOT.

Off topic again but interesting. Diesel is 131.9 at morrisons. Cheapest I've seen for a week

Not that often really

Paid 133.9 for standard Tesco diesel today in Blandford, garage opposite work Diesel is 135.9 and UL is 133.9.

These days my engine never gets warm, the 1 mile commute each way means no chance to use WOT. I will tomorrow though, doing a 300 mile round trip this weekend, my car wont know whats happend, its only done 40 miles in January.

These days my engine never gets warm, the 1 mile commute each way means no chance to use WOT. I will tomorrow though, doing a 300 mile round trip this weekend, my car wont know whats happend, its only done 40 miles in January.

I have the same commute which is why at least once a fortnight I go to visit Mum or Dad as that means I get to join the M5 motorway - which means a bit of WOT to blow the cobwebs away. The only problem is I often find by the time the sliproad reaches the motorway I am actually going faster than the traffic on the motorway itself....

If i'm in the van, all the time

Daily, but I'm running stock power so I don't have traction issues to worry about unless it's greasy.

When someone is right up my chuff.

Oh and also when pulling out of a very small slip road onto a duel carriageway at the bottom of a hill where people speed a lot near my house.

Very rarely. I get quite scared, both by the speed, and 7mpg.

I give it the beans every now and then, if I remember the price of diesel (131.9p per litre)

Where and when appropriate really

Depends on the route and traffic, most of all. Can be a couple of times per journey, a couple of times a week perhaps.

If in doubt, flat out

WOT probably once a journey, so twice a day, but only for a few seconds at a time. Mostly its when pulling onto a dual carriage way and picking up enough speed to move over into the outside lane to get past any lorries.

The throttle on any car i drive is treated like a switch, 100% open or shut!!!!

The throttle on any car i drive is treated like a switch, 100% open or shut!!!!

+1 that comment!!

If in doubt, flat out

Best advice ever

The throttle on any car i drive is treated like a switch, 100% open or shut!!!!

Is that why the KWs I bought off you a while back didn't last as long as I hoped?