Mythe Buster BS

And??????????
What was the results of the test?

Doug, I think their worry was the continuous cornering not the speed or distance, I don't think tyres are designed to go around two corners every 2 minutes for 7 hours, what do you think?

hey hey, its the Australia Day weekend and you guys are slagging an Australian concieved show.

How UnAustralian are you lot!

Now they will have to bust another mythe....looks like they were gainfully employed extending their show... Im guessing they will go clockwise around the next track to simulate the million roundabouts we wear our front left tyre edge out on in big cities :)
Andrew

Seemed to be some obvious flaws in the methodology employed by A and J.
1 Test should have been done with the same vehicle to avoid problem of vehicles being in a different state of tune. (but this would not have provided a good TV spectacle)

2 Pumping out tanks did not prove there was no fuel stiill in tanks.
Some vehicles e.g. VW transporters have a fuel tank with two wells separated by a raised half wall section. Impossible to pump all petrol out if you have put in instead of diesel. You need to cant the whole vehicle over.
Why didn't they just run the vehicle to empty before starting the test?

Actually they had to revisit this myth later in the series as it generated a lot of Fan (hate) mail....

The revisited result was....

Below about 50mph you are better off with your windows down. Above that speed you are better off with the A/C.

They also pointed out that the exact speed would vary from vehicle to vehicle...

Peter

Remember it's only for entertainment - nothing scientific about it. Don't worry too much about it.