Kwik-Fit says £29 will tune up, eco out your car for six months
Go in for an engine tune up, and tune up the environment as well? That's the plan for Kwik-Fit's new £29 Go Green option (this cost is on top of normal service). What do you get for your thirty pounds? The normal tuneup and Kwik-Fit sends £10 right along to CarbonNeutral to fund carbon offset programs. Man, is there any automotive service/item/function that can't be tied to carbon offset these days?Kwik-Fit says the service will "help motorists run cleaner, more efficient vehicles thus reducing their motoring impact on the environment," but we're all aware that properly inflated tires, a new air filter, etc. will get you that same benefit. Here's what Kwik-Fit will give you for Go Green and 20 minutes of your time:
- An information pack about The CarbonNeutral Company scheme along with a certificate to commemorate the offsetting of one tonne of carbon.
- Adding a fuel treatment to the tank that systematically cleans the engine and ensures it burns cleanly and efficiently.
- Checking brakes are operating efficiently – minimising the amount of fuel needed to slow the car.
- Checking emissions for improper gases so that they meet and exceed legal requirements for a balanced mix.
- Checking that the engine management system sensor for O2 is operational and sending the optimum amount of fuel to the combustion chamber.
- Offsetting one tonne of carbon by funding verified emissions reductions projects around the world. This is equivalent to 6 months or 4,000 miles of average driving by the average car.
[Source: Kwik-Fit]
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bolhuijo 4:43PM (9/14/2007)
That's right. If your brakes are really bad, you have to put it in reverse and give it a lot of gas to slow down! But seriously, I'm sure they mean "check for dragging brakes" which will minimise the amount of fuel needed to *propel* the car.
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