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(Message started by: gost on Apr 26th, 2009, 1:02pm)

Title: MPG
Post by gost on Apr 26th, 2009, 1:02pm
I usually get 16.5 mpg around town, yesterday did 70 mile round trip  m11 m25 returned 30.5  does this seem right?

Title: Re: MPG
Post by gost on Apr 26th, 2009, 1:02pm
Sorry its a 2.3 saloon

Title: Re: MPG
Post by scorpio_man on Apr 26th, 2009, 1:33pm
hi there

auto or manual?

if auto, a bit low in town. i could get 19mpg at 16mph.

the motor way figure is good, though. i could only get 29mpg at 65mph.

these are average figures, not after a trip reset (and on gas).

hth

Title: Re: MPG
Post by wojtekor on Apr 26th, 2009, 2:19pm
i've never ever checked things like that, always believed that it will eventually burn everything i'd pour into the tank ;)

Title: Re: MPG
Post by rich1 on Apr 26th, 2009, 8:05pm
i did another run from peterbro on saturday , put the cruise control on at bang on 70 and was getting 36.7 ish to the gallon(2.9 cosworth estate)

Title: Re: MPG
Post by scorpio_man on Apr 26th, 2009, 8:30pm

on 04/26/09 at 20:05:48, rich1 wrote:
i did another run from peterbro on saturday , put the cruise control on at bang on 70 and was getting 36.7 ish to the gallon(2.9 cosworth estate)


hi there

is that the instantaneous reading or after a reset?

for a 'true' reading, you need to have ran without resetting it for 500 miles, then check the average speed and miles to the gallon.

hth

Title: Re: MPG
Post by tonyboy on Apr 26th, 2009, 8:50pm
24V cosworth 18ish round town and 26ish on a long run. not very good , i think

Title: Re: MPG
Post by amigafan2003 on Apr 27th, 2009, 10:54am
300 miles after picking the Y reg (Cosworth saloon) up - NSL and motorway all the way to literally my front door - measured by brimming the tank at the start and doing it again at the end - steady 80mph on speedo and CC - returned 27.2 mpg - 49 litres used.

Currently averaging 23mpg on commute to work - 25% 30mph roads, 25% 50mph roads, 50% motorway at 80mph.

Title: Re: MPG
Post by rich1 on Apr 27th, 2009, 8:10pm

on 04/26/09 at 20:30:51, scorpio_man wrote:
hi there

is that the instantaneous reading or after a reset?

for a 'true' reading, you need to have ran without resetting it for 500 miles, then check the average speed and miles to the gallon.

hth


cant remember the last time i reset it , tripometer is currently reading 879.1 miles
also elsewhere on here i posted about m p g , and was getting similar results.
does it make a diffarence if your the only person in the car as oppssed to a full car. mine is always with just me in it (billy no mates :) plus the fact that i dont really like anyone in my car ;D)

Title: Re: MPG
Post by Highlander on Apr 27th, 2009, 8:15pm
the less weight the better.

The only really accurate way to work out the mpg is to fill up, reset the trip.
next time you fill up you'll have the litres/gallons used and miles travelled.

I did manage 37 in a 24v on a trip from Edinburgh to Aberdeen once but i sat about 55 all the way, as soon as you start to get much over 70 it really eats the fuel, I average 25 overall

Title: Re: MPG
Post by rich1 on Apr 27th, 2009, 9:07pm
highlander , fill it up and reset !!!! dont think i can afford the morgage to pay to fill it up ;D

Title: Re: MPG
Post by Highlander on Apr 27th, 2009, 11:13pm
away with ya!!

Just take some more of those poor tourists the long way round again ;)

Title: Re: MPG
Post by rich1 on Apr 27th, 2009, 11:30pm
think some of them are starting to suss me out now  ;D

Title: Re: MPG
Post by tlundkvi on Apr 30th, 2009, 8:39am

on 04/27/09 at 21:07:27, rich1 wrote:
highlander , fill it up and reset !!!! dont think i can afford the morgage to pay to fill it up ;D


After I got mine the oil price went very rapidly down. Still remember the 90 euro deal when filling it up with 60 litres the first time. Now it has dropped to 70 euros for a similar fill up.

I'm doing around 14 l/100km (16-17 mpg) for worktrips (<10km per direction mixed) and 9 l/100km (26 mpg) when driving steadily around 100km/h on highways. But I do less than 10000km per year with this one.



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