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It seems I may have to buy a car in the near future, something that has always bugged me is the so called MPG that manufacturers specify

So I thought we could all add our real life MPGs for our cars and it may prove useful, obviously driving style affects MPG but its fairly easy to add your driving style

So just add your Average MPGs, all mine are taken on a minimum of 10,000 miles (Except Mercedes C350 CDi 5k)

My driving style could be described as "Spirited :)", and pretty much 50/50 split between Duel carriage way/B roads Average Speed 28mph

Skoda Fabia 2010 1.6CR TDi 52mpg (my wifes current car)
Toyota Avensis Estate 2.2 2010 D4D 37mpg (my Current car)
VW Passat 2003 130 Sport TDi 44mpg
Mercedes C Class 2010 350 CDi 33mpg
Honda Civic 2007 2.2 CDTi 42mpg
Lexus IS 200 2002 2.0 petrol 22mpg

Westfield 2ltr red top 8-15 :eek::eek:

i understand this is far from an exact science but cant do any harm
 
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Mondeo ST TDCi (engine mods and remapped to 190bhp) Spirited 50% Motorway / 50% Extra Urban 50-52mpg (winter) 58-59mpg (summer)
 
neil_g said:
2003 Seat Ibiza tdi sport pd130 (Revo remap stage 1) - 55mpg (generally over 36 mile commute of motorway and traffic jams)
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Handy, this is one of the cars im thinking of :thumbs:
 
Volvo V70 T5 27.4mpg (average over 65,000 miles) with single tank max. 31.7 and min. 21.6 :D
 
I think the quoted MPG is a good idea as each car is tested under the same lab conditions.
In real life you have no chance of getting near but how else would you be able to compare MPG between brands and makes? Left to the manufacturers wouldn't they all test on a downhill with a tailwind?

Volvo V50 drive s/s 54mpg combined, 62-69mpg motorway.
 
2008 Ford focus 1.8 tdi winter 52 summer 56......2011 Ford focus 1.6 tdi winter 54 summer 61.
 
Edtog said:
I think the quoted MPG is a good idea as each car is tested under the same lab conditions
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I don't disagree with this, but it varies IMO from car to car as to just how close you can get, think I was closest with the passat
 
punto 1.3 Multijet diesel (A car halfords insist doesn't exist) ... damn as near 60mpg... that's 70% rural A roads, 30% town / city at a rough guess. 25 miles per day as a commute... obviously more if we go somewhere at a weekend...

Driving style - I don't hang around, but not a nutter... I.e. MWay will sit there at 70 and then a bit more.. (+20)


Wife has a 1.9 diesel Megane 2004. It averages about 51... she is a tad more conservative with the right foot, but very similar daily commute...
 
2000 X-reg 1.8 Focus Zetec Estate 30-32MPG "normal" driving, 36-40MPG "extra" urban

2005 55 plate 2.0 TDCi Focus Titanium Estate 40MPG "normal" but not been on any long runs yet.

My daily commute is 17 miles each way, mixture of dual carriage way and b-roads in moderate to heavy traffic (average speed is around 23MPH) and reasonably spirited driving.
 
Tony_M said:
Why not try www.honestjohn.co.uk/realmpg

You should get a realistic mpg there. My car (Mazda 6 2.2D) is spot on the average displayed
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According to that I'm getting 6mpg more than the official quoted figure and almost 9mpg more than the real average. My consumption is the same as before the car was remapped too, but I can afford to drive even more spirited and more often now.:thumbs:
 
Mercedes E320cdi sports. Similar to the C350cdi you mention.

The 350cdi is worse on fuel than the older version of the engine. If you average 35mpg from it you'll do well.

Mine books at 37mpg and it is very easy to achieve that, the extra urban figure is 47mpg and that also is beatable.

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ST4 said:
Mercedes E320cdi sports. Similar to the C350cdi you mention.

The 350cdi is worse on fuel than the older version of the engine. If you average 35mpg from it you'll do well.

Mine books at 37mpg and it is very easy to achieve that, the extra urban figure is 47mpg and that also is beatable.
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I only managed 33mpg
 
I'm doing slightly less that the average

Seat Toledo 2006
Engine Official Combined Real Average Real Range
1.6 8V 36.2 mpg 37.3 mpg 35.6–39 mpg
1.9 TDI 52.3 mpg 53.2 mpg 47–59 mpg
2.0 TDI 47.9 mpg 51.1 mpg 46–56.3 mpg

Mine is around 40-48mpg at the moment, so it will be due for some good servicing and probably will have a think about a remap.
 
j3w3ll3r said:
I only managed 33mpg
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From the C350cdi, not suprised. I am on two major MB forums and thats about the going rate. Your user ID here, is quite similar to one on MBClub. Were you a poster there?

The reason being is believe it or not, the more "emissions control" a car has, the worse it is on fuel.

Simple modifications to a diesel engine like disabling EGR, and removal of a DPF (standard fit on the 350cdi engine) will yield higher MPG. The best of the merc engines was the old 2.7CDi, powerful and over 50mpg without trying. I spanked one and got it into the 20's, spank mine, its into the teens and its a diesel:thumbsdown:

A rule of thumb, the higher the EU rating, the less efficient the engine, but the more air quality friendly is.

A commiseration, a C350cdi makes a lot of power and 265bhp in a small saloon is not shabby and not a million miles off a small V8 from 10 years ago.

I am averaging above the quoted figures in my car, but most people with my car do less MPG
 
ST4 said:
From the C350cdi, not suprised. I am on two major MB forums and thats about the going rate. Your user ID here, is quite similar to one on MBClub. Were you a poster there?

The reason being is believe it or not, the more "emissions control" a car has, the worse it is on fuel.

Simple modifications to a diesel engine like disabling EGR, and removal of a DPF (standard fit on the 350cdi engine) will yield higher MPG. The best of the merc engines was the old 2.7CDi, powerful and over 50mpg without trying. I spanked one and got it into the 20's, spank mine, its into the teens and its a diesel:thumbsdown:

A rule of thumb, the higher the EU rating, the less efficient the engine, but the more air quality friendly is.

A commiseration, a C350cdi makes a lot of power and 265bhp in a small saloon is not shabby and not a million miles off a small V8 from 10 years ago.

I am averaging above the quoted figures in my car, but most people with my car do less MPG
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lol, yes

I kinda inherited the car from my boss, I never really wanted it so I made a few posts regarding the MPG. I managed to get rid of it after a few months
 
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I'm on a car hunt too, I need a wagon. Like my camping trips etc and a saloon is a PITA.

I've done some research on VAG forums. An A6 V6 TDi looks a complicated un reliable beast and is out.

Truth be told I'd want a smaller car anyway but a wagon. Toss up between a BMW 320d or a C220cdi. Not a fan of V6 Mercs having spent £3k on repairs to the engine over 38k miles however efficient and fast a car they may be.
 
nilagin said:
Mondeo ST TDCi (engine mods and remapped to 190bhp) Spirited 50% Motorway / 50% Extra Urban 50-52mpg (winter) 58-59mpg (summer)
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That's interesting, as I was talking to the guy at the MOT station while my MINI (R50 model, 34 mpg :bang: :lol:) was in and he was saying the Jag X-type diesel he had (the 2.2 version) barely managed mid-20s, isn't that essentially the same engine?
 
2005 Volvo S60 2.4 D5 (163bhp) - 53mpg real world.

These are the figures that I got off Autotrader regarding economy:

Fuel consumption (urban) - 32.5 mpg
Fuel consumption (extra urban) - 54.3 mpg
Fuel consumption (combined) - 43.5 mpg

You can see that I get considerably more, as was the general consensus when I read user reviews of this car; all said that mid-50s was easily achieved. I've even had 61.3mpg going from Rugby to Clevedon near Bristol. That's about 15 miles of A road with quite a few speed changes and roundabouts. Then it was pretty much 70mph all the way down the A46/M40/M42/M5.

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In general, I do a mix of motorway and A/B road driving, probably 60/40 in reality. I don't drive mental, usually 75-80mph on motorways (in cruise when I can) and I stick to the speed limits on all other roads but do boot it a bit to get up to speed. A pretty boring driving style really. Can't do an average speed on my car.

The car I had before was a 2006 (mk1 design) SEAT Leon Cupra R 1.8T 225bhp. Drove like a TWOcer when i first got it, especially on B-roads, and got about 15mpg. Grew up a bit and on mainly motorway journeys (70-75mpg) I was getting 35mpg. Roudn town is was 28mpg.

The diesel version is supposed to be a guaranteed 50+mpg car and it's pretty much the same in terms of spec, aside from most having the FR wheels and different front and rear bumpers. It was 150bhp if I remember rightly but have seen plenty on the web that have been mapped up to 180bhp that still do 50+mpg. early good car to drive too and ultra-reliable. Nicer to look at than a similar VW Golf IMO
 
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Flash In The Pan said:
That's interesting, as I was talking to the guy at the MOT station while my MINI (R50 model, 34 mpg :bang: :lol:) was in and he was saying the Jag X-type diesel he had (the 2.2 version) barely managed mid-20s, isn't that essentially the same engine?
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Yes Jaguar did use the same engine, but it also depends on what year, the Mk3 Mondeo has 155PS engine. The Mk4 engines are 175PS and more recently 200PS, both thirstier but then the Mk4 is alot bigger and heavier. If he's only achieving mid 20's he must be driving it hard and around town all the time or the engine has issues, should be late 30's to low 40's at the very least.
 
Mazda 6 2.3 petrol, driven conservatively I can get 30-32 mpg, usually see around 27 on my daily commute, almost 40 miles of A and B roads in total including a couple of pretty big hills to climb. I don't like to hang around, so generally get my toe down where possible. Spank it and it can drop into high teens......
 
nilagin said:
Yes Jaguar did use the same engine, but it also depends on what year, the Mk3 Mondeo has 155PS engine. The Mk4 engines are 175PS and more recently 200PS, both thirstier but then the Mk4 is alot bigger and heavier. If he's only achieving mid 20's he must be driving it hard and around town all the time or the engine has issues, should be late 30's to low 40's at the very least.
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IIRC the 2.2 first appeared in the Jags in 2005 or 2006....
 
Flash In The Pan said:
IIRC the 2.2 first appeared in the Jags in 2005 or 2006....
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Those would have the same 2.2 TDCi as mine. A mate at work as an 08 X-type, he has the 175PS engine. I'm assuming latest Jags now have the 200PS variant.
 
Ford Maverick 2.7 4WD, with turbo & intercooler AKA Nissan Terrano
28mpg motorway
about 18mpg around town
about 5 mpg off road, 4WD low transfer
 
Flash In The Pan said:
That's interesting, as I was talking to the guy at the MOT station while my MINI (R50 model, 34 mpg :bang: :lol:) was in and he was saying the Jag X-type diesel he had (the 2.2 version) barely managed mid-20s, isn't that essentially the same engine?
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Either he was getting his engines muddled up and it was a petrol or he had a car with a heck of problem ;)

To add mine to the list: Mondeo Titanium X Sport 2.2D 200PS - 43mpg
 
Jaguar XF 3.0 diesel - overall fuel consumption over 18k = 36mpg.

Previous Jag XJ6 - alloy body - 2.7 petrol did 31mpg.

Volvo XC70 - 2.4 diesel - only 28mpg. Manufacturer brochure said it should do around 35.
 
2008 Focus 1.6TDI estate - 53.7 mpg, mainly rural road commute.

This figure was measured between fillings of the fuel tank. The display always was a couple of mpg more, er, optimistic.
 
Toyota Hilux.....Don`t know and don`t care......:)
 
Chrysler 300c diesel - pussy footing around town 27mpg, spirited around town .................you don't want to know;)
 
2000 Ford Fiesta Zetec S 1.6 (highly modified - 180bhp) - 18-21mpg (25mpg on a long motorway run, down to as little as 14mpg if driven hard)

1998 Ford Focus 1.8 TDDI 37-40mpg.

:D
 
Boxster S - 25mpg commuting driven hard, up to 35mpg on the motorway

Davrian (998cc Hillman Imp engine in this one) - 6mpg. Weber DCOEs are for fuel efficiency like drilling a 1/2" hole in the petrol tank. The youngsters here won't know what a carburettor is, of course :naughty:.
 
Have a look at http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/realmpg/, which a previous poster suggested. The site explains how the manufacturers tests are carried out, and why they can be so misleading. All the data on it is collated from owner's experience and is probably a lot more realistic.
 
onomatopoeia said:
Boxster S - 25mpg commuting driven hard, up to 35mpg on the motorway

Davrian (998cc Hillman Imp engine in this one) - 6mpg. Weber DCOEs are for fuel efficiency like drilling a 1/2" hole in the petrol tank. The youngsters here won't know what a carburettor is, of course :naughty:.
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Or what a Hillman Imp is :lol:
 
06 reg Mondeo Titanium X 2.0 tdci
Daily commute on A roads and in traffic = 49 mpg.
On a good motorway run, somewhere around 52-55 mpg
 
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