Real Life MPG

Nissan Navara...................Up to 29mpg. If I drive it like a wuss.
26mpg more the norm.
 
nissan quashqui 1.5 dci average 48 had upto 58 mpg great car

had a mg metro 22 years ago with a 1480 Longman lump breathing through twin 45 side draught Webbers, hate to think what I used to get from that, biggest problem was of used to go through gearboxes and clutches on a fairly regular basis.
 
I love it but i think sooner or later it's going to have to go...

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onomatopoeia said:
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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I certainly hope the fun you have in it outweighs that atrocious fuel usage..!
 
W reg Nissan 200SX, owned from new, driven for economy (nowadays) rather than thrills. 80k on the clock. No fancy trip computer, but I do usually calculate economy each time I brim the car.

Average - 30mpg.
Best ever - 40mpg, a long time ago, and I really had to work for that.
Worst ever - 27mpg

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I keep thinking about changing for something more frugal, but insurance costs are low (£236 fully comp), mechanically it's rock solid, and I've got little left to lose in depreciation, so I'm keeping it. :)
 
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ive got an 02 zafira 1.6 petrol mostly town driving i get about 25 to the gallon
 
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2001 Xsara Picasso 2.0 hdi sx use to get 43mpg in winter and 49mpg in summer. After selling it we got a 1999 Ford Focus 2.0 ztec at the moment only getting 27.7mpg. HUGE difference in fuel bills! wasn't expecting such a rise. It had been some years since last having petrol car.
 
I hope people are working it out properly and not using their trip computers. Some can be pretty accurate (my current one is within a few MPG of reality most of the time) but many are massively over stating reality.

Anyhow...

Renaultsport Clio Ph1 172 (2.0l): 35-37mpg commuting (weekdays, average speed approx 30mph, 5 miles per trip), 40-45mpg at weekends if doing longer runs, even if 'pressing on'. 50mpg if using the motorway network a lot.

It's amusing how EU legislation pretty much cancels itself out, they demand more safety features, thicker pillars etc, yet this means fuel efficiency takes a big hit. So my 10 year old rev-hungry 2 litre naturally aspirated 170hp car is not actually massively far behind some relatively 'green' current cars.
 
Did almost 300 miles yesterday in the wifes A3 1.9tdi. Easy driving along the A45, A34, M40 and some other Motorways near Portsmouth.
Whole trip averaged out at 63.4mpg.
 
astraman1 said:
ive got an 02 zafira 1.6 petrol mostly town driving i get about 25 to the gallon
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I just had one of these as a courtesy car albeit a 2010 and put £85 worth of juice in it just to get to work......didnt work it out exactly but it was less than 300 miles total

i just got insurance company to swap it for a Renault Scenic 2.0Dci Auto, seems a bit better
 
Mercedes C200 cdi Estate Auto (2004 W203). According to the onboard computicle, it's averaged 49mpg over the last 35,000 miles. The best I've seen on a journey was 70.1 (door to door) on a 65 mile trip around the south side of the M25 with the fuel warning light on;)
 
2008 BMW 520D Touring, do around 1300 miles a month, 95% of which are motorway to work. drive pretty much at 70 and get around 48mpg
 
Cooper S (the supercharged one) lucky to get it into the 30's.
 
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fracster said:
I certainly know what a Hillman Imp head gasket is..........bloody things.........:bat:
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Some people showing their age here :lol:. Fortunately head gasket replacement is a straightforward task, which is handy as it's pretty much a service item like an oil filter :naughty:.

Mine all use Wills rings between the head and block, which only work on a wet liner block (so 998cc or more).
 
onomatopoeia said:
Some people showing their age here :lol:. Fortunately head gasket replacement is a straightforward task, which is handy as it's pretty much a service item like an oil filter :naughty:.

Mine all use Wills rings between the head and block, which only work on a wet liner block (so 998cc or more).
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It is a while since I did one, but I seem to recall having the engine out,down to less than an hour.............:D
 
fracster said:
It is a while since I did one, but I seem to recall having the engine out,down to less than an hour.............:D
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An hour? Did you stop half way through for lunch? :lol:
 
2002 golf gt tdi 130bhp, not started tinkering with it yet but it does atleast 50mpg no matter how i drive it! i managed 68.4mpg the other evening from york city ceter over 105 miles home! that was driving like a saint going 60mph on the motorways!
 
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An hour? Did you stop half way through for lunch? :lol:
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It is a very long time since I did one, though I recall it was a regular job...........:lol:

In fact, put one in front of me now and the horrific memories would come flooding back..........:)

Now for a real easy job,ever do clutch on a Saab 99?
 
2003 Toyota Yaris D-4D Diesel -
I get between 63-65mpg.
Not much motorway driving, and I try not to go above 65 mph
 
nilagin said:
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:
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To be fair, your consumption does sound better than I would expect.

Is this calculated or using the trip computer?
 
Joe T said:
To be fair, your consumption does sound better than I would expect.

Is this calculated or using the trip computer?
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Calculated. I only use the trip computer to let me know how many more miles before fill up (always before 50 miles left, when light comes on) and outside temperature. In recent cold weather I've been getting 600 miles to 12 gallons, in the summer I've been getting on average 720 miles. Always filling the tank to the brim.

My previous car was a Mk2 Mondeo 2.0 petrol. I used to get 38mpg in winter and 40-42 in summer, even averaged 45mpg on one tank but that involved alot more motorway driving than normal.
 
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Flash In The Pan said:
An hour? Did you stop half way through for lunch? :lol:
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Depends how siezed the four 1/4" bolts that go through the inner corner of the rear wing into the rear crossmember that holds up the back of the engine are. If they haven't been out for a while and weren't copperslipped when last refitted you can easily spend the hour scraping your knuckles off trying to remove them.

Can you tell I've done this a "few" times on different cars...
 
My mum had a hillman imp as her first car. The pedals are like switches :gag:
 
onomatopoeia said:
Depends how siezed the four 1/4" bolts that go through the inner corner of the rear wing into the rear crossmember that holds up the back of the engine are. If they haven't been out for a while and weren't copperslipped when last refitted you can easily spend the hour scraping your knuckles off trying to remove them.

Can you tell I've done this a "few" times on different cars...
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The engine was out of my last one so many times copperslip wasn't necessary :lol:
 
Focus 1.6 TDCI 11 plate...20k on the clock, 52mpg and its mostly 70mph* on the motorway.

I have managed to get a respectable 64mpg though before i got bored of saving money

*almost
 
civic type r shopping trolley is about 30 mpg, 50:50 city driving and a road fun

lotus elise is about 40 mpg going plenty fast on road and about 15 on track

not sure i should have a sensible car that does worse mpg than the toy really ?
 
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Ah, the joys of mpg...

1988 Land Rover 90 2.5TD - 20mpg on a good day and 55mph flat out!

Still, it'll get "better" once I've built the V8 to go in it :D
 
2003 Golf GTTDi (130) - winter I get around 50mpg, mostly dual carriage way, but starts off in town. Summer get closer to 60mpg, but highest is 73.4 according to the trip computer.
 
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