Where can I find....

[Bazzlad]

Detailed car information?
I want to make a nice little excel sheet in which I can work out approx how much a journey will cost me in time and petrol, so I need to know fuel tank capacity and gallons per mile at certain speeds.

NB I drive a 97 1.6 Golf.

Anyone know I'm having no luck with Mr Google!

[Howard]

Parker's have some information

[eshrules]

Parker's have some information

another vote for parkers, should be more than enough for the info you need

[mycarsavw]

[shameless plug] VWAudi Forum [/shameless plug] I have the same username over there as I do here.

The tank capacity on a 1.6 petrol MkIII Golf is 55 litres if it helps.

MPG looks to be around 40 combined but I can't be 100% sure.

Pop over to the above site and ask the same question, remember who referred you too

EDIT: 1997 is a crossover year - so it's either a late model MkIII or an early MkIV. If it's a MkIV my figures above are all wrong

[Bazzlad]

It's a MK III

[eshrules]

one thing I would bear in mind, is not to use the paper figures for MPG.... you should have a good idea of what your car gets in the 'real' world... use those figures

[Bazzlad]

My Car's a VW, any idea where I can find a graph which shows speed linked to MPG?
That's the final piece I need in my puzzle

[eshrules]

My Car's a VW, any idea where I can find a graph which shows speed linked to MPG?
That's the final piece I need in my puzzle

hmmm, i dont know of any graphs, but as a rough guide

0mph = 50mpg
100 mph = 15 mpg

LOL

seriously though, erm.... i'm not actually sure such a graph would exist?

[Bazzlad]

I thought you could get data graphs showing mpg at different speeds?

Ie

30mph = 30 mpg
40 = 35mpg

etc

I may be wrong!

[mycarsavw]

I thought you could get data graphs showing mpg at different speeds?

Ie

30mph = 30 mpg
40 = 35mpg

etc

I may be wrong!

Tough challenge. Do you have an onboard computer?

[Bazzlad]

Here are my workings - bearing in mind I know it's an under estimate!


239 Miles to Newquay

55 Litres capacity
12.09830365 Gallons capacity
34 Miles per Gallon

411.3423242 Miles per tank

£1.07 Per litre of petrol average cost

£58.80 Cost of filling a tank

7.029411765 Gallons to get to Newquay
31.95635174 Litres to get to Newquay

£34.16 Cost to get to Newquay

[Howard]

It's infinitely variable, so there's not much point in working it out. You could be doing 30mph in 5th gear and you'd be getting many more miles per gallon than if you were doing 50mph in 3rd gear.

Edit: 34MPG from a 1.6 on the motorway is poor

[eshrules]

It's infinitely variable, so there's not much point in working it out. You could be doing 30mph in 5th gear and you'd be getting many more miles per gallon than if you were doing 50mph in 3rd gear.

Edit: 34MPG from a 1.6 on the motorway is poor

agreed....

I saw more than that on my brothers golf around town and I've got a heavy foot....

i'd aim for around 40/45mpg out of the 1.6, sticking at around 65mph, you should see that....

[Bazzlad]

Cheers for the help everyone

[J4MES]

find this?

[SilentDeath]

Condition of a car makes a huge difference to economy, as does the way you drive it... speed doesnt really matter. 56 is supposed to be the most efficient in theory assuming a straight long road.

And throttle opening makes far more differnce than gear... so driving in 3rd or 2nd doesnt really have much negative effect.. as you need less throttle to accelerate and almost none to maintain speed.

my mpg spreadsheet (openoffice)

As you can see, for my 5mile commute I am usually late and so I may hit 90 once or twice on the way


On motorway you should be aiming for 45+ mpg in a 1.6. 50+ if its relatively new. I would guess my 2.3 would make a good 35+ if I gave it a chance...