Petrol Crisis: MPG

**Konan555** · 13-09-2005, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by Nick

I don't bother dipping the clutch with my current car, it has the fuel shut off on overrun feature built in, even MORE economical!

I'd say 95% of cars sold after 95 have cutoff on the overun unless they're auto.

**dangel** · 13-09-2005, 05:47 PM

That reminds me - CHECK YOUR TYRE PRESSURES

Makes all the difference to economy..

**Nick** · 13-09-2005, 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by Konan555

I'd say 95% of cars sold after 95 have cutoff on the overun unless they're auto.

Yep, I agree, but most people don't ever read the handbook so they prolly don;t even know they have it.

**Konan555** · 13-09-2005, 06:01 PM

Or it's not mentioned. No sign of it in my handbook but I know it's got it.

**IBM** · 13-09-2005, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by dew1911©

Lol they really that bad?

Oh yeah...and it's about £50+ to fill her up....but she's not bad to drive given the size, and we can fit three generations of either side of the family in without too much trouble, so it's not all bad...

**IBM** · 13-09-2005, 09:11 PM

Oh, it certainly shifts, although I'd just love to have a shot down the A40 in a porsche one of these days, just for the feeling of not dragging most of the mass of Mars behind you....another car with excellent fuel consumption (in a vague effort to stay on topic)...

**Apex** · 13-09-2005, 10:04 PM

Originally Posted by dangel

The impending doom of the planet earth due to lack of Petrol has started me on a MPG quest - last night i managed 34MPG on the way home, and bettered it with 36MPG on the way in this morning. Anyone else having a go? And shut up if you've got a derv

Oh and what car did you manage it in - mine: SEAT Leon Cupra 240bhp

100 mpg

beat that

you gas guzzlers !

**Taz** · 13-09-2005, 10:18 PM

Filled up yesterday - cost me £61. Drove carefully all day yesterday and today. Fuel computer shows 18MPG. I need to change my car...

**tiggerai** · 13-09-2005, 10:39 PM

Filled up today £32

I do lots of MPG because I haven't got a silly car yet.

**ekundo** · 14-09-2005, 12:29 AM

heh, about 70 or something almost as stupid, but i ride a 250cc bike, so

oh, it gets me with people moaning about how much they spend on petrol, if they want to spend less, they should use less (kinda aimed at 4wd-school-run-etc peope)

**Konan555** · 14-09-2005, 07:51 AM

Might back my fuel rail pressure off a bit today and see if that gets me anywhere.

**dangel** · 14-09-2005, 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by 5lab

that may be so, but at the moment they're not actually very good because no-one has mated the technology with a derv engine. on a run a prius only manages 39mpg! thats hopeless!

But how does it compare in traffic/around town?

**Konan555** · 14-09-2005, 12:25 PM

39MPG from a 1.5L petrol engine is pathetic isn't it.

Which moves me to wonder.... what's the point in it if it's getting the same MPG as my olde 2L?

**Steve @ SCAN** · 14-09-2005, 12:53 PM

am not doing to bad my 1.9sdi skoda octavia gets around 54

The car is no beast when it comes to bhp but with the mpg am getting i am not complaining

**Oakey** · 14-09-2005, 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by Konan555

39MPG from a 1.5L petrol engine is pathetic isn't it.

Which moves me to wonder.... what's the point in it if it's getting the same MPG as my olde 2L?

Is that motorway or city? Doesn't seem too bad to me. I only get about 70-80 miles per £10 of fuel in my 1.4 MG ZR

**Konan555** · 14-09-2005, 01:46 PM

Have to ask 5lab where it came from, I was just followed his figure.

I'm not sure what £10 of fuel is any more! But I expect I get the same from my 2L Sierra when it's not being driven gently.

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