Petrol Crisis: MPG

[5lab]

My mini did me well last Sunday - drove up to Taunton and back just to get used to the busy traffic up there. For 23 years old, it certianly got good milage - 50 miles out of half a tank.

thats not particularly good for such a small car - the tank must be what - £15 to fill up? i'd get more milage from my similar-age volvo!

[Skii]

Petrol Lupos are good on the fuel economy too , but their fuel tank is so ruddy small you end up filling up as often as anyone else anyway :S

[Ruggerbugger]

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

Not sure what you mean here, can you explain? I have a 98 Escort 1.6iLX that I get 25-30 mpg out of. That's on 5-6 miles to work mind, from next week I'll be doing 15+ miles to Warwick Uni for my PGCE, and driving like a granny. I'm seriously thinking about a Smart next year.

[Taz]

I'm trying to drive carefully but i'm getting around 19MPG (air-con on) in my BMW 530i.

[Zub]

My dCi Clio 80 gets 57mpg on my normal run to work. This week i have been driving carefully, not going over 60, coasting down hills etc. and have got it up to 63mpg. I'm a little dissapointed to be honest i thought i would be getting nearer 70!

[nev_payne]

True, but i put it down to age...and its stock parts through out...so for 23 years theres a few things that could be tweaked for some extra milage. For one, a new fans going in today - variable pitch, but hey - its a mini...the fact it got 50 miles without stopping is joy and rapture in itself

thats not particularly good for such a small car - the tank must be what - £15 to fill up? i'd get more milage from my similar-age volvo!

[Fossil]

My car gets crap MPG for engine size, about 240 - 300 miles from a 55L tank (2.0L V6)..

Driving it less and staying in 'grandad mode' to save fuel.