19.5mpg in the BMW 328issomebody has a heavy right foot there, think I can average just under 30 mpg, guage doesn't work
182s struggling to break into the 30s
I always trip the meter everytime I fill up and I get nothing less than 34-35mpg, last week was 38..... The same average when I drove it to Florenville for that weekend.
My phase 1 172 is always in the 40mpg bracket..... Must drive it harder?
I was only getting 32 to 38mpg from the 1.1 litre Fiat.
Urban being the lower and Mixed motoring the higher.
It reckon my Pug GTi is low 40's which is utter crap, I get nowhere near that but it's old. Adam's Silvia is unbelievably more economical than mine, especially since his last remap.
24 in the mini, about right
got 49 on supermarket run down the local A road from the 172 other night (phase 1)
Originally Posted by Matt@CodeRedMotorsports
My phase 1 172 is always in the 40mpg bracket..... Must drive it harder?Why can't I get mine above 33-34mpg, unless I REALLY try?got 49 on supermarket run down the local A road from the 172 other night (phase 1)
40s on motorways
30s average if I'm gentle
20s with some throttle on cupra r
i think my 5 does 19mpg on a hoon :/
My sri t is about the same.
We got 9mpg with one of the Volvo 850 t-5r's
Ol Whitey ran in the low 50sMy phase 1 172 is always in the 40mpg bracket..... Must drive it harder?
New plugs/leads, air filter? Always hit low 40s in my old phase 1 Clio 172.....Why can't I get mine above 33-34mpg, unless I REALLY try?
I haven't done the plugs/leads, but it runs perfectly at the mo. I changed the air filter to some silly cone shaped thing, because I lost the clips off the airboxNew plugs/leads, air filter? Always hit low 40s in my old phase 1 Clio 172.....
It's still over twice as good as the Evo though, so I can't complain too much
A lot of town driving? Still, its soo much better than the EvoIt's still over twice as good as the Evo though, so I can't complain too much
Might be worth fitting new plugs, also the phase 1 airbox is highly rated
Not much town driving. I leave for work at 0330, so there's no stop/starting. On a run to Dorset a couple of weeks back (mainly motorway) it got up to 38 ish, which is still p155 poor compared to everybody elseA lot of town driving? Still, its soo much better than the Evo
Might be worth fitting new plugs, also the phase 1 airbox is highly rated
I was going to sort the airbox out, but the open filter does sound quite nice, in a chavy sort of way
The plugs are on the list of things to do. I've replaced so much on that car, just because parts are so cheap. I'm now contemplating new oe shocks to go with the Eibach springs that should be coming soon
Try the 172 cup dampers, should fit. Eibachs highly recommendedI'm now contemplating new oe shocks to go with the Eibach springs that should be coming soon
Anyway... off topic
I contemplated Konis, but then remembered it's an every day car, that I want to keep as comfy as possibleTry the 172 cup dampers, should fit. Eibachs highly recommended
Anyway... off topic
My 2004 Subaru impreza WRX STI does 17.6 avg
motorway it drops to high 30's/low40's, its 45-50mph smooth 5th gear a road stuff it laps up! that's with no service for 2 years nearly and open cone filter too :-)
I did do some drafting on the A1 once as well, got the following:
only over 60 miles or so and only on the A1 behind big ass trucks, using caravans to move from one to the next!
A friend says his wife driving their 172 ph2 gets no more than 37mpg, mostly just going up and down the A2 to and from work each day.
Iv serviced a few friends 172s and i was surprised to see them average high 40's
megane r26 - it says 24.9 average. id agree with that
On motorway runs i can get it upto 30mpg, around town it really drops and when booting it.
my day to day journey is 2 miles to the motorway, 5miles down it, then miles through roads into cambridge and it will get 27mpg
Don't know how the mpg is measured on different cars but from my experiance the on-board mpg display is not the most accurate.
On my mrs car I can get it saying almost 65mpg by re-setting the trip meter whilst on the m-way then take it steady for a mile or so, I do it just as I'm home then when she gets in the car and spots the mpg she wonders how I can get it that high as she can only manage 44 most of the time........
The most accurate way to measure your real MPG is to run the car reasonably low on fuel, fill right up untill it clicks (only one click this is very important) then re-set the trip, run the car as normal untill the fuel is low again, then fill up at the exact same pump untill completely full. (again just one click)
Then on your recipt you will have the liters you have just put in and on your trip meter the milage, there you have it. The most accurate way to measure your mpg. Do it a few times and see how you get on, my guess is it will be different to the on-board mpg display .
On the 5GTT, each time I'd fill it to the actual brim, ie, so the petrol was level with the filler cap, slowly dribbling the last bit in.
The first click would be a couple of so gallons away from actually full and depends on the flow down the pipes, if it splashes a bit then the nozzles end sensor can click off. Having the nozzle turned a bit left or right or not in as far by a smidgen and the amount from first click to brimmed varies.
Never done it on my gtt it doesn't cover enough miles to brim it two or three times.
If you use the same pump and put it in at the same angle then thats obviously as good as your going to get with a gtt, with a more modern car tho it should be very accurate
I fill my tank up at least 3 times a week on my driving school car (it kills me to see at the end of the year the amount I spend on fuel) I always come out with 35/37 mpg, given that this is mostly with inexperianced drivers at the wheel and town driving, my car doesn't have an on-board mpg display.
I had a courtesy car a few months back and I did 75 miles with the on-board thingy telling me I had zero miles range.......I understand that it's kind of a overlap to stop every Tom dick and harry running out of fuel, but those on board things really aren't accurate at all.
Or on a gtt you could properly brim it......
as long as it doesn't have the leaky bungOr on a gtt you could properly brim it......
That may well interfere with the calculations!!as long as it doesn't have the leaky bung
I think I have only ever filled mine up to the brim once or twice in 8 years
My rs4 was rubbish about 20mpg top.... But the RS6 that i have in mind hmm 14mpg still good fun
Also, I remember that the 5GTT would bubble out some air after the petrol level got to near the brim. The level would drop down the filler pipe, then more bubbles. Maybe I could fit another ½ gallon or more. I forget now.
But the total from run out of petrol and engined had stopped, to brimmed with the bubbles out was 54 litres. I seem to recall that I confirmed this by running out a second time. Or made it into the station 'on fumes'.
Worst I ever saw on my old T5 was 7mpgWe got 9mpg with one of the Volvo 850 t-5r's
That was on a no bling trip, on the auto bhan, bouncing off the limiter. Way off the speedo which ended at 165mph!
Alex still left us for dust at that speed in his CSL, think his gps indicated +185mph
10mpg in my master van to nd, well over 300miles each way so not good, may have to re-think coming to next years....
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