Fuel Economy. What do you get with your car?

Ay Cee

With the price of petrol these days I was curious as to what mileage what cars get.

I'm thinking about getting a 97/98 Astra. 1.4 Petrol. Anybody got one/ had one? How much would you get out of a full tank? How much to fill it?

Perhaps this could be made a sticky. If everyone posted up the different cars it would be a usefull resource for reference. Especially since petrol prices aren't going to go down.

I currently have:
Car: 93 VW Golf.
Full tank: About 440 miles.
To Fill from near empty: €50.
Get about 100 miles for a tenner.

Any one else? Let's see who the heavy drinkers and who the sippers are

fletch

Ay Cee wrote:

Full tank: About 440 miles.
To Fill from near empty: €50.

You sure about that?! I calculate that to be about 45mpg

€50 divide by €1.15 a ltr = 43.48ltrs = 9.568 gallons
So 440miles / 9.568 = 45.97mpg!

Personally I get 32.5mpg from my 1.4 and maximam range is about 350miles

fletch

Is this a diesel golf or have you stripped out the interior of the car, replaced all panels with carbon fibre and taped up the panel gaps.

100 miles for a tenner! From a '93 Golf

€10 @ €1.15 a ltr = 8.695ltrs = 1.91534gallons
100miles / 1.915gallons = 52mpg :eek:

My calculations have to be wrong!

Ay Cee

Yeah it's about 50 quid. Give or take a couple of euros here and there.
1.4 Petrol. I wouldn't be a hard driver, impossible in a car that heavy anyway

I take it that's good then?

Ay Cee

Roughly a hundred miles for the tenner. With the price of the petrol now it'll obviously be less.

mondeoman

1998 Ford Mondeo 2.0lt(petrol) Ghiax saloon 106'000 miles
61.5 Lt fuel tank which is €70 to fill @ 114.9 per LT
I get nearly 500 miles to a tank which is 90% N11 driving
which is roughly 36mpg:D

JimmySmith

Ay Cee wrote:

Yeah it's about 50 quid. Give or take a couple of euros here and there.
1.4 Petrol. I wouldn't be a hard driver, impossible in a car that heavy anyway

I take it that's good then?

Yeah its good. As good as the hybrid cars are doing. You might have to o your calculation again

Fill your tank.
Drive for 300 miles.
Fill tank again.
What you put in the second time is the amount it took to drive 300 miles.

Ay Cee

JimmySmith wrote:

Fill your tank...

The head gasket's about to go so I won't be doing that any time soon. Just waiting on it to die

mik_da_man

Ay Cee wrote:

I'm thinking about getting a 97/98 Astra. 1.4 Petrol. Anybody got one/ had one? How much would you get out of a full tank? How much to fill it?

I have a '98 Astra 1.2 (For Sale!) and a full tank costs about €45 edging closer to €50 now:eek:
And I get 350 ish miles from a fill - most of this is a short commute and if I go on longer drives a tank could get around 400 miles.

Mik

Stephen

I drive a 1.6 Hyundai Coupe, and get about 400 miles out of a full tank, which at the moments costs me €65, which equals ~56 litres at the price I pay here at the moment (116.9/lt). There's a lot of urban driving in that, not a lot of long runs.

TempestSabre

It really depends on the kind of driving you are doing. Off peak and avoiding heavy traffic I can get over 40mpg in a 2L. However in peak traffic through the city center (which I normally do) its about 20-25mpg. Haven't done any really off peak journeys lately so all I can remember is the worst case.

Micra 1.0 - €35 - 220 miles
Primera 2.0 €50 - 250miles
CRX 1.6 - €35 - 250 miles
Astra 1.7TD €40 - 450 ish miles

Mayshine

3.0 Petrol

Usually between 27-36 mpg depending on the roads I drive

Anyway, whats with the miles per tenner measurement - Is that not a very *loose* measurement of fuel economy

qazz

laguna 98' 1.6 - for 60 euro about 400 miles

Ay Cee

Ah I just put in there, for the "i've only got a tenner on me, how far will I get"

I should have mentioned most of my driving would be longish journeys. Not as much stuck in traffic.

Astra 1.7TD €40 - 450 ish miles

That's very good isn't it?

kluivert

1999 1.4 Opel Astra

39mpg, bang on with specs so happy with that

PaulKK

Ay Cee wrote:

Car: 93 VW Golf.
Full tank: About 440 miles.
To Fill from near empty: €50.
Get about 100 miles for a tenner.

Any one else? Let's see who the heavy drinkers and who the sippers are

This man tells no lies. I have a '92 MK3(Carb) 1.4 and I get 43mpg+ from Kilkenny to Cork via the N8, and regularly get 40mpg just "tippin around".

It says in the maual that you can get 50mpg+ to the gallon driving continuously at 50mph!

Mayshine wrote:

Anyway, whats with the miles per tenner measurement - Is that not a very *loose* measurement of fuel economy

I agree.

TempestSabre

Ay Cee wrote:

Ah I just put in there, for the "i've only got a tenner on me, how far will I get"

I should have mentioned most of my driving would be longish journeys. Not as much stuck in traffic.


That's very good isn't it?

Its accurate enough to get some idea what your using. Most people haven't a clue.

450 seems about right for a diesel. We have a 1.9 VW (non TD) that gets slightly less, about 400 on average. Aparently diesels are very efficient at slow speeds and thus in traffic.

comanche

fletch wrote:

You sure about that?! I calculate that to be about 45mpg

€50 divide by €1.15 a ltr = 43.48ltrs = 9.568 gallons
So 440miles / 9.568 = 45.97mpg!

Personally I get 32.5mpg from my 1.4 and maximam range is about 350miles

seems about right - getting ~43 mpg from my 1.4 99 megane with a boot full of crap that I should really take out!

fletch

comanche wrote:

seems about right - getting ~43 mpg from my 1.4 99 megane with a boot full of crap that I should really take out!

Suppose it depends on the type of driving you are doin...all my drivin is in and around Dublin

BrianD3

2003 Renault Laguna II 1.6 petrol with 110k miles: 44 mpg
2000 Renault Megane 1.4 16v petrol with 70k miles: 52 mpg :eek:
1996 Renault Megane 1.4 8v petrol with 130k miles: 47 mpg

Therefore I reckon I get around 85-100 miles from a tenner in these cars.

As already stated it really does depend on the sort of driving you do. If I was stuck in traffic all day the above averages would be way lower.

Litcagral

Average at 33mpg (3 litre diesel auto) up to 45mpg on long journeys.

WhatsGoingOn

SEAT Leon 1.9TDi Did 60.1 mpg from Kerry to Dublin last week (according to trip computer)

road_high

VW Bora diesel; around 630 miles to a tank of juice; think its around 50mpg (12.5 gallon tank).Delighted with it, espec these days.

tabatha

i hve an 03 astra and it takes €50 to fill and i get about 320 miles for a tank. i do ****ty little drives though. nothing constant. when i take it to england and drive the motorway a full tank would get me about 480 - 500 miles.

matt cork

for longer journeys i can manage about 28mpg, around town can be as low as 15 mpg or so............ so not great:rolleyes:

Hotwheels

159 JTDm 16V
Currently getting 47-49 MPG mixed driving, with 8K on the clock...

Cerberus

R34 Skyline 2.5 Turbo
Average around 20mpg
Best 25mpg
Worst 10mpg (yes, you can actually watch the needle going down)

fletch

Hotwheels wrote:

159 JTDm 16V

Is the 159 out? Haven't seen any about.

cormie

anyone know how far you'd get with say €50 in this? Hopefully one day I'll actually need to know;)

maidhc

cormie wrote:

anyone know how far you'd get with say €50 in this? Hopefully one day I'll actually need to know;)

When you buy that car how far it goes on €50 will be of no concern to you.

I get about 540 until the fuel light comes on in my Focus TDCi; so about 600 altogether. The tank takes about 52l.

cormie

hehe:) but just out of curiousity?

Hotwheels

Is the 159 out? Haven't seen any about.

yes... have mine for 2 mths...
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Max_Damage

'90 Micra 1ltr. - 40mpg.

When it was new, it was claimed to get 55mpg.

spooner_src

I have a 2001 Octavia 1.9Tdi (110bhp) 70K on the clock got over 640miles on a full tank last week. Constantly get 50+mpg.

ToxicPaddy

mondeoman wrote:

1998 Ford Mondeo 2.0lt(petrol) Ghiax saloon 106'000 miles
61.5 Lt fuel tank which is €70 to fill @ 114.9 per LT
I get nearly 500 miles to a tank which is 90% N11 driving
which is roughly 36mpg:D

Something similar here

97 Mondeo 1.6 LX, 160,000 miles on the clock
61.5 Lt fuel tank which is €70 to fill @ €1.15 per ltr
Around 500 per tank, but have got up 565 driving outside of the city on country roads for a week or so

TheBazman

Nissan 350Z (3.5 ltr) generally around 24 mpg but it depends on how aggressive you drive it.

Our man in Havana

Max_Damage wrote:

'90 Micra 1ltr. - 40mpg.

When it was new, it was claimed to get 55mpg.

91 Micra 1.0L 50 mpg 85K on clock.

Ay Cee

Cerberus wrote:

R34 Skyline 2.5 Turbo
Average around 20mpg
Best 25mpg
Worst 10mpg (yes, you can actually watch the needle going down)

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:eek: I think your car has a serious drinking problem

Ye have to feel sorry for the city folks. I didn't think "city" driving would affect the consumption by that much

Cormie, keep living the dream

TempestSabre

I find a big difference between weekend driving and weekday driving too.

VeVeX

98 Audi A3 1.8t 73K getting around 30mpg.

gyppo

04 Seat Leon tdi

Usually get 600 miles per tank, sometimes up to 650.
Usual average is 56mpg.

robo1

cormie wrote:

anyone know how far you'd get with say €50 in this? Hopefully one day I'll actually need to know;)

Did anyone see the Bugatti Veyron on Top Gear a while back. At top speed it will use a full tank in 12 minutes.

Ay Cee

robo1 wrote:

Did anyone see the Bugatti Veyron on Top Gear a while back. At top speed it will use a full tank in 12 minutes.

:eek:

BRM

1.6 FSi gets me 36mpg on avg

The other yoke 16-20max!

Cerberus

robo1 wrote:

Did anyone see the Bugatti Veyron on Top Gear a while back. At top speed it will use a full tank in 12 minutes.

Considering its v-max is 250mph you'd still have covered 50 miles in that time

curiosity

hmmm, have a 1.4 93 golf like the OP, can get 500+ miles out of it if I mother it a little. Doubt i'd get 100 miles from a tenner though. At 115.7 cent a litre for unleaded i make that over 52 miles to the gallon. Thats 624 miles from a 55 litre (12 gallon) tank.

damo605

1995 Honda Accord Aerodeck 2.0 Automatic - 27.5mpg (mixed driving).... About 51 Miles for a tenner - 280 miles on a tank costing approx 50 euro!

2003 Fiat Scudo 2.0JTD - About 750 miles for 5 minutes at the company pump

TempestSabre

curiosity wrote:

hmmm, have a 1.4 93 golf like the OP, can get 500+ miles out of it if I mother it a little. Doubt i'd get 100 miles from a tenner though. At 115.7 cent a litre for unleaded i make that over 52 miles to the gallon. Thats 624 miles from a 55 litre (12 gallon) tank.

Thats fantastic, thats better than a diesel.

Calibos

Remapped 2.0L TDI A3. 33mpg around town and 55mpg on the open road at legal limits according to the DIS anyway.

Blue850

50 mpg from a 230K 94 Vectra 1.7 TD ,same from the 71 Fiat 850 and absolutley horrific consumption on a 69 Triumph 2000 with dodgy carbs

curiosity

TempestSabre wrote:

Thats fantastic, thats better than a diesel.

My little golf with the big heart says thanks TempestSabre:) . I have a 104km (65 mile) round trip to work everyday on my own, so the car isn't carrying much excess weight. I try not to use the car if i can walk instead, meaning less short fuel draining trips. I always top up the tank in the morning in the belief that it will get more fuel into the tank (whether this works out in practice though is anyone's guess). I think i'll top up the tank, set the tripometer to zero, and check my tyre pressure on Monday morning. Time to see how trifty the ol' gal is once more:)