What kind of mpg do you get from your classic ?

Oshbosh

Hi,.

just reading the thread on 911s as an everyday car and saw some chat about mpg so started wondering what kind of mpg people are getting as this is always a big worry when choosing a classic, especially on some of the older big engined classics, there was an article in yesterday's Irish Times stating that the model T Ford could run on ethanol or petrol and could get as many mpg as many modern cars !

Anyway, i'll get the ball rolling. MPG Range is based on worst case mpg i have got so far, which is driving around town all the time, up to best case, which is a nice looooooong drive up and down to Donegal !

MODEL SIZE (L) MPG RANGE
Mercedes 420 SEC 4.2 18 - 25

Oshbosh

mmm, that didn't format too well


MODEL SIZE (L) MPG RANGE
Mercedes 420 SEC 4.2 18 - 25

Oshbosh

don't know why it keeps pushing all the text in my table together !??

Blue850

Fiat 850 with 843ccs does around 45mpg with 50mpg plus on long runs,
Merc 230 in around 22mpg but squeezed 26mpg out of it couple of weeks ago,
Triumph 2000, haven't a clue, it flippin leaks more petrol out of the Stromberg carbs than it burns:D

3ps

I used to have a 1984 Merc W123 200T (estate 2.0 petrol manual), and I would get 28-30 and once 34 on a longer run.

I had a 1972 Merc W115 220 Diesel and I used to get 35and close to 40 once on a longer run, if I remember correctly.

I haven't really been checking my current Alfa 1600 GT Junior but I thinkI got 32 on the first fill. I've been driving it harder since

Henry Ford III

Ford Escort MkII RS2000 - 4 speed. Just over 30mpg is possible if driven with restraint.

andreas_220D

1974 Merc W115 240D/8 = 35mpg
1971 Merc W108 280SD = 26mpg

Costs per mile (based on current price of 69 Cent per Liter veggie oil):

1974 Merc W115 240D/8 = 9 cent per mile
1971 Merc W108 280SD = 12 cent per mile

not too bad at all

8~)

3ps wrote: »

I used to have a 1984 Merc W123 200T (estate 2.0 petrol manual), and I would get 28-30 and once 34 on a longer run.

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That same 200T is giving me around 30 mpg average in rural driving. Worst case the 200T gets down to under 20 mpg but that's around town or when heavily laden/pulling a trailer.
E28 518 BMW averages 35 mpg.

Andreas - you using veggie at this time of the year; straight into tank with no modifications for heating it?

andreas_220D

Andreas - you using veggie at this time of the year; straight into tank with no modifications for heating it?

Yes.

MercMad

My 230SL would do 22-26mpg and my 280SE Coupe with automatic transmission does between 18-24 !

I tend to ease the guilt by driving a 1.0 litre Corsa whenever I can !!

Hifive

Triumph Stag.
Not good at under 15 mpg.
Mostly town driving though.

DJD

1975 350SL about 17-18mpg

Dades

DJD wrote: »

1975 350SL about 17-18mpg

That's positively green!

1972 350SL about 12-13 mpg*.

Regular, very short hops though, with a good long run thrown in about once a month.

* although I'm not too hot at calculating these stats

8~)

MercMad wrote: »

My 230SL would do 22-26mpg and my 280SE Coupe with automatic transmission does between 18-24 !

I tend to ease the guilt by driving a 1.0 litre Corsa whenever I can !!

I dorve a 1.0 Corsa when on hols abroad some time back. Had to turn off the aircon when going up hills to maintain progress.

ianobrien

We've got a 1977 Ford Escort, with a 1300 crossflow, in GT spec (uprated cam, twin choke weber, bigger valves, etc) and we're getting 35mpg out of it (but when it is driven hard, OMG!)

tc20

'72 MB W114 230, 21mpg. Though i mostly use it on the short run to & from work, dont get to do many long runs

Thinkingaboutit

It is a mystery. Once I start it up and drive it for a while I have to tap the fuel gauge. It moves to the maximum, moves to low alarmly quickly, another tap brings it back and at that level it seems correct. It probably uses less fuel than my Harley Davidson Streetrod on commuting duty.

edit: 'it' refers to a '71 Wolseley 16/60 with 70 something thousand miles.

Dwilly

W113 280SL auto, 'bout 20 or so..

maidhc

Capri with a 2.0 Pinto... about 25mpg, at most. It has a 5 speed, but is never in 5th gear

101sean

Land Rover Forward Control 3.5l V8 14mpg. Have had it as low as 9mpg towing a Rapier missile launcher back in the UK :eek:

MercMad

I dorve a 1.0 Corsa when on hols abroad some time back. Had to turn off the aircon when going up hills to maintain progress.

.........I find it really sings along, you never notice the lack of power because the motor responds well, never feels flat !

However the minute you put any more weight in it ( a bottle of water and a sandwich ) you feel it instantly !

ds20prefecture

I'm mostly town driving, so I typically average the manufacturers "urban" figure.

1972 Citroen DS 20 - 20 av, 25 on the motorway.
1979 Citroen GS 1.1 - 33mpg av, but it got 37mpg over 1000 miles recently (Maxol E5 fuel)

For modern comparison
1997 Seat Ibiza 1.0 - 32mpg av, 40 motorway
2000 Octavia 1.6 - 28mpg av, 32 motorway
2000 Alfa 156 2.0 - 20mpg av, 28 motorway
2001 Fiat Multipla 1.6 - 24mpg av, 30 motorway

So the 1979, 4 speed, single carb car is the most economical i've owned :eek:

chevyv8

75 chevrolet camaro

5.75 litre.
3 speed auto box.

got from dublin to the end of wexford and back for 52 euro.

dont know what its doing and dont really care, just love driving it. normally put bout 50 euro in for a days fun and enjoyment, you would spend that in a pub in an hour or on a game of golf.

hellocrazy

I had an 850coupe sport mk3,now in fairness she did i think have a 903cc, but honestly she was so thursty compared to any of my other fiats.

I think on average i got 30-35mpg, she definitely never saw 45 even on long journeys.

I was commuting with work London to Edinburgh alternate weekends when i lived in the UK and I always took the coupe with me, 1 because i loved driving her and 2 if i left her standing for a week it would take a can of wd40 and an evenings patience for her to start upon my return.

I sold her very cheap to a guy In Derby as I just got sick of the cold mornings with her and not bighting.I done everything, new points, starter motor, battery, contacts, plugs, leads, petrol additive,..... she was just a F***ER to start cold.

Whats your 850 like starting cold? I actually knew a blue one out in Co.Meath when I was kid,wonder if its the same one.

Had a cream coloured 1972 one myself, left it at a pals house near johnie fox's pub and sold it to some guy about 7 yrs ago, 400 irish pounds I think, was a solid car too. If you ever looking for bits I know a few old fiats in hiding or new parts you might need.

Ive posted a pic,and if you love your Fiats I know what you will say, that i was crazy to sell her,but she broke my heart.... so I went back to 500's and ive been very happy since.

Regards.

hellocrazy

Had to laugh at that camero drinking 50euro for a days enjoyment.

Mate,i think your dead right having and enjoying a classic car, and probly there are more higher consumption cars out there.

Guess my student years of being broke are still with me and minding my money like a true irish man aint going away, especially when I drove to Galway and back on 22 euro.... beat that!!lol. ok fair enough my top speed is 55mph and that it took me best part of 8 hours,altogether, not each way lol.

p.s I was driving down the nothside quays by Guiness last saturday and had noticed a black lancia delta intergrale behind me since castleknock. he floored it past me on the quays, (No rage, just showing what his car can do, thats ok), but i caught up on him, and managed to squeeze down between him and another car,me in my Fiat 500,lol, left him sitting in the traffic as i waddled all the way down the line of traffic. If he's on here, love the car mate and would love a proper race with you, me in 500, you in anything you want... cool.:D

chevyv8

hellocrazy wrote: »

Had to laugh at that camero drinking 50euro for a days enjoyment.

Mate,i think your dead right having and enjoying a classic car, and probly there are more higher consumption cars out there.



50 euro for a good days run somewhere down the country aint bad, rarely would i use it all, would not want to run out and have to push it off the road, and yep there are a lot heavier motors out there,i know of two cars getting 6 to 8 a gallon. the point i was making is that it is your hobby your buzz, enjoy it , as for mpg i aint got a clue, must have been good motoring in the old days though..

L-M

1996 Triumph Tr4a
1964 Mg Midget
Mpg is 20euro petrol every so often... I really think if ur buyin a classic, mpg should be the least of ur worries:D