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Best Fuel efficient motorway driving car

DarrenMc22 · 2011-02-04 20:18:28

Hi All Starting a new job which requires 80km drive daily on N7, thinking about 2006 ford focus 1.6tdci or anybody got other ideas? Thanks

04-02-2011 8:18pm

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DarrenMc22

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Hi All

Starting a new job which requires 80km drive daily on N7, thinking about 2006 ford focus 1.6tdci or anybody got other ideas?

Thanks

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#2 04-02-2011 8:48pm

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These are quite efficient on the motorway....not sure of your budget though

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#3 04-02-2011 8:59pm

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Just one advice - small engine cars seem to be not very fuel efficient at high speeds.

I got 1.8 petrol Primera, and as at 80km/h it takes only 6 maybe 6.5 litres/100km, then at 120km/h it takes way over 8l/100km.
When I was recently driving longer distance at speeds about 180km/h, it took about 14l/100km, which is way too much.
Probably Primera 2.0 petrol would be more efficient at high speeds, and less efficient at low speeds.

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#4 04-02-2011 10:07pm

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adoks aivatco?

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#5 04-02-2011 10:20pm

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DarrenMc22 wrote: »

Hi All

Starting a new job which requires 80km drive daily on N7, thinking about 2006 ford focus 1.6tdci or anybody got other ideas?

Thanks

I would have to say the honda civic 1.8 ses i-vtec 5 door saloon is a great car very good on fuel proberly 50 miles to the gallon i have one myself and i am in the rescue services and on call 24/7 so i would have to get to my base fairly quickly and this car has it all comfort reliabilty and has the power. Go to www.parkers.co.uk and you will see reviews on cars its a great website .

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#6 05-02-2011 7:25am

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Lex Luthor wrote: »

adoks aivatco?

Is that car not a bit backwards?

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#7 05-02-2011 10:34am

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i was driving a golf gti 1.8 150bhp turbo recently and it got between 35 and 40 mpg at 120kmh. Lots of welly left for ''overtaking'' ...

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#8 05-02-2011 10:38am

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Something similar discussed a few days ago for getting more mpg on the motorway.Clicky!

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#9 05-02-2011 10:49am

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fyi I drive a 05 seat leon tdi 150 and the rev meter sits at 2000 rpm at the speed limit, i find it very economic on motorways. On 40 pounds of diesel, I got from edinburgh, to the port in scotland, through northern ireland, to dublin and back to drogheda!

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