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1litre polo fuel economy?

  • 12-02-2011 12:50pm
    #1
    deckyoh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32 ✭


    Hi folks,
    My other half driives a 2001 1litre polo,the damn thing is a guzzler on fuel,for example she may only get 300miles to 50euro worth.anyone else have this problem?im just thinking a 1litre with no power shouldnt be like that should it?


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  • #2
    Lurching
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,239 ✭✭✭Lurching


    deckyoh wrote: »
    Hi folks,
    My other half driives a 2001 1litre polo,the damn thing is a guzzler on fuel,for example she may only get 300miles to 50euro worth.anyone else have this problem?im just thinking a 1litre with no power shouldnt be like that should it?

    Thats the problem, its a 1 litre with no power, meaning that you have to drive it hard to get anywhere at a reasonable pace.
    What sort of roads does she do most of her milage on?


  • #3
    deckyoh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32 ✭deckyoh


    itd be a mixture of crappy roads and noramal main roads daily,a lot of short trips which wouldnt help one bit


  • #4
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,856 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    Say a litre of fuel is c. €1.45. €50 buys 34.48 litres, or about 7.59 gallons. 300 miles means c. 39.52 mpg which isn't that bad tbh.

    Brim the tank and get a more accurate reading next time.


  • #5
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Henry Ford III wrote: »
    Say a litre of fuel is c. €1.45. €50 buys 34.48 litres, or about 7.59 gallons. 300 miles means c. 39.52 mpg which isn't that bad tbh.

    Brim the tank and get a more accurate reading next time.

    It's not that bad at all! I get about 24mpg...


  • #6
    deckyoh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32 ✭deckyoh


    maybe i stand corrected guys thanx 4the help


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  • #7
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,473 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    40 MPG for a polo is normal. I have driven one all across Europe and 40 is the best it will do.


  • #8
    Jimmy Bottlehead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,122 ✭✭✭✭Jimmy Bottlehead


    I calculated before and it was around 39-40mpg for the 1.2 Polo. It would probably be fine until taken to a motorway, 120km/h seems to reduce the mpg more than lower speeds.


  • #9
    C4Kid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 480 ✭✭C4Kid


    I can squeeze nearly 40 MPG out of my 1.4 Golf sometimes using some fuel saving tips, It's not the quickest either especially when Your taking it easy to save more petrol. if I'm not in a rush I try to practice the techniques.

    Maybe have a look at these and see if applying some will improve Your MPG,

    http://ecomodder.com/forum/EM-hypermiling-driving-tips-ecodriving.php


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