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20 euro of fuel... mpg?

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  • 31-05-2013 11:46am
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    Jordan537
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭


    Can someone please work out my MPG ...

    1.2 litre car

    20 euro of fuel - 13 litres

    100 miles.

    is 100 miles good for 20 euro, 80% city driving?


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    Bpmull
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    Working it out from your figures its 35.2mpg. Which probably isn't too bad for mostly town driving.


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    Mimikyu
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    BrianJD
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    That's about 30mpg which is pretty okay for City Driving.


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    Jacovs
    Registered Users Posts: 1,720 ✭✭✭Jacovs


    13 litres = 2,86 gallons

    100 miles per 2,86 gallons

    35mpg

    Good for mainly city driving id say.


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Use fuelly and work it out yourself?
    www.fuelly.com

    I have it on the phone and die a little at every top up when I see my mpgs.


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    pa990
    Registered Users Posts: 3,884 ✭✭✭pa990


    Jacovs wrote: »
    13 litres = 2,86 gallons

    100 miles per 2,86 gallons

    35mpg

    Good for mainly city driving id say.

    dito


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    bitburger
    Registered Users Posts: 364 ✭✭bitburger


    sounds very good to me, i get 120 miles out of 20 in either of my motorbikes!


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    betistuc
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭betistuc


    35mpg. Not bad for 80% city driving if it's a petrol car. If it's diesel, I would think it's a little below average.


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    Anjobe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,445 ✭✭✭Anjobe


    Based on the figures given:

    100 / 13 * 4.54 = 35 MPG

    Pretty good for city driving. Buying fuel by the euros worth does make accurate calculation difficult though. You really need to fill the tank and reset the trip mileage. Next fill refill the tank again, make a note of how much fuel was required and the trip mileage, and calculate from that.


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    Yakuza
    Registered Users Posts: 5,141 ✭✭✭Yakuza


    That's roughly 35MPG (or 8 l/10km) - not too bad for city driving. The missus' car (1.2 Micra) gets around the same around town, the consumption drops to under 7l/100km (or MPG increases to 40+) on the motorway.


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    Jordan537
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭Jordan537


    thanks lads.


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    Jesus.
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,794 ✭✭✭Jesus.


    Jordan537 wrote: »
    Can someone please work out my MPG ...

    1.2 litre car

    20 euro of fuel - 13 litres

    100 miles.

    is 100 miles good for 20 euro, 80% city driving?

    I disagree with the above posts. 35MPG is quite poor. You should be getting closer to 40.


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    Jesus.
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    Jesus. wrote: »
    I disagree with the above posts. 35MPG is quite poor. You should be getting closer to 40.

    Apologies. Just reread the OP. I didn't see that he said he's 80% City.

    35 MPG is decent enough all right.

    My mistake.


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    homingbird
    Registered Users Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭homingbird


    Are you sure its miles instead of kms as i take it it is a newish car.


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    Jesus.
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,794 ✭✭✭Jesus.


    homingbird wrote: »
    Are you sure its miles instead of kms as i take it it is a newish car.

    Well if its kilometres he's got a hole in his tank cos then he'd only be getting 21.6 MPG :confused:


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