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Renault Megane Miles Per Gallon

  • 25-03-2014 10:55am
    #1
    Sean_pop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 301 ✭✭


    I am driving a Renault megane 1.4 L 16 v petrol. The car is 13 years old. At the moment I am getting around 35 miles to the gallon. Should i be getting more miles per gallon or does this sound about right for this model.


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  • #2
    H3llR4iser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,028 ✭✭✭H3llR4iser


    Depends on the type of driving you are doing - I had the same car, and doing only "extreme urban driving" (read: a traffic light every 150 meters), it never did more than 27-28 mpg. On the open road, however, it would average about 38 with normal driving (120-130 kph), up to 40 if I drove slower.

    So all in all, 35 looks definitely OK if you're doing mixed journeys - mostly on open roads and a bit of city driving.

    That said, I have no doubt many here will tell you something's wrong with the car, because their 2.5 V6s do 237 MPG in the rush hour traffic :D


  • #3
    Sean_pop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 301 ✭✭Sean_pop


    Most of my driving would be on open roads and a bit of driving in town. Sounds about right then 35MPG.


  • #4
    visual
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    Had one and on open roads it was doing 40+

    at 100hph I was getting about 43mpg and thought it was impressive.
    Obviously much less in city

    Check your tyres are correctly inflated and air filter is clean.


  • #5
    Mycroft H
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    Sean_pop wrote: »
    I am driving a Renault megane 1.4 L 16 v petrol. The car is 13 years old. At the moment I am getting around 35 miles to the gallon. Should i be getting more miles per gallon or does this sound about right for this model.

    Had a similar engine in an older Clio. That's about right. I used to get ~40mpg on a combined country/m'way/city driving.


  • #6
    Interslice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,506 ✭✭✭Interslice


    Sean_pop wrote: »
    I am driving a Renault megane 1.4 L 16 v petrol. The car is 13 years old. At the moment I am getting around 35 miles to the gallon. Should i be getting more miles per gallon or does this sound about right for this model.

    Sounds about right. About average if your reading off the computer long term. The mothers went up to 37 when I started fitting renault plugs, 5w40 fully synth and new air filter. Fitted a new set of beru coils and cleaned the throttle body too. That's mixed driving similar to you by the sounds of it..


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