Peugeot 3008 - Very heavy on petrol?

OU812

Recently went from a 2006 1.4 Nissan Quashquai diesel that cost me about €100 a month to run (& the car was paid for), so a low amount per month, to a 2018 1.2 Peugeot 3008 GT Line which is now costing me €500 per month in payments & this month, almost €200 in fuel costs. it's quite the chunk going out monthly. I would have held onto the old one but it wanted to be put down, quite literally was limping along until it couldn't any more and got to the stage where I was lucky to get it to the dealer's to trade it in.

I thought it would have been a little more economical given the smaller engine size & more suitable for shorter journeys, but is costing me in the region of €200+ per month to run. I need to refill every two weeks to a tank that holds €80, While the Nissan got one fill a month for €100. Same milage, more emodern car, what's going on?

I might have to change it for maybe an EV or hybrid to save costs.

I extracted the milage information from the car computer & it looks like this:

Does that look normal? There's no speeding, careful driving going on (kids in the back)

Anyone got any insights? would I be better off biting the bullet and trading it again for an EV/Hybrid? If I do, what are my running costs likely to be?

Buddy Bubs

You will lose lots by selling and buying again for starters, not an economical way of reducing costs.

176 euro would be 100 litres of petrol for 1000 KMs, that's 10 litres per 100kms or 28mpg in old measurement whichever you are used to.

That's high consumption if your calculations are correct. A 1.2 petrol should only use about 60 to 70% of that I'd say, which would bring you back to same levels as the Qashqai.

Get the car looked at I suppose, get a bigger sample size for your fuel consumption just to be sure. If it's your first month with the carz remember it's very cold out, if your daily mileages are broken into a few short trips you are using a cold engine a lot of the time, if you have been in heavy traffic that will explain a bit too. It's about worst case scenario with your figures really, but it could be driving conditions.

Don't go panic selling just yet.

Bigus

Consumption, will be far worse in cold weather , so can only get better, but will probably only get from 28 mpg to 35 mpg , which would be about right .

easygoing39

I dont know why youre surprised,a big brick shaped SUV,with a tiny little engine in it,sure you have to work the motor hard to lug around the body,and that will never give you good fuel saving.

shane b

Changing from diesel to straight petrol can be a bit of a shock depending on the trips done.

Also car computers may not be the most accurate. The most accurate way is to fill the car, drive it for 1-2 weeks, refill the car and note the kms driven. Then work out the kms per litre or litre per 100 km whichever you prefer.

kerten

Another common issue when you switch from diesel to petrol is exponential increase in fuel consumption when you enjoy the turbo comparing to diesel. If you want to produce diesel like torque from those small capacity trubo petrols, you have to rev them up which equals to high consumption like any other turbo petrol. If you drive calmly, those 1.2 turbo engines are economical comparing to other turbo petrol engines but still uses more than diesel especially a renault 1.5 dci which is extremely economical diesel engine to compare anything.

mac167

Can't exactly compare the petrol consumption vs a diesel, even a petrol with turbo will be hard to get to the mpg level of diesel

colm_mcm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121709269#Comment_121709269

The 3008 is bigger than the Qashqai and has a petrol engine, why would it be anywhere near as economical?

I’d agree that 10l/100km isn’t great, but it is a big enough car with a small engine.

ei9go

With your daily mileage, you might be a candidate for a Plug in Hybrid providing you can charge at home. Maybe look at a Kia Xceed or Niro PHEV.

User1998

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121714923#Comment_121714923

Jaysus that is a massive yoke for a 1.2 petrol