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What MPG are you getting from your vehicle?

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    #302
    Flinty997
    Registered Users Posts: 11,536 ✭✭✭✭Flinty997


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117626574#Comment_117626574

    Weight and aerodynamics.



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    #303
    Flinty997
    Registered Users Posts: 11,536 ✭✭✭✭Flinty997


    A lot of people in this thread seem to be beating their vehicles official fuel economy figures, by some margin. Which is interesting.

    On a long run I'm normally at the speed limit which gives worse fuel economy than sitting at 80-100kph.

    But on a recent trip mixed motorway and and lots of small country roads I was getting about 8L/100km in a 1.6 TDI MPV with a roof box and five people and luggage which matches my official figures. In our previous petrol version of the same MPV it's was always around 11L/100km. We rarely do long trips and never with only one person in that car.



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    #304
    Economics101
    Registered Users Posts: 1,623 ✭✭✭Economics101


    I do a regular 160km trip in the Waterford direction (mostly M9) and consumption can be a s low as 3.7L per 100km. On other occasions it can be 4.2. A lot seems to depend on prevailing wind. I drive a VW Golf Diesel 2 litre, it's 11 years old and pervormance is as new. Mind you it's low mileage for a car of its age.



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    #305
    challengemaster
    Registered Users Posts: 16,931 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117228006#Comment_117228006

    Eco mode does sweet **** all. Tested it over a number of tanks, you might get +15km range on a 1000km tank.



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    #306
    dudley72
    Registered Users Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭dudley72


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117626681#Comment_117626681

    This happens all the time. Most of the numbers you see from people are BS and they give more positive numbers. No idea why.


    Personally mine is running at 9-10ltr/100km



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    #307
    dudley72
    Registered Users Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭dudley72


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117626737#Comment_117626737

    Is that even possible in a 2.0ltr Golf? I had one years ago and never got in a arse roar of those figures. Also driving on motorway all the time. It was a 2009 2.0ltr 140Bhp(I think from memory).



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    #308
    Economics101
    Registered Users Posts: 1,623 ✭✭✭Economics101


    Yes, on average it would be very close to 4.0 or if cruising at 120kph maybe 4.2. I've also cross-checked by measuring how much it takes to refill against distance covered and it checks out.



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    #309
    Isambard
    Registered Users Posts: 5,796 ✭✭✭Isambard


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117627005#Comment_117627005

    mines not BS, you can come over and look at my trip.



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    #310
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,383 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


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    Excuse the dust, that’s 3.96 L/100km taking it handy on a 2.0 TDI Octavia estate. It’s done a little better than that, but you’re really relying on slow moving traffic.


    as said a few months ago, that goes out the window once you get up to 120-130


    my old Civic 1.8 petrol would do some great figures for a petrol too, but again you’d have to be driving like a saint.



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    #311
    passatman86
    Registered Users Posts: 1,807 ✭✭✭passatman86


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117625126#Comment_117625126

    I get roughly the same

    6.8L/100km

    Just serviced and good tyres

    These avensis aren't great at 42 mpg


    I do mostly city driving like a lot of taxis would - surprised so many taxi drivers use them at that mpg



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    #312
    CoBo55
    Registered Users Posts: 8,771 ✭✭✭CoBo55


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117628954#Comment_117628954

    Reliability was the main attraction to the PSV industry, they're a comfortable car to be in for lengthy periods too. Unfortunately reliability from 2012 onwards has taken a huge dip and they are starting to fall out of favour now.



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    #313
    passatman86
    Registered Users Posts: 1,807 ✭✭✭passatman86


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117629401#Comment_117629401

    Mines a 2010, i find since they went with the1.6 diesel option and also joined with bmw the issues got worse tbh



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    #314
    CoBo55
    Registered Users Posts: 8,771 ✭✭✭CoBo55


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117627005#Comment_117627005

    Mine is between 5.0-5.5l/100 that's measured from fill to fill I don't know what the display says.



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    #315
    [Deleted User]
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    Approx 32 MPG and it's one of the most fuel efficient cars I've ever owned.

    2.0l petrol Audi MK3 TT Quattro.

    Life's too short to average 69 k/pH.



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    #316
    CoBo55
    Registered Users Posts: 8,771 ✭✭✭CoBo55


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117629803#Comment_117629803

    It was a 29Km journey. What is your long term average speed? Probably not much higher.



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    #317
    TheRiverman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,061 ✭✭✭TheRiverman


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117627005#Comment_117627005

    You can save or waste litres of fuel by the way you drive. Excessive acceleration and too many unnecessary gear changes are two ways to waste those litres. I did a one day course some years ago on economy driving in a 1.9 diesel van with 6 speed gearbox, 1st to 2nd to 4th to 6th. 1st to 3 rs to 5th to 6th. Starting off downhill 1st to 3rd to 6th. Coming down through the gears, 6th to 4th, 6th to 3rd, even 6th to 2nd. Going through roundabouts in 4th. All this driving safely and within all speed limits in both urban and rural areas taking traffic, road and weather conditions into account. The results were amazing saving many litres of diesel. As I posted earlier I have a Ford Focus 1.6 diesel, it has 6 forward gears and I drive it all the time even on the very bad roads where I live the way I was instructed on that course. The same applies to 5 speed gearbox vehicles. I don't know about automatics as I have never owned or driven one.



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    #318
    Buddy Bubs
    Registered Users Posts: 3,476 ✭✭✭Buddy Bubs


    Long term on my audi a6 190bhp is 7 l/100kms or 40mpg. I can, if I really really try get 50mpg or 5.6l per 100kms but have to drive in such a way that I hate it.



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    #319
    [Deleted User]
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    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117629845#Comment_117629845

    Most of my driving has been motorway, dual carriage driving. I've not checked. If I drove into town it would be a lot lower.



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    #320
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117629860#Comment_117629860

    I've driven from Limerick to castlegregory and mostly stayed with traffic and managed 45 mpg, but it was an experiment never to be repeated. :)


    I should have added, mine is an automatic and 230 PS



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    #321
    dudley72
    Registered Users Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭dudley72


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117629851#Comment_117629851

    Maybe, but go out on the roads and nobody is driving like that. I would be a lot more conservative than majority of the people on see on the road yet never get close to the numbers quoted on here. I am sure if you check a lot of them the manufacturer even with the old testing system they never got close to the claimed ltr/100km on here. Those tests got done in ideal conditions with no wind/rain etc. Impossible for any standard road user to achieve.

    Also majority of people like to drive for fun, sorry but that sounds incredible boring driving, to save what? maybe a two euro per 100km, personally don't think it's worth it. Enjoy your car.



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    #322
    Dufflecoat Fanny
    Registered Users Posts: 1,002 ✭✭✭Dufflecoat Fanny


    46 MPG 132 Lexus IS300h 2.5 litre petrol hybrid



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    #323
    TheRiverman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,061 ✭✭✭TheRiverman


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117629920#Comment_117629920

    I love driving, enjoy my car and don't find it a bit boring driving that way. I never think about manufacturers claims or try to achieve them when I'm driving, I simply drive the way I was instructed on that course, which incidentally I was doing to a lesser extent with the same van for about six months before that course as it was owned by the company I was working with and they organised the course for their drivers. That was back in 2007.



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    #324
    Flinty997
    Registered Users Posts: 11,536 ✭✭✭✭Flinty997


    "...You can save or waste litres of fuel by the way you drive....."

    For sure.

    https://hondanews.eu/eu/lv/cars/media/pressreleases/57250/honda-sets-new-guinness-world-records-title-for-fuel-efficiency-averaging-282-litres-per-100km-10031


    2.82 litres per 100km (100.31mpg)



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    #325
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 48,391 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    2.8l per 100km really does show how wasteful cars are. 2.8l of diesel is 108MJ of energy.

    that's the same amount of energy required to lift a 1.5 ton car nearly 7.5km straight up into the air.



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    #326
    CoBo55
    Registered Users Posts: 8,771 ✭✭✭CoBo55


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117629920#Comment_117629920

    I do enjoy my car and regularly give her the holly tipping 140/160 km/h, it still manages to easily achieve 1100/1200 km to the tank of diesel, it's just light on diesel and well serviced, I use millers diesel additive religiously at every fill which might or might not make a difference.



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    #327
    ted1
    Registered Users Posts: 23,271 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    The misses gets about 12.21 litres/100kmh out of her 1.6 VW Touran. Shes getting a electric car now as she’s fed up of garages


    she’ll go from €56 per 300km to €3



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    #328
    JCN12
    Registered Users Posts: 165 ✭✭JCN12


    I'm getting 5.7 litres per 100 km (49.5 mpg) in my 2007 1.4 Petrol Skoda Octavia (Normally Aspirated Engine).

    Really pleased, as I did not get much more out of the diesels I owned in the past with similar driving.



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    #329
    honda boi
    Registered Users Posts: 1,696 ✭✭✭honda boi


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117634849#Comment_117634849

    Thats actually amazing for the size of the car and small engine!



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    #330
    JCN12
    Registered Users Posts: 165 ✭✭JCN12


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117634981#Comment_117634981

    Yes, it really shocked me too. In fairness I drive fairly light footed, but I've driven a diesel vectra, astra and 407 the exact same way and not faired too much better in the overall scheme of things.

    Also, not much difference between the onboard computer and doing the math after filling up when I checked recently.

    Makes me wonder why I stuck with diesel for so long 🤔



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    #331
    MEGA BRO WOLF 5000
    Registered Users Posts: 17,417 ✭✭✭✭MEGA BRO WOLF 5000


    27 mpg. Big diesel and very short commute.



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