Whats your MPG?

Mycroft H · 07-11-2012 11:02PM

robertxxx wrote: »

72 mpg 1976 triumph spider

really? :eek:

sunnysoutheast · 07-11-2012 11:03PM

2003 Audi A4 2.0 petrol multitronic - 29MPG based on fuel receipts, computer says 31MPG over the same period

driving 10% city / 90% Mway/A-road

Trhiggy83 · 07-11-2012 11:09PM

2005 bmw 320 coupe, diesel, 2 litre.

47-48 mpg average

Ded_Zebra · 07-11-2012 11:22PM

Ronnie Beck wrote: »

Tyres have an optimal pressure for grip depending on tyres, car, roads surface etc.. Raising the pressure above this point will decrease grip as will dropping it below. To say that you just inflate them to the max rated pressure on the side to achieve this is ridiculous.

Do you have any links to support this inflate it to the max pressure claim.

Sorry just to clear up I don't mean at the max (on the side wall) But higher than the values on the sticker in the door jam (or wherever). These values are the safe minimum pressures to run.

krissovo · 07-11-2012 11:36PM

Merc E500 - 19 MPG 70% motorway
1964 VW camper 1.2 - 12 MPG
Golf 1.4 - 35 MPG 65% motorway
MGZR 120 - 27 MPG (Track)

Ronnie Beck · 07-11-2012 11:37PM

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Sorry just to clear up I don't mean at the max (on the side wall) But higher than the values on the sticker in the door jam (or wherever). These values are the safe minimum pressures to run.

Oh right, that's fair enough. I run my own tyres at about 3PSI(stone cold) higher than the sticker as alot off miles done on the m5. In general I think it is better for people on stock wheels and tyres to stick to to the sticker unless they know what they're doing.

N17er's wording was to pump them nearer to the max pressure. That can be construed many ways.

advertsfox · 16-11-2012 10:00AM

advertsfox wrote: »

Grande Punto 1.2 8V (beast) - getting 40-42MPG (6.6 L/100KM) mainly driving in Dublin. Getting 48MPG (6.0 L/100KM) when it's just local driving or motorway.

Averaging 48MPG right now with a mix of city and motorway, well impressed!

Also learned that the moment my petrol light comes on, I have close to 7 liters of fuel left (according to the manual) so if I average 6.0L/100KM, means I have a little over 100KM left or a comfy 70 miles

El Kabong! · 16-11-2012 11:35AM

Slidey wrote: »

I believe you are either crediting a gallon with more than 4.5L or your speedo is highly innaccurate. That or you live at the top of a big hill and only travel one way

The figures are accurate.

Citroen AX from Wikipedia:
In 1989 a naturally aspirated diesel AX, using the 1360 cc all aluminium alloy TUD engine, managed a figure of 2.7 litres per 100 kilometres (100 mpg-imp; 87 mpg-US), totalling over 1,000 miles (1,609 km) from Dover to Barcelona. This was the longest ever distance travelled on 10 imp gal (45.5 L; 12.0 US gal) of fuel and earned it a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the most economical production car.

1st Gen Honda Insight from Wikipedia:
The car was the most fuel efficient car available in the U.S. for the length of its production run and is still the leader of any current mass market car.[22][23][24] The Insight earned an EPA fuel economy estimate of 70 miles per US gallon (3.4 L/100 km; 84 mpg-imp) in highway driving, 61 mpg-US (3.9 L/100 km; 73 mpg-imp) city.

Here is a pic from a 25 mile run where I got my best MPG:

the actual car:

discombobulate · 16-11-2012 11:45AM

Alfa Romeo GT JTD

44.43 MPG for last fill over 838km of driving. 9.8 cent per km

Third_Echelon · 16-11-2012 05:14PM

2006 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 Petrol, 115,000 KMs on the clock

8.5 L/100 KM = 33 MPG

vincenzolorenzo · 16-11-2012 05:34PM

krissovo wrote: »

1964 VW camper 1.2 - 12 MPG

Jesus is that right? Only 12 mpg out of the VW camper? Is that because the engine is too small for the body?

Seweryn · 16-11-2012 05:56PM

Honda Civic 1.5 1997 (petrol)

47.51 mpg total average since own the car.

bladespin · 17-11-2012 12:41PM

El Kabong! wrote: »

The figures are accurate.

Here is a pic from a 25 mile run where I got my best MPG:

Try a different technique for calculating your MPG, I've never seen a dash MPG that was anything near accurate.

yllw.ldbttr · 17-11-2012 03:33PM

Trhiggy83 wrote: »

2005 bmw 320 coupe, diesel, 2 litre.

47-48 mpg average

That must mean you rarely drive it on? Just asking because mine is a 2006 320 CD regularly serviced and well maintained, yet I struggle to get near those figures unless I resist all urges to accelerate hard/ drive it on.

80% of my driving would be motorway @ 120 km per hour (...ish)...

Seweryn · 17-11-2012 03:50PM

yllw.ldbttr wrote: »

That must mean you rarely drive it on? Just asking because mine is a 2006 320 CD regularly serviced and well maintained, yet I struggle to get near those figures unless I resist all urges to accelerate hard/ drive it on.

80% of my driving would be motorway @ 120 km per hour (...ish)...

That is not great for a modern Diesel, but it may be down to your driving style. My 15-year old petrol engined Honda gives more mpg.

yllw.ldbttr · 17-11-2012 04:09PM

Seweryn wrote: »

That is not great for a modern Diesel, but it may be down to your driving style. My 15-year old petrol engined Honda gives more mpg.

I'm heavy footed, and I admit to driving it on, a lot of hard acceleration, so considering that I would think it's fair enough I suppose.

Those peak figures around 45-46 are when I have my daughter/ wife in the car for a long trip.

17-11-2012 04:29PM

64 mpg in a MK II 07 Prius, per tank (full to brim calculations) on winter tyres since I bought it and changed them a few weeks ago for continental winter contacts I lost about 5 mpg. But when I got the tyres they had an F rated energy label and I would like to know my mpg with A rated tyres.

Got them off eiretyres and didn't state energy rating on website, they do now though.

Most of my driving is Motorway M9, N7 to Grangecastle and back round trip around 84 miles per day,

Prius is a great car !

September1 · 17-11-2012 04:33PM

Deleted User wrote: »

64 mpg in a MK II 07 Prius, per tank (full to brim calculations) on winter tyres since I bought it and changed them a few weeks ago for continental winter contacts I lost about 5 mpg. But when I got the tyres they had an F rated energy label and I would like to know my mpg with A rated tyres.

Got them off eiretyres and didn't state energy rating on website, they do now though.

Most of my driving is Motorway M9, N7 to Grangecastle and back round trip around 84 miles per day,

Prius is a great car !

Do you go 120km/h on motorway? What is your mpg for such travel? It is great mpg but share some insight in what conditions it is achieved.

ilovesmybrick · 17-11-2012 04:48PM

67 mpg in a 2004 Renault Megavan 1.5 diesel city and motorway. It does drop a bit if I'm doing a lot of city driving, but lowest its ever dropped was to 62mpg. My dad did get it up to 74mpg just to see how high he could push it with some very careful driving, but best I ever got was 68. Fantastic engine, great car but the electrics would make you weep! Never buying a renault again.

Dilbert75 · 17-11-2012 06:07PM

2004 156SW 1.8 - 33mpg over 5k miles, mostly either very short trips or quite long N-road trips.

2002 Citroen Xsara Picasso 1.6 - 34mpg over 90k miles, lots of town driving, short trips, occasional long trips on N-roads and motorways.

El Kabong! · 17-11-2012 09:53PM

bladespin wrote: »

Try a different technique for calculating your MPG, I've never seen a dash MPG that was anything near accurate.

I understand your point, but for the purposes of this thread that figure is accurate enough. If my battery had been in better condition I would have been getting about 110mpg so it's a moot point anyway.

areyawell · 17-11-2012 09:59PM

around 200 miles for 40 euro petrol. That good or bad? Includes motor way driving. Driving a 1.2 ltr Punto.

dhog4n · 17-11-2012 10:11PM

25mpg, averaged over approx 70% city and 30% N road driving. I once got 28mpg on a run to Cork:).

I don't feel so bad about my diesel consumption now after looking at some of the other figures here. Particularly given that I drive a 19 year old 2 tonne automatic jeep. With a 2" lift too. (It's a Toyota Hilux Surf 2.4).

fabsoul · 17-11-2012 10:27PM

Mazda CX5 2.2 diesel Auto 175ps 4940 miles 45mpg mostly motorway
not bad for a SUV well crossover

Eireann81 · 18-11-2012 01:41PM

areyawell wrote: »

around 200 miles for 40 euro petrol. That good or bad? Includes motor way driving. Driving a 1.2 ltr Punto.

That's about 36mpg, assuming you buy your petrol for about €1.60/litre.

18-11-2012 02:05PM

September1 wrote: »

Do you go 120km/h on motorway? What is your mpg for such travel? It is great mpg but share some insight in what conditions it is achieved.

I don't pay attention to the motorway mpg as it's pointless what matters is the per tank mpg or the overall life mpg.

I go in the commuter traffic of the M9, M7, N7 traffic so anyone in that knows what to expect.

my speeds are between 80 kph- 120.

If I was to look at current consumption then I could easily say I can get 100+ mpg in the prius in e.v mode. That's as pointless as a Diesel lover saying I can get 56 mpg at 120-kph

If I was to say to you what is your kw/hr consumption per mile on the motorway then divide that by the kw/hr of 20 you have in the Leaf will give me a range to expect on the motorway at that speed, but that won't tell me the overall miles to expect over a complete 20 kw/hr journey in a Leaf over all use.

Vicxas · 18-11-2012 02:08PM

32 - 36 MPG in a 1.6 Corolla

Thats mostly back roads and the N2.

18-11-2012 02:09PM

Really why bother post your "on the motorway" mpg ?

Why can't people say I average xxxx per tank or since I got the car.

MuppetCheck · 18-11-2012 04:39PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Really why bother post your "on the motorway" mpg ?

Why can't people say I average xxxx per tank or since I got the car.

Can't agree more. Like the 95mpg Honda, it's pointless looking at a 25 mile journey. The real world average is what matters.

Green Diesel · 18-11-2012 04:52PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Really why bother post your "on the motorway" mpg ?

Why can't people say I average xxxx per tank or since I got the car.

It gives a bit of context to the figure. My bro has a commute of 40 miles motorway, 2 miles minor rds. He gets 60-65mpg "real world" as a result in a Leon TDI

I get 30-35mpg in 2.0T Volvo s40 (160bhp LPT version), around 30% city, 40% country, 30% motorway

Whats your MPG?

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