Another mpg thread!

[scotttait]

As we speak I'm sitting in a service station near the Lake District. I've traveled 150 miles and only used 1/4 tank of fuel. Roughly what's the mpg? Anyone know?

[M17TT180]

Sorry maths at 8.30am is not for me!

[POMPSKI]

The first quarter of my gauge seems to take forever to pass, then the rest takes just a few seconds :p (exaggeration)

No idea why.

[scotttait]

The first quarter of my gauge seems to take forever to pass, then the rest takes just a few seconds :p (exaggeration)

No idea why.

Your not joking!!! 150mile to first quarter, then next 150 half a tank lol!!!!

[POMPSKI]

Bloody hell what car do you drive!

Im lucky to get 200 to a tank!

[scotttait]

It's a very well serviced mk1 180. I've made it to Luton. 400 miles. And light still not on!!

[POMPSKI]

Hey dont imply mine isnt well serviced! lol

When its warm lets say I 'dont care too much for mpg' It doesnt get thrashed at all, it doesnt get redlined, it just accelerates alot :p

[Skillen]

As we speak I'm sitting in a service station near the Lake District. I've traveled 150 miles and only used 1/4 tank of fuel. Roughly what's the mpg? Anyone know?

Did it on roughly 15l of fuel which gives 45mpg
Which is pretty good!

My mk1 is on the way to getting 350miles from this tank,
as long as the needle doesn't start playing silly buggers!
Which it will.
And that's mixed driving and no motorways.
I reckon I could get it to 400 easily but even that is only about 33mpg

[scotttait]

Hey dont imply mine isnt well serviced! lol

When its warm lets say I 'dont care too much for mpg' It doesnt get thrashed at all, it doesnt get redlined, it just accelerates alot :p

Wasn't implying that at all lol. Just with the amount of servicing I have done over the last 6 months I can only assume this has helped.

I am very impressed with what it achieved. Even though it was very very easy driving. Although I had 5 people in car (3 adults a 5 year old and a baby) with a boot load of baggage.

[Supercharged_Z]

If driven with consumption in mind the zs can be very good.

For what it's worth my 500 bhp m3 gets 400 miles to a tank too... Same size tank

[mattie007]

I put £25 in my ZS120 this morning for a run to London(185 miles) and light still not on. Roughly 45mpg and that's with traffic on the M25 and some great B road blasts on the way home. K4 and KV6 are very good for economy and performance.

[POMPSKI]

Just checked my tripometer and its on 236 with a little left, must have meant 300 not 200 :P

[Supercharged_Z]

I put £25 in my ZS120 this morning for a run to London(185 miles) and light still not on. Roughly 45mpg and that's with traffic on the M25 and some great B road blasts on the way home. K4 and KV6 are very good for economy and performance.

thats very good fuel consumption

[mattie007]

I've always got good mpg out of it. I had an advanced driving course that helped teach me how to drive economically but not slowly. Just things like easing off the throttle leading up to a junction helps massively over a tankful. Everyone seems to just floor it to the lights then slam the brakes on! Keeping check on tyre pressure and regular servicing helps aswell.

[Dead Eye]

How on earth do you guys get such good MPG?! My mk1 180 has averaged 24mpg over 2k miles. I've had some fun with it, but I've also done some longer, sensible, motorway trips... the highest I've ever recorded is 29mpg :(

[drewesq]

I put £25 in my ZS120 this morning for a run to London(185 miles) and light still not on. Roughly 45mpg and that's with traffic on the M25 and some great B road blasts on the way home. K4 and KV6 are very good for economy and performance.

But how much was already in it before you put the £25 in?

[sh4ggyd00]

my last run to stanstead (180 miles) gave me 36mpg with a blowing manifold and a seized rear caliper lol

[Quadcam24]

i did 130 miles on sunday going to boston and back, cost me 12 quid and a few pence...it worked out at almost 70mpg and i wasn't driving completely anally, there were some overtakes in there !
car is ford focus 1.6 tdci 110.

[tcb 180]

Was getting 24 with a sticky front caliper that was tested over 1000 miles. Getting 27.3 now the caliper has been refurbed.

[maxtherotti]

I have no idea what mine does
it gets low i put more in:beer:

Rob

[tcb 180]

Trust me. If it gets to 24mpg you will start to wonder? I wondered, why am i not driving a subaru?

[mattie007]

But how much was already in it before you put the £25 in?

It was on the redline when I put the fuel in and just below it when I got home so slightly better than first expected.
I know the best way to check is to brim the tank, which I've done before. Once got 575 miles to a tank during a steady run to Scotland.