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11-12-08, 05:01 PM
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nearly 40 mpg. wow must be a 2.5 v6 diesel. 395 miles on a 40 litre tank. sorry buts thats impossible. for one its a 55 litre tank my current one and previous zeds have only returned around 210-220 miles on a full tank
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11-12-08, 05:04 PM
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[quote=afcbadam;80208]nearly 40 mpg. wow must be a 2.5 v6 diesel. 395 miles on a 40 litre tank. sorry buts thats impossible. for one its a 55 litre tank my current one and previous zeds have only returned around 210-220 miles on a full tank
My 180 done about 38-39 mpg during the summer so it is possible
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11-12-08, 05:06 PM
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395 miles to 40 litres is 45mpg - impossible for a v6
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11-12-08, 05:24 PM
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well filled up yesterday to go to scotland, was deep in red, £53.02 , so that would be 58-59 litres ?? 12.9 gallons ish. i returned around 41 mpg, on my journey, sat 70 on motorway (90% of journey) and 60 majority of rest. so how is that not possible, if your zed returns less, then i suggest checking air flow sensor, lambda or thermostat*(it may be stuck open), i return almost as good as mpg as you claim from your zed in my 450bhp+ Sti impreza.
just because tank is 10 gallon, and lines etc, doesnt mean zed only hold s 10 gallons, almost 13, so do the maths,
Car now sold, thanks all
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11-12-08, 08:23 PM
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on my 3rd one so dont think they were all broken!! all have returned the same mpg. i must say i do have a heavy foot some times. can a thermostat cause bad mpg by the way. air flow and lamba should be ok it passed its mot on saturday
Last edited by afcbadam; 11-12-08 at 08:28 PM.
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11-12-08, 10:24 PM
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Getting a consistent 280-290 miles to the tank in mine at the moment.
41mpg in a 2.5 V6 way off somewhere... My dad and lil bro both have 1.4's and they are just about getting 40-41mpg.
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11-12-08, 11:39 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by afcbadam
nearly 40 mpg. wow must be a 2.5 v6 diesel. 395 miles on a 40 litre tank. sorry buts thats impossible. for one its a 55 litre tank my current one and previous zeds have only returned around 210-220 miles on a full tank
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On a long run in my KV6 I wasn't far off 40mpg. Was driving like a nun though I tend to get about 40-50 miles for £10 now, whatever that works out as.
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11-12-08, 11:54 PM
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395 miles to 40 litres is 45mpg - impossible for a v6
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I've done it. Not impossible but very very difficult. You need t be super smooth with the throttle
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12-12-08, 12:07 AM
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sadly not sold to me, so still looking, open to mk1 s now, come on guys?!!
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12-12-08, 08:19 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by afcbadam
on my 3rd one so dont think they were all broken!! all have returned the same mpg. i must say i do have a heavy foot some times. can a thermostat cause bad mpg by the way. air flow and lamba should be ok it passed its mot on saturday
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a bad thermostat, as in one that is jammed open is the biggest culprit of bad mpg, as the thermostat is open all cooling systems work harder and a car uses stupid amounts of petrol, i simply wouldnt own a zed if i got 210 miles from a tank, that would be under 18mog ?? as said my heavily tuned impreza does more than that.
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