Who says the V6 isn't economical?

[talkingcars]

I posted a thread on this a few weeks ago..........
490 miles driven hard took 2 tanks
then did 400 miles on a tank and 8 litres the following day by driving as below

Originally Posted by Boot Hill Bandit

how on earth some of you are getting 400 miles from a tank I have no idea

You have to accelerate gently, plan your drive by anticipating what will happen to the traffic ahead, allow longer for breaking, try not to stop completly but keep rolling unless you have to stop, keep the engine speed below about 3500pm (VIS opening speed) but dont labour the engine.

[Blinky]

recently changed jobs and now i find myself sitting in traffic stop start for half hour and i am using double the amount of fuel...so i thinking of getting rid and geeting a bike...

[stamford]

I know what you mean Blinky, I sit there watching the bikes flowing past. I'm not allowed a bike as the wife and kids don't approve, I don't blame them as I have lost a few friends along the way. One day.

[summerfies]

I get about 325 miles to a tank regularly and that is driving 18 miles to work where about 14 miles are country roads and 4 miles of busy town traffic plus the school run twice a week where i do 1 mile in 20 minutes. I tried to px my 180 this week, 04 plate in mint con, with 29k miles and no accident history and have been offered on px anything between £2500 and £3200. Thanks government.

[stamford]

That's why I won't sell mine, it's not worth it. I'd rather keep it and buy another car as well as.

[midcuk]

yup cant afford to keep it cant afford to sell it ! thanks labour

[mrt_04]

I do a round trip commute of 140miles...East Sussex to LHR & return, normally 3 day week 12hour shifts. My ZS180 is averaging 36mph, that's with country lane flat out!!!! & motorway driving at 65mph or 6.5mph on the M25!!!!

Not too bad, but have noticed the fuel prices are beginning to hit me. Even went shopping in Morrison's & noticed the severe lack of `bargains`.........things to come?????????

[arwilson80]

Well i recon i can save myself at least £1000 in fuel over the course of a year just by leaving at different times.

All this week i have been lazy and not wanted to get up so hence missed the vast majority of 'rush hour' traffic (1½ - 2 hours of stop / start every day). I'd say that in the course of a week that has saved me at least 20L of petrol.

So 20L @ £1.10 = 22.00/week savings
22.00/week savings * 48 weeks = £1056.00/year.

[Southern Storm]

Whilst my little one was ill the other week I took her out in the Z as she would only sleep in a moving car. 2:15am I took her out in the car, drove around 140 miles and returned around 5am didn't go faster than 50 most of the time under that and all done in just under 1/4 tank of fuel. 1 evening in a trip to the moors and back with a mate and a heavier foot. 1/4 tank in around 1/2 an hour. Really depends how you drive em. lol

[Mat C]

I have just done a 1150 mile round trip to Le Mans. Most of it was motorway driving but i also did a lot of looning around whilst there using all it's power through all the gears and ragging it around the track after the race ! I only used 3 and a half tanks for it all. Part of my success in the economy was using the 'ECON' mode for the climate control. This helped offset the extra weight the car had to pull such as my 15 stone brother and a boot full and back seat full of camping equipment !