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(Message started by: sherry on Mar 16^th, 2008, 10:12am)

Title: Average fuel consumption of a 2L
Post by sherry on Mar 16^th, 2008, 10:12am

Hi.

Would someone be able to tell me what is the expected fuel consumption of my 2L.

The trip computer says i am getting around 25 MPG.

Is this correct or should i be expecting more.

£20 doesn't get me very far now.

I am not driving fast or heavy acceleration etc.

Cheers.

Title: Re: Average fuel consumption of a 2L
Post by mr._floppy on Mar 16^th, 2008, 1:20pm

On a straight flat road at a steady 60,

Roughly just over the 30MPG.

Title: Re: Average fuel consumption of a 2L
Post by Kjetil S on Mar 16^th, 2008, 1:52pm

I do around 25mpg "around town" but have managed to do around 32mpg on a run.
I don't know if the 8v is different. Mine's the 16v.

Title: Re: Average fuel consumption of a 2L
Post by Simmo on Mar 16^th, 2008, 2:53pm

My 16v is achieving the same as the last poster.

Title: Re: Average fuel consumption of a 2L
Post by Geoff_W on Mar 16^th, 2008, 3:46pm

My indicated average seems to be around 32, but the bulk of my journeys are motorway.

HTH

Geoff

Title: Re: Average fuel consumption of a 2L
Post by Firefox on Mar 16^th, 2008, 8:56pm

I am getting around 27 ariund town but got an average of 32.6 travelling from Blackpool to Scotland last week. That was travelling at an average speed of 75 mph

Title: Re: Average fuel consumption of a 2L
Post by sherry on Mar 16^th, 2008, 9:04pm

hehehhe

hi firefox.

just as i got an email to inform me that i have a reply to my post, i was working out how much it would cost me to drive to blackpool and back to port glasgow.

hehe..... how weird is that.

Thanks for the info guys

At least i know that my car is not the only thirsty one

;D

Title: Re: Average fuel consumption of a 2L
Post by scorpio_man on Mar 17^th, 2008, 11:38am

on 03/16/08 at 21:04:00, sherry wrote:

39lts X £105 for 216miles(urban22/normal25/average32mpg) =£42 X 2

hth

Title: Re: Average fuel consumption of a 2L
Post by amigafan2003 on Mar 17^th, 2008, 1:30pm

Hmm - 32.6mpg for a 2ltr @ 75mph? My Cossie suddenly doesn't seem so bad anymore - I got 230 miles on 36ltrs @ 75mph on a run from London to Blackpool - 28.6mpg. 4 mpg seems a good trade in for the power/quietness :-)

I must admit, my 20mpg round town isn't so good though :o

Title: Re: Average fuel consumption of a 2L
Post by Octavian_P on Mar 17^th, 2008, 3:47pm

I got 35 mpg from my 2.0 @ a boring 60 mph (it was foggy, and wet, and rainy....you get the picture ) :P. Around town it gave a 20 mpg

Title: Re: Average fuel consumption of a 2L
Post by sherry on Mar 17^th, 2008, 4:29pm

Thanks for the replies guys.

I guess that i will just have to put up with the poor MPG if i want a big car then :'(

Title: Re: Average fuel consumption of a 2L
Post by Pete_M on Mar 18^th, 2008, 4:22pm

I get 22-24 in town and 30-33 on a run from my 24v...

Much less if I'm in a hurry though.

Title: Re: Average fuel consumption of a 2L
Post by Mike Holmes on Apr 2^nd, 2008, 7:22pm

on 03/17/08 at 16:29:31, sherry wrote:

Thanks for the replies guys.

I guess that i will just have to put up with the poor MPG if i want a big car then :'(

Greetings,
Unfortunately yes! 'Fraid it's a bit like that. 'Tis a heavy car after all. But also it means it's solid, roomy, carries loads of gear, comfortable, more resistant to crosswinds etc. etc...

I can confirm what the other wrote here re 2.0l 16V. Did a round trip to Yorkshire last year, about 500+ miles. Found out it works best if you keep the revs above 3,500 (there's a power step there). Even better at 4,000+, about 75 - 80 mph (another power step). Got about 32 mpg on average, I worked out, & this is an auto. Trick is to turn the OD off & keep it over 3,500 rpm then it'll cope with anything. The 2L engine's not really got enough guts to pull OD properly, which is why the 2.3 came out in 1996. If I'd got 25mpg I'd have thought that was OK! Bought £90 fuel altogether & still had half a tank left when I got home.

Title: Re: Average fuel consumption of a 2L
Post by sector-9 on Apr 3^rd, 2008, 11:14pm

FWIW, the TD I used to have only managed 31-32mpg, though it was consistent and would run on cooking oil...

Darren

Title: Re: Average fuel consumption of a 2L
Post by PeteB on Apr 4^th, 2008, 6:45pm

Praise be the cooking oil! :)

Currently I can get it for 53p a litre half the price of diesel making my mpg nearer 60 ;p

Pete