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Title: MPG Post by PeteB on May 5th, 2006, 1:00pm According to the onboard system I'm averaging 23 to the gallon, which seems a wee low to me as I'm driving a 2.0L manual. Was thinking about putting some redex in will this do any harm ? Whats the mpg the rest of you guys get ? Pete |
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Title: Re: MPG Post by scorpio_man on May 5th, 2006, 1:11pm hi there what's your ave mph? is it town driving or the m/way? the 2.3 auto is about 19mpg to around 30 mpg depending on what type of driving you do. hth btw, these are 'real' figures, not one off's or book figures. ;) |
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Title: Re: MPG Post by mazzy_j on May 5th, 2006, 1:17pm All in all over a week of town (70 miles) and motorway (280 miles) driving I get 40 mpg from the diesel, if i do the same week in the cossie using optimax i get about 28ish mpg. Redex should give the injectors a clear through, shouldn't do any harm. Matt |
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Title: Re: MPG Post by PeteB on May 5th, 2006, 2:44pm Ta for that, I do a bit of both every day about 25 miles on the motorway and 20 normal so I guess its about normal. I'll pop some red ex in for good measure, petrol prices at the mo are horrid :( Pete |
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Title: Re: MPG Post by scorpio_man on May 5th, 2006, 2:55pm hi there give this a go...http://www.btinternet.com/~madmole/HowDoI/Howdoi.html you don't need to to the full mod, but giving the throttle body a good clean makes a big difference (can still be cleaned on the car). hth btw, this is me doing geoff w's last year at harewood house meeting! ;D http://www.auub64.dsl.pipex.com/Harewood2005.htm |
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Title: Re: MPG Post by Bren_K30 on May 5th, 2006, 3:44pm mY 2.0L manages around 27mpg. Regular use is a 16 mile journey to work on dual carriageways or other roads I can manage to use the cruise on. A good motorway run get's it up to about 31mpg. I find using cruise as much as possible tends to increase the mpg by 3-4 miles. What I found dropped it was letting my other half use the Scorp instead of her Fiesta. But that's my fault for untying the rope on the kitchen sink. |
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Title: Re: MPG Post by Baw_Flinger on May 5th, 2006, 6:21pm Me 2.3 gets 33mpg on the motorway, 25-26 on a mix and about 21 about town. Then again I chuck a redex coctail (inj and carb) in a tank about once every month or two. Oh, and I dont have a heavy foot (well, sometimes... ::)) |
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Title: Re: MPG Post by johndyork on May 5th, 2006, 7:16pm My 2.9 12v not too economic - gets about 21 mpg round town with smooth start/stop - York is not good news as distance between junctions is short so spend much of time watching average mpg dropping at traffic lights! Does round 28 mpg on 70 - 80 mph run on motorways, with cruise on as much as poss. Best I have ever got is 32 doing 55mph but never have the patience - all that power! I cycle about 6 miles each way to work and only use Scorp weekends/holidays so only do about 5000 a year - makes going out in it a real treat!. Scorp would not be good news for any long distance commute. I often think the urban mpg figures in car data are ambitious as varies from town to town and people might like to think that is what they get but not the reality. Regards, john d york. |
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Title: Re: MPG Post by jonnycab on May 6th, 2006, 2:29am My 2.3 auto (taxi) usually stays around the 25mpg mark. That is mainly driving around town with a few longer distance fares thrown in. |
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Title: Re: MPG Post by landbarge on May 6th, 2006, 9:38pm I get similar figures from my 2.9 Cologne auto as Johndyork. Consistency of driving style and forward thinking, so you can prepare for the changes in speed in advance, is the key. I have found the Cruise Control less of an advantage, personally, as it cannot anticipate the changes in road speed that your own eyes can. Having said all that about econony of driving style, there is nothing like dropping out of 'Warp' after an exhilerating run on Continental motorways, but never on our Motorways!! |
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Title: Re: MPG Post by john_smiffy on May 7th, 2006, 11:42am on my 2.9 12v on motorway with cruise set at 65mph the computors holds steady at 36mpg but running around town i get 24mpg just wonder what it will do towing my caravan |
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Title: Re: MPG Post by monghad on May 7th, 2006, 7:40pm My 2.0 16v gets 23-27mpg on mixed roads. 8) |
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Title: Re: MPG Post by sector-9 on May 7th, 2006, 9:34pm My diesel gets around 30mpg at the moment. Might possibly go up to 32-33 but that's about as much as I can hope for (hardly worth bothering with a diesel). Darren |
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Title: Re: MPG Post by jonnycab on May 7th, 2006, 11:02pm Sorry sector-9,.....I couldn't hear you,.....someones got a bus running,.....did you say 30 mpg.... Just joking!!! ;D Seriously though. I was considering a diesel. The reason I didnt opt for it was....1) the truck sounding engine......2) the price of diesel.... and 3) I had a Mondeo diesel a few years back & although it was economical, the service intervals were shorter & it was always in the garage for one reason or another. I finally got rid of it when the primary pump went for the 3rd time in two years. P.S. always had injector problems as well. |
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Title: Re: MPG Post by PeteB on May 8th, 2006, 8:10am Looks interesting that Scorpio-Man but where exactly is the throttle body located??? Pete |
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Title: Re: MPG Post by Kjetil S on May 8th, 2006, 8:15am It's where the two large air pipes enter the engine. (Atleast on the straight 4 engines) |
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Title: Re: MPG Post by sector-9 on May 8th, 2006, 11:19pm on 05/07/06 at 23:02:53, jonnycab wrote:
Nope, not a bus, it's a ferry (according to a lad at work). Mind you, that's not a million miles from the truth - VM are well known for their marine engines! Darren |
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Title: Re: MPG Post by km449 on May 15th, 2006, 1:42pm What is this land you speak of that is "20mpg+ in town" Around town thats about as close to me as Gallifrey! I manage about 17-18mpg out of my 2.3 auto around town, although for some reason I get a bit more than that when I put it in "S". Doing a 600 mile round trip at the weekend after a full service so fingers crossed. Love the car, I must try and get it sponsored by Shell though! |
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Title: Re: MPG Post by Octavian_P on May 15th, 2006, 4:30pm Weeeell ........ .....mine does 16 mpg in town :P it's the same 2.3 .....no cossie under the hood ::) |
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Title: Re: MPG Post by jonnycab on May 15th, 2006, 7:36pm If you only get 16mpg around town then how much do you get on a run Oct? I wasn't fibbing when I said I average 25mpg & I definately get well over 20mpg around town. Put it like this...if I put a tenner in and do local fares all night then I will get about 55 miles out of that tenner. Ten quid is just over ten litres which is 2.2 gallons which equals 25mpg. If I go on a longer run i.e. Heathrow, then I will get 70 miles on a tenner at a steady 70 mph, so that equals 31.8 mpg. My trip computer currently reads 27.5mpg. |
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Title: Re: MPG Post by Octavian_P on May 17th, 2006, 9:16am The distance it's at least 12-14 miles. The greatest instant reading is when starting from standing, it doesn't matter how slow i start, the computer reads almoust the maximum. |
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Title: Re: MPG Post by jonnycab on May 17th, 2006, 7:08pm When pulling off from start the instant reading should be quite low, & should only start hitting 25mpg when you are going a steady 30mph. If you floor it the readings will go right down to about 6mpg and if you are cruising down a hill then the mpg hits 99.9mpg. |
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Title: Re: MPG Post by PeteB on May 18th, 2006, 11:33am Thanks for the advice I'm now averaging 27-28 :) Pete |
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Title: Re: MPG Post by Penguin on May 18th, 2006, 1:53pm In my Cosser estate I'm running averaging 21-22 (17-18 in town and 25-28 on motorways) (With the aircon on). Am I to assume that this is about right? Cheers Penguin |
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Title: Re: MPG Post by Octavian_P on May 18th, 2006, 3:41pm on 05/17/06 at 19:08:46, jonnycab wrote:
Mine has 5 mpg when pulling off |
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