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Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: Hovedan] #1162715 27/01/2011 19:40 27/01/2011 19:40
J jonjeffryes Unregistered
jonjeffryes Unregistered J	Originally Posted By: Hovedan And my first tankful in the VIS And you get 32.05 mpg Not too shabby, mix of motorway and urban. And a fair bit of hoonery (testing the new car of course)! Bang on the nail for a vis Dan....used to get 32mpg no matter what....the turbo manages 29 - 31 running a gtec-1 so pretty good really. Jon

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: ] #1162754 27/01/2011 21:27 27/01/2011 21:27
C ckings6056 Unregistered
ckings6056 Unregistered C	on a full tank in the 20vt i get about 350ish miles if i'm driving normally. if i go out for a nice long "enthusiastic" drive one evening i can kill a tank in about 250 miles lol. i also have a old 1.6 n reg rover i brought just to run to work and back in, however that thing seems to use the same sort of petrol that the coupe does!?!?

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: ] #1162763 27/01/2011 21:43 27/01/2011 21:43
B Biggenz Unregistered
Biggenz Unregistered B	I never get more than 220-250 miles from a full tank. Costs me £75 to fill up and I do most of my daily driving through London. Thank God I don't have to pay that horrendous fuel bill.

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: ] #1162764 27/01/2011 21:46 27/01/2011 21:46
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 4,645 J JKD Forum is my job
JKD Forum is my job J Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 4,645	On half a tank of V Power I get about 100 miles (stop start driving, mainly off boost).

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: JKD] #1162769 27/01/2011 21:53 27/01/2011 21:53
A Alfex Unregistered
Alfex Unregistered A	Well usually get 32 mpg on a motorway run. About 30 mpg on my work run @ 19 miles each way during the week and a little town driving on weekends. Lots of town snarl I'm down to 28 mpg or so. What I used to find was 250 miles to half tank reading with light on about 330 miles but good til 355 miles. I recently got new tyres.... Bridgestone Turanzas and I think they have dropped the mpg a good bit!! Car is a standard LE.

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: ] #1162787 27/01/2011 22:19 27/01/2011 22:19
S SteveLondon Unregistered
SteveLondon Unregistered S	Alfex Not bad mpg My gauge is same. Takes ages to get down to half tank then goes down a lot faster How much is fuel there in Ireland ?

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: ] #1162788 27/01/2011 22:24 27/01/2011 22:24
A Alfex Unregistered
Alfex Unregistered A	Fuel in Ireland is between €1.42 - €1.44 (£1.22) a litre and constantly rising :-( the government well if you could call it that put a 5 cents/litre carbon tax on again. The amount of duty/taxes/levies is just a joke. Car pooling or a diesel might be required in the not too distant future :-( The Alfa 2.4jtd did 38 to 42 mpg in it's day. Last edited by Alfex; 27/01/2011 22:25.

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: ] #1162790 27/01/2011 22:28 27/01/2011 22:28
S SteveLondon Unregistered
SteveLondon Unregistered S	Still cheaper than UK £1.28 to £1.32 here in London though I guess with your debt problems (country not yours!) may well see increases in Fuel

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: ] #1162793 27/01/2011 22:33 27/01/2011 22:33
M MiniMetaller Unregistered
MiniMetaller Unregistered M	I chart my mpg at fuelly.com http://www.fuelly.com/driver/minimetaller/coupe-20vt It's usually a mix of motorway and town with a bit of traffic... 29ish mpg average. My old NA did better, about 32mpg average. Going to get a re-map soon I hope. James

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: ] #1162796 27/01/2011 22:38 27/01/2011 22:38
S SteveLondon Unregistered
SteveLondon Unregistered S	Does a remap make much difference to mpg then ? I always thought that was more about extra power etc. Which in my mind i would equate with lower mpg...

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: ] #1162820 27/01/2011 23:11 27/01/2011 23:11
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 6,192 Bristol, UK H Hovedan Forum is my life
Hovedan Forum is my life H Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 6,192 Bristol, UK	Originally Posted By: SteveLondon Does a remap make much difference to mpg then ? I always thought that was more about extra power etc. Which in my mind i would equate with lower mpg... Remapping is not all about increasing headline bhp figures, improvements to MPG are also to be had amongst the other benefits. I will, however, leave this to be explained/finished properly by one of the mapping gurus on here. Nudge nudge Flea, free advertising opportunity Currently tracking Renault 182

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: ] #1162822 27/01/2011 23:12 27/01/2011 23:12
M MiniMetaller Unregistered
MiniMetaller Unregistered M	To the best of my knowledge (probably not much), it would depend on what it is mapped for. If mapped for economy then it would use less fuel than if mapped for power etc. I don't want to show up my ignorance so I expect someone else has a better explanation James

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: ] #1162839 28/01/2011 00:20 28/01/2011 00:20
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 21,520 Aldershot PeteP Hon Club Member 005, Membership Secretary
PeteP Hon Club Member 005, Membership Secretary Forum Fossil Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 21,520 Aldershot	My understanding is that mapping is basically about making an engine run more efficiently for the purpose the driver needs. How people use that additional efficency is up to them. You can use the extra power to go faster or you can go at the same speed using smaller throttle openings, thus greater fuel economy. 16VT and X1/9 1500 We must all do our part for the planet. I unplugged a row of electric cars that nobody was using.

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: PeteP] #1162851 28/01/2011 00:57 28/01/2011 00:57
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,694 Midlands MCMike Club member 2095
MCMike Club member 2095 Forum is my job Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,694 Midlands	32mpg 1972 Triumph Stag 1984 Alfasud TI 1999 Fiat Coupe Turbo LE 2005 350Z

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: MCMike] #1162951 28/01/2011 10:50 28/01/2011 10:50
M MikeH Unregistered
MikeH Unregistered M	Bladdy 'ell! I've been avoiding doing the maths, but I've just worked out 18.5 mpg and 18.26 mpg for the last two fill ups. That's rush hour stop-start mostly, about 16 miles round trip per day. Time to get that thermostat fixed!

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: ] #1163095 28/01/2011 15:12 28/01/2011 15:12
S SteveLondon Unregistered
SteveLondon Unregistered S	MikeH Quite scary when you work it out! I have No trips planned for next few weeks so I'll be doing just commuting in london which will give next fill up a low mpg I'm sure Average here seems to be around 30ish for combined which isn't too bad ..

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: ] #1163098 28/01/2011 15:21 28/01/2011 15:21
T tim42 Unregistered
tim42 Unregistered T	Summary? Lots of smiles per litre !!!

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: ] #1163244 28/01/2011 18:46 28/01/2011 18:46
S Steamer Unregistered
Steamer Unregistered S	I get around 350/375 to a tankful,mixture of motorway and town driving!

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: ] #1167884 07/02/2011 23:39 07/02/2011 23:39
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,610 S. Wales. Way beyond my means Gripped Club member 1924
Gripped Club member 1924 Forum is my job Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,610 S. Wales. Way beyond my means	30mpg seems awesomely good for a turbo, especially the mid 30's !!! I'd always thought 25 was about normal?? My N/A used to get around 32-35 depending on the right foot. The fuel economy does influence my decision on which Coupe to buy, as I'll be commuting. 35 mpg is reasonable for a 2 litre petrol car, especially as it is cheaper than diesel these days. I expect though that my insurance quote could be a little higher for a 20vt ! Don't you have to drive like a granny to get that mpg? Last edited by Gripped; 07/02/2011 23:47.

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: ] #1167914 08/02/2011 00:19 08/02/2011 00:19
M MattW Unregistered
MattW Unregistered M	Turbo models are only a few mpg less than the N/A, not that much.

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: ] #1167971 08/02/2011 08:19 08/02/2011 08:19
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,565 Berlin barnacle Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio
barnacle Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio Forum Demigod Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,565 Berlin	A car that won't do 30mpg is broken. Or the driver has a lead foot. Turbos are worse in town stop/start driving than NAs, but usually better on the longer run. Don't get no respect! Coupe Fiat 1994-2000 - an owner's guide <-- clicky!

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: ] #1168034 08/02/2011 11:34 08/02/2011 11:34
G GS_Racing Unregistered
GS_Racing Unregistered G	whatever it is,its better than my old e36 320 auto!nicer to drive too,must be in the mid 30s (i drive slowly to work and back,light throttle,only brake when necessary)

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: ] #1168470 09/02/2011 02:44 09/02/2011 02:44
M MattW Unregistered
MattW Unregistered M	I got 64 mpg on the drive home in my new car. The only downside is that it's a shabby old Rover

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: Gripped] #1168491 09/02/2011 07:53 09/02/2011 07:53
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 21,071 Chertsey in the Thames bockers Hon Club Member 007
bockers Hon Club Member 007 Forum Fossil Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 21,071 Chertsey in the Thames	Originally Posted By: Gripped 30mpg seems awesomely good for a turbo, especially the mid 30's !!! I'd always thought 25 was about normal?? My N/A used to get around 32-35 depending on the right foot. The fuel economy does influence my decision on which Coupe to buy, as I'll be commuting. 35 mpg is reasonable for a 2 litre petrol car, especially as it is cheaper than diesel these days. I expect though that my insurance quote could be a little higher for a 20vt ! Don't you have to drive like a granny to get that mpg? NO you don't neeed to drive like a granny. However if your thermostat is broken (about the most common coupe problem) then 30mpg will be a struggle.

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: ] #1179821 03/03/2011 15:46 03/03/2011 15:46
S SteveLondon Unregistered
SteveLondon Unregistered S	Just filled up again (costing £75.77 which is outrageous)after doing only commuting to and from work in london - some 6 miles each way in stop start traffic Knew would be bad and it was - a mere 21mpg :-( need to get out and give the car a good run soon.

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: ] #1179886 03/03/2011 17:29 03/03/2011 17:29
N Nazo Unregistered
Nazo Unregistered N	I am greatly offended by this thread!! Fast car and MPG..thats abhorrent talk and should be shunned!! Hmmm well go on then.. The forged engine gives my around 330+ miles per tank..happy? heck yes.

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: ] #1180002 03/03/2011 19:46 03/03/2011 19:46
A Alfex Unregistered
Alfex Unregistered A	Well I did a long motorway stint and got 34 mpg, I was well chuffed. I wonder does my car reset sometimes... As mpg has increased to about 30-32 mpg, but less town driving. Lead foot.... Titanium perhaps in an LE ;-)

Re: Mpg.. What do you get [Re: ] #1180305 04/03/2011 08:54 04/03/2011 08:54
A AP1 Unregistered
AP1 Unregistered A	19-35mpg.

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