(T) fuel consumption

My 1.6 Brava has returned less than 30 mpg since I've had it. It averages around 24 to 25 mpg. The fuel economy is terrible. I don't drive everywhere like a lunatic either. Even on long motorway journeys it doesn't get over 30 mpg.

Blimey that is just turd and I was thinking about swapping to Diesel since moving jobs and driving 550miles a week 30mpg just isn't that good.

I'll have to ask my bro, he had a Brava which is bought a couple of years ago. I'd guess it was a 1.6.

for your words of support Steve!

This is a bit of De ja vu isn't it, another economy thread in the Stilo section??? Never.

TC, I still think its a bit funny you getting such p*** poor consumption, at least when compared to everyone else, why not try another dealer?

Talking of the aircon and fuel economy, one thing i have never been sure of on the stilo is exactly when the aircon is working rather than just the normal car heater like on most cars. How do you know when its the aircon ?
On my focus it had a AC button and i could feel the power loss whenever i had it on, because if i pulled out at a junction i always had to allow for the lack of power and the fuel economy was awfull with it on.
With the stilo, there's just an on/off button for the whole heater, which is the aircon, or is it all one thing ?

It is climate control, so either on or off!

However, you can see if the condensor is on by looking for the icicle symbol - this can be turned off manually, but this will also take off the full-auto mode as well.

Had a race with a Rover 414 today, i was going to pass him and he decided to be a gimp, so i followed his lead. Now i didn't pass him, but he couldn't pull away from me, and he was truely going for it.

So 1.2 Stilo might suck, but it can keep up with a what 104bhp Rover 414. If i wanted a sporty 1.6 i'd buy one with at least 120bhp! My car is perfectly adequate for its needs. I get a swish looking car, i get good economy. I'd rather have a sheep in wolf's clothing, than a lame wolf in wolfs clothing!

Was this a mk1 or a mk2 414? if it was a mk1 i'd have to doubt it was stuggling as its just as light as its mk2 214 sister. if it was the mk2 400, then thats very heavy and the 1.4 doesnt have the torque to pull it as quick as it did in the mk1.
Ive had one remember
so I can say from experence they are quicker then that of my 1.2 brava. May well of been the driver not understanding its power is at 4500 rpm (and the K lovs revs, it will pull all the way to its rev limiter, unlike the little superfire 1.2 does, which seems to stop pulling at 6000 rpm)

It was a MK1. But what are you saying, MK1 would struggle 'cos its lighter, MK2 would struggle 'cos its heavier? I think you need a kip!

Guy was spanking it, seeing as its so cold out even with a warm motor you can see exhaust as he floored it. Only reason i think he stayed ahead is 'cos his gearing seemed a bit lower, or he was using the torque more, as he was changing gear a bit sooner than me.

Cheers Stu, So if im ever gonna do some speed testing im going to need it off completely to get a proper result. Being an Abarth i don't feel like there's any lack of power with it on, not like the focus, but im going to give it bit of stick when i get it back from the bodyshop just to see if there's a difference, and i'll do some mpg testing too.

kip is the last thing I need, been asleep all day ta

Was saying the mk2 would struggle as its heavier.
mk1 would be quite the goer as its lighter. Its lighter then the Brava
Mind you, the K is quite a smoky car, especially on an i'll maintained one, doesn't need much throttle to get a heap of smoke out the back.
any idea of its age? if it was anything of an 88 - 91 model it could of been the nasty spi model, may of been 95bhp by book but it was a slug compared to the mpi.

The gearing of the rovers gearbox is similar to that of the brava's when doing 70 its at 3500rpm while the brava is at 3350rpm. If he was changing too early it would go quite slug like, the K needs its high end revs, anything below 3000 and it just wont pull at all.

If you would like, I could give a demonstration of a mk1 414 for you, since my dad has one although not with this snow we are strangely getting atm

there is one thing I so miss from my 214 days. thats the brisk getaway at the forth roadbridge tolls. It really would force you into the back of your seat and give you a wake up call and a big grin.


and this is going a bit O/T now aint it

even with the 1.6 ive never noticed any difference in power or throttle responce. But I guess it may not come into play if the car isnt being given any welly.

keep taking the pills.................................

He lives right next to the diagio whiskey destillers, maybe its that scent in the air

Good call

Keeping up with a clapped out Rover isn't really anything that special is it?

My Dad used to have a 1.6 Montego, fairly shifted when it was new, but by the time it had 170k on the clock, I was easily beaten by a new 1.1 Fiesta, see what I'm saying