Last tankful 34 brim to brim, 36 on the computer. Mostly town and a lot of ticking over to keep warm. Getting worse........
Just an update. I have bothered with specifics at the moment cos every tankful is a thoroughly disappointing mid to low thirties. Getting not much more than 250 - 300 miles to a tankful at the moment.
Should've bought the diesel.......
do you do enough to avoid DPF/ EGR issues..??,
my use is marginal hence the TA option,and diesel Punto's are lower spec..!!
Charlie
Horror. Just been out and looked at the average consumption figure for this tankful so far. 31.9 mpg! I could get that out of a 2 litre petrol, no problem.
I just think now that I should've gone for the Kia Rio diesel or the Dacia Duster diesel. Both were cheaper, as spacious and Ive no doubt more economical. I let my Fiat heart rule my sensible head and I was taken in by the advertised economy figures. Shame, cos it's a great little car, but low thirties mpg on average per tankful from a modern 875cc petrol engine is, I'm afraid, completely unacceptable. My old 1725cc Hillman Hunter used to get near these figures!
Ok I know it's supposed to be a tight engine and it is winter, but all the same. The mpg has been getting progressively worse, not better, as I've used it and I personally don't think it will get much better, certainly not even within spitting distance of the advertised figures. I'm putting in £50 a week to get less than 300 miles. And I'm stuck with the bloody thing for 3 years, I think.
I'm sure the Twin-air is a revolutionary and fun engine, but tbh I can't see and advantage of it, apart from maybe the road tax, than a much bigger petrol engine.
Just looked at one of my old replies in this thread. Combined economy figures should be 58.9 mpg. I'm barely getting half that! Urban cycle is 49.6 mpg and I've not even got near that, I don't think.
Even If I assume all the motoring I do is urban cycle (which it isn't) I'm getting 17mpg less than the quoted figure.
I'm starting to believe it may actually be my car, rather than the twin-air in general? Back to main dealer, me thinks.
Had a reply from my contact at the main dealers this morning, after a follow up email. He is looking in to it for me. Some good news there.
This sounds as if they are treating yours as a 'one off' rather than them being aware of other TA's with the same issues??
Do they know of (m)any others I wonder?