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Hi, a newbie here - please be gentle .
Had my 1.4 Lounge just over a month and the MPG is so much lower than I had expected. I am averaging around 32.4mpg - despite trying to drive as efficiently as I can. I reset the consumption monitor on the last fuel up and it's not made much difference. When I filled up Range showed 341 miles, but the car only managed 227 miles on a full tank.
I drive 6 miles to work, a mix of urban and dual carraigeway most days. I am not carrying any heavy loads. I don't thrash the car at all, all gentle driving. Don't use the AC, or the demister, which both drain fuel. Tyres are within the recommended range. I've read through the handbook and nothing new there. Could it just be the cold? Or is this usual MPG for a new 1.4?
Anyone else had this problem? I know that best fuel economy is with 1.2 or the diesel, so 1.4 will never achieve the same levels. Am I missing something? You all seem to have such great MPG !
Thanks for reading this far!!
Had my 1.4 Lounge just over a month and the MPG is so much lower than I had expected. I am averaging around 32.4mpg - despite trying to drive as efficiently as I can. I reset the consumption monitor on the last fuel up and it's not made much difference. When I filled up Range showed 341 miles, but the car only managed 227 miles on a full tank.
I drive 6 miles to work, a mix of urban and dual carraigeway most days. I am not carrying any heavy loads. I don't thrash the car at all, all gentle driving. Don't use the AC, or the demister, which both drain fuel. Tyres are within the recommended range. I've read through the handbook and nothing new there. Could it just be the cold? Or is this usual MPG for a new 1.4?
Anyone else had this problem? I know that best fuel economy is with 1.2 or the diesel, so 1.4 will never achieve the same levels. Am I missing something? You all seem to have such great MPG !
Thanks for reading this far!!