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Moderator Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Eckington, Sheffield
Posts: 6,041 Thanks: 135 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Sh*te MPG. :( I'm getting a bit fed up with crap MPG at the moment. Although I need to update it with a lot of fill ups here's my fuelly: http://www.fuelly.com/driver/dombooth/grande-punto Most recent tank: Filled on 11th Feb at 33898 - 36.99L Filled on 18th Feb at 34199 - 40.77L 1.4 8v Active Sport. I get it about 35MPG. Parkers saying it should be 47MPG. ![]() http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/review...ck-2006/33714/ What's wrong with my GP? ![]() Dom
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Posts: 81 Thanks: 1 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Sh*te MPG. :( My 1.2 8v is the same
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Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Sunderland
Posts: 346 Thanks: 4 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | I'm getting a bit fed up with crap MPG at the moment. Although I need to update it with a lot of fill ups here's my fuelly: http://www.fuelly.com/driver/dombooth/grande-punto Most recent tank: Filled on 11th Feb at 33898 - 36.99L Filled on 18th Feb at 34199 - 40.77L 1.4 8v Active Sport. I get it about 35MPG. Parkers saying it should be 47MPG. ![]() http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/review...ck-2006/33714/ What's wrong with my GP? ![]() Dom Depends all on the driving style aswell though. I went on a 70 mile drive on the motorway 2 months back and I was getting 42mpg :-/
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Moderator Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Eckington, Sheffield
Posts: 6,041 Thanks: 135 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Sh*te MPG. :( The instant readout on dash is usually always around 35mpg Dom
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Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Preston
Posts: 29,985 Thanks: 1068 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Sh*te MPG. :( Select 'instant fuel consumption' and you can see where you can improve matters which is normally at start off/acceleration. I get 48-50 from my 10 year old 1.2 188 and 52-54mpg on my 1.9JTD diesels however I do live in a rural area and can travel 25-50 miles without stopping for traffic lights etc |
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Posts: 702 Thanks: 19 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Sh*te MPG. :( Stop/start driving is bad, make as least gear changes as possible and try and drive around 62 mph ![]()
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Moderator Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Eckington, Sheffield
Posts: 6,041 Thanks: 135 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Sh*te MPG. :( Select 'instant fuel consumption' and you can see where you can improve matters which is normally at start off/acceleration. I get 48-50 from my 10 year old 1.2 188 and 52-54mpg on my 1.9JTD diesels however I do live in a rural area and can travel 25-50 miles without stopping for traffic lights etc I'm filling up tonight so I'll try and drive with a lighter foot on acceleration and see how I go. ![]() Dom
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Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Preston
Posts: 29,985 Thanks: 1068 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Sh*te MPG. :( Theres your answer, remember MPG (or litres to you youngsters) figures are achieved (by all manufacturers) in laboratory conditions.....i.e. no traffic lights, speed bumps, roundabouts, idiot drivers, young seagulls standing in the road refusing to move, potholes, road works, bus drivers pulling out from stops, hills, headlong wind etc |
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Posts: 702 Thanks: 19 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Sh*te MPG. :( As stupid as it sounds driving slowly can be worse for fuel consumption.
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Moderator Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Eckington, Sheffield
Posts: 6,041 Thanks: 135 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Sh*te MPG. :( Theres your answer, remember MPG (or litres to you youngsters) figures are achieved (by all manufacturers) in laboratory conditions.....i.e. no traffic lights, speed bumps, roundabouts, idiot drivers, young seagulls standing in the road refusing to move, potholes, road works, bus drivers pulling out from stops, hills, headlong wind etc ![]() Dom
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Posts: 81 Thanks: 1 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Sh*te MPG. :( How accurate is the computer? I got like 7 from Cold up to 20 or so after a half mile. I stopped. Reset it And got 35 straight away :-s
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Posts: 3,114 Thanks: 52 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Sh*te MPG. :( Coincidentally I did a 200mile motorway journey the other day in my 1.4 8v Dynamic (no idea if theres a difference between that and the 'Active Sport'. I averaged (according to trip) 47.1MPG ![]() When I drive motorway journeys I usually do 68 the whole way, this keeps the revs just under 3500rpm. If I accelerate to just 70 the mpg plummets and I end up averaging about 44mpg. Really wish I had a 6th gear, the gearing in this car is too low for motorway cruising. |
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