General 1.2 dynamic mpg?

LukeG14 · Jun 22, 2013

Hi, I'm a new driver I passed my test a few days ago and got myself a GP and was just wondering what is the average mpg on a 1.2 dynamic? I filled up with £50 and I need it to last me a month, how many miles should I be doing a week? Thanks

lewis33 · Jun 22, 2013

Ive got the same car for my 1st car and £20 gives me half a tank and that lasts me more than a week, im currently getting 40.6 mpg so i wouldnt worry about it.

Most Easterly Pandas · Jun 22, 2013

LukeG14 said:
Hi, I'm a new driver I passed my test a few days ago and got myself a GP and was just wondering what is the average mpg on a 1.2 dynamic? I filled up with £50 and I need it to last me a month, how many miles should I be doing a week? Thanks

What sort of driving are you doing?

I'd say that should be good for about 300-350 miles.

LukeG14 · Jun 22, 2013

Thanks, well I'm driving in rush hour every morning for about 30 minutes and about 5/10 minutes of that is on the motorway and the rest just driving to the shops etc.

FatherJack · Jun 22, 2013

It's about how you drive not what you drive

BenGarner93 · Jun 22, 2013

I've got the active does 46.0 mpg without driving like a granny, gets about 400+ miles out of the tank.

LukeG14 · Jun 22, 2013

BenGarner93 said:
I've got the active does 46.0 mpg without driving like a granny, gets about 400+ miles out of the tank.

How much do you fill up and are you on the motorway most of the time? Thanks

JimbbobW1977 · Jun 23, 2013

Keep your speed low on the motorway! The 1.2 revs high on the motorway consuming a lot more fuel

Most Easterly Pandas · Jun 23, 2013

JimbbobW1977 said:
The 1.2 revs high on the motorway consuming a lot more fuel

In comparison to

JimbbobW1977 · Jun 23, 2013

Any 1.2 engined car driven on a motorway that is geared more towards town driving.

MrMurray20 · Jun 23, 2013

Going home from my girlfriends last night it's about 15mins on a dual carriageway. I got about 52mpg from doing 60 all the way I couldn't believe it and that was WITH both of us and two suitcases and other stuff in the car. HEAVY with all her shoes lol

LukeG14 · Jun 23, 2013

Hahah thanks, well I had a full tank driving to Manchester last night and when I got home my fuel gauge was on one notch from a full tank and when I got in this morning it went back up to a full tank haha

Andy Monty · Jun 23, 2013

Congratulations on passing your test and getting the GP..

My 1.2 would do between 35 and 45 mpg depending on the drive i was doing...

back roads (fun

) singletrack and pooting about in town it would average about 35mpg...

long A road drive at about 55-60mph i was looking about 45mpg

motorways about 40mpg

Keep your car well serviced and the tyres at the correct pressures and it will help a fair bit,...

also a clean car uses less fuel (smoother/ clean bodywork = less drag)

steve119 · Jun 23, 2013

Most Easterly Pandas said:
In comparison to

I found that too actually, going from my 1.2 grande to my 1.4 grande sporting.

1.2 very revvy, not very quick but it is very good fun around corners.

LukeG14 · Jun 23, 2013

Andy Monty said:
Congratulations on passing your test and getting the GP..

My 1.2 would do between 35 and 45 mpg depending on the drive i was doing...

back roads (fun ) singletrack and pooting about in town it would average about 35mpg...

long A road drive at about 55-60mph i was looking about 45mpg

motorways about 40mpg

Keep your car well serviced and the tyres at the correct pressures and it will help a fair bit,...

also a clean car uses less fuel (smoother/ clean bodywork = less drag)

Thanks, that's helped me a lot I'll try using A roads more of the time then.

LukeG14 · Jun 23, 2013

steve119 said:
I found that too actually, going from my 1.2 grande to my 1.4 grande sporting.

1.2 very revvy, not very quick but it is very good fun around corners.

Yeah I thought that, it is very revvy but really good fun to drive just like driving a go-kart hahah

Andy Monty · Jun 23, 2013

LukeG14 said:
Thanks, that's helped me a lot I'll try using A roads more of the time then.

no worries also a half decent quality fuel will give better MPG something like Shell or BP over supermarket fuel in my experience i got better MPG and the car run smoother on V-power (super unleaded) dont expect it to make the car go any faster however

but its 10 pence per litre more than standard unleaded its upto you if its worth it....

but a tank full every now and again can do good due to the extra cleaning additives in it

LukeG14 · Jun 23, 2013

Really? Super unleaded can you actually use that?

Montypaks · Jun 23, 2013

You can! But your engine will not be able to use it properly... However the cleaning additives will still do their work :thumbup:

LukeG14 · Jun 23, 2013

I think I'll just use normal unleaded incase I mess my engine up in someway hahah thanks anyway

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