General Fiat Panda Eco active 1.1
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General Fiat Panda Eco active 1.1
Hi,
I've got the bog standard 1.2 (too old for Eco)
What's your issues ?
Here are the Pandas on Fuelly (click on UK in the top left to get UK MPG) to give you an idea of Panda MPG.
Trev
Hi,
I've had my 1.1 active eco for 3 months now and so far my mpg is pretty poor. I've covered just 1100 miles so far. It started averaging 37mpg and lately its up to 39 mpg. I have to admit that most of my driving are short, town driving runs but my driving style is very much based on economy and not speed.
I used to own a daewoo matiz which was a 0.8L engine so I know how to get the most out of the gears and small engine.
I would have expected at least 45mpg to be fair. I'm a bit dissapointed with the economy but I do really enjoy driving it.
I've had my 1.1 active eco for 3 months now and so far my mpg is pretty poor. I've covered just 1100 miles so far. It started averaging 37mpg and lately its up to 39 mpg. I have to admit that most of my driving are short, town driving runs but my driving style is very much based on economy and not speed.
I used to own a daewoo matiz which was a 0.8L engine so I know how to get the most out of the gears and small engine.
I would have expected at least 45mpg to be fair. I'm a bit dissapointed with the economy but I do really enjoy driving it.
You are on a hiding to nothing at present
1) it's still cold in the mornings, so it takes longer for the car to warm up (extra fuel is used when cold just like your old choke from days back)
2) you are doing short runs round town which are not exactly condusive to fuel sipping cruises.
3) you need to get a few 1000 miles on the clock for it to loosen and be more economic.
Enjoiy your wee beastie, they are good reliable cars - this is what they are capable of - https://www.fiatforum.com/leisure-lounge/212022-panda-sahara-bear-strikes-back.html
Trev
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At how many miles roughly would the 1.1 engine considered to be run in? I do such a low mileage that some would consider its not worth having the car. However I like the freedom and enjoy going for the odd run out. I have had the car since the 1st of October and I have still only done 1300 miles. I think the MPG has been remarkable since day one but then again my previous car was a gas guzzler.
I did a round trip of 260 miles at the weekend in my 1.1 eco. All A-roads & dual carriageways apart from a very short hop up the M40.
Taking it steady doing 60-70 mph but not trying any hyper-miling nonsense returned 56.5 mpg. A little less than I was hoping for.
Mine's got 14000 miles on it now, and I don't think economy has significantly improved since it was new.
Taking it steady doing 60-70 mph but not trying any hyper-miling nonsense returned 56.5 mpg. A little less than I was hoping for.
Mine's got 14000 miles on it now, and I don't think economy has significantly improved since it was new.
http://www.fuelly.com/driver/gareth111278/panda
Take a look at my fuelly page here. This shows its MPG from new as you can see its got better by about 5mpg over abiut 1500 Miles but it doesn't really do 'round town' as our 'town' is only small!
We don't thrash it but we don't drive like nuns either!
Take a look at my fuelly page here. This shows its MPG from new as you can see its got better by about 5mpg over abiut 1500 Miles but it doesn't really do 'round town' as our 'town' is only small!
We don't thrash it but we don't drive like nuns either!
Ive had my Panda Active Eco since September. I noticed for the first few thousand miles it did drink the fuel a bit,the first £15 of fuel the dealer put in went down very fast. The engine was so tight, doing 30 miles an hour was a struggle, in 4th gear, the car used to judder,but was much happier in 3rd. Now with 3300 miles I get between 45-50 to the gallon the engine has loosened up alot now. Most of my driving is in stop start traffic in town.
I drive a 1.1 active eco with around 1100 miles on the clock... I was hoping to see a massive increase in distance to refueling over the old 2litre diesel rover..... hasn't happened....
But I do have to take into account that the cost of fuel has gone up a little, and a little more... so I'm not getting as much fuel for the same amount... and the engine is probably not fully run in (as the old car I got rid of had something like 150,000 miles on the clock and the engine was still purring like a new un.. if the body work hadn't been like swiss cheese I'd still be driving it ! so I can't begin to think 1000 miles is run in yet..)... some might say we are mainly doing short journeys but that really shouldn't come into play as I'm comparing cost of the old car to cost of the new car and we are nearly putting £20 a week in the car just as we did with the old car... and it was doing the same journeys.. ! (I'm still not convinced that its not being slightly over fuelled...)
Steve
But I do have to take into account that the cost of fuel has gone up a little, and a little more... so I'm not getting as much fuel for the same amount... and the engine is probably not fully run in (as the old car I got rid of had something like 150,000 miles on the clock and the engine was still purring like a new un.. if the body work hadn't been like swiss cheese I'd still be driving it ! so I can't begin to think 1000 miles is run in yet..)... some might say we are mainly doing short journeys but that really shouldn't come into play as I'm comparing cost of the old car to cost of the new car and we are nearly putting £20 a week in the car just as we did with the old car... and it was doing the same journeys.. ! (I'm still not convinced that its not being slightly over fuelled...)
Steve
Those 2Ltr Rovers were good on fuel, I had a 420TDi , As I recall it was doing about 45MPG [Comuting on A roads.]
If your Panda is like mine you've still got a few miles to go before its at its best. Fuel prices are silly now so that will have an effect.
The best way to know is to join Fuelly.com, its free & easy to use. You get accurate MPG & cost per mile data.
If your Panda is like mine you've still got a few miles to go before its at its best. Fuel prices are silly now so that will have an effect.
The best way to know is to join Fuelly.com, its free & easy to use. You get accurate MPG & cost per mile data.
Your figures sound about right for short journeys in the current climate...make sure you aren't driving around in 'city' steering mode, the additional load will use more fuel and switch the aircon off if you have it 
