General Fuel Consumption...

[Afro Angel]

I was bought a 2001 plate HGT on Wednesday and took it for a run last night. I did 96 miles down the A46 (fast flowing a road) at between 60-80mph. I left the house with a half a tank and arived home empty. That strikes me as wrong... my mates RX8 doesn't drink like that. Does that sound righ to you guys or does the car needto go back?
Thanx for any help!

 

[DanielR]

Whenever i fill my tank up, the needle will be at the full position for quite a while, and then start to drop. You need to measure it a bit more precise.

Go fill the tank, go for a drive with avarage speed, fill it up again and note how much fuel you have used, and how many miles you have done.

 

[dikkydave]

talk pound notes mate, half a tank on a punto 15 quid ish.. half a tank on ya mates rx8 25 pound ish... different size tanks, stick a tenner i yours an a tenner in ya mates an see who goes furthest lol.. 15 quid tok me to leeds with 2 people in then back to bolton with 4 people in, 70 - 80 on m62 130mile round trip and still had a couple quid left in it.

 

[dikkydave]

abit of bump for ya that i just found..

CAR: Fiat Punto HGT
PRICES: £11,945-£12,195 - on the road
INSURANCE GROUP: 14
CO2 EMISSIONS: 140-197g/km
PERFORMANCE: [1.8] 0-60mph 8.6s / Max Speed 127mph
FUEL CONSUMPTION: [1.8] (urban) 24.6mpg / (extra urban) 44.1mpg / (combined) 34.0mpg
STANDARD SAFETY FEATURES: Twin front and side/roof airbags / ABS
WILL IT FIT IN YOUR GARAGE?: Length/Width/Height mm 3800/1660/1480mm

 

[Afro Angel]

Talking pounds... £30 just over half a tank in my punto, £30 quid just under in her rx8. Her tank is only about 10l bigger than mine according to specs! Scary but true!

 

[dikkydave]

bloody ek.. 15 quid an mines alf full.. if ya put 30 in and only got 90 odd miles somethings deffo not right there mate. check for leeks or dip ya tank when its showin near empty to see wots left in it, could be a dodgey gauge or summot.

 

[Afro Angel]

I'm praying its a dodgy somethin otherwise thats scary! Gotta top off the tank tonight and see what that costs me! Wish me luck...lol!

 

[dikkydave]

best o luck mate, just dont go too far or ya might not get back lol.. let us know what mileage it does.

 

[vengod]

In my punt i get roughly

10 miles for £1.

400 miles for £40

 

[Afro Angel]

Well, off to start my tests. Will report back over the weekend (if I get back)!

 

[PuntoSS]

Mine rarely needs re-filling. I travel on average 20 miles a week, but over Easter I must have done at least 60 miles, yet it's only just hit the half way mark today, I haven't filled up since the end of March!

 

[vengod]

Mine rarely needs re-filling. I travel on average 20 miles a week, but over Easter I must have done at least 60 miles, yet it's only just hit the half way mark today, I haven't filled up since the end of March!

20 miles a week! Jeez...

 

[Caravadossi]

I was bought a 2001 plate HGT on Wednesday and took it for a run last night. I did 96 miles down the A46 (fast flowing a road) at between 60-80mph. I left the house with a half a tank and arived home empty. That strikes me as wrong... my mates RX8 doesn't drink like that. Does that sound righ to you guys or does the car needto go back?
Thanx for any help!

Thinks ...

I believe a Punto has a 45 litre (little shy of 10 gal) tank. Then an absolute fill at absolute empty would be £45 @ £1 per litre. What do you call “empty”? `Zero’ (fortunately you ran out of fuel 100m from home & coasted into your drive)? or the [fuel low] warning showed - & you still have your reserve)? I believe the [fuel low] warning comes on with 7 litres remaining.

£30 of fuel on top of a 7 litre reserve would give you around 37 litres in a 45 litre tank. A Punto has the capacity to do: 400+ miles on a full tank, 200+ miles on half-a-tank, 100+ miles on a quarter tank. Your fuel costs should be around 10p per mile.

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[PuntoSS]

20 miles a week! Jeez...

Not alot, really, I know. I don't go anywhere other than round town. But I work a good 5 miles away, but only work a couple of times a week, the rest I'm studying.