Honest figures guys. Don't go flying about in the car when out. Into work early and out asap to avoid holdups at Q8 roundabout etc near Soap Dodging Land.:devil:
General GP MPG - What are YOU getting?
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General GP MPG - What are YOU getting?
Honest figures guys. Don't go flying about in the car when out. Into work early and out asap to avoid holdups at Q8 roundabout etc near Soap Dodging Land.:devil:
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I've only done about 2500 on my 1.3 multi-jet 75bhp, and so far i'm averaging between 46.5 and 48 (according to my computer).
Mostly drive in London traffic to be fair, so that's probably about right.
On the few motorway trips i do, i get about 55.
To be honest though... I think that's pretty good. You look the overall cost of the car and it's not too bad. Brand new i got it for around £7500, road tax is £35, insurance isn't too bad either.
Overall i think the whole package is good. Particularly with the bonus standard stuff like the B&M and they chucked in free alloys for me as well. Top car to be honest.
Mostly drive in London traffic to be fair, so that's probably about right.
On the few motorway trips i do, i get about 55.
To be honest though... I think that's pretty good. You look the overall cost of the car and it's not too bad. Brand new i got it for around £7500, road tax is £35, insurance isn't too bad either.
Overall i think the whole package is good. Particularly with the bonus standard stuff like the B&M and they chucked in free alloys for me as well. Top car to be honest.
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115 mile journey from bolton up M61, up M6 over to keswick in the lakes and windy a roads for 10 miles to borrowdale
55.2mpg, 1.4 8v GP,
p.s. mates clio 1.2 16v following only managed 47mpg
GP rules:slayer:
55.2mpg, 1.4 8v GP,
p.s. mates clio 1.2 16v following only managed 47mpg
GP rules:slayer:
you must of been going slow to get those figures lol, unless it was all downhill!
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The ultimate classic of quotable quotes (?) …
"Scientific justification regarding this humble personal opinion is irrelevant."
One hardly needs a scientist (Year 10? Statistics) to collect data - & avoid the basic error of relying on one piece of data. Presumably inserting “humble” is offered in mitigation.
I recall a pre-trial hearing where the defence applied to have another party examine the technical evidence (i.e. personal opinion) submitted by the prosecution. The prosecution objected on the grounds their technical data didn’t need re-examining … as they’d checked-it & found it was correct! Surprisingly no one laughed at this outstanding arrogance, there was but a brief moment of total silence - before the judge unsurprisingly granted the defence their request. The trial? … one hardly needs to elaborate.
“argument”?
I regret I’m unable to offer much of an “argument.” My reasoning is partly that I’ve come to recognise that using `light’ (objective opinion) against `heat’ (subjective opinion) is something (certainly in FF) of a forlorn hope. One can only hope that since the `subjective opinion’ types have clearly avoided answering `why?’ to their teachers’ & tutors’ by bellowing `it’s my opinion!’ - then they may be given another chance to present `why?’ to their MD, board or boss, but is it likely?
I recall another thread on supermarket fuel where a FF member argued he was achieving better results on Shell (or whatever) against fuel from Morrison’s. However on further examination, it was revealed that his mpg figure over-time was the same. Indeed going further back into his data, showed that his mpg was actually better with Morrison’s fuel. (That is not to say that mpg be the only element of interest). When it was put to the honourably member, did he intend to continue to collect data? – he excused himself from FF, to move to Ford(?)
My reasoning is also partly due to the fact that fuel from different labels can be of different quality – given that the standard fuel is then subjected to additives formulated by each company’s chemists.
“missing the point”?
Clearly in their haste to reinforce their subjective opinion – some miss what they were asked to clarify.
that post was boring, no offence
last year i was driving GP 1.3 mjet across Italy. country roads 50%; 20% italian towns and 30% motorways (130-150kph). I climbed Etna and Vezuvio and I did almost 1000km with the average of 5.3 l/100km or 53 mpg. I think it wasn't bad at all. I own also the Stilo jtd 80 it got 1.9 engine and on country roads it is averaging around 60 mpg, motorway 45-50 and in dublin traffic I can get 37-40mpg.
Tres, tres boring
My best so far is 1030kms(640 miles) to one tank of diesel
I was coming back from Anglesey to Manchester in my 1.2 GP Active, and got 54mpg going at 60-65 most of the way and changing up at 2500 as always.
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I just re-read the start of my thread here and couldn't believe what I had written!
Here's an update after 35,000 miles in the very same car:
Actual figures (best): 62.1 mpg (driving like a granny)
Actual figures (worst): 45.5 mpg (enthusiastic country / dual carriageways)
Actual figures (normal): 49.0 mpg (everyday driving to work and back, 42 mile round-trip)
Fuel: Shell Standard Diesel (not as good as V-power but it costs too much now)
Certainly my mpg is now very predictable depending on my driving style and whether in town or not.
Let's hope my September 1.6 Mjet delivers as good results over time...
at 35000 your engine is just run in nicely now, so you should be seeing the benefits over petrol quite noticeably
Seems everyone gets better than me, about 38-42mpg most of the time with town driving and 20 miles of dual carriageway every day. Goes up to about 45mpg on long motorway trips at about 90mph.
Started to stutter on the power more and more lately, just dips in power before pick-up or while under moderate acceleration at about 2-2.5k revs - EGR valve maybe?
Started to stutter on the power more and more lately, just dips in power before pick-up or while under moderate acceleration at about 2-2.5k revs - EGR valve maybe?
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Do you think, maybe, your remap may have something to do with your poorer fuel consumption?
Ain't no free lunch here - your power comes at the expense of your fuel economy, I reckon! What do you value the most?
that depends, if he drives at exactly the same speeds as before then his mpg would go up as the engine is less strained. But obviously if he now drives more enthusiastically then it will indeed go down
Absolutely true, it wasn't fantastic on economy before the map either (though better than the 100hp Panda I had before), I'd say there's little to no difference unless I'm accelerating like a lunatic, am more inclined to take it to higher speeds now for overtaking though, just because it's easier.
As the above poster mentioned - I also have the full length glass roof which can't help much, I wonder what the weight difference is?
I do think performance has dropped off a little since the "stuttering" issue has become more apparent, a recent service doesn't seem to have changed anything either. It's one of those things that's not frequent/annoying enough to worry me greatly but enough to notice and occasionally seem like I'm a dodgy driver to passengers as the car jumps a little!
