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Ben G

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9th Dec 11 at 16:18

i've been driving the fiesta for a while now and it seems i have to thrash the balls off it to make it go anywhere (1.25 16v 82ps).

if i sit at 60mph i can get 50mpg but whenever i reach a hill it drops a lot because it doesn't have the power when you just feather the throttle.

i'm averaging 31mpg over the last 1,000 miles and 80% of my driving is on a dual carriageway.

in contrast,

my puma (1.7 16v 125ps) was averaging 35mpg and was being driven hard, but obviously didn't need as much full throttle due to having more power and less weight.

what i'm asking is whats the best compromise? i can't involve diesels as i've never owned one, so basing this on 2 petrol cars from the same marque.

[Edited on 09-12-2011 by Ben G]

John

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9th Dec 11 at 16:21

I've been driving to work and back and getting 23mpg in my 2.0 4wd Rav4, it's balls.

richc

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9th Dec 11 at 16:21

50mpg*

My puma never went under 30 mpg the whole time i had it (being 18 use to drive it like a mother fucker 50% of the time).

What do you mean is the best compromise? Sell it?

richc

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9th Dec 11 at 16:22

quote:
Originally posted by John
I've been driving to work and back and getting 23mpg in my 2.0 4wd Rav4, it's balls.

How many miles has it done?

John

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9th Dec 11 at 16:22

80k

Ben G

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9th Dec 11 at 16:23

quote:
Originally posted by richc
50mpg*

My puma never went under 30 mpg the whole time i had it (being 18 use to drive it like a mother fucker 50% of the time).

What do you mean is the best compromise? Sell it?

high power/low weight
low power/low weight

that sort of thing.

can't sell it yet, can do in april, but it's not my car anyway.

John

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9th Dec 11 at 16:24

It's engine dependant.

Some heavier cars will get better mpg than the equivalent engine in a lighter car.

JM_16v

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9th Dec 11 at 16:37

torque wins tbh, better the torque easier it is to get you up to speed

richc

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9th Dec 11 at 16:39

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G

quote:
Originally posted by richc
50mpg*

My puma never went under 30 mpg the whole time i had it (being 18 use to drive it like a mother fucker 50% of the time).

What do you mean is the best compromise? Sell it?

high power/low weight
low power/low weight

that sort of thing.

can't sell it yet, can do in april, but it's not my car anyway.

More power if you ask me as you can use its power to progress with little effort.

I use to get 31 mpg on the way to work (doing speed limit all the way) which is 50% and 50% dual carridge way in my megane f1

Rob R

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9th Dec 11 at 16:54

Depends where the power is though. If the car has a high power band than that rules that theory out.

smcGSI16V

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9th Dec 11 at 17:30

quote:
Originally posted by JM_16v
torque wins tbh

Gareth F

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9th Dec 11 at 17:40

PD130 tdi has savage low down torque so dont have to rag it to get the best out of it and with a six speed box its awesome.

Best 85mpg 18 miles at 50mph
Average 54-63mpg 1400 miles
Around town 38mpg 100 miles
Lowest 24mpg 15 miles thrashing it about

John

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9th Dec 11 at 17:48

How can you have an average of 54-63 mpg over 1400 miles? It's one or the other.

Gareth F

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9th Dec 11 at 17:57

sorry was a bit vague, took a rough figure of miles and stated the kind of mpgs i get over it.

Say i looked at my speedo every 1400 miles it would read between 54 and 63mpg.

Rob B

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9th Dec 11 at 18:16

quote:
Originally posted by Gareth F
PD130 tdi has savage low down torque so dont have to rag it to get the best out of it and with a six speed box its awesome.

Best 85mpg 18 miles at 50mph
Average 54-63mpg 1400 miles
Around town 38mpg 100 miles
Lowest 24mpg 15 miles thrashing it about

That's good!

My A4 07 170 tdi gets:

43 MPG sat at 80 - 85
40MPG with 75% motorway
37MPG with 75% town

It's running custom code stage 1 so pulls really well but the DPF kills MPG

Gareth F

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9th Dec 11 at 18:26

Anything above 70mph the mpg tails of pretty quick lol.
Weird thing is a remap on the pd engines seem to see a better mpg result, the decat also improved mine.

Downside is when you remap is the dmf damage and the tendency to plant your right foot.

Rob B

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9th Dec 11 at 18:43

I've gained around 3 - 5mpg from the remap.

Guy said as long as you do more than 50% motorway driving per tank you'll be fine.

Fingers crossed.

Gareth F

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9th Dec 11 at 18:44

Then good bye to it as winter sets in

SportBoy

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9th Dec 11 at 18:50

averaging 24mpg in the vxr... thristy ol beast.

Gareth F

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9th Dec 11 at 18:56

quote:
Originally posted by SportBoy
averaging 24mpg in the vxr... thristy ol beast.

Love talking mpg in the pub with my mate, he also owns a VXR

oceansoul

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9th Dec 11 at 19:06

In my RX8 im lucky if i can get 20mpg..........

[Edited on 09-12-2011 by oceansoul]

richc

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9th Dec 11 at 19:48

14.8 mpg is where its at.

Lee H

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9th Dec 11 at 19:52

I'm managing about 18mpg in my MR2 turbo on the short commute to work, not good at all.....

Nic Barnes

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9th Dec 11 at 19:53

get 400 miles to a tank in my 1.2 corsa c town driving and work and back. its never done a longer journey than 10 miles since i got it.

Daveskater

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9th Dec 11 at 19:54

I usually get between 28 and 36mpg over a tank (normally put in about 42 litres), so big engine and small car is where it's at imo

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