Ben G
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Originally posted by fro-dizzle
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Originally posted by SteveW
lots 
lots and lots
costs about £70 to fill from empty
I feel your pain, mine has an 80L tank
 why would anyone ever want to put 80 litres into a tank? imagine the extra weight of that. will affect your mpg quite a bit i reckon.
deano will know exactly.
steve, i reckon you can do it in 1.5 tanks, maybe 2 with a bit of spirited driving.
everyone knows when you're on an economy run, you always get some tit on the motorway sitting on your arse begging for a race.
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Graham88
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Originally posted by Ben G
everyone knows when you're on an economy run, you always get some tit on the motorway sitting on your arse begging for a race.
Too true, which is why I'm yet to have an economy run as I'm too easy to bait
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Fad
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This person usually is Graham 
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Graham88
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Eh?
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random dav
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Ace, balls to good mpg. Its better than driving a shite boring car.
WRLFC !
Project cars
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Ingham
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I got 309 miles to £25 worth of fuel in my Clio. But then again it's a 1.2
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AlunJ
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Originally posted by Jonny Ingham
I got 309 miles to £25 worth of fuel in my Clio. But then again it's a 1.2
lol I struggle to get anywhere near that out of my 1.4 on a full tank! Have dumped the sub amp and spare wheel kit at the moment though, see how I do!
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deano87
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Originally posted by AlunJ
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Originally posted by Jonny Ingham
I got 309 miles to £25 worth of fuel in my Clio. But then again it's a 1.2
lol I struggle to get anywhere near that out of my 1.4 on a full tank! Have dumped the sub amp and spare wheel kit at the moment though, see how I do!
My Punto is a lot worse on fuel. About 320 to £45.
But I reckon with a lot of motorway cruising that VXR8 should only do 2 tanks maximum. Not like you can be on full attack all the time and even sitting at 80mph - 90mph won't use too much fuel.
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SteveW
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Seth me ol monster... yeah they can idle at 1.5k and be doing 60mph which certainly helps with the MPG lol
its got cruise control so i think im just gonna stick that on at 65mph and sit on the inside lane all the way up the M1 
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Graham88
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.........until a Porsche Turbo comes up the outside lane wanting a race 
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deano87
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Originally posted by SteveW
its got cruise control so i think im just gonna stick that on at 65mph and sit on the inside lane all the way up the M1
Don't do it unless you have to - it'll drive you mental. Just sit at a steady 70mph - you shouldn't go any faster anyway 
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SteveW
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well yeah sometimes i can resist.. sometimes i just gotta boot it and cry when i realise how much petrol i just wasted
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ed
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It's quite relaxing not driving like mad on the cruise control though 
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Colin
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Ah it will be good to get a chance to stretch her legs.
I often take my car the 300 or so miles to Aberdeen if I need to go throughfor work activities, & I only get 20p a mile for using my car.
Fuckit, it beats taking the train
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Fad
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Originally posted by SteveW
well yeah sometimes i can resist.. sometimes i just gotta boot it and cry when i realise how much petrol i just wasted
Ahh man just run it on coal when you reach up north
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LeeM
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yeah its relaxing to just cruise along at 65-70 in the inside lane, but why have a nice fast car car if your not gonna give it a bit and enjoy driving it now and again
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Fro
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Originally posted by Ben G
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Originally posted by fro-dizzle
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Originally posted by SteveW
lots
lots and lots
costs about £70 to fill from empty
I feel your pain, mine has an 80L tank
why would anyone ever want to put 80 litres into a tank? imagine the extra weight of that. will affect your mpg quite a bit i reckon.
Helps to keep the back end sane, the only upside I think
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andy1868
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wow, what a depressing thread. i filled my N/A 1.8 last night, cost £46 for 215 miles 
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Ingham
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Originally posted by deano87
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Originally posted by AlunJ
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Originally posted by Jonny Ingham
I got 309 miles to £25 worth of fuel in my Clio. But then again it's a 1.2
lol I struggle to get anywhere near that out of my 1.4 on a full tank! Have dumped the sub amp and spare wheel kit at the moment though, see how I do!
My Punto is a lot worse on fuel. About 320 to £45.
But I reckon with a lot of motorway cruising that VXR8 should only do 2 tanks maximum. Not like you can be on full attack all the time and even sitting at 80mph - 90mph won't use too much fuel.
This was with all my current audio in (which is for sale ) and it still did it. And I'm no light lad either (14st 5)
Burnley > Merry Hill > Telford/Oakleys > half way to Coventry (got lost) > back to Burnley
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Graham88
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Originally posted by andy1868
wow, what a depressing thread. i filled my N/A 1.8 last night, cost £46 for 215 miles
Good fuel consumption tbh
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andy1868
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in comparison to your crazy mazda perhaps
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Graham88
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Exactly
I'm yet to get 200 miles out of a tank (£55)
Hitting Vtec must drink a bit?
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andy1868
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yeah but ask anyone, i barely touch it in normal circumstances only work 3 miles from home and its barely warm by the time i get there and back each day.
lee would be the better person to ask because he used to drive his like a complete tool the lowest guesstimate i've had couldn't have been much lower than 20mpg. and even that was partly lee's fault 
[Edited on 04-03-2010 by andy1868]
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Graham88
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Oh right fair enough I don't use mine for work so it's only used for pleasure which I think is part of the massive fuel consumption issue, driving a Berlingo van all week means when I get in it the speed amazes me everytime
Booting it through the whole rev range gets a consistent 7mpg in every gear
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saj_123
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Originally posted by Graham88
Booting it through the whole rev range gets a consistent 7mpg in every gear
7 Mpg! I was complaining about my car doing 33mpg!
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