whitter45
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if it was my own car then yes I would TBH
However I drive my car hard and recover most of my fuel throught he company
the only reason i get a derv is because of the tax benefit otherwise I would have a petrol turbo
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Ash_EP3
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Registered: 15th May 07
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I average about 28mpg tbh I normally drive it fairly slow.. however when the mood strikes me I will tec it all the way home  that must be sub20 mpg I'd have thought.
I spend about £50 a week on fuel.
[Edited on 11-03-2010 by Ash_EP3]
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Scotty C
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Registered: 6th Nov 05
Location: Kidderminster Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
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I would of thought the EP3's average atleast low 30's Ash 
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Ash_EP3
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Originally posted by Monster
I would of thought the EP3's average atleast low 30's Ash
Yea 30 maybe, but of course it can easily drop!
The best I've had is 35mpg on the motorway!
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Scotty C
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That's shocking 
Wouldn't mind one as my next car tbh
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Daimo B
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
You probably should have tried harder at school then you might have a better job 
My mummy and daddy were poor to start with. I've earned everything i've got 
There are plenty of rich stupid people about
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Ash_EP3
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quote:
Originally posted by Monster
That's shocking
Wouldn't mind one as my next car tbh
Good man 
30mpg isn't that bad mate!
I recently got 180 miles to £30 = 60 miles to £10 which is exactly the same as my old corsa 
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
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Don't care, even though I drive an economical small car  My average over 1200 miles is less than 40mpg 
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Scotty C
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quote:
Originally posted by Ash_EP3
quote:
Originally posted by Monster
That's shocking
Wouldn't mind one as my next car tbh
Good man
30mpg isn't that bad mate!
I recently got 180 miles to £30 = 60 miles to £10 which is exactly the same as my old corsa
I'm used to 130 to £10 though
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Ash_EP3
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quote:
Originally posted by Monster
quote:
Originally posted by Ash_EP3
quote:
Originally posted by Monster
That's shocking
Wouldn't mind one as my next car tbh
Good man
30mpg isn't that bad mate!
I recently got 180 miles to £30 = 60 miles to £10 which is exactly the same as my old corsa
I'm used to 130 to £10 though
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daymoon
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Registered: 1st Aug 08
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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i currently get about 40mpg in 1.0...
most i had out of it was 55mpg though on stock wheels and a steady run..
I want a big 2l car(E36 coupe or 200sx) but i hate to think about petrol bills, and just ignore the fact of how enjoyable it would be to drive one of them cars 
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Eddx14xe
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when i first got my 1.4 sport i done a whole tank in 170 miles, thats £45 which is roughly 19mpg.
Now i drive alot more sensibly and i stuck £30 in when it was just above the red, i got about 190 miles which is about 32mpg.
I wouldnt be bothered if i was working properly and that, but at the moment i only work weekends and go college during the week
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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Wouldn't really worry me if while I'm not doing many miles but it would annoy me if it doubled the price of a shopping trip. Mate of mine had an S5, said it cost 50 quid to get to the Trafford Centre. That is a pair of pants when you get there wasted on the journey.
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ed
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How many miles is that Ian? £50 gets me circa 400-500 miles in my car
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Graham88
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Ermmm I don't really bother that much because I tend to try and not do too many 'wasted' journeys so if I've gotta go out and spend money on fuel then so be it...
It's filling up for commuting that bothers me mostly, I do about £50 a week in my van and I drive that sensibly but only get about 400 miles out of it. Vans aren't very good on fuel tbh.
Filling the car is just for pleasure use so again it doesn't bother me, I average 20mpg at the moment. Only time I try and get good MPG on the instant is when sitting on a motorway. Having said that I've had the car a month and done about £400 over 1500 miles...but I'm putting that down to being my first turbo car and it'll hopefully improve.
And the bike does about 110 miles to £17 (but I haven't filled it up since August last year so might be more now) and that's more or less flat out so pretty good really.
Actually the most depressing thing is when I fill the car up after using it during the day and then get in the van and go to work and I need fuel again, filling up with £50 twice in a day is very depressing.
[Edited on 11-03-2010 by Graham88]
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
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quote:
Originally posted by Bart
quote:
Originally posted by lee_wee
i worry because i only get 25mpg out of a 1.4 not because im bothered about cost but because im sure it means theres something wrong
How old is the car?
2004, 1.4 theres defo somethin wrong! i think it could be the coolant temp sensor because the fan never comes on even when the temp is up to 90. but im not sure if the cts gives the signal to the rad fan and/or the dash temp guage. if its both then the cts is fine, if its just the fan it could be that and if its neither then it might be something else altogether 
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ChrisBoom
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Honda pissed me off as the performance didn't warrant the amount of fuel it was using, its dog slow
Not sure what MPG the astra will be getting, wont be great id imagine.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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i didn't used to worry in the focus as it got average 18-20mpg.
i started worrying a few months before i sold it as i was saving for a house.
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RS6
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i don't worry about it until i have to fill up
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
How many miles is that Ian? £50 gets me circa 400-500 miles in my car
Less than that.
He'll have been on a ragga so I've no real sympathy. Does make you wonder what you could buy instead though.
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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I've gone from averaging 38 in the punto to 29/30mpg in the Civic.. works out about a tenner more a week as the tank is slightly larger, I still get the 300 miles i did..
Thats mainly motorway miles aswell picking up the mrs, i do about 52miles to work and back a week.
I would love to run the Civic on super too, i treated it the first week i got it, but sod filling it up at 1.22 a litre
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djgritt
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Registered: 1st Nov 07
Location: Dorset Drives: Focus ST / Hyundai i20N
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I don't care about Fuel Economy atall.
Never have, even when I was on shite apprentice wages.
But, I hate the current fuel prices - was around 60-70ppl when I started driving. Almsot double that at a few places now.
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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I remember 89p fuel when i first passed.. 20 quid would almost fill my corsa
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by Kurt
I remember 89p fuel when i first passed.. 20 quid would almost fill my corsa
I have a feeling it was about 70p when I passed
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Kurt
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You are 5 years older
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