Corsa_Sport21
Member
Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
User status: Offline
|
My trip computer is showing 27mpg at the moment.
|
antnee
Member
Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by John
vRS got just about exactly the same.
Trip computer says I get 53mpg though, I could use that on the internet instead.
I worked out my MPG every now and then, and find the trip computer isn't too far off (1 or 2 mpg off), my dad calc's his MPG every week as he does between 25 and 30k a year
|
richc
Member
Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by antnee
quote:
Originally posted by John
vRS got just about exactly the same.
Trip computer says I get 53mpg though, I could use that on the internet instead.
I worked out my MPG every now and then, and find the trip computer isn't too far off (1 or 2 mpg off), my dad calc's his MPG every week as he does between 25 and 30k a year
Ditto
|
Adam_B
Member
Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by whitter45
why will it always handle worse
its not a simple case of replacing a petrol engine with a derv engine thus its heavier and doesnt handle as well.
Suspension changes, steering racks, weight distribution is changed accordingly hence why it should handle any worse than its petrol brother
fuck me i thought you of all people would appreciate and acknowledge that
Obviously they change all that stuff but to what effect on the feel and feedback? I just don't think you can get around a considerably heavier engine without loosing weight from something else. If it makes no difference then chances are the cars quite heavy already, like a new A4, and/or handles shit regardless of what engines in it, someone mentioned already the older shape Ibiza.
|
whitter45
Member
Registered: 15th Nov 02
Location: Norton
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by richc
Everyone i speak to who own diesels seem to lie about there mpg - ' Yer mate does 55 around town thrashing it everywhere'
Friend said this about his (not anymore) 2.0 tdi sline a3...got it it, was doing about 40. Another friend says it about his 320d, same situation! Do all people with diesel do this?
I get 700 to a tank which equates to around 56mpg all the time and thats fact not going off display thats mileage against number of litres to fill it
|
adiohead
Member
Registered: 28th Sep 01
User status: Offline
|
If any of us petrol owners started regretting it we could just sell up and buy a diesel 
The real question should be: who regrets not buying an electric/hybrid shit car or bicycle?
Or
Who is gonna sell up for a more economical car to save money?
[Edited on 08-04-2011 by adiohead]
|
pow
Premium Member
Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
User status: Offline
|
I do love the people who lie about their MPG 
[Edited on 08-04-2011 by pow]
|
Fro
Member
Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Jake
i get 20mpg out of mine around mk but i dont care because its a good laugh
Thats because theres so many fucking roundabouts.
Edit: I'm getting 23.7 atm 
[Edited on 08-04-2011 by fro-dizzle]
|
Simon_16v
Member
Registered: 14th Aug 06
Location: Yorkshire
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by adiohead
quote:
Originally posted by antnee
But they are both exactly the same car, just different engines.
I'd of gone for the diesel too as there just wasn't really any benefit on getting the petrol version because they both handled badly.
On AP coilovers mine isn't so bad now 
|
3CorsaMeal
Member
Registered: 11th Apr 02
User status: Offline
|
if i use a magic tree i put one in the back of car as well, to keep the weight distribution as even as possible
|
R Lee
Member
Registered: 15th Aug 03
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
if i use a magic tree i put one in the back of car as well, to keep the weight distribution as even as possible
I have 2 Jelly Bean air fresheners which favour the passenger side of the centre console.
Equal weight distribution
|
Graham88
Member
Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by big eck
MK6 Fiesta Zetec S 1.6 petrol
MK6 Fiesta Zetec S 1.6 TDCI
There are 2 petrol ZS's in the village next to mine and both cant keep up with mine and thats with the wife driving both the lads thought it was an ST at first and refused to accept it was a diesel
In fairness that's one of the few cars where the diesel one is better purely because you can remap the engine. The Fiesta chassis is so good having a Diesel engine upfront makes no difference.
I am getting about 30mpg out of mine atm which is pretty good but I've been mostly cruising about, with petrol prices these days I do actually think about when to put my foot down instead of all the time. I think the biggest problem with petrol turbo cars is you feel the urge to blast every now and again just for the noise, whereas when driving Diesel it doesn't make a nice noise or anything so why would you bother, which gets better MPG
|
John
Member
Registered: 30th Jun 03
User status: Offline
|
Just about any diesel turbo remaps well.
|
A2H GO
Member
Registered: 14th Sep 04
Location: Stoke
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by big eck
quote:
Originally posted by A2H GO
quote:
Originally posted by antnee
I think some people need to except that diesels are as good as petrols, not all diesels are 'fun' to drive, but at the same time not all petrols are!
What diesel is as good as a petrol?
MK6 Fiesta Zetec S 1.6 petrol
MK6 Fiesta Zetec S 1.6 TDCI
Fiest Zetec S 1.6 TDCi is the top of the range diesel Fiesta, whereas the 1.6 petrol is not.
|
Jambo
Member
Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
if i use a magic tree i put one in the back of car as well, to keep the weight distribution as even as possible
M8, if you haven't put the back seats down you may as well be driving around with a lead weight in the back.
I pit mine down before id even got it home, suprised they don't come like that from the factory tbh
|
