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Dean_H

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Registered: 19th May 02
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25th Apr 04 at 17:53

My car is crap on petrol so i was wondering what the actual mpg is as its suppose to be 45mpg (combined) so i put in a tenner went for a nice long drive with the misses with out booting it and managed 110 miles.

1 gallon = 3.79 liters
£0.79 x 3.79 liters = £2.99 a gallon

£10 / £2.99 = 3.34 gallons per 110 miles

MPG = 32

How is that so bad for a shitty 1.2 16v corsa c!! i must have done summing wrong

You lot with 1.2 16v c's managing the same... roughly £10 to 100miles! if so thats under 30mpg!

combatprojex

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Registered: 12th Oct 03
Location: Wellingborough Drives: Corsa 1.2 16v & proud of it
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25th Apr 04 at 17:56

yep bout the same as i get... u got any mods??

Dean_H

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Registered: 19th May 02
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25th Apr 04 at 17:58

Irmscher backbox, but the fuel consumption was the same before i had it fitted.

Dean_H

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25th Apr 04 at 17:58

Oh and 17's but doubt that will make any difference.....

jrsteeve

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25th Apr 04 at 18:02

Sounds about right depending on ur driving mate.

A full tank was about £35 and would do about 300 miles.

MattyB

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Location: 118.5bhp :D
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25th Apr 04 at 18:03

That calculation is incorrect mate

1 Gallon = 4.56litres

£10 / 0.79 = 12.66 litres you purchased.

12.66 / 4.56 = 2.78 Gallons you used

so: 110 miles / 2.78 Gallons =

39.57MPG

Matt

PS: i work this shit out all the time, and to be fair, 40mpg combined is a good figure for a revvy little 16v motor

Dean_H

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25th Apr 04 at 18:12

I thought 1 gallon = 4.5 litres but i went on www.askjeeves.com and it said 3.79 litres to a gallon...

Cheers mate im happy with 40mpg

Jambo

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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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25th Apr 04 at 18:22

17"s will make a hell of a defference,

You lugging extra weight and you have to use more revs to spin them.

They suck fuel.

Paul H

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Registered: 11th Aug 03
Location: Lincoln.
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25th Apr 04 at 18:22

mine is real bad £30 = 220 miles i'm taking it in again i think as it suffers from quite alot of piston slap when cold

MattyB

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25th Apr 04 at 18:29

1 US Gallon = 3.79 litres geez

Oi u lot, derv is the way forwards

i've had 644 miles out of my tank before!

bubble

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25th Apr 04 at 18:34

in my 1.2 c i got max 240 off full tank. in my derv im gettin between 475-550, depending on driving style etc

clarkie

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25th Apr 04 at 21:43

done 150 miles off a tenner this weekend. that was coventry to nottingham drove round a bit wilst we were there and back

vibrio

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25th Apr 04 at 21:48

quote:
Originally posted by Welsh_SXi
My car is crap on petrol so i was wondering what the actual mpg is as its suppose to be 45mpg (combined) so i put in a tenner went for a nice long drive with the misses with out booting it and managed 110 miles.

1 gallon = 3.79 liters
£0.79 x 3.79 liters = £2.99 a gallon

£10 / £2.99 = 3.34 gallons per 110 miles

MPG = 32

How is that so bad for a shitty 1.2 16v corsa c!! i must have done summing wrong

You lot with 1.2 16v c's managing the same... roughly £10 to 100miles! if so thats under 30mpg!

inaccurate. the best way to do it is to fill up with a particular pump then drive and go bacl to same pump and fill up again. work out from that yourmpg

Robbo

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25th Apr 04 at 21:50

quote:
Originally posted by Welsh_SXi
You lot with 1.2 16v c's managing the same... roughly £10 to 100miles! if so thats under 30mpg!

Yes when I had my C SXi I made almost exactly £10 to 100miles... in my CTR it is £30 for 240 miles :S

Robbo

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25th Apr 04 at 21:51

quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
17"s will make a hell of a defference,

You lugging extra weight and you have to use more revs to spin them.

They suck fuel.

I noticed this when I changed from 15s to 17s

IntaCepta

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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Mill Hill East, Greater London
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25th Apr 04 at 23:46

i used to get 200milesper twenty with my 13" steelies, now i'm lucky to see 140miles and thats with granny style driving

MattyB

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26th Apr 04 at 07:59

This is the sorta post that makes me love my Derv so much

Anything less than 35MPG (£10 for 100 miles) in a new shape 1200cc corsa is crazy!! I used to get 40mpg+ in my 1.28v and that had 120k on the clock on 16"s. I feel you lot should really ease up on the right foot, and stick to under 3k revs.

Matt

paul_spurrell

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26th Apr 04 at 08:03

i get about 340 miles out of £30 in my C. I rev the balls out of it also. Thats mostly stop start driving

leeshez

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Registered: 3rd May 01
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26th Apr 04 at 10:06

I get about 100 to a tenner

Paul H

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26th Apr 04 at 10:08

quote:
Originally posted by paul_spurrell
i get about 340 miles out of £30 in my C. I rev the balls out of it also. Thats mostly stop start driving

i think i need to get mine in again then.i get no where near that more like 220 - 240 miles max to £30

_Allan_

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26th Apr 04 at 10:11

yeah mrs car is roughly 100 miles to a tenner...had 127 before the flashing light once...

Also got 93 in my 1.8 SRI the other day before the light even flashed...I must have drove it carefully that week lol

M2RTY

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Registered: 25th May 01
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26th Apr 04 at 10:11

i get 80 to a tenner in the green corsa (dont know whats wrong with it but i never use it anyway)

and 125 miles to 10er in the white corsa (1.4 8v)

IntaCepta

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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Mill Hill East, Greater London
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26th Apr 04 at 23:37

what is this flashing red light you guys talk about? i've seen people mentioning it on other petrol threads.

Is this only with the Corsa C? cos i've never had the red light flash in the Corsa B.

paul_spurrell

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Registered: 14th Sep 01
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27th Apr 04 at 07:14

Yeah the corsa c has two stages on the petrol light. It comes on red when you got about 10 litres left, then it flash's when virtually empty

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