miles per gallon?? what does yours do???
07 January 2002, 12:57 PM
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Managed to get 330 miles out of a full tank in MY00 Turbo - all motorway driving though, rarely on boost.
Forgot to say, tank was full of Optimax.
[Edited by Matt_E - 7/1/2002 12:59:03 PM]
Forgot to say, tank was full of Optimax.
[Edited by Matt_E - 7/1/2002 12:59:03 PM]
07 January 2002, 04:33 PM
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MY01 standard
9mpg round Croft racetrack
17mpg - on meets when driven fast
21mpg - 100-110mph on Spanish motorway
24mpg - urban
29mpg - touring
41mpg - Dumfries to home mainly on motorway never above 55mph(172 miles,18.9 ltrs)
25.6mpg average over 12000 miles
[Edited by super slider - 7/1/2002 4:35:55 PM]
9mpg round Croft racetrack
17mpg - on meets when driven fast
21mpg - 100-110mph on Spanish motorway
24mpg - urban
29mpg - touring
41mpg - Dumfries to home mainly on motorway never above 55mph(172 miles,18.9 ltrs)
25.6mpg average over 12000 miles
[Edited by super slider - 7/1/2002 4:35:55 PM]
30 June 2002, 07:37 PM
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ive been running my96 on sul and optimax and im getting 220miles round town as such and 250-260ish on a long one is this good or bad i need some comparisons to see if it needs a tweek or two!
your comments please
robin
your comments please
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30 June 2002, 08:35 PM
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MY01 WRX wagon
Got 308 miles before warning light flashed. Took 52 litres(11½ gals in old money) to fill it. Just shy of 27 mpg. Lots of m'way though.
Got 308 miles before warning light flashed. Took 52 litres(11½ gals in old money) to fill it. Just shy of 27 mpg. Lots of m'way though.
30 June 2002, 08:45 PM
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Autoroute to France (230 miles) @ a steady 85mph (with ocaisional hard acceleration like @ peage or aires) + a further 40 miles of N routes, using SUL, with a full load & aircon - 28 mpg 
We weren't in a hurry & I was trying to keep at the same speed without too much slowing down, accelerating & when accelerating whilst cruisin', using the boost guage to make sure that it didn't boost!
So imagine if that had been a) cooler b) no aircon (not always related to a) ) & c) just me! 30+???
On the way back, 220 miles @ steady 110, again fully laden on SUL meant 20mpg
We weren't in a hurry & I was trying to keep at the same speed without too much slowing down, accelerating & when accelerating whilst cruisin', using the boost guage to make sure that it didn't boost!
So imagine if that had been a) cooler b) no aircon (not always related to a) ) & c) just me! 30+???
On the way back, 220 miles @ steady 110, again fully laden on SUL meant 20mpg
01 July 2002, 12:57 AM
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400 mile drive home after picking up the Scoob, averaged 30MPG driving sedately (don't know the roads/cameras so stuck to the speed limit). Not bad for a 250 BHP motor.
01 July 2002, 09:13 AM
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Most of my driving is motorway and I regularly get 300miles to a tank, sitting at 3,000rpm or less....
Although drive it hard and around town and I have had 220miles and slightly less on occasions. Mixed driving tends to be about 280miles..
I have had 320miles but that was with Miss Daisy on board.
MY96 UK Wagon on Optimax.
The earlier cars with the TD05 like mine which spins up later are easier to get more MPG out of as you can keep the revs lower and use less fuel (boring drive compared to on boost mind)...
So if you have a VF turbo what more of an excuse do you need to get a Hybrid turbo?
JGM
Although drive it hard and around town and I have had 220miles and slightly less on occasions. Mixed driving tends to be about 280miles..
I have had 320miles but that was with Miss Daisy on board.
MY96 UK Wagon on Optimax.
The earlier cars with the TD05 like mine which spins up later are easier to get more MPG out of as you can keep the revs lower and use less fuel (boring drive compared to on boost mind)...
So if you have a VF turbo what more of an excuse do you need to get a Hybrid turbo?
JGM
01 July 2002, 11:07 AM
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I just worked out that I got 27mpg twatting it (MY02) from Chipping Norton to Stansted on Sat - 'racing' my mate in his 320ci Bimmer. Better than I thought, though he was still shocked when I had to fill up again! 
01 July 2002, 01:12 PM
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HELLOM8,
Interesting that you get less MPG on super.
Mine is the opposite.. I got more MPG on Super over normal enough to warrent the extra pennies and then the same again for using Optimax...
JGM
Interesting that you get less MPG on super.
Mine is the opposite.. I got more MPG on Super over normal enough to warrent the extra pennies and then the same again for using Optimax...
JGM
