Is this a record 351 miles and the tank still wasn't empty!
10 May 2002, 08:56 PM
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Did 351 miles today - 70% motorway, 20% A roads and 10% 'spirited' driving!
I won't quote cruising speeds
But the total journey of actual driving (not taking a leak) was just over 60mph.
At the end the tank took just under 56litres of fuel - so there was just enough left to go a few more miles!!!!
Trout
PS And the car is tuned with big injectors, uprated pump and self-administered ECU - the JECS was never this good.
PPS Fuel was Optimax
I won't quote cruising speeds
But the total journey of actual driving (not taking a leak) was just over 60mph.At the end the tank took just under 56litres of fuel - so there was just enough left to go a few more miles!!!!
Trout
PS And the car is tuned with big injectors, uprated pump and self-administered ECU - the JECS was never this good.
PPS Fuel was Optimax
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10 May 2002, 10:28 PM
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Nigel,
well simple maths tell me that 56mph wouldn't have produced a 60mph average driving speed.
Reality is that it is still only just over 28mpg - pathetic for most cars. My Merc used to do that same journey at 36mpg, my 330 BMW does it at 32mpg - so it aint that clever!
Trout
well simple maths tell me that 56mph wouldn't have produced a 60mph average driving speed.
Reality is that it is still only just over 28mpg - pathetic for most cars. My Merc used to do that same journey at 36mpg, my 330 BMW does it at 32mpg - so it aint that clever!
Trout
10 May 2002, 11:06 PM
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I have a little story to tell, surprise, surprise!!
Once upon a time in the late 70's we had a colleague at work who would be such an anorak that he would write ALL his fuel costs/mileage/4 star or 3 star petrol/type of driving etc. in a little note book.
He would bore us completely every lunchtime in the staff canteen about what his mpg was over the last period he was studying - we were so cheesed off we hatched a cunning plan!!!
What we did was to put a gallon of fuel in his car at morning tea break!!! we did this for 2 weeks - he was wild with excitement - delirious about how his driving had brought benefits galore!!!
THEN, we started taking a gallon OUT of his tank every morning for another 2 weeks ........................ he was a picture of sadness, had the car in the garage complaining that something was wrong, he didnt want to talk about it anymore!!!
RESULT!!!!!!!!!!! and he never did again!!
So, Trout, dont be surprised if you only get 150 miles out of the next tank when the gremlins decide to reclaim thier fuel back!!
Pete
Once upon a time in the late 70's we had a colleague at work who would be such an anorak that he would write ALL his fuel costs/mileage/4 star or 3 star petrol/type of driving etc. in a little note book.
He would bore us completely every lunchtime in the staff canteen about what his mpg was over the last period he was studying - we were so cheesed off we hatched a cunning plan!!!
What we did was to put a gallon of fuel in his car at morning tea break!!! we did this for 2 weeks - he was wild with excitement - delirious about how his driving had brought benefits galore!!!
THEN, we started taking a gallon OUT of his tank every morning for another 2 weeks ........................ he was a picture of sadness, had the car in the garage complaining that something was wrong, he didnt want to talk about it anymore!!!
RESULT!!!!!!!!!!! and he never did again!!
So, Trout, dont be surprised if you only get 150 miles out of the next tank when the gremlins decide to reclaim thier fuel back!!
Pete
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