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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 09:31 PM
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well i got my clutch back on tues,so back in went the engine last night.they told me to bed in the new plates so i went to the shell garage as the tank was empty and put £30 of vpower in at £1.22.9,as i have never recorded what my car does to the gallon i set the trip meter,then i went for a steady drive on low boost.after 85miles the tank was empty,now to me that doesnt seem a lot of miles for steady driving.so if theres anyone with a few more brain cells than me wants to work that out for me,then please be my guest.
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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 09:37 PM
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16 mpg

£30 = 24.4 litres = 5.4 Gallons

85 / 5.4 = 15.8 mpg

HTH

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P.S. Almost as bad as mine ! What time at Ferrybridge on Sunday ?

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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 09:38 PM
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Just under 16 mpg mate
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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 09:53 PM
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But "empty" is a variable, I call mine empty as soon as the light comes on...

Cos it soon is !

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P.S. Arf try this :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial_derivative

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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 10:12 PM
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Id be happy with that,
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16mpg isnt as bad as i thought then.al have to try it on full boost now,givin it some beans and see what that comes up with.something gives me the idea that i wont get very much to that.
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Originally Posted by dunx
But "empty" is a variable, I call mine empty as soon as the light comes on...

Cos it soon is !

LOL

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P.S. Arf try this :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial_derivative
i just clicked on that link dunx and my brain instantly fried,now i know why i always used to scive maths as a kid.
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best way to work out your MPG is with a full tank of gas, then take note of how many miles you have done and how much its took to refill the tank.
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Bleedin ell Arf, who's gonna follow you to Nurburg Mr Shell Tanker Driver lol.

Gunning it I predict 6mpg haha
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Old Aug 7, 2010 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by CupraR
Bleedin ell Arf, who's gonna follow you to Nurburg Mr Shell Tanker Driver lol.

Gunning it I predict 6mpg haha
i thought about a towbar with a small tanker fixed to it so i can fill up every half hour.
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Hell, mine managed 6 mpg at a mere 390-ish...

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Originally Posted by bigarf
i thought about a towbar with a small tanker fixed to it so i can fill up every half hour.
Eeerrrrrrrrrr, that'd be the fastest tanker on earth then, when we hit the autobahn's
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Hell, mine managed 6 mpg at a mere 390-ish...

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haha, oh dear, is it possible to do nearly 0 mpg
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Old Aug 7, 2010 | 02:34 PM
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As Arf, he's the closest... although I managed 11 mpg down the M1 yesterday !

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