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20mpg for an auto tourer driven entirely around town is probably not unthinkable. Ron
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hi all , what is limp home mode? and also i know what you say is correct about b t b, but i would not like to put 360 PLUS IN TANK TO REACH THE SAME ANSWER, MUCH BETTER SPENT TOWARDS CURE, thanks peter
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hi all , i think i should let you know the 75 is 1.8 t petrol. 60 thou on clock, as i say any advice is good advice thanks peter
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Unless you use the brim to brim method to work out the exact mpg, anything else is just guesswork.
Also, as mentioned earlier, what are the driving conditions? Long run or town/city driving? Stop & start commuting will hammer the mpg. When was the car last serviced ~ whats the air filter like? Tyres correctly inflated?
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i think iam crossing between threads here, NEW TO THIS, but can someone tell me how to get out of limp mode , or have it checked please , peter
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2nd October 2010, 23:26 | #17 |
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[QUOTE=flyer_phil;595539]Hi
For example years ago I had a Pontiac Firebird which I had brought with me on returning from the USA. It had a 5 litre V8 with a manual gearbox. People use to disbelieve me when I told them I got 26mpg in mixed driving and 30 mpg on a run. However the reason was that it was a big lazy V8 that produced only 175 bhp but a huge 300 ft ilbs of torque and only revved to about 4000 rpm. Had it been an automatic, that would have lost me 3-4 mpg say therefore 23 - 24 mpg. Heard recently on Top Gear when he was testing a sports Merc I think it was, that the twin turbo's suck over a 125 bhp. out of the engines power to run!!!!
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You then drive it far enough to make it a worthwhile distance for topping it up again and take it back to exactly the same petrol pump/ same side of the pump and brim it as before, exacept this time you make a note of how many litres you put in and the new mileage figures. |
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To have it checked, you need to take it to a garage which has suitable diagnostic equipment. Another alternative is that you can buy a diagnostic adaptor to plug into your PC - look up 'ELM 327'. |
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thanks for the replies, i think i understand it all a bit better NOW, but the engine did feel slugish, and of course a LOT of fuel was used, i think it only did 15 mpg! i will try to get diagnostic DONE asap thanks again peter
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