best mpg i had so far... - Page 4

suzublu · 2nd April 2016, 13:09

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Originally Posted by reworht

Being a sad old man, I recorded my 75's consumption for over 3 years, using a simple spreadsheet. It was always done full tank (brimmed and everflowing) to full tank, and I made a note of any factors which could affect the economy, such as type of fuel, additives, type of journey, caravan or not etc. I would suggest the figures are about as accurate as it is possible to be for any one given car

Hopefully you can read the image - if you're sad like me and have nowt better to do on a wet Saturday afternoon

I suppose we're both sad old men then Rod

you for doing it & me for reading it

BTW, I get about 2 months to the gallon

Neil1 · 2nd April 2016, 13:13

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Originally Posted by suzublu

I suppose we're both sad old men then Rod

you for doing it & me for reading it

BTW, I get about 2 months to the gallon

I fill up every other month so getting 34mpg is no big issue for me.

reworht · 2nd April 2016, 16:11

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Originally Posted by suzublu

I suppose we're both sad old men then Rod

you for doing it & me for reading it

BTW, I get about 2 months to the gallon

I think the thing that impressed me was the economy whilst towing - 35 odd mpg with 1400kgs on the back is pretty good going - especially when some of those returns included journeys such as the A9 up the centre of Scotland - not exactly dead flat, easy cruising roads.
I think my longest gap between fill ups was 16th December to 20th March

willster · 2nd April 2016, 19:41

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Originally Posted by klarzy.com

Whats your engine temp like... if you are running cool the mpg will be lower

temp is ok , have a working inline stat so gets up to 89 nicely . tyre pressures good no binding brakes etc. Pherhaps il clean my manifold out one day . See if hat helps

mystabe · 2nd April 2016, 20:09

We were on holiday this week, total mileage was about 500 miles - cost of diesel was about £50 (and that was Shell Nitro)........ no issues whatsoever so it will do for me

160map, not hanging about on motorways or B roads etc etc

IPK thing still says 31mpg

vindaloo · 2nd April 2016, 20:11

Very well maintained CDT Tourer Auto, best ever on a run 45mpg, normal average with mix of short/ medium journeys but no commuting 35mpg.

mystabe · 2nd April 2016, 20:20

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Originally Posted by vindaloo

Very well maintained CDT Tourer Auto, best ever on a run 45mpg, normal average with mix of short/ medium journeys but no commuting 35mpg.

Auto as well and I can get it to show (and stay at) about 45/46mpg if I set it as I join a motorway but as with you it's usually about 35mpg. I had a car that claimed to do over 50mpg all the time but I really don't notice filling up any more often so who cares really

James.uk · 3rd April 2016, 03:12

>>>Average around town is mid-low 40's although in summer this did go up to 46.3<<<

My auto wont go into 4th gear at 30 mph, in fact it struggles to change up to 3rd at that speed. Ipso Facto my mpg is limited to about 30 mpg under those conditions.
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ajhflyer · 3rd April 2016, 12:26

Monitoring of fuel consumption is a good way to spot underlying issues which can be sorted out before a bigger problem occurs.
My records date from purchase date 29/11/03 to last Friday evening in Calais.
Over that period and 111860 miles I have averaged 42.47 mpg. the car is a ZTT 2.0 CDTi manual with the factory upgrade to 131 bhp.
At present the car does 1500 miles every 3 months over a two week period in France and the rest is weekend use locally. At present running cool which I think is a failed thermostat to be attended to. I find weight, rooftop items and high cruising speed all affect consumption markedly as one would expect.
Everybodys driving style is different which reflects in varied consumption levels, I look slightly askance at claims of 50 mpg plus.

RobSun · 3rd April 2016, 13:05

I've had my zt-t cdti 160 egr bypass new intercooler hose and inline stat for comming up to 14 months. Not done much motorway but avg 42- 45mpg. Main use is urban and Yorks country roads. Mainly urban winter 27-28 mpg now the weather is better this is 36 mpg. Country roads 42-47 with one peak at 49.5 so nearly there.

My average for urban/country which is the main usage is 38-43. I don't hang around and use the upgrade power on our Yorkshire hills and I am pretty happy with the consumption. These figures are all from the trip computer which I use because when I have checked brim to brim the results have always been better by 2 mpg than that shown by the computer. So using that as a basis the best computer figure of 49.5 could really have beaten the magic 50 mpg.

2nd April 2016, 20:09	#35
mystabe Posted a thing or two Mazda 6 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Wigan Posts: 1,384 Thanks: 266 Thanked 398 Times in 287 Posts	We were on holiday this week, total mileage was about 500 miles - cost of diesel was about £50 (and that was Shell Nitro)........ no issues whatsoever so it will do for me 160map, not hanging about on motorways or B roads etc etc IPK thing still says 31mpg

2nd April 2016, 20:11	#36
vindaloo Ex Owner MX-5 ND2 RF Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Leigh Posts: 6,574 Thanks: 462 Thanked 799 Times in 524 Posts	Very well maintained CDT Tourer Auto, best ever on a run 45mpg, normal average with mix of short/ medium journeys but no commuting 35mpg.

3rd April 2016, 03:12	#38
James.uk Passed Away 2002 Pale Blue. Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur auto. 170K miles Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Near the M67. Posts: 14,509 Thanks: 199 Thanked 585 Times in 397 Posts	>>>Average around town is mid-low 40's although in summer this did go up to 46.3<<< My auto wont go into 4th gear at 30 mph, in fact it struggles to change up to 3rd at that speed. Ipso Facto my mpg is limited to about 30 mpg under those conditions. ...

3rd April 2016, 12:26	#39
ajhflyer Regular poster MG ZTT Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Welwyn Posts: 35 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Monitoring of fuel consumption is a good way to spot underlying issues which can be sorted out before a bigger problem occurs. My records date from purchase date 29/11/03 to last Friday evening in Calais. Over that period and 111860 miles I have averaged 42.47 mpg. the car is a ZTT 2.0 CDTi manual with the factory upgrade to 131 bhp. At present the car does 1500 miles every 3 months over a two week period in France and the rest is weekend use locally. At present running cool which I think is a failed thermostat to be attended to. I find weight, rooftop items and high cruising speed all affect consumption markedly as one would expect. Everybodys driving style is different which reflects in varied consumption levels, I look slightly askance at claims of 50 mpg plus.

3rd April 2016, 13:05	#40
RobSun Gets stuck in MGZTT Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Bradford Posts: 529 Thanks: 148 Thanked 256 Times in 138 Posts	I've had my zt-t cdti 160 egr bypass new intercooler hose and inline stat for comming up to 14 months. Not done much motorway but avg 42- 45mpg. Main use is urban and Yorks country roads. Mainly urban winter 27-28 mpg now the weather is better this is 36 mpg. Country roads 42-47 with one peak at 49.5 so nearly there. My average for urban/country which is the main usage is 38-43. I don't hang around and use the upgrade power on our Yorkshire hills and I am pretty happy with the consumption. These figures are all from the trip computer which I use because when I have checked brim to brim the results have always been better by 2 mpg than that shown by the computer. So using that as a basis the best computer figure of 49.5 could really have beaten the magic 50 mpg.