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 Apr 2 2008, 05:04 AM
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40 Mpg on the way into work!
how boring is it driving car's carefully for the first 1000 miles dont think i will see it in the 40's very often lol |
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Apr 2 2008, 05:21 AM
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You sure its not a Diesel you have lol
Sean --------------------  Everyone soon see's the true power of the Derv Side ...... |
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Apr 2 2008, 07:46 AM
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40? How you manage that? You do have a Fiesta ST dont you? 
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Apr 2 2008, 07:52 AM
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I have managed to get that a couple of times, but like you say that is driving like a granny
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Apr 2 2008, 08:10 AM
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Same, I only see 40mpg when I drive so slow people think I have broken down and get behind the car to help push
You cant beat that roar of a good rev range
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Apr 2 2008, 09:07 AM
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Ive just done over 300 mile and am now begining to thrash it and im only just in the 28 mpg mark, ive slowly watched it go down and down since i picked it up from the dealers.
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Apr 2 2008, 10:56 AM
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QUOTE(stimskin @ Apr 2 2008, 10:07 AM)  Ive just done over 300 mile and am now begining to thrash it and im only just in the 28 mpg mark, ive slowly watched it go down and down since i picked it up from the dealers. Why are you thrashing it after 300 miles? No the best idea. I admit I didn't do 1000 miles steady but got to 600 before anything a bit silly and didn't do anything too harsh until 1000 Yes, MPG will go down if you thrash it, I often see 25 or less after a bit of fun 
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Apr 2 2008, 11:05 AM
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my st took £35.00 and i got 250miles out of it still had about a £5s worth left in it?wot are you getting?
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Apr 2 2008, 03:44 PM
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hey there, i get 31.1mpg at the mo and 301 lol yes 301 miles to my tank full rite up, im gonna take a pic to prove it next time as alot of people dont seem to be getting no wear near that!
god it is hartbreaking thou when you put £20 wort of fuel in and in return u only get 18 liters back!!! i thought 97p a liter when i first started driving was bad!! -------------------- <a href="http://s472
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Apr 2 2008, 09:41 PM
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a lot of members on this site, and certainly the few who have posted in here seriously need to learn how to drive sensibly.... i have had my ST for a week, i get 35mpg-40mpg in town, and regulary achieve high 40's on dual carriageways and motorways, even got 51.7mpg on the way back from uni today.
be more gentle and you will see good returns on your fuel. it annoys me when people blast past me in the morning on the duals as i'm only a car or two behind them at the traffic light island 2 mins down the road. whats the point, think of the environment!! P.S i reset my trip comp every time i enter a different road type, i.e motorway/dual, b-road, 30/40mph town areas. never ever see below 30mpg unless i'm continually stop-starting or driving like a loon --------------------  |
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Apr 2 2008, 09:44 PM
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QUOTE(mikester @ Apr 2 2008, 10:41 PM) P.S i reset my trip comp every time i enter a different road type, i.e motorway/dual, b-road, 30/40mph town areas. never ever see below 30mpg unless i'm continually stop-starting or driving like a loon You're the first person i've come accross on a forum that does this  . This is the proper way to use the trip computer and the only way to get an accurate figure. The amount of people I see on forums where it's clear people just leave them to get some dodgy average for hundreds of miles of mixed road types astounds me. All they do is moan about how low it is compared to others when in fact their figure means bugger all!
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Apr 2 2008, 09:45 PM
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i got 99.9 mpg while coasting
.gif) .. See a long road get some speed, reset the trip counter and coast! makes me smile, until i put into gear and drive normally 
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Apr 2 2008, 09:51 PM
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i got 600 miles on mine now put my foot down in it now cant wait any longer and i get 28-30mpg and it is bloody fast lol
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Apr 2 2008, 10:03 PM
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I got 40mpg on a trip from home to Northamptonshire a few weeks back, its definately doable, and I was doing 70mph most of the way
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Apr 2 2008, 10:09 PM
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arun- i thought this would be quite obvious as it does say average, lol... now you mention it i can believe it as some peoples mpg figures are shockingly bad.
i've learnt loads of ways of saving petrol, best ways are cruising speeds, between 55 and 65 no higher, change before 3k revs (ideally at 2.5k, not before 2k though) and coasting to a junction or when you know you will have to stop or slow. last one only really effective in towns. anyone got other ways? i read somewhere that to get great economy you should drive quickly in order to get to higher gears. as they typically don't drink as much as the lower ones. sounds like poo to me...? -------------------- |
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