2L zetec owners: Lowest MPG over a tank you've managed?

rG-tom · 20 Jul 2006 at 02:48

Hey guys, just wondering for any 2L zetec drivers out there what kinda MPG theyve managed to get their car down to? I do drive with my foot to the floor most of the time, but I'm still not 100% sure my mpg is quite right

gonna take it easy next few days and give it another calculation.

So, what have you managed? (my car is a 2L mk2 Mondeo, silvertop engine)

Tom.

Tesla · 20 Jul 2006 at 07:35

Calculated over around 1000miles of town driving I get 27-28.

Mixed driving returns greater values. A long motorway run returns over 40

rG-tom · 20 Jul 2006 at 12:15

Tesla said:
Calculated over around 1000miles of town driving I get 27-28.

Mixed driving returns greater values. A long motorway run returns over 40

surely that's with normal driving, rather than spirited driving?

Tom.

Adz · 20 Jul 2006 at 12:57

We're going back a few years :eek:

now but I think the least I ever got to a tank on my 2.0l Mondeo was just over 300 miles. I could usually do Eastbourne to Docklands and back twice (360 miles at 90-100mph) plus a fair bit of town driving without filling up. Compared to some of the cars I've had since, it was very economical.

lozza23_uk · 20 Jul 2006 at 13:10

2L 16V mondeo, 1996.
and if I take it easy I can get 500miles to a full tank, which is around 55quid.

94.9pence a litre.

roughly a 60litre tank I suppose.
so 500miles to 60 litres, how many litres in a gallon? we working UK or US?

uk = 4.55 litres to a gallon.
so 13 gallons is a tank.

500/13 = 38mpg!

on a good week of course.
i average 400-500 miles on a weekly basis though, 50quid I fill up everytime (ish)
not bad.

Gentwee · 20 Jul 2006 at 13:17

On my mondeo the lowest ive got so far is 31mpg, would be higher if I turned off the air con. Thats with a lot of 'A' road driving.

olv · 20 Jul 2006 at 13:18

I think the OP is after how low you can get your MPG after caning it for a while.

penski · 20 Jul 2006 at 13:22

My dad's friend's Zetec-engined mkII Scrote gets about 8mpg when caning it...

...It breathes through a pair of massive twin-choke Weber 48s and isn't stock...

*n

Westyfield2 · 20 Jul 2006 at 19:29

Our Westfield does between 5 & 9 depending how hard we're pushing it @ Combe.

www.chrismb.co.uk

needmorespeed · 20 Jul 2006 at 22:27

it was around 21mpg IIRC

[TW]Fox · 20 Jul 2006 at 22:28

Lowest average from an entire tank: 22.9mpg
Highest average from an entire tank: 45.7mpg

Pants · 20 Jul 2006 at 22:32

My brothers can get pretty un-economical. But it does peak at about 25 psi right now.

Enfield · 20 Jul 2006 at 22:41

No idea about MPG but my 1.6 Zetec can only get 250 miles out of a full tank at the moment!

Lopéz · 20 Jul 2006 at 22:44

I average 300 miles a tank in the 1.8. That's roughly 22mpg. If I drive a bit poofy I can coax another 50 miles from a tank...

[TW]Fox · 20 Jul 2006 at 22:45

Lopéz said:
I average 300 miles a tank in the 1.8. That's roughly 22mpg. If I drive a bit poofy I can coax another 50 miles from a tank...

It's more than 22mpg if you've got the same size tank as me - I get 270-300 miles and it works out at about 24mpg.

Driving around town = win.

Lopéz · 20 Jul 2006 at 22:48

Tank in the Mk1 is about 65 litres isn't it?

rG-tom · 20 Jul 2006 at 22:53

[TW]Fox said:
It's more than 22mpg if you've got the same size tank as me - I get 270-300 miles and it works out at about 24mpg.

Driving around town = win.

ah not too bad then

last tank i got 23mpg, this tank i got 18.9mpg but that was with me saying "right, lets see if i can get below 20mpg"

Tom.

needmorespeed · 20 Jul 2006 at 22:58

Lopéz said:
Tank in the Mk1 is about 65 litres isn't it?

mk1 and mk2 are 61.5L tanks even though i managed to get 65L into it and it wasn't empty

Lopéz · 20 Jul 2006 at 22:59

needmorespeed said:
mk1 and mk2 are 61.5L tanks even though i managed to get 65L into it and it wasn't empty

I've put in 64 litres...... I remember thinking "**** me I nearly ran it dry then"

Weird!

teaboy5 · 21 Jul 2006 at 00:42

200 miles. Cant be assed working that out