Cold Weather

kash786 · 25 Jan 2013 at 17:02

With the below zero weather we have been having, my MPG has taken some-what of a hammering; I've lost about 7ish MPG.

What is everyone experiencing?

[TW]Fox · 25 Jan 2013 at 17:12

No real difference. I lose about 1-2mpg in the winter over the summer. My driving is short distances from cold.

22ish average in summer, 20ish in winter.

Dogbreath · 25 Jan 2013 at 17:14

Mines dropped a fair bit actually, around 10% (was averaging 31mpg now down to around 28mpg), That's a couple of 30 mile journeys every work day, with the very occasional short trip within the city at the weekend.

muon · 25 Jan 2013 at 18:41

Comparing changes in mpg (between people) is always flawed.

Better to look at change in l per 100km or a similar measurement.

Reason being the latter is linear.

Howard · 25 Jan 2013 at 18:42

Mine's gone up now that I'm using the correct tyre pressures!

Scuzi · 25 Jan 2013 at 18:47

Averaging about 35mpg since November compared to about 38mpg over the summer months (E90 330d auto). I changed tyres since then and it's probably down to the need for a service too.

BinnsY · 25 Jan 2013 at 18:47

Pretty big drop for me, but then I have a habit of running the heated seat and heater for most of my journey as most of my trips are pretty short.

shifty_uk · 25 Jan 2013 at 18:51

Minimum seems to be 30mpg for me, during the summer it was 34-35mpg. So yeah, pretty big drop.

I'd probably get a higher reading if I left a little earlier for work and cruised at a consistent speed! It's usually 70-80.

Clarkey · 25 Jan 2013 at 18:53

No, just the same as always really.

Ahleckz · 25 Jan 2013 at 18:58

Getting 33 mpg in my diesel Megane. I imagine it's more to do with me never letting the engine heat up rather than the cold weather though.

[TW]Fox · 25 Jan 2013 at 19:08

Ahleckz said:
Getting 33 mpg in my diesel Megane.

Hardly worth the bother of that engine surely?

Ahleckz · 25 Jan 2013 at 19:19

[TW]Fox;23632046 said:
Hardly worth the bother of that engine surely?

I agree, but it's a company car. If I made a fuss, I could maybe switch to a petrol Clio. But then I'd be driving a Clio.

geekman · 25 Jan 2013 at 19:21

No real difference, still averaging a solid 14MPG here

Minstadave · 25 Jan 2013 at 19:26

I drop from around 37-38 to 33-35 in the winter.

Tom_ed1987 · 25 Jan 2013 at 19:31

Dropped a couple of mpg over a daily 20 mile round trip commute on A roads.

bullit in head · 26 Jan 2013 at 10:13

I drive a 1.5 renault scenic dci ushually get 50mpg current cold weather 43mpg..

cold does effect it quite badly.

bullit

iaind · 26 Jan 2013 at 10:16

All these figures seem to be about 10%. Funny how the diesel drivers where 10% equates to 4 or 5 mpg think its a big drop but the petrol drivers don't, where the difference equates to 2mpg

paradigm · 26 Jan 2013 at 10:32

Diesels definitely take a hit in cold weather. My 330d did, and my A4 does. I'm currently struggling to get 50MPG on a run that would typically net me over 60.

beermonster · 26 Jan 2013 at 11:35

Currently around 19mpg which is just mixed driving, so no real drop.

pugheaven · 26 Jan 2013 at 11:36

All depends on your heating etc, heated seats, window heating, 27C heater setting to auto etc... for me, not really noticed any difference still around 17mpg