Lowest ever MPG reading

Phate · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:30

What's the lowest MPG you have ever got in your car?

I managed 3mpg the other day. And it wasn't my pathetic maths failing epically either, cos I text Tom and asked him to work it out!

So? who's been naughty and got it into single figures?

Dup · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:32

About 9 mpg I think it was. That was maths generated too, as crappy civics don't need mpg displays.

Phate · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:33

Dup said:
About 9 mpg I think it was. That was maths generated too, as crappy civics don't need mpg displays.

Yours might not need it, a mpg display is a bit advanced for my car, tis only an 02 plate

Skiddley · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:33

0? Sat idling.

Psycrow · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:35

If you sit idle some MPG computers turn into gallons per hour instead.

TomO · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:35

Phate said:
What's the lowest MPG you have ever got in your car?

I managed 3mpg the other day. And it wasn't my pathetic maths failing epically either, cos I text Tom and asked him to work it out!

So? who's been naughty and got it into single figures?

3mpg seems very low.

lowest i have managed is around 6mpg on the ring in the M5. cant see how you can get much lower than that!

Phate · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:36

TomO said:
3mpg seems very low.

lowest i have managed is around 6mpg on the ring in the M5. cant see how you can get much lower than that!

Lots of fun on country lanes at silly speeds. Basically.

9 miles, £15 worth of fuel.

Firestar_3x · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:38

I Agree with Tom, worst i've done is 7mpg, to get 3mpg over 9 miles on the UK road, i just don't see how this can be done.

IAmATeaf · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:38

What car is this in then? The 3mpg that is

Phate · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:40

IAmATeaf said:
What car is this in then? The 3mpg that is

ZS 180. 2.5L V6 which are known to be thirsty from day to day usage...

The car had the light on, I put £15 of fuel in absolutely bombed it back to my flat through the lanes I know very well and when I pulled up outside the flat the light was on again. I sat there for a few minutes to see if the gauge would go back up and it didn't.

Skiddley · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:42

Psycrow said:
If you sit idle some MPG computers turn into gallons per hour instead.

How is that relevant? It'll still say 0.

spaz · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:43

Lowest I have managed is about 9mpg in the clio, lowest sustained was 11.4mpg around donington over about 160 miles.

Firestar_3x · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:43

Phate said:
The car had the light on, I put £15 of fuel in absolutely bombed it back to my flat through the lanes I know very well and when I pulled up outside the flat the light was on again. I sat there for a few minutes to see if the gauge would go back up and it didn't.

Not a valid way of getting MPG since you don't know how much fuel you started or ended up with, only way to do it is top the car up to the brim drive then brim it again.

Skiddley · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:43

Firestar_3x said:
I Agree with Tom, worst i've done is 7mpg, to get 3mpg over 9 miles on the UK road, i just don't see how this can be done.

Only if you bounce of the rev-limiter, with the clutch depressed most of the way, going up a hill, against the wind...on a cold day.

Phate · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:45

Firestar_3x said:
Not a valid way of getting MPG since you don't know how much fuel you started or ended up with, only way to do it is top the car up to the brim drive then brim it again.

Your right, but it gave me a good idea

agw_01 · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:45

Is that world's most expensive fuel or something Jake? £5 a litre?

£15 of fuel would get me about 50 miles if I was absolutely stonking it.

MikeHunt79 · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:46

Skiddley said:
How is that relevant? It'll still say 0.

No it won't

Skiddley · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:47

MikeHunt79 said:
No it won't

So what will is say? I'm using fuel, and covering no distance - there is only one option.

Phate · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:48

agw_01 said:
Is that world's most expensive fuel or something Jake? £5 a litre?

It was 1.11 or something...

£15 of fuel would get me about 50 miles if I was absolutely stonking it.

£15 of hooning gets your 50miles? Does your car run on fresh air?

I was quite impressed when you said that after the MM you had only done a quarter of a tank

Scottland · 26 Aug 2008 at 13:49

The lowest average I've had is about 19 over ~500 miles in a Cooper S.

I'd be surprised to see a normal car hit <5 on the roads though, except for short bursts.