Mondeo Low MPG

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I have been getting rather low mpg from my 98 Mondeo which is a 1.8 Verona with just over 23,000 miles on it. Just wondering if anyone had any ideas what may be causing it/ any obvious things to try? I do mostly town driving, but I'm getting about 23mpg from every tank since I have owned the car back in November. I was thinking it should be somewhat higher than that, even with all the town driving.

 

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Cheers, I was afraid someone might say that it could be normal, I was sort of hoping it would be something I could fix

It was owned by an elderly guy before me who didn't use it a great deal.

 

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How much did you pay for your Mondeo, sounds brand new!

If the rocker cover is silver it may be worth getting the cam belt changed. If not then don't worry.

Cheers guys, was just expecting it to be a little higher being only a 1.8. It was £1000 and fairly spotless condition, huge improvement (apart from mpg) over my old Rover 218 turbo diesel.

Its the black rocker cover, how come only the silver needs the cam belt looked at?