Lashout_UK said:If you think your economy is bad, try removing the two half mm thick brass spacers from your float chambers. The car will still start, run and drive seemingly normally (sometimes) but you pour fuel out of the air filters.
Great.
I wondered why I did 10 miles to 25 quid of fuel.
And then realised it was going to cost me 25 quid to get back
Reminds me of when my fuel return line got slashed and I had to drive 30 miles anyway
I think I just drove very fast to use it all up first go 23mpg doesnt sound awful for the worst figure. You might want to check the air filter is clean, get an emissons test and/or tune done which is about a tenner I think.
Check tyre pressures, higher pressure gives less rolling resistance which is your main drag around town (stay within recommended limits obviously). This ups tyre wear and can affect handling as well though.
Test the mpg on a trip to your local motorway services and back with as few stops as possible.
Get the cambelt changed, 8 years is way too long