MPG...

Duke · 6 Jun 2006 at 20:03

We were getting 50-52mpg in my fathers Saab 93 1.9TDi on the m/way last week

Jez · 6 Jun 2006 at 20:03

Duke said:
We were getting 50-52mpg in my fathers Saab 93 1.9TDi on the m/way last week

Thats a diesel.....

Mr Joshua · 6 Jun 2006 at 20:08

[TW]Fox said:

One thing I dislike about the mondeos (apart from the shape) is that display, it just looks a bit like an old casio watch. Does it light up when you have the lights on?

[TW]Fox · 6 Jun 2006 at 20:43

Yes it does.

Nozzer · 6 Jun 2006 at 20:45

eidolon said:
I only ever cruised in it one time and I did get 35mpg, the rest of the time it was sub 20mpg

So if I'm comparing like for like the Elise is way ahead already. On a run it apparently gets 42mpg which I won't complain about!

I got ~35MPG out of my S1 driving it fast down to Goodwood and back on Sunday

MrCake · 6 Jun 2006 at 20:48

Not bad for an ST200

GlasgowTitan · 6 Jun 2006 at 20:53

Mr Joshua said:
One thing I dislike about the mondeos (apart from the shape) is that display, it just looks a bit like an old casio watch. Does it light up when you have the lights on?

Personally I dont care what it looks like, I just want one. What model ranges of the mondeo have that computer, Ghia and Ghia X, Zetec etc? Thinking about getting one and now I want the computer too.

[TW]Fox · 6 Jun 2006 at 21:00

GlasgowTitan said:
Personally I dont care what it looks like, I just want one. What model ranges of the mondeo have that computer, Ghia and Ghia X, Zetec etc? Thinking about getting one and now I want the computer too.

1996P-2001Y Ghia X (excluding TD)
1999V-2001Y Ghia (exc TD)
1999T-2001/51 ST200

Mr Joshua · 6 Jun 2006 at 21:01

GlasgowTitan said:
Personally I dont care what it looks like

I do though, that's why I mentioned it, it's very bland.

[TW]Fox · 6 Jun 2006 at 21:01

Mr Joshua said:
I do though, that's why I mentioned it, it's very bland.

So fit Fords lovely selection of plastic tat and take the car from bland to 'quite nice'

GlasgowTitan · 6 Jun 2006 at 21:04

[TW]Fox said:
1996P-2001Y Ghia X (excluding TD)
1999V-2001Y Ghia (exc TD)
1999T-2001/51 ST200

Ghia/Ghia X it is then. Also I suppose I do care what the dashboard looks like, but I guess I don't find that offensive enough to not want it. Bland is ok, Citroen Xsara is offensive.

eidolon · 6 Jun 2006 at 21:05

Nozzer said:
I got ~35MPG out of my S1 driving it fast down to Goodwood and back on Sunday

I'm chuffed that I can get into the 20's, if I could get 35 or more I'd be over the moon. Not cos I'd save money but cos I wouldn't have to fill up as often, I hate putting petrol in.

[TW]Fox · 6 Jun 2006 at 21:06

GlasgowTitan said:
Ghia/Ghia X it is then. Also I suppose I do care what the dashboard looks like, but I guess I don't find that offensive enough to not want it. Bland is ok, Citroen Xsara is offensive.

Remember most of the Ghia's are not worth bothering with - before the revisions in late 99 they only had AC, CD, 4x electric windows, PAS, remote locking etc.

Revisions added the trip comp, cruise, basically nearly everything the Ghia X had bar heated leather, a sunroof and climate control.

Duke · 6 Jun 2006 at 21:06

Jez said:
Thats a diesel.....

Yep, well spotted

(btw I wasn't comparing it directly, just stating it was a good mpg)

zetec452 · 6 Jun 2006 at 21:06

My golf plus tdi does about 42mpg at about 90-95mph ish and a heavy left foot.

If was to drive at 70mph it would do 55-60mpg.

nicRob · 6 Jun 2006 at 21:08

I averaged 48mpg from the last tank, caning it everywhere (mostly on dartmoor with matteh+fox) (including some >100 stints on the motorway)

1.8td Fiesta

[TW]Fox · 6 Jun 2006 at 21:09

nicRob said:
I averaged 48mpg from the last tank, caning it everywhere (mostly on dartmoor with matteh+fox) (including some >100 stints on the motorway)

1.8td Fiesta

And on that same trip I got 26mpg

L0rdMike · 6 Jun 2006 at 21:14

Yeah well I did 50miles to just under half a tank on MM3.

MagicBoy · 6 Jun 2006 at 21:26

My Fabia vRS went in for a service today. Driving normally in rush hour motorway traffic got 67.3 Mpg on the way to the dealer. On the way back in their loaner Fabia 1.2 I got 29.7mpg in similar traffic. Engine sounds nice, but it was achingly sssllloooww.

MrWhippy · 6 Jun 2006 at 21:27

had a 2.5 litre vauxhall omega cdx a couple of years back.
if the computer was to be trusted, it was most economical under cruise control at 90!

can't remember what the figure would have been though, not a lot i guess