The MPG Thread

mattyprice4004 · 13 Jul 2008 at 15:53

Couldn't see one of these, and thought it'd be interesting to see what we're all getting. Post some basic car info, and your average MPG, and your driving style and your most common road type (In town, motorway etc)

My car's the good old Rover 416i, I manage about 37-40mpg, drive pretty hard (change down at 4.5k ish, and do mostly A-roads mixed with a bit of in-town driving.

Go forth and post!

Clarkey · 13 Jul 2008 at 15:55

you mustn't have looked very hard, this has been done to death.

theboyrob · 13 Jul 2008 at 15:55

hehe not so good for me

Mondeo ST220, general round town driving pottering around in 5th/6th I get around 25mpg.

fast run on a roads around 18-20mpg

Long motorway runs with cruise control on anything between 33-40mpg

TaKeN · 13 Jul 2008 at 16:10

Peugeot 306 HDi (3 door)

If I hoon it 42mpg..

If I use the car properly.. and change gear properly, 50+ MPG

Steve · 13 Jul 2008 at 16:13

Range Rover 4.6 HSE

16 mpg Motorway
10 mpg Combined
7 mpg ragging it

Lashout_UK · 13 Jul 2008 at 16:13

Chevrolet Corvette C4

About 18mpg around town/daily driving kinda work

Around 25mpg and peaking at about 30 doing motorway slogs

thecremeegg · 13 Jul 2008 at 16:14

Clio 1.4 8v

40+ mpg on a motorway
30-34 mpg in town

DanTheMan · 13 Jul 2008 at 16:16

Ford Focus 1.6 petrol

Average around 40mpg as far as my calculations go.

InvaderGIR · 13 Jul 2008 at 16:16

Nothing
0MPG

:cool:

Previous car, don't know, never could be bothered to work it out, and to be honest I've never cared, I use as much as I use. Next car will be something fun that most likely drinks fuel, because I don't care.

InvG

NickXX · 13 Jul 2008 at 16:18

My car's the good old BMW 330d I manage about 37-40mpg, drive pretty hard and do mostly A-roads mixed with a bit of in-town driving.

Kappa · 13 Jul 2008 at 16:26

Passat 2.0 Sport

Going to work, 30% town 80% clear A roads = about 29mpg

Freeman · 13 Jul 2008 at 16:28

Golf Match 1.4L.

42MPG

Mainly drive on country roads and town roads. Little to no motorways.

Best I've done is 505 miles on a tank (55 litre tank)

chipperhead · 13 Jul 2008 at 16:28

Golf VR6
Mainly town with a bit of A roads.
Av 24 MPG

MrMatteh · 13 Jul 2008 at 16:29

most of my journeys involve coming home on a recovery truck, so my MPG is awsome!

KASM · 13 Jul 2008 at 16:37

Primera 2.0 Sport+

Was averaging 34mpg last year but now upped that to just under 39mpg by keeping an eye on my tyre pressures and driving like a nun.

Duke · 13 Jul 2008 at 16:41

Bimmer E46 323 gets me 39-40 on the motorway (really need a sixth gear!) and anything like 25-30 in town/hoonage.

DannyW · 13 Jul 2008 at 16:42

if i rag it about 300 miles to 11 gallons, 30 mpg??

taking it steady 450 miles to 11 gallons, 40 mpg??

rgzcampbell · 13 Jul 2008 at 16:42

Ford Fiesta Zetec S 1.6 TDCI, 51.6mpg (over the last 1400 odd miles). Mainly twisty A roads and some around town.

Cyanide · 13 Jul 2008 at 16:44

Pug 207, usually 42mpg combined, can get 60ish on a run. Currently got 65.6mpg on the run back from the petrol station

Shame that's all downhill

PeterNem · 13 Jul 2008 at 17:11

BMW M5 (5.0 V8)

Average: about 20 MPG
Motorway: around 26

I don't tend to do much town driving - most my jouneys are on NSL roads and motorways.