What's your MPG like on Short Joruneys?

Approx 15mpg Urban in the Galaxy (2.3 Zetec Auto), although thankfully it only tends to only get wheeled out for family trips. Still struggles to do more than 22mpg on long trips though.
 
I am getting around 23ish MPG in the SX, 4 miles each way to work so not massively harsh on the wallet (even though the last fill up cost £78 :p)
 
UncleBob said:
Approx 15mpg Urban in the Galaxy (2.3 Zetec Auto), although thankfully it only tends to only get wheeled out for family trips. Still struggles to do more than 22mpg on long trips though.
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I can't see that being right to be honest, if a 2.5L Petrol Volvo Estate can do 35 on a long trip something is wrong there.

As for my golf, around 20-25.

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Depends. If i'm traffic crawling it's something like 25-30. If not and it's pretty clear then 30-35.
 
Mines sitting at 31mpg with a 3 mile commute. It's 95% free flowing traffic at about 45mph ish on A roads plus upto 10 minutes sat at a level crossing (seems to average at a couple of minutes every trip). I used to have a 20 mile commute also in mainly free flowing traffic on out of town A roads though overtaking at nearly every oportunity and got 33mpg. All these in the Mondeo btw. In my 200sx I used to get low 20's on the 20 mile commute but didn't hang about.
 
Concorde Rules said:
I can't see that being right to be honest, if a 2.5L Petrol Volvo Estate can do 35 on a long trip something is wrong there.

As for my golf, around 20-25.
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It *is* a complete shed, and soon to be replaced with a diesel Alhambra or Estima. Only goes on the road twice a month, as me and the missus have 5 kids in total , seven seats is a must (they don't all live with us).

The original petrol Galaxy/Alhambra/Sharan is an economic meltdown on wheels. They are supposed to do 28mpg on long journeys but who does a steady 56mph on a motorway?

My Volvo S60 D5 allegedly pushes 70mpg for long journeys on the overly enthusiastic trip computer, although more realistically it is probably nudging 55mpg.
 
Before i got the ibiza Cupra diesel the st would do average around 17-20 on short trips depending on how hard i pressed the noise pedal :p , ibiza currently i did a 3 mile trip 20 mins ago to a garage the trip comp was telling me 34.1 mpg for a 200 bhp diesel :confused::confused:
 
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About 21mpg last time I checked, 3.5 miles each way across the city centre, mostly at 60mph though. Then again I only get 30ish on a run. Stupid old engine.
 
Once a week I travel all of 2 miles to work. Heavy stop-start traffic.

Mpg = horrendous but unsurprising, probably 13-15mpg for those 5 minutes.
 
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