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Offline amanda

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Petrol consumption
« on: July 23, 2016, 05:39:10 pm »
Just driven downto Heathrow and back on a full tank of petrol which cost me £56 ....wasn't a snail either and I still have 65 miles left :)
Well happy as I have to do the same journey again next week!
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Re: Petrol consumption
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2016, 09:25:52 pm »
No idea how good that is, since I'm not sure where your journey started!

One of the benefits of turbocharged cars though - relatively good efficiency.


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Re: Petrol consumption
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2016, 09:28:43 pm »
What was the total mpg?

My record is 48

I drove 40miles home today and got 42 then when I hit a motorway merge point I floored it and had a bit of fun for no more than 2 miles and it dropped to 35!
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Re: Petrol consumption
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2016, 11:24:23 pm »
Never seen more than 35 on mine!
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Re: Petrol consumption
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2016, 11:27:07 pm »
averaging 35 in mine too. Even on a run with cruise set to 70 we were at 38.9 which i thought was rather low - glad it is normal!
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Re: Petrol consumption
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2016, 12:01:43 am »
On a run 37 at best. Only worried about mpg when my cars did nothing else for me and there was nothing worth talking about.
I do get why people get curious though. 330bhp & 300lb/ft of torque and 37mpg if you behave is great.

Now that's out of the way... :driver:

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Re: Petrol consumption
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2016, 07:06:05 am »
I think 48 is my record on a super eco boring run..... I've managed Cardiff to Liverpool on less than half a tank, and Cardiff to Mechelen (Belgium) followed by several days of local driving on a single tank

My tank average is around 20-22 though normally though  :smiley:  :driver:

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Re: Petrol consumption
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2016, 07:45:13 am »
My record is a tank to 190miles. Around the Yorkshire moors  :signLOL:
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Re: Petrol consumption
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2016, 11:39:15 am »
37 mpg  :thinking: how I got that fig .....I have no idea as I tend to have a heavy right foot!
I live just outside Chester.
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Re: Petrol consumption
« Reply #9 on: July 27, 2016, 10:40:30 pm »
Normally factored around 360 miles to a full tank. Lowest i've seen is 19mpg, highest 42 mpg. Just bought a Mazda 6 as a family car due to 2 young kids. 2.5 petrol, and i'm getting 450 miles to the tank. It's swift rather than fast, but the Golf is much more fun.
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Re: Petrol consumption
« Reply #10 on: July 27, 2016, 11:01:42 pm »
The question is...... is that a big tank or a little tank? Does anyone really run the tank until empty?? Not advisable, if you do...... :slap:
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Re: Petrol consumption
« Reply #11 on: July 28, 2016, 08:00:02 am »
Why is it not advisable? Please don't say something along the lines of 'it suck up all of the crap at the bottom of the tank' as that simply isn't true

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Re: Petrol consumption
« Reply #12 on: July 28, 2016, 09:22:48 am »
Quote from: Juliand on July 27, 2016, 11:01:42 pm
The question is...... is that a big tank or a little tank? Does anyone really run the tank until empty?? Not advisable, if you do...... :slap:

Not the case anymore. May have been an issue years and years ago on older cars before fuel standards and advances in filters where some sediment might lie in the tank. In modern engines the fuel must meet high quality standards so sedimentation can't occur in day to day driving. If you think about it, when you take a corner at speed your entire fuel tank will slosh everything up and when pumping in fuel, again the same thing!

If you did leave a car sitting up for a few years (although I've only seen this with diesel, not to say it won't with petrol) it can start to settle out and become viscous.
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Re: Petrol consumption
« Reply #13 on: July 28, 2016, 11:44:23 am »
still not reccomended to run the low pressure fuel pump dry. it does rely on the lubrication properties of the fuel.  kind of unlikely but running it dry can damage the pump
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Re: Petrol consumption
« Reply #14 on: July 28, 2016, 02:10:44 pm »
Quote from: dronners on July 28, 2016, 11:44:23 am
still not reccomended to run the low pressure fuel pump dry. it does rely on the lubrication properties of the fuel.  kind of unlikely but running it dry can damage the pump

If you're foolish enough to run it dry and out of fuel to then get stuck on the side of the motorway then you deserve it  :jumpmove:

What I mean is running the tank down to the last 10miles on the trip computer!
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