Average MPG

[a_j_mair]

what car and what is your average MPG

wondering after seeing a few adverts claiming 35mpg etc

i was recently counting petrol reciepts, came to
£220 since 13/7

normally averaging 25mpg on the trip computer
thtas in cupra R

i drive 20mile round trip to work and back, all country roads 4 miles on dual carrigeway

 

[chrisbond69]

short trips killer for the mpg my average from ciren to yeovil is 38mpg in cupra no mods

 

[acidstrato]

average is usually around 35-40mpg but i dont thrash mine continuously...but the occasional blast down the slip road and then steady at 80 or so

if urs is av 25mpg then either its broke, ur ragging it or u havent reset it in ages!

ur supposed to reset it for different journeys otherwise it wont budge much at all!

 

[CupraTgirl]

what car and what is your average MPG

wondering after seeing a few adverts claiming 35mpg etc

i was recently counting petrol reciepts, came to
£220 since 13/7

normally averaging 25mpg on the trip computer
thtas in cupra R

i drive 20mile round trip to work and back, all country roads 4 miles on dual carrigeway

I have got 34MPG before but it was only recently i actually starting looking into that to be honest

 

[CupraTgirl]

average is usually around 35-40mpg but i dont thrash mine continuously...but the occasional blast down the slip road and then steady at 80 or so

if urs is av 25mpg then either its broke, ur ragging it or u havent reset it in ages!

ur supposed to reset it for different journeys otherwise it wont budge much at all!

I didnt know the average was that high? I also didnt know you were supposed to reset it as i wondered why mine wasnt moving much when i was sat doing about 60mph the other day for about 50 miles

 

[TimD]

There is a real time and average MPG afaik, If you want your average mpg for a journey make sure you reset the trip computer and then check when you arrive at your destination.

Personally i have the outside temp displayed all the time, if i wanted a car that i could watch the MPG on i'd buy a diesel

Mine gets filled when it needs it!

 

[CupraTgirl]

There is a real time and average MPG afaik, If you want your average mpg for a journey make sure you reset the trip computer and then check when you arrive at your destination.

Personally i have the outside temp displayed all the time, if i wanted a car that i could watch the MPG on i'd buy a diesel

Mine gets filled when it needs it!

Yeah i leave mine on the temperature one too and thats exactly why i havent bothered until recently

I knew it used quite a bit of petrol and so i just fill it up when the light comes on (or before if i can)

 

[acidstrato]

well if u dont reset, it will be calculating ur average consumption from say last year for example...

 

[a_j_mair]

i reset my rest my trip everytime i fill up just out of interest. i do not mind putting the petrol in it, just think it seems to use alot :|

 

[TimD]

Probably uses the same as it always has, just the pathetic petrol prices we have to pay in the UK thats all.

 

[acidstrato]

so its the other 2 then...either ya cars broke...or u drive it like u stole it

bad mafs have been known to increase fuel consumption

the only other way to do it is to look at ya milege...i.e are u getting no more than 200miles to a full tank as thats roughly what 25mpg would get (give/take)

i can usually see atleast 300miles to a tank pretty easily the way i drive..most iv got from a tank was 340miles i think which included 4 runs at santa pod

 

[a_j_mair]

i have been driving like a grandad for last couple days i mean barely above 60mph on motorway
seems to last alot longer, maybe i just have a heavy right foot

 

[Jonzy]

25mpg if im lucky, but i give it death everytime I drive it. As Tim said, if i wanted an econmical car i would have bought a denzil.

Its a performance car, with performance costs.

 

[blackturbo]

34mpg on a run to and from work 20 mile round trip, mix of dually and town drive!

Noticed with my AC on it dropped 1/2mpg!

I put £30 in a week and usually get about 220miles out of that at 96.9p per litre

 

[Big_Lad]

Thats cheap,

Up here in cambs, superunleaded is 103.9p a litre.

 

[CupraTgirl]

34mpg on a run to and from work 20 mile round trip, mix of dually and town drive!

Noticed with my AC on it dropped 1/2mpg!

I put £30 in a week and usually get about 220miles out of that at 96.9p per litre

Is that Unleaded or Optimax?

 

[blackturbo]

Supers about the same down here pal im talking normal unleaded lol

 

[blackturbo]

If i get it where i live its like 110.9 for super! but fboro is abit cheaper

 

[CupraTgirl]

If i get it where i live its like 110.9 for super! but fboro is abit cheaper

Is Super the same as Optimax? I can get Optimax for 101.9 where i am

 

[TimD]

Sainsburys SUL for me, 97.9p/L

Still a rip off, but it's on my way home from work so they get my business at present.