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npinks Member Since: 28 Jun 2007 Location: Ls25 Posts: 20090 |
A lot can be put down to length of journey and cold engines for me
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23rd Mar 2010 10:00 pm |
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mcphersonstrut Member Since: 21 Jul 2009 Location: In the land of 2 wheel drive and 60mpg Posts: 2164 |
Nick - try taking your steel toe capped boots off and driving in your slippers |
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24th Mar 2010 5:22 pm |
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snairda Member Since: 25 Feb 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 45 |
Just filled up at tescos and reset the mileage trip and MGP computer thingy.
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25th Mar 2010 1:38 pm |
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chrisuk Member Since: 22 Feb 2010 Location: Liverpool Posts: 166 |
Just to update, had the FL2 nearly 3 weeks now & my average commute takes me 25 miles down motorways, town roads, dual carriageways & most of the time, I do about 2 mile in 1st/2nd gear (damn bridge !) - 50 miles on a return trip.
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25th Mar 2010 3:22 pm |
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chrisuk Member Since: 22 Feb 2010 Location: Liverpool Posts: 166 |
I sold my Leon FR TDI to get the FL2. I had it remapped to 200bhp, 330ft/lb torque, & done a load of modding for the handling, clutch etc, and got an average of 50+mpg out of it - thats not waiting about either (65mpg record on the way home from work one day as the petrol station was being refurbished lol). Anyway, would any of us have a 4x4 if we really really cared about MPG too much (I say too as I did opt for a 2.2 diesel as opposed to a monster petrol )? |
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25th Mar 2010 3:27 pm |
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tenet Member Since: 23 Jul 2009 Location: cotswolds Posts: 1081 |
Intrigued by this post so checked my car subsequent to a round trip of 430 miles to Cornwall and back - mostly dual carriageway and motorway driving in 5th and 6th with about 50 odd miles pottering about, no boy racer stuff and under 80 for most of the time. Nett result 32.34 mpg.
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26th Mar 2010 11:33 am |
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npinks Member Since: 28 Jun 2007 Location: Ls25 Posts: 20090 |
Well i have just got back from checking my tyres
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26th Mar 2010 12:09 pm |
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mojo Member Since: 06 Feb 2010 Location: Outta here. Posts: 365 |
For a laugh, reset the trip comp whilst going downhill today, registered 108.4mpg for a whole mile! Took a good 5 miles to get back down to around 50 mpg. Now reading 39.2. So, that's one way of kidding yourself that you have an economical motor! |
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27th Mar 2010 10:24 pm |
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hinchy Member Since: 08 Jan 2009 Location: Stockport Posts: 779 |
Did a reset today only did town driving around Stockport and got 24MPG in a 7 mile trip, normally its 36 to 40+ mainly motorways. With working shifts the roads are clear when I'm on them. and that's in a manual. |
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27th Mar 2010 10:44 pm |
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Tandemman Member Since: 30 Jun 2007 Location: Barnsley Posts: 686 |
The Auto is very sensitive to driving habits, much more so than the petrol, since it only changes up at 2000 rpm.
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28th Mar 2010 6:18 am |
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druand Member Since: 07 Sep 2009 Location: south ayrshire Posts: 825 |
2010 GS Auto, 1500 miles. Reset computer today and drove 26 miles on A77 with 60mph average speed cameras, road busy but whole journey at steady 55-60 mph in a long convoy. 37.8mpg
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1st Apr 2010 3:58 pm |
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flycop2000 Member Since: 16 Jul 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 282 |
Filled up today and drove home and returned 44 mpg? What's wrong with my car? should I contact the dealer? |
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22nd Apr 2010 3:21 pm |
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shilen Member Since: 29 Feb 2008 Location: In the Middle Posts: 1774 |
yes but you were going downhill with a tail wind so it doesnt count... |
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22nd Apr 2010 3:39 pm |
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wingit Member Since: 31 Mar 2010 Location: Bucks Posts: 162 |
As far as I'm concerned, the only accurate way to measure mpg is to fill your tank to the 1st automatic stop by the pump, re-set your mileage trip-meter to zero.
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22nd Apr 2010 4:51 pm |
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