Fuel consumption .....

[madandra]

As an aside to the BMW thread the good lady dropped a comment last night that she would like to change her car. She has a 2004 VW Beetle 1.6 and to be hoest its okay to drive and it looks good when clean and polished but for a 1.6 she gets ...



27 MPG !!!!!!!!!

Even when on the motorway sitting at 3000rpm it is doing 54 mph. Is this the worlds worst car for fuel economy?

I am now on the look out for a 2006+ Mini One diesel which gives 60 mph.

 

[RGDave]

27.....about what I'd expect.

I've been offered a V8 Jag for pennies by a work mate.
I asked about the ave' MPG......

20 miles/day round trip A-roads and town (last 3 miles)...

14 MPG!!!

 

[madandra]

I have a 2009 Mondeo which does 45+mpg. I think 40 mpg is a must nowadays.

 

[RichardC]

34mpg in a 2009 Land Rover Freelander TD4

Don't think thats too bad.

 

[Imurg]

55mpg from a C3 Diesel - mind you the way some of my kids drive it 25 wouldn't surprise me.

 

[haplesshacker]

20 mpg average. Though most of my journeys are very short so it doesn't get warmed up properly. On a motorway I get 33 mpg. What is it. A Volvo V70 2.4 auto petrol!!

 

[brendy]

17-24mpg 4.6 v8 X5 IS (family wagon, one of the only motors out there that can properly accomodate 3 child seats in the rear))
10-20mpg 2.0 Impreza WRX with a drink problem. (my daily)

Its funny that insurance and fuel is reasonable given the mileage we do annually, servicing is the expensive bugger.
Before these, I had a diesel Octavia VRS which did 40mpg and a leon Cupra (engine modified 1.8 20v Turbo which the missus drove as I had a company derv) which did 32mpg.

 

[RichardC]

10-20mpg 2.0 Impreza WRX with a drink problem. (my daily)

I had a 98 Impreza and that also had a serious drinking problem!!!

 

[Tommo21]

I have a 2009 Mondeo which does 45+mpg. I think 40 mpg is a must nowadays.

For sure, my latest passat is doing around 47mpg. I had a loan of a C3 and it done 67 mpg, it had 113,000 on the clock and you would never know.

 

[Imurg]

I had a loan of a C3 and it done 67 mpg, it had 113,000 on the clock and you would never know.

If I drive mine I can get 70 without too much difficulty - its these bloody learners!!

 

[Region3]

10-20mpg 2.0 Impreza WRX with a drink problem. (my daily)

I had a 98 Impreza and that also had a serious drinking problem!!!

I get about 30mpg from a 2.0 Turbo (petrol).
How come the Subaru's are so bad?
Are yours heavily modified or do I drive like a granny?
I suppose 4wd has something to do with it.

 

[brendy]

Short journeys really are the killer.
The Castle Stuart trip is around 475 miles for us, I expect to spend £100 on fuel alone (2 fills), in a diesel motor that would be one fill up and £55 quid. I bought the car for a bit of enjoyment, not its economy as Ive done economy for quite a while and changing jobs to somewhere very local, I only do 2 miles per day. Running cold, the boxer engine is a thirsty bugger, the v8 X5 is actually better until warmed.
On a long trip back from kent, I managed an average of 24mpg in the X5, the impreza should be able to better that by a couple, but not many.

 

[CliveW]

If I am really careful I can stretch to 18-20 mpg on a motorway cruise. If A roads then 12-14 is good and if I really push it 8-10 mpg. But then on the positive side I don't pay road tax and only £130 a year for fully comp insurance. (And I grin all the time I drive her!)

 

[USER1999]

Currently get about 30 mpg from my diesel merc E300TD. Mrs mog gets 26 fom her 321 bhp Z3 M coupe.

I am seriously thinking about a Chrysler 300C 6.1 SRT touring. Book is about 18 mpg, but I figure if I get more than 12 I will be doing ok.

I have always (til now) run big V8s and 6s, and diesel is not the same. Junk. Rusty junk too.

 

[StuartD]

Peugeot 307 HDI 1.6 (90 bhp version) gets me 56 mpg to the gallon mostly driving in town. Easily get 60 mpg on the motorway

 

[bobmac]

With the cost of fuel rising again and again, I can't understand anyone NOT buying a diesel these days

 

[Smiffy]

34mpg average out of my W reg 1.6 Escort Flight.

 

[DCB]

Got a 1.6 HDI Xara Picasso and the computer tells me current average is 54.6mpg Thats a blast round the bypass to get to work and a bit of town driving each day. A good run on the motorway @65 mph on cruise control will give just short of 60mpg.

 

[jacetheace]

I had a mitsubishi evo fq 300 a few years ago,it would cost £40 to fill and do under 100 miles,i have a clio 1.2 now!! gets nearly 400 miles on £40 at todays fuel prices.

 

[StuartD]

Got a 1.6 HDI Xara Picasso and the computer tells me current average is 54.6mpg Thats a blast round the bypass to get to work and a bit of town driving each day. A good run on the motorway @65 mph on cruise control will give just short of 60mpg.

Blast round the bypass!!!!! Does the car fly? That road is just a car park at rush hour