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Does my Qashqai have a fuel consumption problem?
I recently bought a Nissan Qashqai 1.5dCi and have been disappointed with the average fuel consumption of around 35mpg, and with the power and smoothness of the engine. I have been told by one friend that I should use premium diesel, but another said to use a fuel additive such as Miller Ecomax. Can you tell me if it makes sense to use either method?
Asked on 27 October 2012 by CC, Monmouth
Answered by
Honest John
I'm currently getting 67.5mpg from a BMW 320d on Shell Fuelsave without any additives. The measured fuel economy average for a Qashqai 1.5dCi is 48.1mpg, so there must be something wrong with your car. See: www.honestjohn.co.uk/RealMpg/Results?manufacturer=...n
Real MPG enables you to register the fuel economy you are actually getting against your make and model of car, its engine and type of transmission.
Every time you enter an average consumption figure against your car, the overall average automatically adjusts to reflect it.
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