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'96 Civic 1.5 auto, 133k. Still averaging 44mpg in mixed use, not hanging about. Up to 49mpg on the motorway.
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Yes around 44mpg average from a Focus 2.0 tdci with about 50k miles. >>
Me too.
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Skoda Superb 1.9 PD100 - seems to always average about 50mpg - 650-700 miles to a tank.
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Brim to brim the range was between 64 mpg and 67 mpg this summer in the Focus Zetec 1.6 109ps Tdci, well pleased, fill up every 700 miles or so.
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Just computed the Skoda's properly using fuel receipts and tank size and mileage, it actually does around 55 mpg - not bad for the way its driven.
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I'm managing around the 50 to 55mpg mark from the Golf (mk4, 150bhp diesel) - which is based on a mix of 50mile motorway, 60mile backroads every day. Its only got 144K on the clock which means its just about run-in now.
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2001 Volvo S60 2.0T - used for a 50 or 70 mile round trip commute (depending on where I'm working) every day. Little town work, but gets driven fairly hard, and spends a lot of time in stop/start M25/M3 rush hour purgatory.
Getting a regular 34 mpg calculated brim to brim (no computer), giving a maximum range of over 500 miles from the 70 litre tank (managed 502 once before bottling it - tend to fill up around the 480 mark) .
Impressive IMHO for a 180 bhp turbocharged petrol engine which is no longer in its first flush of youth either, at 134,000 miles.
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I'm starting to get pleased with the economy of my new 2.0 TDCi Mondeo ... 6500 miles up and it's averaged a genuine 42mpg since new, which is pretty good for a 1600kg estate doing 60% urban work.
My previous Passat PD130 averaged 46.5mpg over 60,000 miles so it's reasonable that a bigger and far heavier car should use more juice.
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I once took the Scenic on a mimsing, unladen Sunday motorway drive to Oxford and back to see family. 100-and a bit mile round trip. Brimmed the tank at the local Shell station en route to the motorway, drove like a nun from there to my destination, and back to the same station where I refilled the tank.
69 mpg!! No way would I drive like that regularly, and it's in no way representative of the car's general economy (43 mpg), but purely as an exercise in what's possible, it was worthwhile.
What amused me was that after brimming the tank at the start, the car's computer told me I had 560 miles worth of fuel left before I reset as I left the petrol station. 100-or so miles on, it was telling me I had 770 miles left! The computer is quite accurate on this car BTW. It was telling me I'd done 72 mpg. It usually calculates the "real world" 43 mpg as 44.1
Edited by DP on 29/09/2008 at 10:19
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Currently 31.2 mpg from my 2001 Nissan QX 3.0, mainly used for long journeys though and rarely caned. Well chuffed.
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Toyota Celica 1.8vvti, 138bhp, 59k, 6 speed gearbox, driven 50 miles per day to work and back on a mixture of single and dual carriageways will return 37 - 40 mpg. Cars been recently serviced by myself and is running really well.
Audi A6 1.9TDI Avant, PD engine, 130bhp, six speed multitronic, similar journey, returns 42 mpg ish and is a big heavy car.
Still, like the Celica on the twisty bits but pleased with both cars........
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35mpg with 2 kayaks on the roof....
35mpg with no kayaks on the roof....
The difference? 10mph or so, with kayaks run at 60ish, without run at 70ish.
All in a 200,000 mile Volvo V70 170bhp Petrol... won't change it in a hurry, even if SWMBO wants it!
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I'm getting 42mpg from my MKIII Mondeo 2.0TDCi Estate on my 50/50 urban/rural commute.
On a recent week's holiday to the Highlands where we did 1500 miles - the bulk of which was done on M'ways and A roads at 80mph 'ish it averaged 46mpg. Not bad considering the Landcruiser would have done exactly half that and that's not going over 70mph.
(All figures brim to brim - the Mondy's trip computer is around 10% optimistic.)
Edited by Chad.R on 30/09/2008 at 00:26
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im off to the isle of wight in a few weeks time will be the first real run where ive had the chance to do an A to B full to empty comparison im hoping for at least 80Mpg :-) or is that just wishful thinking
Edited by welshlad on 30/09/2008 at 00:38
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@ JohnCyprus -- that's pretty good for a 3 litre V6. Is it an auto too? If so, it's a very unlikely economy vehicle :-D
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According to official figures, I should be expecting 38.2 mpg from my Citroen Berlingo Multispace 1.6 petrol.
Over the past few years I was actually averaging about 39.5 mpg.
In an effort to save fuel, I started shamelessly mim driving more economically in May, and over the past 5000 miles have been getting over 45.8 mpg, which is 20% above official combined figure.
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Before I wrote off my P reg Clio that used the 1149cc engine I was getting about 45mpg in mixed use, and up to 60mpg on a slow motorway run.
I thought that was good.
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"31.2 mpg from my 2001 Nissan QX 3.0 wrote JohnCyprus"
V. Commendable John. My QX 2.0L auto (Qxman's old motor) will if driven very gently turn in just over 30mpg. Driven normally and mostly around the town- backwards and forwards to shops et et. OBC tells me 23/24mpg. Don't really monitor just wait till needle drops onto red zone and fill up.
Don't do huge mileage so just enjoy the ride.
Happy Motoring Phil I
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Brim to Brim, last 2 tanks have shown 49mpg~doing mainly 10miles each way motorway with a bit of stop start traffic in the mix. Not bad for a Xsara HDi 110 remapped to 150~!
Talk of which, the remap has been a wonderful addition making the engine incredibly flexible and the economy has remained the same, despite the fact i'm putting my foot down a bit more.
Edited by smokescreen on 30/09/2008 at 21:16
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What a bunch of nerds out there, erm, yes, Golf GT TDi, 140 diesel. 50 is the norm in all types of driving. Also tried to get the max and I can get it well over 60, but end up hoofing around again... Excellent blend of performance and economy, as with the old TDi 90 which is still in use. Minus the performance, of course!
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Pleased to get 37/38/39 out of my Legacy diesel because my previous 3.0R Spec B driven just as hard would return 20/21 mpg, sometimes less! I get 44 - 46 mpg on a long steady run which is fine. Not able to get anywhere near the 49mpg quoted figure but haven't tried too hard.
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49 would be extraordinary for a hefty car with all that extra 4WD friction to overcome. I wonder how on earth they came up with that result. (Someone will probably tell me in a minute that 4WD doesn't add significantly to weight or friction but I don't really see how it cold be otherwise.)
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Hard driven BMW530d, around 6.7 l/100km which is 42mpg in old money. I don't do an accurate calculation but top up every 900 - 1000km with between 63 and 67 litres. Company pays but I do appreciate not having to stop to refuel too often.
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quite pleased to get mine back up to 18.5, as it was hovering in the mid 17's
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The Berlingo (1.6HDI) has loosened up now after 25K miles and 55mpg seems to be the average over the last few months.
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My '03 Focus TDCi (with 42k on the clock) returns about 48mpg average with a mixture of commutes (8 miles each way) and longer motorway journeys. Not driving particularly fast or slowly. It's OK but there are better diesels.
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I am thinking about buying these cigarette filters and SNIP.
Yet another spammer gone in a puff of smoke
Edited by Dynamic Dave on 06/10/2008 at 11:22
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