PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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Filled the tank up earlier, stopped filling at the first click and paid up...
Then went for a little drive... About 17 miles urban (50/60 limit, windy A road), then about 104 miles motorway. Total was 121.8 Miles according to the odometer.
Got back home, thought my fuel gauge was bust, as it was reading half way between 3/4 and full (the needle was just touching the side of the 4 on the 40) so went to top the tank up and check it...
The pump clicked at £8.72...  Tank was full...
Worked out the MPG on this site:
http://www.fuel-economy.co.uk/calc.shtml
Under Real-Life Miles Per Gallon, I entered fuel @ 103.9ppl, 8.72 total spend, and 121.8 miles on the odometer. Gave me an average of 65.8MPG... What the ????
And no, the car DIDNT break down, it got there and back all under its own steam. No refulling anywhere else on the journey except for the Shell garage at home.
All in - not bad for a mildly-tuned 1.6 16v which is also a little fucked 
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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Is this the first time you've used it in yeeeeeeears?
Rather good mpg though
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Burscough, Lancashire
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quote:
Originally posted by PaulW
I entered fuel @ 103.9ppl
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gianluigi
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Registered: 9th Mar 05
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk
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thats an impressive mpg
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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Was you doing 55-60 on the motorway all the way?
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Will_Sport
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Registered: 28th Jun 04
Location: Notts
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like what richc says...... cars are at their best between 50-60mph.... plus higher octane petrol = more mpg (at a silly price lol!)
still, reckon 45mpg is best you can get out a 1.6 personally
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Olsrey
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Registered: 13th Jan 07
Location: Bradford Drives: LET Vectra B
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expensive fuel  costs 93ppl around here
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Will_Sport
like what richc says...... cars are at their best between 50-60mph.... plus higher octane petrol = more mpg (at a silly price lol!)
still, reckon 45mpg is best you can get out a 1.6 personally
I could never break 42 in my 1.2 driving like a god on the M25 with aircon off and on super shit. But then a 1.6 doing 70 puts less strain on the engine doesnt it.
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