Dean_H
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Registered: 19th May 02
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Car : Corsa 1.2 16v SXi
Ok last week i drove to and from work 5 days, total of 155 miles, and never went over 2.5k rpm when changing gear,
Everyday i spend
20 mins driving at 30mph (12 miles) Not many stop starts, 2 or 3 traffic lights
30 mins driving at 50mph (20 miles) no stopping and always in 5th gear.
Now due to the conditions that i drive i should be getting more than the quoted (combined) mpg by vauxhall which is 45 due to the fact that i do more extra urban driving compared to urban.
I should be expecting at least 45mpg but should be more like 50+
Petrol cost : 88p a litre
Petrol filled £15
Distance covered 155 miles
£15 / 0.88 = 17.04 litres
17.04 litres / 3.78 = 4.5 gallons used
155 miles / 4.5 gallons = 34 MPG
WHAT! Am i calculating this correct??
My car has always had this consumption, i thought it was just because it was runnning it in. Now its nearly 3 years old and 25k miles under its belt.
Do you lot with 1.2 16 engines get the same consumption. If yes vauxhall are serriously faulse advertising their figures as the only reason i got the 1.2 16v engine was that it was nippy for what it was and had what i thought good economy!
34mpg thats fucking 2 litre terriory and i aint even driving it like a tit
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DanielJ
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Registered: 21st Nov 01
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err bout 400 miles from 37litres of fuel
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greycorsa
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Registered: 12th Jan 03
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£150 miles to £15 is about right. stop complaining. i get approx 60 to a tenner with my 1.6 focus
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Martin
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Registered: 15th Mar 04
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£35 tank lasts me 4 days, 5days and im running on fumes with fingers crossed.
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Dom
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Registered: 13th Sep 03
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1.2 16v Breeze - 20 quid gets me roughly 170-200 miles, so thats around the 27/28 mpg...but it gets abused. Though tbh, even when i take it carefully for weeks upon weeks, i rarely get more than 200 miles out of 20 quids worth of fuel....so i think your lucky 
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dannycorsa c
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Registered: 8th Mar 03
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my 1.2 corsa used to do just over 100 miles to £10 so urs is just the same! i think its the fact that petrol prices are on the up so ur gettin less for ur pennys
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greycorsa
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100 to a tenner is magic. u cant complain.
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dannycorsa c
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quote:
Originally posted by Martin
£35 tank lasts me 4 days, 5days and im running on fumes with fingers crossed.
i do this alot!
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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quite your winning!!!
when you own a car thats got an average of 10MPG you will then have sumit to moan about.
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
quite your winning!!!
when you own a car thats got an average of 10MPG you will then have sumit to moan about.
surely you must get more than 10mpg out of your rex???  the dodge ram viper that runs around here probably gets more than that
message from jodi: he has worked that MPG out wrong a Gallon is 0.22 or 0.26 for a US Gallon....so there 
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Nismo
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you would be supprised what happens whe you tune a car.
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
you would be supprised what happens whe you tune a car.
i would cry if i had that
though tbh, my old man in his A6 gets more to the gallon that what i get......odd 
tbh, i bet by the end of the year, well be seeing a quid a litre 
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langey
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Registered: 7th Sep 03
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my 1.4 never used to drive it about 4k tops, most the time was at about 2-3k
10quids worth of juice used to get me 80 miles max!
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Sam
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I can only get 200-240 miles out of a full tank of Optimax, which is about £33-£37 depending on how empty the tank is.
Mostly urban driving, some occasional motorway driving every other weekend.
Probably not too bad considering my Astra is an auto and I've got one or two unresolved engine problems... 
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greycorsa
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quote:
Originally posted by langey
my 1.4 never used to drive it about 4k tops, most the time was at about 2-3k
10quids worth of juice used to get me 80 miles max!
same. mine was 16v.
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mazdaspeed
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Registered: 8th Jan 05
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34mpg for a 1.2 isn't that good. I've got a 1.8 and get 30mpg at the best of times.
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Dean_H
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Registered: 19th May 02
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quote:
Originally posted by mazdaspeed
34mpg for a 1.2 isn't that good. I've got a 1.8 and get 30mpg at the best of times.
exacly
I am not complaining the fact that i can get 150 miles from £15, i am complaining as i should be getting 200-250 miles to £15 (according to vauxhall figures)
If i give it a bit of stick (which i can easily do need to rev the fucking stupid 1.2 engine to get anywhere) My figures will drop to 25-30mpg i can guarantee!
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mazdaspeed
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Registered: 8th Jan 05
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Try changing your driving style. I look ahead and if i think i will need to stop, i slow down long before i get there, by that time the red light or traffic has started moving - means you dont need to stop and start all the time.
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Dean_H
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Registered: 19th May 02
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quote:
Originally posted by mazdaspeed
Try changing your driving style. I look ahead and if i think i will need to stop, i slow down long before i get there, by that time the red light or traffic has started moving - means you dont need to stop and start all the time.
Honestly i drove like a granny for 5 days just to see what my cars possible best mpg, it was a waste of 5 days for 34mpg lol
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
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I can watch the needle drop as I'm driving If I'm booting it - it seems to drink it like a tap.
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Pablo
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Milton Keynes
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ive never seen a tap drink petrol
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Paul_J
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quote:
Originally posted by Pablo
ive never seen a tap drink petrol
You haven't  Your missing out my friend 
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Pablo
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Milton Keynes
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vids?
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Theres 4.54609188 liters in an imperial gallon. Not sure what the 3.78 is in your calculations
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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About 40 odd mpg i worked the original out as.
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