pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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52MPG out of a golf is quite good Colin!
Haven't looked at mine since before Xmas, I hazard it's round the 40 mark.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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22.9
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Stokie Dave
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Registered: 16th Dec 03
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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1.6 Sport, 95% town driving, mostly sensible bit of right foot action etc with powerflow centre section, magnex backbox, drilled and derestricted airbox and K&N panel which is filthy gets me an easy 65 miles to a tenner at the mo
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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quote: Originally posted by andy1868
gavin, you got 300 miles to 40litres? the very most i've got is 240
Ive been working all over christmas and its been icy with zero traffic. So constant speed and no tec action. boring but apparently eco friendly 
How do I work out my mpg from that?
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Burscough, Lancashire
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its 34.1MPG
i used this MPG Calculator
[Edited on 05-01-2009 by andy1868]
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Colin
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quote: Originally posted by pow
52MPG out of a golf is quite good Colin!
Haven't looked at mine since before Xmas, I hazard it's round the 40 mark.
Thats what it said, im not convinced it can be trusted. Certainly wouldnt put a wager on it! :S
Temp reading on the trip computer has been all over aswell today telling my it was 0.5 Degrees at 7:30am when it was freezing, then displaying -2 this afternoon when it had clearly warmed up a bit. I think its pissed from xmas still
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pow
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I beat a Civic VTEC YOOO! down the M4 sliproad today.
Fact
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pow
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quote: Originally posted by Colin
quote: Originally posted by pow
52MPG out of a golf is quite good Colin!
Haven't looked at mine since before Xmas, I hazard it's round the 40 mark.
Thats what it said, im not convinced it can be trusted. Certainly wouldnt put a wager on it! :S
Temp reading on the trip computer has been all over aswell today telling my it was 0.5 Degrees at 7:30am when it was freezing, then displaying -2 this afternoon when it had clearly warmed up a bit. I think its pissed from xmas still
I had -10 on there on Saturday night.
Mine's deff on the piss.
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
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was it a type r?
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Daimo B
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quote: Originally posted by Colin
52MPG out of a golf is quite good!
Thats 2mpg more than my bike??
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Colin
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quote: Originally posted by VXR
quote: Originally posted by Colin
52MPG out of a golf is quite good!
Thats 2mpg more than my bike??
My drive home is 99% motorway - 35miles roughly doing 70 mph all the way!!
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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22 in the Astra. That's not even killing it, it's just slow and heavy.
Cheaper than running a diesel when it was 130p/litre though!
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Nic Barnes
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vectra was on 29.6 on way home from work. is it sad that i sit and watch the mpg on the trip computer?
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Sean-B
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Registered: 1st May 07
Location: Wolverhampton Drives: 200SX S14a
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got 39.6mpg over 480miles in my corsa 1.6 16v with a mix of stready, thrashing and motorway driving.
You'res sounds badgered!
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shaunmods
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Registered: 12th Mar 07
Location: Glascote, Staffordshire
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42.3 mpg out of my 1.0 driving 'normally'
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
Location: Hi
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33.6mpg at the moment.. mainly motorway with cruise control from when i picked up the parents
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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quote: Originally posted by Kurt
mainly motorway with cruise control
Oh Shut Up!
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Kurt
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have you not worked out your cruise control bodge yet?
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Sean-B
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quote: Originally posted by shaunmods
42.3 mpg out of my 1.0 driving 'normally'
lol i pay a few pounds more for 1.6 powwaaa lol
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Minty_Fresh
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Registered: 1st May 08
Location: westmidlands
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loll..
mine should be fine once its been to jamsport soon..
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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quote: Originally posted by Ojc
22.9
What do you get out of a tank?
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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240 miles, 300 on a long run. £47 quid to fill up.
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Tiesto
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29mpg, which i dont think is to bad. Got it upto 34mpg when petrol was £1.20.
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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quote: Originally posted by Kurt

have you not worked out your cruise control bodge yet?
Find out a way of doing it and Il do it !
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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quote: Originally posted by Ojc
240 miles, 300 on a long run. £47 quid to fill up.
Not bad
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