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Brabus

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15th Feb 08 at 08:55

I changed from a Mini Cooper S works to an MG to save myself some money on running costs, mainly petrol with the pence per litre rising and it seems to be no better

After a quick search on google most urban figures are coming out at 31mpg

[Edited on 15-02-2008 by Brabus]

Mertin

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15th Feb 08 at 09:05

My mate said his veccy gsi was better on fuel than his zr

AlunJ

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15th Feb 08 at 09:26

and they're not that quick either in my experience for what you'd expect of an MG

gavin18787

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15th Feb 08 at 09:30

get the s works back

Drives supercharged Tec with torque

Daimo B

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15th Feb 08 at 09:34

The astra runs at 27mpg...

I know what is more fun

Brabus

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15th Feb 08 at 09:39

Gited, should have looked into this before hand, the insurance isnt that much different either

Wouldnt have another Works, would have my Lupo GTi back before i had that.

Jambo

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15th Feb 08 at 10:03

Im lucky to see 27mpg

in fairness tho, that is town driving mainly

Brabus

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15th Feb 08 at 10:08

quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Im lucky to see 27mpg in fairness tho, that is town driving mainly

But you have a 2.0l Turbo and i have a 1.4 and there only 3mpg difference

I get around just 110 miles to £20, that is mainly town driving admitidly.

Baskey

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15th Feb 08 at 10:10

always get near to 40 mpg crusing to work in my clio. 20. 16v

31 mpg is shit for a 1.4. Do you rag it everywhere??

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15th Feb 08 at 10:12

I only get about 55mpg in the Punto

Fro

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15th Feb 08 at 10:33

My mates zr drinks like a fish.

Brabus

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15th Feb 08 at 12:15

quote:
Originally posted by Baskey
always get near to 40 mpg crusing to work in my clio. 20. 16v

31 mpg is shit for a 1.4. Do you rag it everywhere??

Not at all, quite the opposite, i neutral down most banks to save fuel

Timbaland

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15th Feb 08 at 12:57

I get on average 37 MPG in a 1.6 Cooper.

T21SVJ

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15th Feb 08 at 13:16

old style engine doesnt help, i see 43mpg from my focus

WU-TANG- DAN

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15th Feb 08 at 14:12

i like the shape of mgzr's/25's

JamesMG

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15th Feb 08 at 16:56

dont know about the 1.4 but i got around 320 miles to 45 quid in the 1.8 160 i had.. seemed alright to me tbh

S@M

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15th Feb 08 at 16:57

1.4 zr are very sluggish and use lots of fuel i believe

BYRON

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15th Feb 08 at 17:01

Ouch. Always worth doing your homework before making the decision.
Has the Rover been serviced lately. You may see a tiny improvement with a well serviced engine.

Rob H

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15th Feb 08 at 17:10

Main reasons will probably be:
1. Old engine design dating back to tthe early 90's I believe
2. Quite a big car for the engine size so it'll be working harder than if it was in a smaller car
3. I imagine the ZR will have a short ratio gearbox like my old 1.4 corsa did. I can get 30-32mpg out of a tank in my VXR, yet in my corsa I could only manage late 30's! The 4th gear in the astra is about the same as 5th was in the corsa, so once moving I always try and keep to the high gears and it seems to be pretty good on fuel.

[Edited on 15-02-2008 by Rob H]

richc

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15th Feb 08 at 19:04

quote:
Originally posted by Rob H
Main reasons will probably be:
1. Old engine design dating back to tthe early 90's I believe
2. Quite a big car for the engine size so it'll be working harder than if it was in a smaller car
3. I imagine the ZR will have a short ratio gearbox like my old 1.4 corsa did. I can get 30-32mpg out of a tank in my VXR, yet in my corsa I could only manage late 30's! The 4th gear in the astra is about the same as 5th was in the corsa, so once moving I always try and keep to the high gears and it seems to be pretty good on fuel.

[Edited on 15-02-2008 by Rob H]

Yer my mates focus has very long ratios (like you say, 4th is like 5th in my corsa) he tends to do about 80 at 3 and a ikkle bit k rpm

Where was thats about 65 for me! His car is better on fuel than mine as its massive with a bigger engine

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