Jenko_Sport
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Registered: 25th May 06
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Roughly how many miles do you get to £25 with todays fuel prices?
Im quite proud as ive managed to get 187 miles out of it from fuel light to fuel light.
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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That's a right achievment tbh
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Jenko_Sport
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Registered: 25th May 06
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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Times are hard atm so it was a must lol.
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Pete_vxl
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Registered: 24th Nov 06
Location: Lochgelly, Fife
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normally i get 350 to £40
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james_suffolk1
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Registered: 1st Mar 08
Location: NUNEATON CV10
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yea ive got a 1.4 sport and can only get 70miles out of a tenner
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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quote:
Originally posted by Pete_macari
normally i get 350 to £40
Car hasnt changed then 
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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quote:
Originally posted by james_suffolk1
yea ive got a 1.4 sport and can only get 70miles out of a tenner
Bring that right foot up, I got 525 miles to £45 in a 1.4 lol
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Jenko_Sport
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Registered: 25th May 06
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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Ive found the 1.4 16v's arnt as good as the 1.6s.
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lee2004_
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Registered: 23rd Jan 06
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what for 20quid i get 110 miles top in my gsi, but thats around town,, not always with a lead foot either
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Jenko_Sport
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Mines been mixed road driving and the od bit of lead foot but not much lol.
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Whittie
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Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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quote:
Originally posted by Jenko_Sport
Ive found the 1.4 16v's arnt as good as the 1.6s.
1.2's are really bad!!
I know it might sound daft, but when I had a 2.0 it was more economic than the 1.6 when taking it easy  (Wtf)
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Pete_vxl
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Registered: 24th Nov 06
Location: Lochgelly, Fife
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quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
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Originally posted by Pete_macari
normally i get 350 to £40
Car hasnt changed then
yeh, its running shite the now with the standard manifold and its blowing aswell  really need to save up quick for a new manifold and some gaskets
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marklawton
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Registered: 24th Apr 05
Location: Pensby, Wirral Drives:Golf mk4 GTI
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quote:
Originally posted by Jenko_Sport
Roughly how many miles do you get to £25 with todays fuel prices?
Im quite proud as ive managed to get 187 miles out of it from fuel light to fuel light.
thats what iam roughly getting at the moment
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Steve X16XE
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Registered: 31st Dec 06
Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire
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I'm lucky to get 187 miles to £30 these days
I average 31 MPG.
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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Alex, what you on the 1.2's are bad, gone are the days when I used to get 450 miles to £41
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
Location: Downham Market, Norfolk
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quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
I know it might sound daft, but when I had a 2.0 it was more economic than the 1.6 when taking it easy (Wtf)
I agree.
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richard_cooper
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Registered: 31st Jan 07
Location: Mansfield, Nottingamshire
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In my 1.6 i get about 60 miles to a tenner
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Jenko_Sport
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Registered: 25th May 06
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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So realy then its being a well behaved engine.
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Scotty C
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Registered: 6th Nov 05
Location: Kidderminster Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve X16XE
I average 31 MPG.
Balls, i've seen you drive
[Edited on 07-08-2008 by Monster]
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Ellis
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Registered: 11th Sep 07
Location: Aberdeenshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve X16XE
I'm lucky to get 187 miles to £30 these days
I average 31 MPG.
Oh dear, i average between 25-20 mpg in a 1400
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Pete_vxl
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Registered: 24th Nov 06
Location: Lochgelly, Fife
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my old 1.4 sport was shocking on fuel, think it had seen better days though
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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quote:
Originally posted by Dean_W
quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
I know it might sound daft, but when I had a 2.0 it was more economic than the 1.6 when taking it easy (Wtf)
I agree.
I get better mpg in the 2.0 than i did in the 1400 8v.
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Jordan C
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Registered: 3rd Dec 07
Location: Dundee City Drives: Valver Corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
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Originally posted by Dean_W
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Originally posted by Whittie
I know it might sound daft, but when I had a 2.0 it was more economic than the 1.6 when taking it easy (Wtf)
I agree.
I get better mpg in the 2.0 than i did in the 1400 8v.
That cos kirsty drives like a.......... errmmm girl! 
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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55 - 60MPG no problem in my 2.0
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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quote:
Originally posted by corsaloonjc
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Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
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Originally posted by Dean_W
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Originally posted by Whittie
I know it might sound daft, but when I had a 2.0 it was more economic than the 1.6 when taking it easy (Wtf)
I agree.
I get better mpg in the 2.0 than i did in the 1400 8v.
That cos kirsty drives like a.......... errmmm girl!
U think so......
She spends most of the time up the high end of the revs.If some1 pulls up next to her shes no shy in showing them the back end.
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