moka
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isit me or does 37mpg sound shit for a 1.4?
the clio equivilent does 43mpg
the 206 does 44mpg!
and the 1.4 zetec 99 fiesta does 39mpg.
Is the 1.4 just shit economically?
The reason im asking is because i am about to make a jump from a 1.0 corsa b which supposedly does 49mpg... I do like the economy of the car as i travel abour 80miles a day due to work. I just need a bigger car and want another corsa cause there cheap!
Im 21 and do not have any NCB but have been driving about 4 years. Do i get a 1.2 16v and be done with it or go for the 1.4 16v?
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swill_omnibus
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Maybe better off getting a derv like the corsa C 1.3CDTI if economy is what you desire. Or if it's a B you would rather then course the 1.5TD engine 
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moka
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quote:
Originally posted by swill_omnibus
Maybe better off getting a derv like the corsa C 1.3CDTI if economy is what you desire.
Would love one of them but have a £1200 max spending limit
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Or if it's a B you would rather then course the 1.5TD engine
Hmmmmmmmm an old corsa diesel... i thought these were meant to be awful?
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Daveskater
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Swill's right, you'd be better on paper with a 1.3 diesel Corsa C.
I have a 1.0 and have never gotten anywhere near 49mpg out of it  It's all lies.
You can always convert it (the 1.4) to LPG 
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Nic Barnes
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newer engines are more economical
also worth noting, cars never get as good mpg as the figures claim they do.
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moka
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
newer engines are more economical
also worth noting, cars never get as good mpg as the figures claim they do.
oh yea i am aware of this but even so the difference between 49 and 37 will still be roughly 12 miles to every gallon i put in. I thought the 1.3 diesels were corsa d's only... looking on autotrader now.
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swill_omnibus
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Nah the C's had them, though in the D their more refined (BHP wise) but nothing a remap won't help with
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Daveskater
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The cheapest 1.3 diesel C on AT is £1800  I looked a min ago
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Richardhhha
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depends on how you drive a 1.4 if your talking the 16v engine then i have seen them figures on town driving and have seen into the 50+ for motorways.
the 8v engines i dont know about
all depends on how you drive really
one exception tho... new mazda 3 fucking thing uses more fuel than half of south east asia and thats driving it like a granny fooking car.. ok rant over
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moka
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would be motorways... im getting 70 miles out of 7 litres dead on... so 10 litres = 100 miles if im doing motorway driving... whats my mpg?
Would love a 1.3cdti looks perfect... bit out of my price range thou
[Edited on 13-04-2009 by moka]
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Firestate88
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if you want a b get a 1.5td
there economical as hell
and on motorways you get 50+miles to a fiver in a 1.4 16v
i got a 1.4 16v and went to weston super mare and back with loads of detours on a single tank and still had a quarter left in it
get very gd mpg depends how you drive it
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14LS
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My 1400 8V sipps fuel like a right scrooge as i drive it super quietly. All about technique really.
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moka
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quote:
Originally posted by Firestate88
on motorways you get 50+miles to a fiver in a 1.4 16v
really? If thats the case i might be better of getting a 1.4 16v as id like a bit more power at the weekends but for work - i go to work to earn money not to spend it getting there! lol 
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170 miles to £20 on my 1.4 sport
200-220 miles to £20 on my 1.0 12v
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Firestate88
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yeah i get better mpg out of my 1.4 16v then i ever got out of my 1.2 8v
no experience in a 1.0 12v though so cant quote on that
[Edited on 13-04-2009 by Firestate88]
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martyn_1.4
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i have the 1.4 16v i get about 44mpg on motorway & 36 - 37 around town
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Andrew
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I get an average of 42.9 from my 1.6 pug that does 99% motorway.
37 MPG out of an old car is pretty good i say.
I just think fuel prices are stupid and like to moan about them a lot
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steven_r2008
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i gave my 1.4 16v sport a good service before driving down cornwall for my holliday and i think on average i worked it out to be around 47 mpg but that was with just steady motorway driving. i thin k the figurs of 37mpg come from the average of basicaly round town and motorway miles if you get me bud, so it is possible to achieve higher but only on longer distances and with sensible driving
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Andrew
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Only way to get more MPG is to drive slower. I can get 55MPG driving down the motorway at 50MPH. I just get very bored and want to get to work/home.
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moka
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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
Only way to get more MPG is to drive slower. I can get 55MPG driving down the motorway at 50MPH. I just get very bored and want to get to work/home.
What car do you drive?
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moka
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Just looked at the 1.6 sport and it says 36mpg... so theres a 1 mile difference between a 1.4 and a 1.6 16v?
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If you toe it alot - about 150 miles to 20 sheets!
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quote:
Originally posted by moka
Just looked at the 1.6 sport and it says 36mpg... so theres a 1 mile difference between a 1.4 and a 1.6 16v?
Takes less effort for the 1.6!
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Forbes789
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120-130 miles to 20 quid
around 250 ish to a tank
thats on my 1.4 sri 16v
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Richardhhha
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well i used to do from mine to basingstoke every weekend and used to tank it a lot. Car would do 66 miles to one notch on the fuel gauge. Them i used to do mine to bornmouth and used to use just under 1 and 3/4 if driven sensable.. So 14xe will do good mileage to a tank, i could see around the 400+ miles per tank mark if not closer to 500 if very sensable. Christ i did 300 miles and it used just over half a tank..
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