Fuel Economy

[RichardA]

I put 40 litres* of ASDA unleaded two weeks ago and got 250miles out of half a tank! Of course as we all know, the second half will be drunk faster then the first but the figures look good so far.

*Playing fuel-light bingo is not advised nor something I do normally - I usually go to Esso once the light comes on and normally get about 37 litres in the tank until it 'clicks'. 40 litres is a lot in to a 42 litre tank but by no means the most I've put in - that would be 42.05 litres!

[RichardA]

Someone posted this link on Pistonheads. Basically, it's a site to compare real-world mpg figures with manufactuer's claims:

http://www.actualmpg.com/

[guest806]

O.K so after a full tank of petrol, a trip to Lowestoft and back from Kent and a few short journeys . I have now calculated the mpg to be 45.366.  This is up from about 35 on my first post.  I am due to service the car soon so i will see how much better it gets with clean spark plugs and a new air filter.

[RichardA]

The ASDA tank only gave me 44mpg according to the spreadsheet (47 on the trip computer). I put a full tank in 12miles after the light came on and got 39 litres in. Usually I can only get 37 litres in until the pump 'clicks'.

Different petrol station then usual though.

[RichardA]

Anyone ever mistaken the trip counter for the mpg readout?

I have 

Almost had me there as the 'mpg' climbed from the high 40's to the mid 50's 

[guest229]

Richard,
          It is called "looking and not seeing" a well known problem in aviation circles.

[culzean]

'Should have gone to specsavers!'

I think 'looking and not seeing' is a general problem in life, not just in aviation circles (or should that rather be 'aviation spins, loops or circuits?'). 

I have briefly mistaken the trip for mpg but realised that it was reading 75, and that it may have been a case of 'wishfull looking'.

[guest765]

The problem i have with my own car is when i look at the fuel gauge i think its wrong, after having a few journeys in my wifes Jazz.........

[guest990]

G'day from Australia.
Our 06 1.3l GLi CVT used just 66km per day, mostly on on the motorway to get to work gets 5.6l/100km (50.443024345000005 mpg)  (maximum speed 100 kph (about 62 mph)).

If we go on a trip to our favourite beach we get 4.2l/100km (67.25736579333334 mpg).
This is also over motorway roads with maximum speed of 110 kph. 

Since it is such a lovely day here today we are about to go to to Noosa beach now.
It is mid-winter here in Queensland and the temprature is a rather CHILLY 21 degree Celsius (69.8 degree Fahrenheit) 

[guest229]

Lucky s-d!

[guest990]

Lucky s-d!

Yes, I am. Thank you. 
My Mother and Father were Londoners (East End, during the Blitz).
Came to Aus in 1950 and NEVER went back. 

[culzean]

G'day gramin and welcome to the best Jazz forum in the world.  I don't doubt that the warmer weather in Oz helps your fuel consumption and we can't hope to match your figures in cold and wet blighty.

We lived in Sydney Northern Beaches area for 8 years, but are now back in UK - didn't like the weather too much - loved the people though and still have many friends who we keep in touch with.

[guest990]

You should have come to Brissie.
MUCH better than Sydney

[RichardA]

Welcome gramin

Dare I ask, how much is your petrol over there?

[guest238]

We lived in Sydney Northern Beaches area for 8 years, but are now back in UK - didn't like the weather too much

The first person I've met who thinks that!

Main off-putter is the wildlife - my sister went down under a few years back to visit a pal from uni, and had a bit of a fright when she found a spider as she flipped down the sunvisor of her mate's Holden Barina (aka Vauxhall Corsa)  . Massive bugger, but thankfully the relatively harmless Huntsman spider and not the highly dangerous Funnelweb.