Fuel economy

[cawsey20]

Hi chap's ..

Im taking my belovied Mk1 Focus Rs ( sorry ford content ) .. Of the road to allow me to save for a few bit's and stop some prat hitting it during the rest of the winter, Has been a worrying one !..

Now i have a budget of 400-500 quid to spend, Ive been looking into allsort's 1.4 polo cl , 306 D turbo ( sorry )..

But looking around there are so many Mk3 gti 8v's around i would be a fool not to !.

However my mission is obviously save a little cash ! is this actually possible ??.

Currently the RS is reletivly thirsty as you would think from a 2ltr Turbo, 60 quid to fill up and i very rarely get more than 200 miles from that,, Probably 250 at a right push driving like a grandad !.
What are the mk3's like ?? , How much do you use a week ? how many miles and what sort of driving do you do to achive this ??.

Bit of a random question i would rather have something with a little poke if im to use it whilst the rs is off the road, I can see me dying of bordum in something silly gutless..

Cheers chaps

[damien010685]

Well for starters theres not much poke in a standard mk3 8v.... i get about 32 Mpg being sensible and about 20 not being sensible usually costs about 55 quid to fill from empty

[cawsey20]

Hmm ok mate, Im not after something quick at the end of the day as i have that , Im wanting something a little more fruity but still ok on fuel if that make's sence ..

How many miles do you do to that 55 quid would you say ? with a mix of good and spirited driving ??..
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[damien010685]

I would say about 300 mate some other might be diff but i get about 300

[dom]

£55 = about 44 litres or about 9.5 gallons, I average around 30-35mpg (32.5 for the sake of argument) = 308.75 miles 

I can squeeze out 40mpg on a motorway run with a light right foot, and 'spirited' driving can see around 20mpg, it's all down to the type of driving really.

[VR6_Wherry]

If you want something cheap and fun to run (not maintain) then go for a Mk2 1.8 8v

Other wise you'll probs be wanting a 2.0 16v  

I get at most 22 mpg in the vr usually around 18 most of the time i am a wee bit heavy footed...

[davies1644]

or just go for a mk3 tdi or a vento tdi like mine mega miles out of them can run them on bio diesel as the pumps can take it not the slowest things with a tuning box i regularly see about 230 miles to £30

[cawsey20]

At the end of the day i guess your right, I mean a polo  would see less than the 40mpg stated  i guess with a bit of spirited twisty driving !!, Just not quite as fun lol..

Im gutted i think the scrappage scheme has got rid of most of the cheap cars ! Trying to find something is very hard

[cawsey20]

Davies, Tuning box,, How much does that set you back and what does it bump the power to ?? ish ..

[davies1644]

right iv got 1 on mine which is soon to come of their about 70 quid upwards for an alright one and takes it to about 115bhp as mines now going all out for 200bhp+