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Offline Dannyd

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Re: What MPG do you get?
« Reply #10 on: 01 April 2005, 06:08 »
107 miles off a tenner at 79.9 ltr 16valver

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Re: What MPG do you get?
« Reply #11 on: 01 April 2005, 07:20 »
107 miles off a tenner at 79.9 ltr 16valver
bloody hell that's good dannyd.i'm lucky to get 80 driving sensibly :sad:

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Re: What MPG do you get?
« Reply #12 on: 01 April 2005, 08:50 »
Best case scenario 37mpg and worst case 24mpg, some days are happy 70/80 mph days and others are dumb o'clock at 90+mph sprint runs across the Chiltern Hills.

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Re: What MPG do you get?
« Reply #13 on: 04 April 2005, 00:52 »
i managed a poor 175 miles on 40 quids worth of optimax. not good. my right foot too heavy

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Re: What MPG do you get?
« Reply #14 on: 04 April 2005, 13:18 »
My MFA averages 25mpg when I'm out delivering pizza, but on a run it'll do 44mpg according to the MFA.  The most I've got out of it was when I drove to West Wales and back and it did 440 miles on a full tank of optimax.  My usual town driving means I fill up after 250 miles, which is pretty poor!
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Re: What MPG do you get?
« Reply #15 on: 04 April 2005, 22:12 »
My MFA is giving a very low MPG, prob due to a leak in the vacuum hose feeding it, that i havn't nothered to fix yet, but using the pen and paper method I average about 32mpg, 300+ miles to a tank with a variety of driving, and roads, speeds etc.

Car pulls smoother and harder using Optimax, no doubt.

Kust fitted a K&N, and not sure on consumption yet, doubt there will be much difference, but sounds a little better.

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Re: What MPG do you get?
« Reply #16 on: 05 April 2005, 00:03 »
i used to be able to get 100odd miles from a tenners worth. . . . .but that was a year ago when it was about 77.9p a litre and on a 1.3. . . .

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Re: What MPG do you get?
« Reply #17 on: 05 April 2005, 08:36 »
On petrol my 16v used to do 300 miles a tank, spot on more or less everytime. A tank cost £38 quid. :cry:

On LGP, i get 300 miles out of o tank, but that only cost £22 :grin:

Only another 6000 miles till I have paid off the conversion!

can you get 300 miles from petrol and then switch to lpg and not stop annd get 600 miles?

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Re: What MPG do you get?
« Reply #18 on: 05 April 2005, 12:43 »
16V get around 120-130 miles on £15 (80.9p)

on the mfa this morning, in dignostic mode i got 34mpg doing 70mph!
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Re: What MPG do you get?
« Reply #19 on: 05 April 2005, 14:22 »
1. When you cain it.
25 ish..

2. Average driving

average around town.. 10-15 on my work commute through traffic etc etc..

average on A-Roads.. 25 ish .. unless its slow moving then it might creep up

average on motorway.. 35 ish if sticking to the limit..


basically i find conistent driving in high gears at low revs the way to push it up..
the long you are consistent (as long as not consistently booting it) the economy goes up
 
3. Occasional fast driving?

25 ish

4. What about using stantard unleaded or super?
i'm using optimax.

5. Do aftermarket air filter's improve fuel consumption.
no idea.
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