MPG shite

[Asimo]

I never got less than 50 mpg from my (NA) BX Estate. (Measured tank full to tank full) so 50 odd mpg for a 305 van sounds perfectly reasonable.

 

I kept scrupulous records as it was a company car and the firm's first Diesel car and first "foreign" car.  

They took some persuading to buy it for me rather than the usual Cavalier or Sierra and I had to keep the fuel record so that the transport manager had some data to hide behind if the BX had been a failure.

 

It wasn't.

 

They kept it as a hack for years after it was "retired" and the MD used it for duty-free runs to Calais.

[Lacquer Peel]

50MPG pootling about isn't unreasonable, but at high motorway speeds?

[Tamworthbay]

My wife's Fiat 500 does 80mpg at a constant 70mph! It can get 85mpg around 60mph. Wish my old Beemer could do that.

[Lacquer Peel]

That's not possible.

 

[Rusty_Rocket]

My wife's Fiat 500 does 80mpg at a constant 70mph! It can get 85mpg around 60mph. Wish my old Beemer could do that.

 

I've never had that much but my Panda (poor relation, granted) averages 69-72mpg every tankful.  That's not babying it, that's A-roads, B-roads, stop, start, traffic, trips to Tesco etc.

It has the 1.3 Multijet diesel engine.

It's a bit embarrassing to drive, but whatevs.

[Tamworthbay]

I've never had that much but my Panda (poor relation, granted) averages 69-72mpg every tankful.  That's not babying it, that's A-roads, B-roads, stop, start, traffic, trips to Tesco etc.

It has the 1.3 Multijet diesel engine.

It's a bit embarrassing to drive, but whatevs.

To be fair my figures are on a run on motorways, average is closer to 60mpg but that is 80% town driving at least. Still amazes me though that a petrol engine can get 85mpg at a decent speed. Engine feels nice and responsive too, it's no slug.

[jonny69]

I managed to get mine down to 59mpg on a 50 mile run at the weekend. That was 85mph all the way on the, uh, private motorway I used and then foot flat on the floor tearing its arse off round the lanes. Genuinely, that's the lowest I've managed to get it and it was hard work!

[LessThanEqual]

My new personal best, and the road in and out of Lincoln isn't the flattest place on this planet.

[tooSavvy]

Anyone here... Jag or Yank helmer... Think your tank empties fast?

 

https://youtu.be/fL-Oi9m2beA

 

 

Awesome.....

 

 

TS