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Posted By: Clive Fuel comsumption - 18th Dec 2011 7:06pm
I drove down to Boscombe in Bournemouth on Tuesday night, I got there and back on a tank and a quarter 677 miles. I think thats excellent

And am off there again tonight.
Posted By: sean Re: Fuel comsumption - 18th Dec 2011 7:16pm
bloody ell, that's good. i get about 160-180 out of my scoob, down to about 100 on the track joyride
Posted By: 2005wireman Re: Fuel comsumption - 18th Dec 2011 7:18pm
warrington to scotland and back again for 50 quid in my corsa
Posted By: Snodvan Re: Fuel comsumption - 18th Dec 2011 7:22pm
Surely it rather depends on how big the tank is???
I have noticed that these days new cars seem to have bigger capacity tanks

My LandRover (Freelander) had a piddling little tank and would only do around 150 miles/ tank before I felt "insecure" about the gague reading. Typical mpg was 30 on a good (motorway) run.

I now have a Meriva 1.4 Turbo and that does 40 mpg on the Mway. Dunno the size of the tank but I have done 200 miles and it has only dropped to near half way on the gague

The motorbike (650 BMW) will turn in 68-70 mpg

Snod
Posted By: Clive Re: Fuel comsumption - 18th Dec 2011 7:40pm
My punto takes £75 to fill tank
Posted By: _Ste_ Re: Fuel comsumption - 18th Dec 2011 7:41pm
I stuck £60 in my Saab the other day and got half a tank, the reserve holds £20, I average 21mpg, it's a 2.3 turbo petrol

My gsi averages 19-23mpg, 2.0 twin cam 16v running high octane.

Posted By: AX_125 Re: Fuel comsumption - 18th Dec 2011 9:54pm
My car will take about 70 to fill up and will do about 750 miles on a run
Posted By: TheComputerLab Re: Fuel comsumption - 19th Dec 2011 12:45pm
most cars are 60ltr or 90 ltr fuel tanks. bigger cars (2ltr plus) seem to be 90ltr and your corsas etc are usually 60ltr.

60 ltr will cost about 75 to fill up aand your 90 ltr will cost about 115.

I am sure there are exceptions to this like 4X4 cars etc but this is a general rule of thumb. The trucks i used to drive had twin 500ltr tanks, thats nearly 1500 every time you fill up. any truck driver will tell you thats its usually a couple of times a week.

gulp.
Posted By: StuyMac Re: Fuel comsumption - 19th Dec 2011 1:58pm
My Beemer (530d) has a 70l tank, and the trip computer shows 700 miles range when I fill it up - she averages 50mpg+ on a run. Not bad for a 3.0 with near 300bhp and masses of torque wink
Posted By: Clive Re: Fuel comsumption - 21st Dec 2011 3:40pm
Originally Posted by Willo
I drove down to Boscombe in Bournemouth on Tuesday night, I got there and back on a tank and a quarter 677 miles. I think thats excellent

And am off there again tonight.
i got 728 miles out of full tank yesterday, going back down south and back
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