I got 100mpg this weekend in mrs w's golf over 40 odd miles :-) hard work but fun challenge!
Matthew On 10 Aug 2009, at 07:50, Tony Pottrell <edi...@pyroport.com> wrote: > Although I'm "not a child of the 60's" I do the same with the Q and > the > Focus. Some fun facts to irk/annoy: > > The Focus and the Q have similar 1.8 Zetec engines. > > The Q will return 35/50 MPG, the Focus 30/32 MPG > The Q will go from Stansted to Leeds and back on a tank, the Focus > needs > a tank and a half (34L / 40L tanks respectively) > The Q costs me £195 to tax for a year, the Focus £140 > The Q costs me £175 to insure for a year, the Focus £380. Both with > Footman James, with 10 years no claims > > > barnacle wrote: >> Michael, >> >> I know because I'm always curious about consumption, and I'm also a >> Yorkshireman with short arms and deep pockets. The price of petrol >> annoys me immensely even though in real terms it's cheaper now than >> in >> the seventies - hell I can remember my father getting peeved when it >> went up to three and sevenpence a gallon. I've never seen a reason >> why >> a quickish car should necessarily be thirsty, and I always note the >> consumption at each tank - mentally, not an actual note, though. I >> *always* brim the tank and reset the odometer, and being a child of >> the sixties I can do the necessary division in my head. >> >> The car consistently returns 36-38 on the commute which is from J8 M1 >> to London W12 - so half the distance on the motorway and half on >> urban >> roads with all the stopping and starting that entails. On a longer >> journey - round the M25/M2 or up to Yorkshire or Scotland, it returns >> 45mpg. I rarely exceed 80mph, I rarely boot it, and I calibrate my >> speedo with satnav units; it's within 2mph. I assume the odometer to >> be correct since it indicates the same 46 miles to work as a Fiat >> Coupe and a Seat Cupra. >> >> I do note that the original mileage claims for the xr2 were 45mpg at >> 75mph... >> >> Being an official 'old fart' engineer, I consider a vehicle which >> will >> not return 30mpg in general usage broken and in need of fixing! (Or >> alternatively, not suitable for general use.) >> >> (For the record, the Fiat Coupe (2000cc N/A) does 31/32 on the work >> run and 35 on a long motorway and has never been below 27 including a >> top speed autobahn test and a 'how far can I legally go in an hour' >> test. The Cupra (1.8 turbo, 180bhp) does 34 or so on the commute and >> 35-39 on the cruise; it's very sensitive to the cruise control >> between >> 75 and 80. It's also sensitive to how it's driven, of course. >> >> Neil >> >> On Aug 4, 11:36 pm, michaelhughe...@aol.com wrote: >> >>> In a message dated 04/08/2009 18:31:45 GMT Daylight Time, >>> >>> nailed.barna...@gmail.com writes: >>> >>> I get 45mpg cruising >>> on the motorway at approximately legal speeds. >>> >>> How do you know? >>> >>> I'm not being funny about this, especially since fuel economy is >>> now much >>> more of an issue than it was when I started motoring when low 20's >>> fuel >>> consumption was quite common in family cars. >>> >>> Detailed records of fuel purchases over a considerable time and >>> distance, >>> or expensive metering systems, would seem to be needed to get >>> reasonably >>> accurate results - at least so far as overall average economy is >>> concerned. >>> Test meters are the only means of comparing consumption in >>> various conditions >>> and the effect of variables like temperature, humidity, wind, >>> load, etc >>> etc. >>> >>> BTW I hope no one out there thinks that to establish the range of >>> a vehicle >>> all you have to do is to top it up and then drive it until the >>> fuel gauge >>> shows half empty - and then double the recorded miles. >>> >>> Michael >>> >>> >> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to quantumowners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to quantumowners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s). -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
