Just found a website which calculates the miles per gallon on your car...

www.guycroft.clara.net/utils/mpg.html


its really good.

I get on average 32 mpg - mostly short journeys, I have a Corsa 1.2 - 9 years old. Anyone know if this is a good mpg? What's your mpg????

Thanks

I don't have the info. to caaculate mine. I did however learn that a US gallon is only 4/5ths of a UK one, which i didn't know before.

my 1800 mondeo estate's doing 36.6

I can't believe that anyone needs a website to do such a simple calculation.

I can't believe that anyone needs a website to do such a simple calculation.

They probably wouldn't were it not for the absurd system we have where distance is measured in miles, efficiency is measured in mpg but fuel is measured in litres.

Just found a website which calculates the miles per gallon on your car...

www.guycroft.clara.net/utils/mpg.html


its really good.

I get on average 32 mpg - mostly short journeys, I have a Corsa 1.2 - 9 years old. Anyone know if this is a good mpg? What's your mpg????

Thanks

It's alright for a petrol, but not great. My 54 plate Clio (1.5 diesel 100bhp version) claims on the specs it does a 66 average, which is just wrong. My average tank is between 40 and 45, but on those rare occasions I'm on country roads and doing an average of pretty much bang on 56mph in 5th then I can get it to average above 60, but it's rare. A 70-80mph motorway run will average around 45.

My car tells me what im doing with the trip computer!

They probably wouldn't were it not for the absurd system we have where distance is measured in miles, efficiency is measured in mpg but fuel is measured in litres.Here's one that needs a bit more thought. I drove into US from Canada and petrol there was in $/US gallon whereas in Canada it was $CAN/litre and I was paying in $CAN In order to try work out how much it cost to compare with here and in Canada I had to convert US dollars into Canadian dollars and pounds, US gallons into litres and imp gallons and kilometres into miles. By the time I'd reckoned it up and rounded figures up and down the numbers were completely inaccurate. No point anyway cos it didn't effect the price!

The claimed figures for petrol cars seem hopelessly optimistic - my car is supposed to be 37mpg but I rarely get above 30.

The diesel that preceded it was listed at 41mpg and did 41mpg.

I drive an X Type Jag and rarely get more than 220 miles out of £55 (although it prefers to stretch its legs than totter round the city).

My car tells me what im doing with the trip computer!They are usually pretty inaccurate because it's a calculation in cars ecu but not actually measuring the amount of fuel going through the system. Try working it out mathematically in actual fuel used and compare it.

The claimed figures for petrol cars seem hopelessly optimistic - my car is supposed to be 37mpg but I rarely get above 30.

The diesel that preceded it was listed at 41mpg and did 41mpg.

I think your right.

My car (2002 Corsa 1.2 Easytronic Semi-Auto) has book figures of 42mpg, which I can match or surpass on long runs. However, seeing as most of my driving is town driving with lots of stop-start, short journeys, I'm lucky to get much above 32-34mpg.

The trouble is, there are so many factors that effect fuel usage that’s its practically impossible to come up with an exact figure of how many mpg’s you should get.

My car tells me what im doing with the trip computer!

thats good!

It's alright for a petrol, but not great. My 54 plate Clio (1.5 diesel 100bhp version) claims on the specs it does a 66 average, which is just wrong. My average tank is between 40 and 45, but on those rare occasions I'm on country roads and doing an average of pretty much bang on 56mph in 5th then I can get it to average above 60, but it's rare. A 70-80mph motorway run will average around 45.

Thank you. :)

I just look at my trip counter and it tells me!

Miles per gallon = miles/(litres/4.54609) - roughly

Miles per gallon = miles/(litres/4.54609) - roughlyRoughly to nearest hundred thousandth of a litre, that is. ;)

Just didn't want anyone pedantic telling me it wasn't absolutely exact :-)

Just didn't want anyone pedantic telling me it wasn't absolutely exact :-)It wasn't, 4.54609188 ;)

Give or take a few molecules...

Miles per gallon = miles/(litres/4.54609) - roughly

What is 'roughly', and why would you subtract it from the figure obtained by
miles/(litres/4.54609) ?

:)

Roughly is inversely proportional to litres.

As litres tends from 0, roughly tends to 0, so if you've used any fuel at all, it's easiest to ignore it for calculations on a single car.

The fuel represented by Roughly is collected by the government at night, and over all the cars is adds up to about 47,000 litres a year. This is used for ministerial cars, and the excess is sold back to the public, thereby earning double duty.

I don't have the info. to caaculate mine. I did however learn that a US gallon is only 4/5ths of a UK one, which i didn't know before.

Google as a lot go answer for, talk about a sledge hammer to crack a nut. :roll:

The American gallon is smaller because the sample they took over on the Mayflower got knocked over.

Google as a lot go answer for, talk about a sledge hammer to crack a nut. :roll:


Perhaps Willman meant that he didn't have PERSONAL information to calculate his - ie how many miles are on the clock, how many miles he's done since the last fill-up, and how many litres he put in, etc etc

My car tells me what im doing with the trip computer!


So how many mpg do you do on average? just wanting to compare

My car tells me what im doing with the trip computer!

What like... Turning left here, braking for cat running across road, checking for traffic, indicating right here, turning right, accelerating, changing gear... etc, etc. That's clever!

:P

What like... Turning left here, braking for cat running across road, checking for traffic, indicating right here, turning right, accelerating, changing gear... etc, etc. That's clever!

:P

Trip counters are clever, they will tell you how much fuel you have left and how far that will take you as well as the obvious mpg, that’s clever.

I get 42.8mpg in my 1.2 02 plate corsa sxi- not bad going if you ask me!

I get 42.8mpg in my 1.2 02 plate corsa sxi- not bad going if you ask me!

Thats good!

I never check mine, but have 135+ miles left for fuel consumption!

I do around 100 miles per £10 on petrol, sometimes more.

Trip counters are clever, they will tell you how much fuel you have left and how far that will take you as well as the obvious mpg, that’s clever.

Have you ever tasted homous?

Well I was being humorous, sounds similar but is a very different thing altogether. You can often tell when someone's attempting to be amusing by the ;) or the :P at the end of the post...

I'll go back under my rock now! ;)

Thats good!

I never check mine, but have 135+ miles left for fuel consumption!

I do around 100 miles per £10 on petrol, sometimes more.If that's the case you are doing even better than Jowley. You're probably best not knowing anyway, we pedants just end up irritated when we find out how much it has all cost per mile.

I do around 100 miles per £10 on petrol, sometimes more.

At £1.12 a litre that is about 51mpg - pretty impressive. What car have you got?

[Edit to say Darbees is right - you don't want to know how much it costs per mile!]

My car tells me it's doing about 19mpg.
:(

My car tells me it's doing about 19mpg.
:(Is that the Volvo? I've got a V70 T5 that runs on LPG and petrol, It does 27 on Shell Optimax and 22 on gas.

My car tells me it's doing about 19mpg.
:(

If my car told me that I'd turn the radio up so I couldn't hear! I think the 30mpg (16p/mile) I get is bad enough!

I fill up so infrequently I can't remember :D I think it's usually around 55mpg, bit more when it gets a good run.

Is that the Volvo? I've got a V70 T5 that runs on LPG and petrol, It does 27 on Shell Optimax and 22 on gas.

Yep, S60 T5. It's a great car but it's getting bloody stupid. I can get 29mpg on the motorway but I don't tend to hang about so guess I could make it slightly better.

Need to sell it but don't think anyone will want to buy the beast!

I can do 216 miles to a 50Litre Tank which is 19mpg on a motorway run.

I get about 43 imperial gallons (non us) to my lickle 1l polo and I tend to thrash it a little.

I have a 1.2 fiat grande punto 56 reg. Does me very good! Can fill up on £10 and even do birmingham with that and back like i did once last summer. Last time i filled up on a tenner i did exacty 100 miles, sometimes 105. Work each day. Dont use it much weekends. Fill up every friday and will last until the following friday.

Dad does worse on his 1.8 Vectra and has to keep filling!

I get about 43 imperial gallons (non us) to my lickle 1l polo and I tend to thrash it a little.43 gallons? Have you got Weathergirl's old tank in your back seat too since she only has a two gallon one now?
I have a 1.2 fiat grande punto 56 reg. Does me very good! Can fill up on £10 and even do birmingham with that and back like i did once last summer. Last time i filled up on a tenner i did exacty 100 miles, sometimes 105. I think you'll find £10 doesn't go as far as it did last summer.

Its doing well so far on £10 nearly coming to end of the week. Was over a half at the quarter and still not come to half yet! and filled last friday! and i always fill the quarter after the half!

Right must be off, quotations to do!

Was over a half at the quarter and still not come to half yet! and filled last friday! and i always fill the quarter after the half!

Eh??????????

47.36 mpg, not bad actually, 1.9l turbo diesel and it's all motorway baby

26mpg on the motorway, about 19 to 20 round town.

Put's a smile on my face everytime I get in my car :love:

10 around town. 15 on a run.

10 around town. 15 on a run.

What on earth do you drive? Has it got tracks and a gun turret?

What on earth do you drive? Has it got tracks and a gun turret?
Sounds environmentally hostile, I want one.

10 around town. 15 on a run.

What do you drive, an oil refinery?

LOL nice comments guys
its a 6 litre 4x4 jeep
I'll need the tracks and turret now no doubt.

LOL nice comments guys
its a 6 litre 4x4 jeep
I'll need the tracks and turret now no doubt.Get it on LPG, half price titter and relatively cheap to convert big numb Yankee engines.

LOL nice comments guys
its a 6 litre 4x4 jeep
I'll need the tracks and turret now no doubt.

Maybe!

How much would it have to cost to drive for you to give it up - even if you are a Rothschild and therefore don't care for such trifles as actual cost, there is always an opportunity cost - the 50p a mile you are spending on petrol can't be spent on something else, so I was just wondering at what level you'd decide to get something more efficient?

With fuel costs so high (and likely to stay that way) some quite interesting options become financially viable - for example I'm considering getting the 1.6 petrol taken out of the Ka and having it replaced with a diesel of some kind, which will not only half the fuel costs (and pay for itself in a couple of years) and reduce my VED, it will also make it way quicker.

Get it on LPG, half price titter and relatively cheap to convert big numb Yankee engines.

I've looked into LPG but its not really worth it with the very low mileage I drive. Only used for towing the caravan and a few miles a day.

I've got a Fiat Punto 55S, which costs me just over £40 to fill and I get about 50-55 a gallon on a long run - I don't look at the "round town" figures cos I don't feel like making myself depressed just now!

28 around town 33 on a run.

With fuel costs so high (and likely to stay that way) some quite interesting options become financially viable - for example I'm considering getting the 1.6 petrol taken out of the Ka and having it replaced with a diesel of some kind, which will not only half the fuel costs (and pay for itself in a couple of years) and reduce my VED, it will also make it way quicker.
When everything is reckoned up, particularly the higher initial cost and then depreciation you might find that there isn't all that much difference and it might not be worthwhile. I once worked out the overall cost of a brand new Renault Clio v a high mileage 4 year old Saab 9000 turbo and the Saab was cheaper overall, it was a far better car and it lasted longer. Big second hand saloons are a very good buy, have a look on eBay.

I know what you are saying, I was idly looking for an LPG Jaguar a few weeks back :-)

I do quite a lot of miles though - and this idea for the Ka is only an idea, but I do quite like the idea of having a car that is much quicker than it looks (the 1.8 tdci Ford engine can reliably give 150bhp/240lb/ft, and the Ka only weighs 1000kg) but is also efficient.

The Ka is our main car at the moment, but will become the second one and probably stay that way until it falls to pieces, so depreciation isn't an issue, and I think it would be tremendous fun!

Maybe!

How much would it have to cost to drive for you to give it up - even if you are a Rothschild and therefore don't care for such trifles as actual cost, there is always an opportunity cost - the 50p a mile you are spending on petrol can't be spent on something else, so I was just wondering at what level you'd decide to get something more efficient?

With fuel costs so high (and likely to stay that way) some quite interesting options become financially viable - for example I'm considering getting the 1.6 petrol taken out of the Ka and having it replaced with a diesel of some kind, which will not only half the fuel costs (and pay for itself in a couple of years) and reduce my VED, it will also make it way quicker.

Ok,

I'm not a Rothschild lol

No, I would never sell the Jeep purely on cost. Why would I want to spend it on anything else?? I'm a car enthusiast so why would I book a foreign holiday, or even one in a hotel, or the latest 42" flatscreen telly to overpower the living room, or smoke cigarettes, or drink beer....

Your ford ka. Your idea of removing the 1.6 petrol for a deisel and expecting to pay for itself in two years is not viable unless you travel a considerable mileage. The electronics would be a nightmare and driveshafts, exhausts, linkages would all have to be made to order. Finding a garage to take on such a project in priority over normal servicing and repairs would be very difficult. Then your insurance company would need to be informed and will no doubt stop your policy and refer you to a specialist company. Is it worth it for a ford KA. Personally I doubt it. Reducing the VED would be a minefield of its own to prove its new emissions. And it probably won't make it quicker!!

I do quite a lot of miles though - and this idea for the Ka is only an idea, but I do quite like the idea of having a car that is much quicker than it looks

Now we're on the same wavelength. My 2.5 tonne Jeep has 330 bhp and does 0-60 in 7 seconds.

Isn't it that the faster you go, the more petrol you use though?

Isn't it that the faster you go, the more petrol you use though?

Wow, sherlock's here!! :D

Have you ever tasted homous?

Well I was being humorous, sounds similar but is a very different thing altogether. You can often tell when someone's attempting to be amusing by the ;) or the :P at the end of the post...

I'll go back under my rock now! ;)

What ever…………..but they are clever aren’t they.

omg Ive upset the forum police on my first day :)

I've got a Fiat Punto 55S, which costs me just over £40 to fill and I get about 50-55 a gallon on a long run - I don't look at the "round town" figures cos I don't feel like making myself depressed just now!

My SX used to get about 32-34 (1997 P plate) :o

Apparently the 60 is far better on fuel economy.

No, I would never sell the Jeep purely on cost. Why would I want to spend it on anything else?? I'm a car enthusiast so why would I book a foreign holiday, or even one in a hotel, or the latest 42" flatscreen telly to overpower the living room, or smoke cigarettes, or drink beer....

S** it, get them all.

I thought I share that with you all.

I have a 12-year old Audi A4, 1.9 TDI. 90bhp. Typically in the past it did 45mpg, driving pretty much full bore.

Driving from Sheffield to Gatwick Airport, south of London (including a detour via Kettering on an A-road) I decided to try to minimise my expenditure.

I kept rpms below 2500rpm at all times.
Never exceeded the legal speed limit.
Always switched gears as early as possible.
Only accelerated gently.

Now keep in mind this is mostly motorway miles. I had filled up the tank before I set out and once arrived, I filled it back up again. I had used 16.4 litres and I had driven 237 miles. Unless I screwed up the math, that's 65.7 MPG.

So I plan to beat the rising fuel prices, by driving slower.

I'm currently applying above's technique to my daily commute from Gatwick to Carshalton, an equal mix between motorway and urban miles. If anyone's interested, then I'll share my mileage calculations with them once I have compiled more data.

-Armin

S** it, get them all.

I like your style m8 :D oops I smiled again

I thought I share that with you all.

I have a 12-year old Audi A4, 1.9 TDI. 90bhp. Typically in the past it did 45mpg, driving pretty much full bore.

Driving from Sheffield to Gatwick Airport, south of London (including a detour via Kettering on an A-road) I decided to try to minimise my expenditure.

I kept rpms below 2500rpm at all times.
Never exceeded the legal speed limit.
Always switched gears as early as possible.
Only accelerated gently.

Now keep in mind this is mostly motorway miles. I had filled up the tank before I set out and once arrived, I filled it back up again. I had used 16.4 litres and I had driven 237 miles. Unless I screwed up the math, that's 65.7 MPG.

So I plan to beat the rising fuel prices, by driving slower.

I'm currently applying above's technique to my daily commute from Gatwick to Carshalton, an equal mix between motorway and urban miles. If anyone's interested, then I'll share my mileage calculations with them once I have compiled more data.

-ArminBoring though innit? Was that you with that big convoy of traffic behind?

Boring though innit? Was that you with that big convoy of traffic behind?

On the motorway it's not an issue, plenty of slow-going trucks and slow lanes. And there were plenty of others going slow as well.

And yes, it was quite boring. I prefer the thrill of speed myself. But money's tight, so I was listening to audiobooks to cheer me up. And if it costs me £5 less to arrive half an hour later, that's becoming a worthwhile incentive.

I thought I share that with you all.

I have a 12-year old Audi A4, 1.9 TDI. 90bhp. Typically in the past it did 45mpg, driving pretty much full bore.

Driving from Sheffield to Gatwick Airport, south of London (including a detour via Kettering on an A-road) I decided to try to minimise my expenditure.

I kept rpms below 2500rpm at all times.
Never exceeded the legal speed limit.
Always switched gears as early as possible.
Only accelerated gently.

Now keep in mind this is mostly motorway miles. I had filled up the tank before I set out and once arrived, I filled it back up again. I had used 16.4 litres and I had driven 237 miles. Unless I screwed up the math, that's 65.7 MPG.

So I plan to beat the rising fuel prices, by driving slower.

I'm currently applying above's technique to my daily commute from Gatwick to Carshalton, an equal mix between motorway and urban miles. If anyone's interested, then I'll share my mileage calculations with them once I have compiled more data.

-Armin

I have a friend who claims to have got to Devon on quarter of a tank (diesel) because when he got on the motorway there was a coach going to his home town just passing, and he stuck behind that all of the way!
He did say he nearly died of boredom though :D

I have a friend who claims to have got to Devon on quarter of a tank (diesel) because when he got on the motorway there was a coach going to his home town just passing, and he stuck behind that all of the way!
He did say he nearly died of boredom though :D

I find that a good audiobook in the MP3 player helps with the boredom. Driving's just another chore nowadays. Gets you from A to B. Cheaper, faster and with more flexibility than public transport (except Megabus etc... I cant beat them on price) and that's about it.

I sympathise with anyone who wants to go fast, but nowadays going fast or in a big fat or fast car just seems like a waste of hard-earnt money to me, so I don't.

I have a friend who claims to have got to Devon on quarter of a tank (diesel) because when he got on the motorway there was a coach going to his home town just passing, and he stuck behind that all of the way!
He did say he nearly died of boredom though :DYou sure he wasn't fastened onto a piece of rope. You'd have to be seriously mental to do that and you could have travelled on the coach.

You sure he wasn't fastened onto a piece of rope. You'd have to be seriously mental to do that and you could have travelled on the coach.

You can do it on motorbikes, you kind of get pulled.

You can do it on motorbikes, you kind of get pulled.Yes I used to slipistream behind buses and trucks uphill on my bike and racing cars do it behind each other because there's no wind resistance but not all the way to Devon in a car ffs.

On a good day I can get 58-60 miles per gallon on my way to work out of my 1.9TDI VW Bora.

You sure he wasn't fastened onto a piece of rope. You'd have to be seriously mental to do that and you could have travelled on the coach.

No he wasn't fastened on, just skint. I do sometimes wonder about him - he has also cycled home on occasion...
Yes you could travel by coach, as long as you don't need other transportation when you reach the destination!

I do sometimes wonder about him -I bet you do, me too. :loopy:

Good God, I've got to find something else to drive....I get 14.6 mpg. Granted, gas here costs a fraction of what it does there but it has gone up almost $2.00 per gallon in the last 3 years.

I've got an 07 C4 diesel and my computer tells me that my average mpg at the moment is 61.3 ... and my average speed is 26 :suspect: I have a 60 mile round trip each day on A-roads. I stick it on auto drive cruise control whenever possible and try to never exceed 57mph ... :)

sorry to resurrect (sp?) this thread, but I find I am only getting about 25mpg and wondered if anyone had any ideas on how to improve this,

Its a 1999 1.2 corsa, I have just had a new catalytic (sp?) converter fitted after it failed its MOT. It has been serviced recently, and I am always careful when changing gears, braking etc. I don't usually thrash it - and almost always stay exactly wthin the speed limits! - don't do motorway driving, so never go above 60mph.

I very rarely do long runs though, maybe the most I do at a time is 6 miles!

anyone got any ideas?

Here's one that needs a bit more thought. I drove into US from Canada and petrol there was in $/US gallon whereas in Canada it was $CAN/litre and I was paying in $CAN In order to try work out how much it cost to compare with here and in Canada I had to convert US dollars into Canadian dollars and pounds, US gallons into litres and imp gallons and kilometres into miles. By the time I'd reckoned it up and rounded figures up and down the numbers were completely inaccurate. No point anyway cos it didn't effect the price!

And you were probably in Mexico by the time you converted.....:D

They probably wouldn't were it not for the absurd system we have where distance is measured in miles, efficiency is measured in mpg but fuel is measured in litres.Indeed. It's high time this country dragged itself out of the dark-ages and went fully metric.

I think mine is doing around 30 miles to the gallon but all I really care about is miles per hour, I didnt really buy it with consumption in mind.

sorry to resurrect (sp?) this thread, but I find I am only getting about 25mpg and wondered if anyone had any ideas on how to improve this,

Its a 1999 1.2 corsa, I have just had a new catalytic (sp?) converter fitted after it failed its MOT. It has been serviced recently, and I am always careful when changing gears, braking etc. I don't usually thrash it - and almost always stay exactly wthin the speed limits! - don't do motorway driving, so never go above 60mph.

I very rarely do long runs though, maybe the most I do at a time is 6 miles!

anyone got any ideas?

Short runs in cold weather use a lot of fuel as it runs rich to compensate for the cold air. For round town use those figures don't really suprise me that much, my 1.4 Rover was about the same

Just found a website which calculates the miles per gallon on your car...

www.guycroft.clara.net/utils/mpg.html


its really good.

I get on average 32 mpg - mostly short journeys, I have a Corsa 1.2 - 9 years old. Anyone know if this is a good mpg? What's your mpg????

Thanks

Thats nowhere near correct. A civic type R does 30mpg. Are you sure you put the right details in??

Btw is urs a corsa 1.2 ls? cuz it should be around 41mpg and cost you around £125 a year in tax.

Thats nowhere near correct. A civic type R does 30mpg. Are you sure you put the right details in??

Btw is urs a corsa 1.2 ls? cuz it should be around 41mpg and cost you around £125 a year in tax.

Yeh, I'm putting the correct details in. It certainly doesn't seem like I'm getting nowhere near as many mpg as I should - maybe its just because its an old car. Any ideas anyone?

Yeh, I'm putting the correct details in. It certainly doesn't seem like I'm getting nowhere near as many mpg as I should - maybe its just because its an old car. Any ideas anyone?

Best place to go for everything car related http://www.parkers.co.uk/

You'll find everything u need to know about ur car there mate : ) Hope this helps.

Best place to go for everything car related http://www.parkers.co.uk/

You'll find everything u need to know about ur car there mate : ) Hope this helps.

Thank you! That's really good. :hihi:

Good God, I've got to find something else to drive....I get 14.6 mpg. Granted, gas here costs a fraction of what it does there but it has gone up almost $2.00 per gallon in the last 3 years.

I think you'll find that more efficient cars will be in the pipeline...if not already cottontop. I think the lobbyists have had their day, they've held back fuel technology for far too long. It just isn't cool to be seen in a tidly car :D

The difference in price here and over there is almost insignificant when you compare mileage for mileage.

My last car over there wasn't too bad...about 30mpgish.

I think you'll find that more efficient cars will be in the pipeline...if not already cottontop. I think the lobbyists have had their day, they've held back fuel technology for far too long. It just isn't cool to be seen in a tidly car :D

The difference in price here and over there is almost insignificant when you compare mileage for mileage.

My last car over there wasn't too bad...about 30mpgish.

The car I hired was an Explorer and did about 16 mpg(US). :hihi:

I was amused in NYC though that their Crown Victoria cabs do about 9mpg, and there's thousands of them (listed I belive to do about 14mpg), and yet smoking a cigarette anywhere seemed to frowned upon. :hihi::rolleyes:

sorry to resurrect (sp?) this thread, but I find I am only getting about 25mpg and wondered if anyone had any ideas on how to improve this,

Its a 1999 1.2 corsa, I have just had a new catalytic (sp?) converter fitted after it failed its MOT. It has been serviced recently, and I am always careful when changing gears, braking etc. I don't usually thrash it - and almost always stay exactly wthin the speed limits! - don't do motorway driving, so never go above 60mph.

I very rarely do long runs though, maybe the most I do at a time is 6 miles!

anyone got any ideas?
It does seem slightly low, but not vastly, considering the nature of your trips, and Olorin's post adds to that. Are you working it out by filling up, resetting the trip, driving for a week or so, then refilling and getting your figure that way? (not read the whole thread).

If you are sitting in traffic a lot on your short journeys too? Every few minutes of idling will cost a miles worth of driving.

The car I hired was an Explorer and did about 16 mpg(US). :hihi:

I was amused in NYC though that their Crown Victoria cabs do about 9mpg, and there's thousands of them (listed I belive to do about 14mpg), and yet smoking a cigarette anywhere seemed to frowned upon. :hihi::rolleyes:

The price of gas has dropped quite a bit in recent months. I remember just a couple of months ago paying $4.19 per gallon for gas and now it is down to under $1.80 per gallon. But I still want to get something with better mileage. The only reason I've held on to my current transportation is that I wont get squat for trade on it.

The smoking thing is a different matter altogether, Ash. There are many states that have banned smoking in all enclosed public places (i.e. restaurants, bars, etc). It might be a bit slow coming here as I live the state where "tobacco is king". The foundation of my state's economy is based on the cultivation and processing of tobacco.

The price of gas has dropped quite a bit in recent months. I remember just a couple of months ago paying $4.19 per gallon for gas and now it is down to under $1.80 per gallon. But I still want to get something with better mileage. The only reason I've held on to my current transportation is that I wont get squat for trade on it.

The smoking thing is a different matter altogether, Ash. There are many states that have banned smoking in all enclosed public places (i.e. restaurants, bars, etc). It might be a bit slow coming here as I live the state where "tobacco is king". The foundation of my state's economy is based on the cultivation and processing of tobacco.
Not seen you post for a while CT, Happy NY to you/OH/family. :thumbsup:

I know Cotton top, the smoking is a totally off topic and different matter. I just found it ironic/ or amusing at the time. :)

I wish I'd kept a receipt or two for the fill ups on my driving trip to see how I paid per gallon. I have no idea. And tbh I didn't care, it was so cheap. First time I filled up that beast, I had about £100 in USD at the ready, and it was only about $40. :hihi::hihi:

Not seen you post for a while CT, Happy NY to you/OH/family. :thumbsup:

I know Cotton top, the smoking is a totally off topic and different matter. I just found it ironic/ or amusing at the time. :)

I wish I'd kept a receipt or two for the fill ups on my driving trip to see how I paid per gallon. I have no idea. And tbh I didn't care, it was so cheap. First time I filled up that beast, I had about £100 in USD at the ready, and it was only about $40. :hihi::hihi:

Good to see you, too, Ash. All is well with us and I hope the same for you.

When gas was higher (it was due to shortages from a closed pipeline during hurricane activity) it took me well over $80.00 to fill my tank (and I do mean tank...as in the size of the beast I drive). These days....its closer to $30.00. But I don't anticipate it will stay that way for long.

One thing I have noticed when looking at cars online with the OH is that our engines tend to me so much larger here. Average cars are 4.2 liter engines rather than the 2.something you have there. Guess the car industry has been reluctant to change the formula here since we've not suffered the same gas prices here as there.

Got my fingers crossed that things will change though. :D

Good to see you, too, Ash. All is well with us and I hope the same for you.
Good stuff, and one hopes for the same :):hihi:

When gas was higher (it was due to shortages from a closed pipeline during hurricane activity) it took me well over $80.00 to fill my tank (and I do mean tank...as in the size of the beast I drive). These days....its closer to $30.00. But I don't anticipate it will stay that way for long.
On an American site I post on, many UK posters were saying that even at those high prices, it's still damn cheap, stop moaning. But the reality is of course, your economy, and day to day life can be heavily affected by fuel costs. If ours doubled as your post says, it would be unthinkable. It was bad enough ours being about 30% higher a few months ago.:gag:

One thing I have noticed when looking at cars online with the OH is that our engines tend to me so much larger here. Average cars are 4.2 liter engines rather than the 2.something you have there. Guess the car industry has been reluctant to change the formula here since we've not suffered the same gas prices here as there.
Yeah, I think because fuel as always been cheap there, there was never much need for small efficient engines. Both my cars are 2.0l, and I consider that biggish for here.

I think the one I hired was a 4.8l. Gas guzzlingarama :o . Mind you it sounded beaut, reminded me of our old Rover V8 engines. :)

im running a 2.5 TDI and its brilliant on diesel .

im running a 2.5 TDI and its brilliant on diesel .

Diesel is the most expensive fuel we have for cars right now. I remember, back in the early 80's, my mom bought a car that ran on diesel because it was so much cheaper than regular unleaded gasoline.

These days....I'm glad I don't have a car that runs on diesel.

How does diesel compare price wise with regular petrol there?

Diesel is the most expensive fuel we have for cars right now. I remember, back in the early 80's, my mom bought a car that ran on diesel because it was so much cheaper than regular unleaded gasoline.

These days....I'm glad I don't have a car that runs on diesel.

How does diesel compare price wise with regular petrol there?

my first ever motor was a series 2 landrover diesel and it was cheap as hell to run. that was twenty years ago, but even now my diesel is very good on fuel

Diesel is the most expensive fuel we have for cars right now. I remember, back in the early 80's, my mom bought a car that ran on diesel because it was so much cheaper than regular unleaded gasoline.

These days....I'm glad I don't have a car that runs on diesel.

How does diesel compare price wise with regular petrol there?

Diesel is more expensive here now too. About 15 pence a litre I think. It was always cheaper in my younger days, but then as people cottoned on to it being a good option, it seemed to get more expensive. :suspect:

Someone in the morning will answer the real answer to why, at a guess.

Diesel is more expensive here now too. About 15 pence a litre I think. It was always cheaper in my younger days, but then as people cottoned on to it being a good option, it seemed to get more expensive. :suspect:

Someone in the morning will answer the real answer to why, at a guess.

my dad runs a gas conversion range rover and at present its costing him 54.9p per litre

Diesel is more expensive here now too. About 15 pence a litre I think. It was always cheaper in my younger days, but then as people cottoned on to it being a good option, it seemed to get more expensive. :suspect:

Someone in the morning will answer the real answer to why, at a guess.

Diesel is running about $2.40 per gallon compared to $1.80 or less for regular unleaded here. I admit I know little about the differences between the two types....I always thought diesel was cheaper because it was less processed but I am sure that must be incorrect.

my dad runs a gas conversion range rover and at present its costing him 54.9p per litre

I remember on my last two visits there I was shocked how much petrol costs. I don't understand how anyone can afford to drive especially once you add insurance, MOT, etc.

I remember on my last two visits there I was shocked how much petrol costs. I don't understand how anyone can afford to drive especially once you add insurance, MOT, etc.

insurance is ok if you have maximum no claims and you spread it over 12 months . mine is very good .

Diesel, Mr Benn? Thought you had a gas guzzler?

15.5 MPG here, maybe double on a long motorway run (3.2 petrol Frontera).

Assume you're in VA, CottonTop? Got a friend just south of you in NC was complaining about the price hike, but then, he does drive this (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=HRRIL0Zkzmg):thumbsup:

Diesel, Mr Benn? Thought you had a gas guzzler?

15.5 MPG here, maybe double on a long motorway run (3.2 petrol Frontera).

Assume you're in VA, CottonTop? Got a friend just south of you in NC was complaining about the price hike, but then, he does drive this (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=HRRIL0Zkzmg):thumbsup:

I live in NC as well. Where in NC does your friend live? I drive one of these....http://www.edmunds.com/pictures/VEHICLE/2003/Toyota/100173006/2003.toyota.sequoia.10284-300x189.jpg

I get about 40 odd out of my 1.6 little citroen and the insurance isnt bad either.

I live in NC as well. Where in NC does your friend live?

He's in Cary.

I usually get 45-50mpg. Now the US/UK gallon difference has been mentioned I'm going to have to double check my figures!

EDIT:
Checked it, my figures are ok ;)

He's in Cary.

Not too far away from me....maybe 2 and a half hours by car. My ex-brother-in-law lives in Cary. Nice place.

MPG figures are meaningless unless you state the nature of the journeys you make. Someone travelling on an A road will get a much better figure than someone travelling in town. e.g. My Picasso 2.0HDi averages just over 58mpg if I'm careful on long journeys, about 50mpg if I am in a hurry on a long journey, and a gnat's whatsit under 30mpg around town on relatively short journeys. I think these are really good figures for a gutsy engine like that, especially when I compare them to my old Montego 1.6 petrol, which did 51/44/19mpg respectively. I once got 61.4mpg on a trip to London, which is slightly better then the official figure for a constant 56mph, but I kept the speed down to under 60mph and maintained a light right foot.

my dad runs a gas conversion range rover and at present its costing him 54.9p per litreHe's getting stitched up then, it is available at moment for as little as 45p per litre. Is his Range Rover used for off roading btw?

Diesel is running about $2.40 per gallon compared to $1.80 or less for regular unleaded here. I admit I know little about the differences between the two types....I always thought diesel was cheaper because it was less processed but I am sure that must be incorrect.Diesel is cheaper to produce but is more expensive to buy now because of high demand for other uses such as heating.

My missus and I have the same cars, but hers is a 1.2 petrol Punto, mine is the 1.3 diesel.

It costs her about 14p per litre less for her fuel. So a full fill up costs her about a fiver less than me.

However, she only gets around 350-400 miles out of a full tank, whereas I get 550-600.

My missus and I have the same cars, but hers is a 1.2 petrol Punto, mine is the 1.3 diesel.

It costs her about 14p per litre less for her fuel. So a full fill up costs her about a fiver less than me.

However, she only gets around 350-400 miles out of a full tank, whereas I get 550-600.That's a funny way of working it out. How big are the tanks?

Mine calculates the mpg as I drive. I can average about 48-55mpg.

Mine calculates the mpg as I drive. I can average about 48-55mpg.You should check mileage against fuel you put in, the computerised things on cars are notoriously inaccurate. Every one I have ever had has shown better figures that actual consumption.

My car tells me what im doing with the trip computer!

Not quite. They're usually wrong by about 5-10%. So if it's saying you're doing 50mpg, you're probably doing 45-47mpg. Not a huge difference, but worth considering.

You should check mileage against fuel you put in, the computerised things on cars are notoriously inaccurate. Every one I have ever had has shown better figures that actual consumption.

Then that doesn't bode well for me....mine is awful on the on-board computer. I will start tracking it manually now. Hope I'm not even more disappointed.

So does anyone know how I can improve my mpg on my little old corsa?
It has just had a catalytic converter fitted, and had a service a couple of months ago.

I know that more mpg can be got from longer journies, but that can't be helped! I'm always careful not to "thrash" it.

Is it because it is an old car (10 years old)

So does anyone know how I can improve my mpg on my little old corsa?
It has just had a catalytic converter fitted, and had a service a couple of months ago.

I know that more mpg can be got from longer journies, but that can't be helped! I'm always careful not to "thrash" it.

Is it because it is an old car (10 years old)Try running it on Shell V Power petrol, it is more expensive but it uses less, costs less per mile and it is better for the engine. I'm not sure whether it would work on Corsa but I've tried it on bigger engined cars and it is cheaper overall (5 to 8%) and I get better performance too. To work it out accurately you would need to virtually empty the tank first before filling it with V power so that it isn't diluted much thus upsetting your calculations.

I've got a 1.9 TDI Diesal, i get 42mpg.

Just found a website which calculates the miles per gallon on your car...

www.guycroft.clara.net/utils/mpg.html


its really good.

I get on average 32 mpg - mostly short journeys, I have a Corsa 1.2 - 9 years old. Anyone know if this is a good mpg? What's your mpg????

Thanks

When I walked the Brampton Mile a few weeks ago we were doing about one mile on a gallon and a half.

my Mercedes E220 cdi auto will quite happily do 40-45 mpg running around,...depending on road conditions......the best i have had on a long journey is 56 mpg,on short ones under 5 mile around 30-35 mpg......this is according to on board computer.....and in warm weather,when it starts to get cold these decrease significantly......for a large car i think this is brilliant.....:)

righto...................

I checked our Focus 1.6tdci when we first bought it a couple of months ago and on a steady run to Oxford n back 50-60mph i managed to squeeze 64.8mpg but that was driving with a really light right foot but also the car had heavy steel wheels then so mebbe its a tad better with new lighter shiny alloys on :D

You also have to take into account theres optimum speeds for cars etc, when your going that optimum speed (usually around 52mph) that is when they are at thier most economical.

You also have to take into account theres optimum speeds for cars etc, when your going that optimum speed (usually around 52mph) that is when they are at thier most economical.
Depends on size and power of engine. I have a car which is most economic at about 90