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[Lizzie Zoom]

Let's face it, if you worry about the mpg of any car, and especially a 3.2 Omega you just would not own one!

[tunnie]

Clearly you've taken over my role, not cracked 250 miles from 3.2 in years.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

It wont last. Most of the time I drive my chip fat wagon (which has been off the road this week) which saves enough in fuel costs to allow me not to worry about the cost of fuel when driving the Omega.
Having said that, I have slowed down a hell of a lot in the last few years. Even worked out that speed limit signs aren't purely advisory. 

[Nick W]

My commute is now 2miles, which has badly affected my average economy - it's settled at about 23.5mpg. Add a few journeys that are over 10miles, and well over 300miles from a full tank is normal. Now I try to walk to work most of the time.


On a motorway run, at(or even slightly above) ours and French legal limits, then 400miles is easily achievable. It's been like that since I corrected the cam timing six years ago. But then I consistently got mpg in the low 30's from several 2.0l Capris, which is apparently impossible


I've done about 20miles after the range displayed 0miles, and although it was still running OK, it wouldn't start in the morning.

[VXL V6]

Clearly you've taken over my role, not cracked 250 miles from 3.2 in years.

Hmmm, given that practically the whole 'smart' motorway network now runs at 50MPH all day and all night I regularly see 360 - 390 miles out of the daily driver 3.2.

[annihilator]

Yeah get it now,wasn't aware of your cid swap.

[TheBoy]

Clearly you've taken over my role, not cracked 250 miles from 3.2 in years.

That's because it only potters about locally, being the family car.

[tunnie]

Clearly you've taken over my role, not cracked 250 miles from 3.2 in years.

That's because it only potters about locally, being the family car.

Not always!

Last sub 250 miles was a tankful of commuting, make the last of my car sharing days.

[TheBoy]

Clearly you've taken over my role, not cracked 250 miles from 3.2 in years.

That's because it only potters about locally, being the family car.

Not always!

Last sub 250 miles was a tankful of commuting, make the last of my car sharing days.

If the whole tank was commuting, with no pottering around locally, you need to look at that then, as that's low even by 3.2 standards

[Doctor Gollum]

But it hasn't been regularly serviced, has a failed multirams valve and generally needs a good sorting

[tunnie]

Services every 5k, multi-Rams fixed as detailed here, recent cambelt kit fitted by KevinW. Clean breathers, blasted clean at belt time. Recent new plugs, also fitted at belt time. Air filter less than year old, as is fuel filter.

Perhaps it's just a terrible on fuel...

... Or I don't have the reputation many state   

[TheBoy]

Perhaps it's just a terrible on fuel...

... Or I don't have the reputation many state   

They are poor on fuel, but not that bad, except in town - combination of slushbox and the way it delivers its power from idle. Or if you gun it everywhere

As to your reputation, well, assuming you drive it like the pisshat, then we know its steady (by your mpg on that).

[Pmacca2000]

I've been getting 38 mpg at 55-60 on motorways after a new coil pack was fitted.
That's an improvement over the 28-30 I was getting

[Doctor Gollum]

I've been getting 38 mpg at 55-60 on motorways after a new coil pack was fitted.
That's an improvement over the 28-30 I was getting

At those speeds, your mpg is not a surprise... Toss up between dying of boredom and being run over by a truck though

[Kevin Wood]

I've been getting 38 mpg at 55-60 on motorways after a new coil pack was fitted.
That's an improvement over the 28-30 I was getting

At those speeds, your mpg is not a surprise... Toss up between dying of boredom and being run over by a truck though

Indeed. It can be done, but, with that high a tedium threshold, I'd buy a diesel pisshat instead.