Topic: Fuel economy.. not bad! (Read 4213 times)

Paul M · « **on:** 20 August 2006, 19:02:15 »

That's about 2.5 weeks and 1500 after resetting it. Not bad for a 3.0 barge, especially with my driving style

Admittedly it's gone up loads cos I'm doing 90% motorway stuff now (use the 840Ci at weekends, so that's doing 14 MPG just now lol) and it tends to be too busy to get the speed up at the times I'm driving. Before reset it was sitting at 24.6 MPG.

STMO123 · « **Reply #1 on:** 20 August 2006, 19:15:48 »

Am I missing something? Whats the current mpg?

Paul M · « **Reply #2 on:** 20 August 2006, 19:19:11 »

There's a pic there but it seems the host is playing up and sometimes it doesn't show.

Anyway it's at 29.6 MPG.

STMO123 · « **Reply #3 on:** 20 August 2006, 19:22:33 »

29.6 is excellent. I get about 28 from my 2.5. Judging by the threads on here, there seems to be a huge variation on what people achieve. I seem to remember someone mentioning 19mpg in a 2.5!

Andy B · « **Reply #4 on:** 20 August 2006, 19:26:10 »

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Anyway it's at 29.6 MPG.

What kind of speed's that at? My 3.0 (have I said it's an auto though? :-? ) hovers around 26.0 mpg

doing around 80/85 mph (on my private road of course - just in case Hotel 21 is watching

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Andy B · « **Reply #5 on:** 20 August 2006, 19:32:22 »

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..... there seems to be a huge variation on what people achieve. I seem to remember someone mentioning 19mpg in a 2.5!

A couple of winters back my wife used my car to go to the couple of miles each way to work (her car was off the road due to a skip wagon wanting the same bit of road as her at the same time!

) She knows only 2 positions for the 'GO' pedal - all the way up or all the way down

and over the couple of weeks succeeded in getting my fuel consumption to 16 mpg

Paul M · « **Reply #6 on:** 20 August 2006, 19:32:31 »

Changed the image host so the pic should be more reliable now.

Yep it's damn good, admittedly the speeds are kept artificially low due to traffic most of the time, 80 is good but in reality it drops to 60 or even less a lot. Most of the M8/A8 from Glasgow to Edinburgh has only 2 lanes and you always get a few pillocks who think it's a good idea to crawl past another car at 58 MPH when the one they're passing is doing 56 (usually a truck).

As I said, my average before resetting (which is the average since I bought the car) was 24.6 or thereabouts, which I'd say is more realistic when I get to drive it properly 8-)

Andy B · « **Reply #7 on:** 20 August 2006, 19:37:11 »

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...... Most of the M8/A8 from Glasgow to Edinburgh has only 2 lanes and you always get a few pillocks who think it's a good idea to crawl past another car at 58 MPH when the one they're passing is doing 56 (usually a truck).......

Try going east up 'Windy Hill' on the M62 where there's 4 lanes. It might as well be 2 as you get 3 lanes of f*@%ing trucks doing somewhere between 53.5 & 54.5 and the rest of mere mortals get to use the remaining outside lane!

Del Boy · « **Reply #8 on:** 20 August 2006, 19:58:56 »

I get around 17-23 MPG according to my computer in my 3.0 MV6

i must have a heavy right foot )
lol

Andy B · « **Reply #9 on:** 20 August 2006, 20:03:35 »

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I get around 17-23 MPG according to my computer in my 3.0 MV6 i must have a heavy right foot )
lol

Is that with a proper gearbox or one of those 3 pedal things where you have to change yourself?

Del Boy · « **Reply #10 on:** 20 August 2006, 20:10:44 »

Yes m8 it's ex-police manual i do a lot of motorway drivin thats over 70 MPH (130MPH) once but i like me licence

Auto Addict · « **Reply #11 on:** 20 August 2006, 20:34:40 »

Mine does 999.99 down hill when I take my foot off the pedal, beautiful sight

Del Boy · « **Reply #12 on:** 20 August 2006, 20:36:58 »

Wish mine did that lol mine does that when i first start it up tho

Marks DTM Calib · « **Reply #13 on:** 20 August 2006, 20:39:56 »

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Yes m8 it's ex-police manual i do a lot of motorway drivin thats over 70 MPH (130MPH) once but i like me licence

i.e. it has the optional driver involvement pack..

Del Boy · « **Reply #14 on:** 20 August 2006, 20:41:49 »

Thats about right lol

TheBoy · « **Reply #15 on:** 20 August 2006, 22:13:30 »

Remember the computer can be wildly inaccurate. Unless you own a tech2, and spend ages manually calculating the real mpg, and reprogramming computer with the real mpg.....

Martin_1962 · « **Reply #16 on:** 20 August 2006, 22:36:34 »

Well I get mid to high teens but I do drive hard - like that V6 sound, still costs £22 for 200 miles

MadOnVaux · « **Reply #17 on:** 21 August 2006, 09:57:45 »

That is damn good for a 3.0...in only getting 32 out of a bloody diesel.

Martin_1962 · « **Reply #18 on:** 21 August 2006, 12:01:18 »

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That is damn good for a 3.0...in only getting 32 out of a bloody diesel.

You need a V6 then!

MadOnVaux · « **Reply #19 on:** 21 August 2006, 12:56:07 »

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You need a V6 then!

Not a chance martin...given the type of driving i do, i'd have V6 Ave' MPG into the teens.

Martin_1962 · « **Reply #20 on:** 21 August 2006, 14:48:10 »

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You need a V6 then!

Not a chance martin...given the type of driving i do, i'd have V6 Ave' MPG into the teens.

32mpg at £1/l
or
18mpg at 42p/l

Markjay · « **Reply #21 on:** 21 August 2006, 15:09:02 »

*** How to get great fuel consumption figures ***

Start car.

Drive to the top of a very steep hill.

Speed downhil in D (auto box) with accelerator to the nail.

Quickly shift to N (auto box) without slowing down, then take foot off accelerator.

Reset avergae fuel consumption display on MID while maintaing (or increasing) downhill speed.

Take picture of avergae fuel consumption on MID with mobile phone camera while not slowing down and not hitting anything (tricky!).

Stop everything, post picture in forum and brag.

Auto Addict · « **Reply #22 on:** 21 August 2006, 16:40:41 »

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*** How to get great fuel consumption figures ***

Start car.

Drive to the top of a very steep hill.

Speed downhil in D (auto box) with accelerator to the nail.

Quickly shift to N (auto box) without slowing down, then take foot off accelerator.

Reset avergae fuel consumption display on MID while maintaing (or increasing) downhill speed.

Take picture of avergae fuel consumption on MID with mobile phone camera while not slowing down and not hitting anything (tricky!).

Stop everything, post picture in forum and brag.

Now you're being silly.

Markjay · « **Reply #23 on:** 21 August 2006, 17:26:45 »

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*** How to get great fuel consumption figures ***

Start car.

Drive to the top of a very steep hill.

Speed downhil in D (auto box) with accelerator to the nail.

Quickly shift to N (auto box) without slowing down, then take foot off accelerator.

Reset avergae fuel consumption display on MID while maintaing (or increasing) downhill speed.

Take picture of avergae fuel consumption on MID with mobile phone camera while not slowing down and not hitting anything (tricky!).

Stop everything, post picture in forum and brag.

Now you're being silly.

You mean you actually tried it and it didn't work?

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