1.2 16v mpg = 24

[Olly1.216v]

Ok well when i drive economically i get around 35mpg. If i sitting on motorway at 70mph in 5th gear i get 32-35mpg. If im doing 100 on the motorway im doing 23-27mpg

Wtf is wrong with my car, it isent leaking fuel, bent valve maybe?

 

[MillerLight]

the diff between 70 and 100 is a lot anyway. seems a bit low though.

70 in 5th when i had my 172 gave me 40mpg

 

[mattjk]

tyre pressures, blocked air filter

 

[Olly1.216v]

ok thanks guys, ill check both, ive got 16" ultra legarras, any idea what the pressure should be around?

 

[mattjk]

30-33 as a guess

 

[pinky]

Mines about 32mpg and I drive it hard..lol.

 

[Rasclart]

What sort of RPM does it do a Ton at. I would imagine in a 1.2 it would be foot buried to the carpet and at its limit?

 

[Pep]

I recentlyu got 52mpg driving about 70 miles to Chester to get my car serviced, mainly 50-60mph roads.
Then 56pmg back, something must be wrong with the car or your driving style.

 

[pinky]

What sort of RPM does it do a Ton at. I would imagine in a 1.2 it would be foot buried to the carpet and at its limit?

Cheeky!!

 

[aceface]

I can easily get into the 50s when driving long distance. I don't think I've ever had below 30 even when pushing it.

 

[aceface]

What sort of RPM does it do a Ton at. I would imagine in a 1.2 it would be foot buried to the carpet and at its limit?

About 5000rpm or just over.

 

[Ben.]

What sort of RPM does it do a Ton at. I would imagine in a 1.2 it would be foot buried to the carpet and at its limit?

Cheeky!!

maybe cheeky, but its true!

 

[mattjk]

^ then the "5 K kick" carries you all the way to 120 from 100 in 2.1 seconds

 

[Olly1.216v]

doesnt really go any faster then 100, and thats over 5000rpm but not valve boucing or hit the limiter. Whatever it is

 

[Brett]

lamba sensor? best to take it to a garage somethings seriously wrong mate, worst mpg i've ever had was 28mpg and that was in traffic jams etc around town, only did 30 miles aswell over 4 days using the car every day so was very short trips etc, getting 41ish now on mixed A,B motorway and urban driving.

 

[Alastair.]

my old billabong had problems with mpg (in the 20s) banged a new fuel sender on and wayyy back up to high 40s

 

[J0sh]

I dunno, I got it to 21mpg once. That was bouncing it off the limiter in every gear tho.

 

[Fluxuk05]

my 8v 1.2 does around the same, seemingly no matter how i drive it.

 

[caister]

I struggle to get my 172 below 30 and thats if I drive it hard. Definately get it in a garage and checked out

 

[Josh220]

Surely thats gonna be pretty near the limit of the car so i'd say 24 mpg was probably about rite at 100mph

 

[Chris90]

seems about rite to me, thats what i get from my 1.2 16v, need to floor it in 5th to get 100 (5000rpm ish) so its hardly economical.

 

[Mark One]

You may find that an old lambda is causing it to run rich

 

[Alan]

I get around 24mpg from my Clio too...

 

[K30NYR]

Yes, about 2 nights ago me and a mate had a rally round a few b roads on our way home form a cruise, up til before then my mpg was fine but i reset it before i left and when i arrived home it was at 25, fair enough i had been really thrashing it so i never thought anything of it, but when i was driving the next day i was strugling to get 30 mpg driving carefuly, i usualy get 40 - 45, can anyone help, do you think anything is wrong or is it just in my head?

 

[mgoode180566]

remind me never to buy a car off you ! ever heard of mechanical sympathy.....

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Did you reset it after your thrashing ?

If not, it will be the average of the thrashing plus your new journey.

 

[Curtis!]

iirc (was awhile ago now) I think it's 3.5k But anything over that your literally pouring fuel out the car.

I did 230 miles sat at 65 it did 48mpg.
I did the return trip at just over 70 and it did somewhere around 40mpg.

 

[Clarkey]

If im sitting on motorway at 70mph in 5th gear i get 40mpg MAX.
MK2 1.2 16v 2004.

Gear ratio's are w**k on 1.2l - if you do 80-85 in a 1.2 its screaming its head off.

 

[K30NYR]

Yes, ive reseted it a few times and driven very carefuly and i struggle to get 35 mpg!, what could be wrong?

 

[LowLife.]

Ok well when i drive economically i get around 35mpg. If i sitting on motorway at 70mph in 5th gear i get 32-35mpg. If im doing 100 on the private strip of land... im doing 23-27mpg

Wtf is wrong with my car, it isent leaking fuel, bent valve maybe?

I think that's what you mean?

 

[K30NYR]

If i put the foot down, it dosent really make any difference, it stays about the same

 

[jack_davey]

Is it stationary for long periods of time with the engine running?

Does the exhaust gas smell rich?

 

[welshname]

mine is exactly the same. i can get 50mpg when taking it really (like a grandad) easy but im getting around 30mpg when im doing 90ish on the motorway. if i drive it hard i can easily get it down to 28

 

[K30NYR]

Well mine won't go above 32!

 

[Ste King 182]

i only do town driving in my 182 and im lucky if i can get 23 :| !!

 

[Stuiemc]

Lol at the people taking 1.2's to the limiter. Bet you achivied a massive 2 mph more.

 

[K30NYR]

Haha, comming from the guy with the massive 1.4 mk3!

 

[Stuiemc]

Haha, comming from the guy with the massive 1.4 mk3!

Yeah so i least i understand its not a quick car and dont take it to the limiter. Bet your a little chav racing around the streets.

 

[K30NYR]

Bet im not, and how is it even possible to think a 1.2 is fast? But they are a lot of fun on the country roads

 

[st3ve]

If im sitting on motorway at 70mph in 5th gear i get 40mpg MAX.
MK2 1.2 16v 2004.

Gear ratio's are w**k on 1.2l - if you do 80-85 in a 1.2 its screaming its head off.

lol if the ratios were any longer it wouldn't be able to power the wheels.