1.2 mpg?

[DaNiMaL]

Finding the mpg on the 1.2 16v shocking for what it is, not ragging it about really either, anyone else had these problems?

dan

 

[JackJack]

What are you getting?

 

[DaNiMaL]

about 27-29. My friends getting 39 in his 1.1 sax

 

[sbridgey]

i find when i drive enthusiastically i get 35mpg, drive motorway speeds get 40mpg and 50-60mph on motorway 54mpg

 

[Josh93]

mines not great i know that much but i am a regualr 'enthusiastic driver'

 

[Joe#]

27-29..something definatley isn't right. Checked air filter etc?

 

[Matt W]

Not another mpg thread!

 

[MDP91]

I do driving around town and a little dual carriage way to my missus and I'm getting 41.9 Even if I give it bean everywhere around town the lowest ive seen it is about 35.

 

[Goodj]

even my 172 beats that.

get it serviced

 

[Finnie1.2]

I find my 1.2 pretty bad aswell!

 

[renclio]

get them serviced, end thread, we do not need anymore MPG threads they always end bad.

 

[Brett]

1.2's are s**t on fuel. I used to get 34-36 combined in mine compared to 33-35 in my 172.

 

[Gavin.]

Been having this conversation with oafcmarky earlier tonight, i recon i could spend less on fuel if i bought a sport.

I get about 34 ish

 

[kerry-w]

I get about 25mpg odd or something spectacularly low. Granted I havent serviced it since I bought it and it came with no history, and ive done 15k since August with simply topping up fluids. It will get a good clean over when its due for its tax.

 

[MikeoftheQuays]

Meh. I thought someone was getting 1.2 mpg then. Was expecting OP to be driving a Dodge Viper or summat.

 

[jack_kemp]

I'm getting 0.3 mpg with a broken speedo

Small engine, has to work harder, less mpg.
MPG is 90% how you drive, 10% car.

 

[Gavin.]

Meh. I thought someone was getting 1.2 mpg then. Was expecting OP to be driving a Dodge Viper or summat.

???????????

 

[Adam D]

Mines pretty bad, around 26-30mpg. I put £30 in Wednesday done 80 miles and my petrol light has come back on again . Could do with servicing it, can i do it myself?

 

[Craigus]

Buy a real car.

 

[Dunc.]

I've got the 1.2 16v, mixture of driving, quite a bit of motorway though and I'm on around 42mpg at the min.
Definetly go for the service!

 

[Jon.G]

Not another.

 

[guysy]

Im not too sure i usually do reset miles when i put 10 or 20 ££ in and go by that

But i think its about 34-45mpg ishhh and thats with an open cone filter, depending on weather, and how i drive it

 

[Gavin.]

Buy a real car.

Says him with a mini

 

[DaNiMaL]

had it serviced a few months ago, gone up to 34 now lol.

 

[glowworm105]

i dont think the smaller renault engines are any good, mines a 1.4 and it seems to use loads i had a tuned 1.9 diesel before and was far better still wish id bought a dci lol

 

[Goodj]

small engines, trying to tug heavy cars around at motorway speeds = big fuel use
big engines doing the same job = lower fuel use.

I wonder. All other things equal, would a 1*2 doing 70 on a motorway return the same, better, or worse MPG's than a 1.2?

 

[Gavin.]

I recon better purely because of what you have stated already

 

[Martin_172]

i used to get 20 miles less to a tank in my 172 than i got in my 1.2 16v, both driven like i stole them

 

[Gavin.]

^ that's not bad at all considering the difference in engine size

 

[Slinkey]

Mates 1.2 16v would never go below 30 on the counter. He ragged that to the redline pretty much everywhere.

 

[lukeUR197]

My sisters is on 38mpg which is pretty bad tbh!!

 

[nappo]

used ta hav 1.2 wiv powerflow exhaust system, average about 26 - 27 but when really givin it some cud get it down ta 24 lol then stuck me standard exhaust bak on and were gettin 32 - 33 but did lose bout 8bhp wiv standard exhaust, get a 172 i gettin bout 27 - 28 and it lot more fun ta drive than a 1.2 lol

 

[Ian172southend]

I Drive mine normally around town and on dual carriageways and easily get 49mpg. Though i do look after my cars, and drive to the road ahead, i.e reading junctions and roundabouts so i dont have to stop. Makes a massive difference

 

[TomBear]

70mpg

 

[TomBear]

used ta hav 1.2 wiv powerflow exhaust system, average about 26 - 27 but when really givin it some cud get it down ta 24 lol then stuck me standard exhaust bak on and were gettin 32 - 33 but did lose bout 8bhp wiv standard exhaust, get a 172 i gettin bout 27 - 28 and it lot more fun ta drive than a 1.2 lol

can this be translated into readable english by someone?

 

[Dweeb]

iirc wests dci sport rep got 88 mpg!

 

[Gavin.]

can this be translated into readable english by someone?

Brap brap, brap brap brap, brap n tingz init bruv!

Better?

 

[Ryster]

used ta hav 1.2 wiv powerflow exhaust system, average about 26 - 27 but when really givin it some cud get it down ta 24 lol then stuck me standard exhaust bak on and were gettin 32 - 33 but did lose bout 8bhp wiv standard exhaust, get a 172 i gettin bout 27 - 28 and it lot more fun ta drive than a 1.2 lol

Do you screw it round everywhere or something?
I get 26 driving normally in my Focus ST?!

 

[craigneal]

i have a 1.5 dci and im getting about 55 round town, about 70 odd on a motorway. surely the 1.2's cant be that low? that's ridiculous

might want to get yourself a dci mate.

 

[M@tt_182]

Can you even 'give it some' in a 1.2, mines seriously slow and any journey seems painfull! Saying that on the motorway at 70mph following my 182 they both returned 41mpg the majority of the way home.