500 Mile Trip

[WillC788]

Ok, this probably won't impress most people but...

I'm 18 and did my first long drive yesterday when I went to see Leeds uni (which I'm very impressed with). It was a 500 mile round trip and I was really impressed with my car. It did the limit easily on the motorways (with three people and luggage) and acceleration was pretty damn good for the engine size when pulling onto dual carriageways, it was extremely comfortable (I only started to ache a little near Sheffield, having had only one stop), and it did 52mpg. Never missed a beat. I know it's a mere 1.2 Dynamique and most of you will probably have done many more miles more often in better cars, but I was really chuffed with it. Plus the radio was good when I was sat on the M25 for 2.5 hours!

500 miles for £45 isn't bad either!

Just thought I'd share that with you!

 

[182nic]

nice 1 mate..

 

[Geddes]

Wish my car dO 500 MILES FOR £45 im glad you had a good trip

 

[seb]

good work on the mpg.

I get 26-27mpg at a steady 85 in my motor lol

I wish i had a diesel again!! (acutally no i don't )

Glad you enjoyed the drive.

 

[billy182]

well done mister.

 

[Alan]

Cool...

I get about 37mpg on the motorway...

 

[182nic]

iv had my 182 up to 41.4mpg on motorway.
average between 37 & 30 on motorway & between 28 & 34 round doors.

 

[Sami]

hmm anyone who gets more than 30mpg from a renaultsport isn't driving it right.

 

[LegoHead]

hmm anyone who gets more than 30mpg from a renaultsport isn't driving it right.

or driving like a t**t.

 

[Geddes]

The most i have had is 39.9 mpg on the moterwayon the way to Nottingham i was over the moon normally it's about 33. Dont know how you got yours to 41.1

 

[fUbAr]

hmm anyone who gets more than 30mpg from a renaultsport isn't driving it right.

rubbish.

i constantly get 43mpg on the motorways... i drive sensibly because im travelling on a straight road with lots of other unpredictable cars around me. Why would i not want to achieve the best fuel economy in these conditions? :S

 

[Chadwick]

where was your trip to/from?

Did you go on the snake pass? immense road!

 

[Steve2004]

hmm anyone who gets more than 30mpg from a renaultsport isn't driving it right.

Even if I rag mine hard I'll still get 31mpg. Had nearly 52mpg out of it once Must drive like a right grandad.


Either that or I'm clearly not spending enough time stuck in traffic jams. :clown:

 

[n2x]

My best was 39,2mpg when driving 70mph for 125 miles and i wasn't driving like a grandpa.I think if i try hard, i can get over 40mpg. Actually Estonia is so small that its about 200 miles from one end to the other so 500 miles is a huge distance for me. Hope you had a good time

 

[AlexS]

hmm anyone who gets more than 30mpg from a renaultsport isn't driving it right.

rubbish.

... i drive sensibly because im travelling on a straight road with lots of other unpredictable cars around me. Why would i not want to achieve the best fuel economy in these conditions? :S

Agreed, motorways are boring anyway, no point thrashing it, thats what the twisties are for. A Motorway is just a means of getting from A to B, its no fun, so you may as well do it as cheaply as possible and save petrol and the planet!

 

[WillC788]

Lol well wasn't driving like a Grandad; 70ish the majority of the way (I didn't do more than high 70s though), unless roadworks held me up. Had places to be and because of the M25 hold up I was extremely late

Tis pretty dull driving those roads though. Should the M1 win the award for the most boring motorway? I think maybe so...

iv had my 182 up to 41.4mpg on motorway.
average between 37 & 30 on motorway & between 28 & 34 round doors.

^One of the few advantages of having a 1.2 over a 172/182 I guess! Certainly one of the few things to be smug about!

 

[Ollie82.]

hmm anyone who gets more than 30mpg from a renaultsport isn't driving it right.

or driving like a tw*t.

Errr well i drive mine fairly normally...with spirited spells and i still return circa 36mpg.

I think if you are drivng it at ten tenths all the time then you are drivng like a tw*t to be honest....but thats just my opinion

 

[Leeshez]

Nice driving .

 

[Cookie]

I had 42mpg out of mine today... 70 - 80 on the cruise control and various trips up to 90 and 100+ leptons for when I wanted to overtake/get rid of the boredom.

 

[new_world_disorder]

fakin hell.. 500 miles at £45. mine wouldnt do that.... or half that . haha

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

I did just over 600 miles without stopping for more than 5 minutes (diesel refill) last year down to southern france... 40 degrees C apparently and felt I should pull over and piss on the tyres more than once !!!

BTW that was 80-120 nearly all the way and 45mpg:clown:

 

[Peperami]

I did a 280 mile round trip to go to a cliosport meet today.

Cost over £55 in petrol...