car drinking excessive fuel

[mattyw]

it's day's like this i regret buying this car.

serious advice needed if poss.

car has been quite thirsty, given im not driving very eco fair enough but i filled up and reset the trip. just checked today as i got home....half a tank (£25) in 73 miles.......WTF

seriously, there's something majorly wrong somewhere. the sparks (to my knowledge) have never been changed however they were checked at the last major service last month and given the ok. given they probably need a new set.

anything else i can do to help (bar right foot jokes) ??​

 

[jez4130]

sounds low, I normally get about 280 miles out of a tank, doing aprrox 28mpg, stop start driving in traffic jams

 

[Gumby]

Leaking fuel lines? Broken trip computer? Broken fuel tank sensor thing? Pikeys thieving petrol?

 

[mattyw]

lol well i will get it checked over this weekend but nothing flashing up on the dash at any point.

fair enough i do like a spirited drive but i use the car for a daily driver 30mins each way 10 of which i can put my foot down the rest is crawling at 10mph into chelmsford.