Clio 1.2 Grande (2001)
I bought the 1.2 thinking it'd be cheap on juice.
I tend to get about £40 in the tank on a fill up and that lasts for anywhere between 300-330 miles if I'm using motorways = 35mpg
but the other day I put £20 in and I've barely got 100 miles around town = 22mpg
This seems pretty bad.
I'm sure I used to get about 300 miles from £35 in my old 2.0L 16v car (MR2).
Is it normal for a 1.2?
Could the chavvy 195/50/15's that the previous owner put on it be making a difference? Didn't it originally come with 165/65/13's or something?
I serviced it a Crimbo and it seems to be running well. Is it just underpowered for the size of the car so you have to rev the titties off it to get it to go anywhere? :evil:
I tend to get about £40 in the tank on a fill up and that lasts for anywhere between 300-330 miles if I'm using motorways = 35mpg
but the other day I put £20 in and I've barely got 100 miles around town = 22mpg
This seems pretty bad.
I'm sure I used to get about 300 miles from £35 in my old 2.0L 16v car (MR2).
Is it normal for a 1.2?
Could the chavvy 195/50/15's that the previous owner put on it be making a difference? Didn't it originally come with 165/65/13's or something?
I serviced it a Crimbo and it seems to be running well. Is it just underpowered for the size of the car so you have to rev the titties off it to get it to go anywhere? :evil: