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Improving mpg
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2001 Clio 172
Barge
Roffle. I do, Blighty. I just keep it on cruise control and get the higher mpg. 
On the way to work it's rare I could get up to that speed. :dapprove:
EDIT: Yeah, Tupps, it gets quite a bit now if I'm careful. More miles otc has seen a massive improvement in the mpg I get. In the early days it guzzled more than Michelle McManus.
On the way to work it's rare I could get up to that speed. :dapprove:EDIT: Yeah, Tupps, it gets quite a bit now if I'm careful. More miles otc has seen a massive improvement in the mpg I get. In the early days it guzzled more than Michelle McManus.
Orange
I get 14mpg... think yourself lucky! - I do drive a 350z though...
Mk4 .:R32
That's about what my car does. It's a pain in the arse. I try to drive like a granny most of the time to conserve fuel but still only get about 260 miles to a tank.
Glad I only do 150 ish miles a week!
How come there's such a big difference between the fuel consumption of the 197 engine in comparison to the 1*2? It's about 10-15MPG difference on average!
Glad I only do 150 ish miles a week!
How come there's such a big difference between the fuel consumption of the 197 engine in comparison to the 1*2? It's about 10-15MPG difference on average!
2001 Clio 172
:O 14!!!
Focus ST
WOW, Honestly?!
Just stay parked up with the engine off... that'll get you from A-B :evil:
Lol exactly. Silly comments
I don't go heavy all the times. Plus I went proper slow to test the water to see if it was my driving and I still doesn't improve all tht much!
Barge
Ooooft. That is bad then, mines a 57 and 20k and mine's much improved. You shouldn't get getting that low, not now anyway. Not sure how much difference a remap might make.
Does the new GT come in diesel?
328, MK1 Clio 1.4
Lol exactly. Silly comments
I don't go heavy all the times. Plus I went proper slow to test the water to see if it was my driving and I still doesn't improve all tht much!
Not really, You'd be surprised how many people think they are driving economically when actually they aren't,
If it isn't your driving there is obviously something wrong with the car,
Barge
Doesn't seem to in my Needwagon. Maybe that's because carrying all my need around outweighs the CC.
Speed limiter helps the fuel.
Porsche Boxster987S
Doesn't seem to in my Needwagon. Maybe that's because carrying all my need around outweighs the CC.
Speed limiter helps the fuel.
iSee
Inferno 182
Until you look into remaps etc. just experiment with changing your driving style.
Biggest enemy to MPG is wieght and changing speeds constantly, accelerating and wasting energy by braking.
There are probably loads of sites with advice on this sort of thing these days, just google it.
Check your tyre pressures, empty the car of heavy items if you have any, don't use Air Con, change up sooner, cruise to a stop etc. etc. Boring stuff.....
Biggest enemy to MPG is wieght and changing speeds constantly, accelerating and wasting energy by braking.
There are probably loads of sites with advice on this sort of thing these days, just google it.
Check your tyre pressures, empty the car of heavy items if you have any, don't use Air Con, change up sooner, cruise to a stop etc. etc. Boring stuff.....
Clio 1970000000
But that is the fun of owning a 197 :nono:
MPG in a Clio is usally very very good, far better than its rivels. should be in the mid to high 30's at least, in a 172 and 182 under normal driving.
Iv heard the 197's are thirsty.
Poor mpg could point to a problem with the lamdba sensors potentially
Clio 1970000000
Not quite sure about that. My CTR was better mpg than my 197. I think the issue is that the gearing is for performance not economy. Sitting on the motorway in 6th at 80mph = 4,500 rpm. That is going to use fuel. End of really.
Clio 1970000000
Agreed.
riz
ClioSport Club Member
Jaguar XFR
AS said its rivals all average higher MPG. They are not any slower. My GTI gives me atleast 360 miles to a tank (£55) and thats motorway.
The OP is getting an MPG only slightly higher than a VEE?!?!?
Barge
There's definitely something not right. Mines cushty and the majority of my driving is 8 mile round trips to work and back each day, which is starting, sitting in traffic, stopping, acceleration, slowing again and it's never below 27mpg these days.
It's either a club foot, or something's up.
It's either a club foot, or something's up.
Inferno 182
I agree but what else would you suggest? they guy is asking how to improve MPG. The fun of a 197, or a 1*2 is on the right roads, in the right conditions, agreed. Until then, driving around town, on the motorway etc, I just drive it as I would any other car, economically, not pointlessly up and down the gearbox. I always think it is comedy when I see people approaching a red light with their foot down for example, even though they could coast to it and still get away at the same time.
My 182 delivers 40mpg on a long run, cruise control on but it is a lot higher geared at 70 than a 197 by the sounds of it - 4500rpm
Another reason not to swap
Barge
Not really. Not everyone finds it necessary to brap around like an idiot every day. Fair enough, have some fun in your drive at times, but I'm not going to rag my car from door to door on the run to work.
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