just following on from the recent mpg thread...

[maynard]

...im getting like 120 miles for 20 quid at best out of my 172. thats at 116.9 a litre too.

is their a problem there as this seems way sub standard compared to most people on here??

 

[DazRsi]

i got about 140mile on 25 quid so seems bout right

 

[seb]

no.

work out your mpg on those figures.

£20.00 / £1.169 = 17.1 litres

17.1 / 4.54 = 3.8 gallons (rounded up too.)

3.8 / 120 = 31.5mpg.

i hate all these ''i got xxmiles on £xx''

work it out imo, much more worthwhile.

 

[maynard]

so is 31.5mpg about average then?

 

[seb]

yes

people make wild claims of consistently seeing 40 plus. they lie. if you drive it like a granny you'll see that but with normal driving anywhere between 28 - 34 tbh in a 172/182

 

[maynard]

well i dont exactly drive gently so im guessing im getting what i should be then really

 

[JJS1979]

for over two years now i've got approx 35mpg and thats urban driving with a little 'play' time as well.. with a zorst and filter.. seems about right with a 172/182 tbh..

 

[maynard]

thats ok then because i didnt think mine was to great compared to other peoples reported mpg figures. if everyone else on a 172 is getting same or ear enough as me i aint too fussed.

 

[mr bognor]

£ 10 gets me to the shops and back LOL

 

[Bucko]

If you're getting 40mpg out of your 1*2 then you might as well sell it and get a Smart Car or similar and do it properly.

You're supposed to enjoy driving your 1*2 and should expect to see the mpg in the low 30's

 

[C.J]

I've owned my Cup for 1 week, and had 41.2 out of it. I don't by any means drive slow, but for normal driving it's an economical car imo

 

[T-Bag]

I think people pay too much attention to the onboard MPG reading. Mine consistently reads around 37mpg with a combination of sensible driving and some less than sensible driving I've just done a manual calculation and my REAL mpg is closer to 26mpg. I once hit 50mpg on a 15 mile trip (purposely granny driving) according to the computer - and I didn't reset it when the engine was warm, that was from a cold start - load of b****cks tbh.

 

[realnumber 1]

I think people pay too much attention to the onboard MPG reading. Mine consistently reads around 37mpg with a combination of sensible driving and some less than sensible driving I've just done a manual calculation and my REAL mpg is closer to 26mpg. I once hit 50mpg on a 15 mile trip (purposely granny driving) according to the computer - and I didn't reset it when the engine was warm, that was from a cold start - load of b****cks tbh.

Think that must be a slight exaggeration lol, but 28-34mpg in normal driving is about right. Around 40mpg on a motorway run is easy though.

 

[T-Bag]

It's not an exageration, but it could be a mis-calculation

 

[Jaws]

Jesus, 42mpg lol. I saw that once when I put it in neutral and coasted down a hill for 30 secs ha.

Nah, normally seeing about 33 or 34 on mine. Not that interest really, if your bothered about MPG you shouldn't have a 2.0 imo.

Anyway I havn't been under 30 so all good.

 

[Poopensharten]

I've owned my Cup for 1 week, and had 41.2 out of it. I don't by any means drive slow, but for normal driving it's an economical car imo

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