mY mpg has dropped big time

[adammichael]

When i got the car 6 month ago 1.2 02 reg, i was on 48mpg about 2 month ago it started droppin now its on 40mpg which is crap for a 1.2 im not even heavy on the pedal also i normally get 350 miles on 35£ which givit it a full tank, i put 40£ in the other day it didnt even fill it,

 

[Spark]

think yourself licky mate i get between 28 and 34 mpg in a 1.2

 

[Andyman]

Aye because the price of fuel has gone up! Its gonna cost you more lol

As for lower mpg, cold weather certainly dosent help plus check your tyre pressures

 

[adammichael]

that is crap why is it though does my head in though the only reason i have a 1.2 is for good mpg

thought the cold weather would have something to do with it, supposed to be a protest on petrol prices tomorrow hopefully they'l be a 10p drop

 

[Riley]

im the same, i get around 30 in my 1.2

 

[Spark]

im really heavy footed tho, love thrashing it on the empty roads, just need to watch i dnt end up in a hedge now that the roads are icy

 

[Riggs.182]

i get 31 mpg in my 182 and i drive pedal to the metal all day everyday!! lol! :approve:

 

[Ian_182]

The price of fuel has gone up

 

[Fletcher]

that is crap why is it though does my head in though the only reason i have a 1.2 is for good mpg

thought the cold weather would have something to do with it, supposed to be a protest on petrol prices tomorrow hopefully they'l be a 10p drop

I very much doubt it will go down before xmas.

 

[Omid]

When i got the car 6 month ago 1.2 02 reg, i was on 48mpg about 2 month ago it started droppin now its on 40mpg which is crap for a 1.2 im not even heavy on the pedal also i normally get 350 miles on 35£ which givit it a full tank, i put 40£ in the other day it didnt even fill it,

I was getting 26 in my 1.4 and checked my tyres now i get 30. How accurate is the clio computer?

 

[Michael172]

think yourself licky mate i get between 28 and 34 mpg in a 1.2

jesus you muist of been giving it death lol. ive seen 28 when really going for it but only when i reset the counter.

My average has been 29.9 recently but ive started driving like a granny again and in 2 days im back up to 33mpg. why i didnt buy a cliosport i do not know but the 1.2's are awful on fuel lol.

 

[Alex_225]

Its all about the cost of fuel!!

I'm now driving 240 miles every other weekend and I used to be able to do that kind of drive (120 miles each way) on about £8 worth of petrol if I took it easy in my Clio 1.2.

Now I'm driving in a 1.4 and its costing me about £14 for 120 miles. Can't think its using that much more fuel than my 1.2 but costing me almost twice as much!!!

 

[daydotz]

40mpg is about as good as it gets when i had mine

 

[bmh.01]

When i got the car 6 month ago 1.2 02 reg, i was on 48mpg about 2 month ago it started droppin now its on 40mpg which is crap for a 1.2 im not even heavy on the pedal also i normally get 350 miles on 35£ which givit it a full tank, i put 40£ in the other day it didnt even fill it,

I was getting 26 in my 1.4 and checked my tyres now i get 30. How accurate is the clio computer?

Not overly. Only real way to work MPG out is to brim it and reset the trip counter then the next time you fill up brim it again to find out how much you've used then work it out with the miles you've done as well.

Sometimes its similar to the trip comp, other times it's not. Long motorway journey its usually quite accurate, around town its not so.

 

[Brett]

im the same, i get around 30 in my 1.2

i get around that in my 1.2 aswell mate, there no better than the 2.0 16v. but when i've been on long runs taking it easy i've had 47mpg so i know the cars not fcuked.

 

[pinky]

Mines 32.6 in a 1.2 16v....but I have an induction kit and backbox..so that prob dont help..not that im bothered.
and I am mostly drive stop/start in traffic.

 

[mattjk]

iv had 43mpg in the 182 was driving reaaaallly sensibly and boring though just to see what i could get it was about 10c aswell so not warm. if your only getting 40 from a 1.2 somethings up

 

[ramius]

my trip computer that hasnt been reset for the last 6000 odd miles says 37.2 on my 1.2

 

[J03]

mines shite aswel.. does and induction kit and backbox have any effect on the MPG?

 

[Ali]

PMSL! MPG!!! I'm closer to Gallon's per mile! I'm avg 11 at the mo!

 

[Riley]

im the same, i get around 30 in my 1.2

i get around that in my 1.2 aswell mate, there no better than the 2.0 16v. but when i've been on long runs taking it easy i've had 47mpg so i know the cars not fcuked.

i did a 120 mile round trip on 2 bars of petrol, whatever that equates to roughly, was thrashing it the whole way(brother left his passport at home on the way to barbados***cough***t--t***cough

 

[J03]

i get around that in my 1.2 aswell mate, there no better than the 2.0 16v. but when i've been on long runs taking it easy i've had 47mpg so i know the cars not fcuked.

i did a 120 mile round trip on 2 bars of petrol, whatever that equates to roughly, was thrashing it the whole way(brother left his passport at home on the way to barbados***cough***t--t***cough

lol

actualy my car seems to get better MPG when am thrashing it... when i drive conservatively and take to 5th as soon as possibly the MPG goes down quicker... wtf???

 

[Martin_172]

i drive my cars hard every second i drive them and get better mpg in my 172 as i did in my 1.2 16v

 

[john lloyd]

i fitted a yozza decat about 2 weeks ago, i can also smell fuel when idle etc but mympg hasnt realy changed much.

 

[f0xy]

i can get my 1.2 upto 45-50mpg on the motorway at a steady 70......... most of my driving is town and short journeys though, i usually average 35mpg

 

[john lloyd]

sorry i posted in wwrong mog thread.

my wife has dci clio and her computer shows 62mpg
my 182 shows 28ish

if your mpg has dropped consider lambda sensor

 

[Scott Sewell]

i'm currently sitting pretty at 41.7 mpg according to my trip computer thingy

 

[Peperami]

Adammichael, do you reset your trip computer thingy every time you fill up?

 

[adammichael]

ye i do