Re: whats the best mpg you get?
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:34 pm
But the cruise was on, maybe he took the pic with his feet?!by skippy ยป Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:18 pm
hang on Jono you took a pic while doing 55 mph? tut, tut
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Re: whats the best mpg you get?
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:53 pm
Hey Skippy - its 54 - not 55!!!!! and anyway my speed camera detector has a real speed readout - and 54 on the clock is about a true 50!!!
That's my story officer, and I'm sticking to it.
tell you what though, the M20, M25 M23 were bloody boring at that speed!!!
That's my story officer, and I'm sticking to it.
tell you what though, the M20, M25 M23 were bloody boring at that speed!!!
Re: whats the best mpg you get?
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:48 pm
Hi Jono,
Yes - sorry, I looked at your pic again, and I confess that it does read 54mph! As you say - true mph probably about 50! What I meant to say of course, yes - yours must be the record so far for mpg. My current car (Mazda RX-8), it is a miracle if you get more than 25mpg. On that forum we have a section to report if you get 300 miles or more out of its 13.5 gallon tank! A rare event indeed!
Maybe when I get mine, I will stick in in 6th and drive 35mph down the motorway and see what I get
Yes - sorry, I looked at your pic again, and I confess that it does read 54mph! As you say - true mph probably about 50! What I meant to say of course, yes - yours must be the record so far for mpg. My current car (Mazda RX-8), it is a miracle if you get more than 25mpg. On that forum we have a section to report if you get 300 miles or more out of its 13.5 gallon tank! A rare event indeed!
Maybe when I get mine, I will stick in in 6th and drive 35mph down the motorway and see what I get
Re: whats the best mpg you get?
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:01 pm
42.8 is the best I have seen, 40 mile trip quite slow on the motorway in rush hour.
However with the cruise control set last night on the way back from Ultimate Dubs I was getting mpg in the 30's. I can't remember the exact figure but think it was 33ish. And I was definately not sticking to 70mph
Coming from a Golf VR6 though even 220 miles from a tank is a bonus!
However with the cruise control set last night on the way back from Ultimate Dubs I was getting mpg in the 30's. I can't remember the exact figure but think it was 33ish. And I was definately not sticking to 70mph
Coming from a Golf VR6 though even 220 miles from a tank is a bonus!
Re: whats the best mpg you get?
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:38 am
Actually I tend to think that I get better mpg WITOUT the cruis rather than with it. No quantitative evidence, but a gut feel based on about 3 months and 5000 miles.... any views?
Re: whats the best mpg you get?
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:21 pm
well spotted skippy i hope plod dont look on hereskippy wrote:hang on Jono you took a pic while doing 55 mph? tut, tut