Worst MPG Vehicle you have driven?
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Most of the cars I have owned in the last 15 years or so have been modified, & although about 20mpg was possible with care, all of them went down to single figure mpg when tracking or dragging.
Mind you my current steed is the worse. RX-7, 15mpg with a feather for a right foot, but on the recent Pistonhead hoon from Rownham services to Wilton Hall I got 6mpg, & that was with 80 less horses than it has now!!
Mind you my current steed is the worse. RX-7, 15mpg with a feather for a right foot, but on the recent Pistonhead hoon from Rownham services to Wilton Hall I got 6mpg, & that was with 80 less horses than it has now!!
My 1970 Challenger big block doesnt have a mpg meter- thank heavens.
From a full tank it would read down to a half tank after 60 miles. That is about 120 miles per tank. THe tank is 68 litres or 15 gallons in size.
So an average- a long distance average driving not too hard of 8 mpg
. I would probably say it's closer to 10-12 mpg because tanks senders are often inccurate, pessimistic and quite non linear- especially the type fitted there.
From a full tank it would read down to a half tank after 60 miles. That is about 120 miles per tank. THe tank is 68 litres or 15 gallons in size.
So an average- a long distance average driving not too hard of 8 mpg
. I would probably say it's closer to 10-12 mpg because tanks senders are often inccurate, pessimistic and quite non linear- especially the type fitted there.
A 1979 Chevy Caprice Classic when I lived in Boston in the Mid 90s
It had the 170 hp 350 cubic inch V8 (that's 5.7 litres in new money) with a 3 speed auto box. It managed double figures about the City. On a long highway trip I might see 15mpg (American gallons, not imperial).
It didn't like to steer or stop, it rolled and crashed and felt like a truck to drive. But petrol was cheap and it served a purpose.
A long way from my 2006 Skoda with the 170 hp, 122 cubic inch straight 4 with a 6 speed manual box. God, the same power from a Diesel engine a third the size.
It had the 170 hp 350 cubic inch V8 (that's 5.7 litres in new money) with a 3 speed auto box. It managed double figures about the City. On a long highway trip I might see 15mpg (American gallons, not imperial).
It didn't like to steer or stop, it rolled and crashed and felt like a truck to drive. But petrol was cheap and it served a purpose.
A long way from my 2006 Skoda with the 170 hp, 122 cubic inch straight 4 with a 6 speed manual box. God, the same power from a Diesel engine a third the size.
forty-two said:
Classic Range Rover 3.5 V8 EFI. That was £50 to 200 miles back when petrol was just over 50p a litre.
Yeah, I run a classic RR 3.9 as my daily driver. The fuel economy is the only bit I don't like. It's about a 4 mile round trip to work every day plus the odd trip to B&Q etc on the weekend. I can make it through 2 weeks on an £85 single tank (~100 miles). Considering I've got 3 cars and not one of them can better 25 mpg on a run, I was amazed when I was driving a Peugeot 107 hire car last weekend. The gauge barely moved and only cost me £15 to fil it up at the end. Hated everything else about it though.
RDMcG said:
This, without a doubt. Driven to the limit at the Ring I got, (wait for it) about 5mpg. Around town in city driving I get about 10 mpg. It is worse than any SUV I have owned. Fun, though.
Not bad considering its weight and the performance on tap.They can do 20mpg+ on a run though (motorway), right?
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