Disgustingly high mpg! Yorkshire folk. Get a Skoda!

Disgustingly high mpg! Yorkshire folk. Get a Skoda!

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gemini

Original Poster:

11,352 posts

263 months

Friday 30th October 2015
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Feeling a little frugal I bought a 3 cylinder 1.2 turbo diesel Fabia.
I'm stunned by the mpg.

Manchester to York on Wednesday it returned 87mpg.
Scarborough to York last time 85mpg.

Oh how I love this car!

Anyone else experiencing such mpg excitement?

northernmedia

1,988 posts

137 months

Friday 30th October 2015
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Yeah I'm running at 13mpg at the moment and couldn't be happier. biggrin

Feirny

2,500 posts

146 months

Friday 30th October 2015
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My Elise does 45mpg biggrin

KarlMac

4,457 posts

140 months

Friday 30th October 2015
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I have the 1.2 tsi petrol in my ibiza, 50+ mpg is fine for me without the tractor sound track!

pah250

3,267 posts

154 months

Friday 30th October 2015
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I average 18 to 20 mpg in my daily driver, but it is a supercharged 6.2 litre Chevy V8.

Wouldn't change it for the world cloud9

gemini

Original Poster:

11,352 posts

263 months

Friday 30th October 2015
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How unyorkshire you lot are!

GrumpyTwig

3,354 posts

156 months

Friday 30th October 2015
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pah250 said:
I average 18 to 20 mpg in my daily driver, but it is a supercharged 6.2 litre Chevy V8.

Wouldn't change it for the world cloud9
I only manage about 5 more in a 2.0l turbo....

Dog Star

16,079 posts

167 months

Friday 30th October 2015
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I get high 60s on my Rossendale to Leeds commute, but just hit 70.

Diesel SLKs get a right slating on PH but genuine 750 mile tank range in a 150mph mid six second 0-60 car is bloody excellent.


lockhart flawse

2,040 posts

234 months

Friday 30th October 2015
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We get 55mpg 5 up in our Superb Estate 1.6 Greenline. I see mid-60s on my own. Amazing really.

johnfm

13,668 posts

249 months

Friday 30th October 2015
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northernmedia said:
Yeah I'm running at 13mpg at the moment and couldn't be happier. biggrin
Amateur...



northernmedia

1,988 posts

137 months

Saturday 31st October 2015
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Damnit!
Must try harder!

giblet

8,824 posts

176 months

Saturday 31st October 2015
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16-18mpg here but that's on lpg which is 49.9p compared to V Power which is 120.9p.

pah250

3,267 posts

154 months

Saturday 31st October 2015
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giblet said:
16-18mpg here but that's on lpg which is 49.9p compared to V Power which is 120.9p.
Bloomin' heck! What does it do to the gallon if you run it on normal juice?

giblet

8,824 posts

176 months

Saturday 31st October 2015
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pah250 said:
giblet said:
16-18mpg here but that's on lpg which is 49.9p compared to V Power which is 120.9p.
Bloomin' heck! What does it do to the gallon if you run it on normal juice?
17-19 on V Power usually.

Logbert

2,455 posts

143 months

Sunday 1st November 2015
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Did crap this morning wink

Did better in the afternoon. frown

C. Grimsley

1,364 posts

194 months

Sunday 1st November 2015
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All these cars that do millions of miles to the gallon do you genuinely enjoy driving them? When I get in a low powered car and drive, it just seems hard work to get up to speed and if anyone pulls out or gets in the way etc it's a mission to get back up to speed.

I had a company peugeot partner van with the 1.9 non turbo Diesel engine and any hill would slow it down and it was just tiresome to drive

I have various cars that have great power and just find the acceleration etc the best part about driving.


Carl


gemini

Original Poster:

11,352 posts

263 months

Monday 2nd November 2015
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I think the best way is to gave one of both.
I love my Skoda - high mpg
I live my Porsche - lower mpg.

Each has a purpose!

One happy man.

Dog Star

16,079 posts

167 months

Monday 2nd November 2015
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C. Grimsley said:
All these cars that do millions of miles to the gallon do you genuinely enjoy driving them? When I get in a low powered car and drive, it just seems hard work to get up to speed and if anyone pulls out or gets in the way etc it's a mission to get back up to speed.

I had a company peugeot partner van with the 1.9 non turbo Diesel engine and any hill would slow it down and it was just tiresome to drive

I have various cars that have great power and just find the acceleration etc the best part about driving.


Carl
See my 70mpg above.

Since when is a 2 seater car with 204bhp and 500nM of torque (that's a lot) low-powered? 151 top speed. 0-60 6.7s. Overtaking oomph makes it feel faster and the low down grunt exiting slow corners is fantastic.

OK, it's doubtless utterly woeful in the PH fantasy world, but in real life that's not bad and to me it doesn't feel much slower (if at all) then it's predecessor, a 5 litre V8 SL.

northernmedia

1,988 posts

137 months

Monday 2nd November 2015
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Dog Star said:
Since when is a 2 seater car with 204bhp and 500nM of torque (that's a lot) low-powered? 151 top speed. 0-60 6.7s. Overtaking oomph makes it feel faster and the low down grunt exiting slow corners is fantastic.
Yeah but you do use the black pump redcard

TheBALDpuma

5,842 posts

167 months

Monday 2nd November 2015
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My car is a little bit broken atm - think a spilt hose somewhere - currently (amongst other symptoms) getting about 8mpg. Usually low/mid 20s. Only started doing the yesterday, need to get it fixed!