MPG and your reasons!!!
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Not really. I only do 8-9k a year (Short commute) so the 18mpg the XK8 averages doesn't really bother me all that much.
I occasionally have to drive from Leicester to the arse-end of Cornwall though, but then it kind of becomes a challenge to see how high I can get the MPG. (Sad, I know!) basically, driving really smoothly makes all the difference so planning well ahead to avoid having to brake or accelerating into small gaps. On a long run I can get 35mpg averaging about 70-75mph. Not bad for a 4.2 V8!
I occasionally have to drive from Leicester to the arse-end of Cornwall though, but then it kind of becomes a challenge to see how high I can get the MPG. (Sad, I know!) basically, driving really smoothly makes all the difference so planning well ahead to avoid having to brake or accelerating into small gaps. On a long run I can get 35mpg averaging about 70-75mph. Not bad for a 4.2 V8!
I do 30k a year, and I'm in the process of buying my first house, so yeah, I pay very close attention to my mpg.
I bought my A3 as I thought the 170 version would be the best compromise between power and running costs, so far it ses to be working out, averaging around 49mpg.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to be commuting in a M3 or something with a decent engine and so on, but there is no way I can justify the costs that come with it!
I bought my A3 as I thought the 170 version would be the best compromise between power and running costs, so far it ses to be working out, averaging around 49mpg.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to be commuting in a M3 or something with a decent engine and so on, but there is no way I can justify the costs that come with it!
PGNCerbera said:
I guess chronic thirst needs to be offset by some degree of pleasure
Nail - head. And it has to be the right balance: ~25mpg for 240bhp doesn't quite cut it personally (Subaru Legacy I'm looking at you). For me it's less a matter of mpg than range. 300 miles from a tank (just) is acceptable (thank goodness I don't have an E60) but I do miss the days of 600+ miles before even thinking about filling up again. Sounds petty but I regularly do long runs, 120-150 miles at a time. So I have to fill the car before every trip for various reasons, which can get tedious. It's not that I have anything against petrol stations.The hardest bit is I got used to 54mpg average, so 22mpg still feels painful at times. But the car is so much better, and I have to remind myself others get through similar amounts of fuel for far less performance. I find flattening the throttle briefly clears my mind of any thoughts about running costs.
BGarside said:
My Seat Leon diesel managed 60mpg on a fairly quick drive over the Cairngorms today from Aviemore to Aberdeen.
It bothers me slightly that I'm replacing it with a 21-year old BMW 325i petrol which will manage about half that while being slower...
I doubt it will once you've got it!It bothers me slightly that I'm replacing it with a 21-year old BMW 325i petrol which will manage about half that while being slower...
I'm a student but have to commute to uni. I used to have a focus 1.6, it had a great chassis/steering but it was slow and i never saw more than 32mg on the commute. I love cars but also like having money, so i sold the focus and bought a mk1 fabia vrs tdi, it feels MILES quicker and gets at least an extra 10mpg around town and an extra 20mpg on a run, win win. Until the fabia goes wrong and then it costs a lot to fix!
Most of the time couldn't care less, gets driven short journeys a lot and I know probably at best is doing high teens.
Only time I mind is long distance on motorways and at least there it'll do somewhere close to 35mpg at 70~, which is better than my old car which did low 20's everywhere even on the motorway and drove like you'd think a French car would drive from cold.
The world is a bit overly mpg obsessed these days, the faster we use up the oil the sooner we can blow each other up and get it over and done with.
Only time I mind is long distance on motorways and at least there it'll do somewhere close to 35mpg at 70~, which is better than my old car which did low 20's everywhere even on the motorway and drove like you'd think a French car would drive from cold.
The world is a bit overly mpg obsessed these days, the faster we use up the oil the sooner we can blow each other up and get it over and done with.
E46 325ci, current average is 25MPG but should be closer to 30MPG once I've got used to the car and got all the excitement of a new car out of my system.. Although enthusiastic driving delivers around 20MPG 
I'm not fussed at all, it's my first car, I drive it limited mileage as I'm currently at university, the fuel costs aren't putting me in any financial hardship and I absolutely love driving it! Some have expressed their opinions that it's rather thirsty (compared to modern cars) and they don't see the point, but I've made it clear when (if) the time comes where I need to commute etc then I'll get something more suitable as necessary. Right now I'm young and loving the 6-pot life!
I'm not fussed at all, it's my first car, I drive it limited mileage as I'm currently at university, the fuel costs aren't putting me in any financial hardship and I absolutely love driving it! Some have expressed their opinions that it's rather thirsty (compared to modern cars) and they don't see the point, but I've made it clear when (if) the time comes where I need to commute etc then I'll get something more suitable as necessary. Right now I'm young and loving the 6-pot life!
208 GTi = bit of mixed driving, none of it sensible and getting 33.1mpg at the moment over 1 month and 1500 miles, so noy unhappy with that. The E36 318 that preceded it was probably worse given the mumber of times it needed topping up.
I wanted a newer car and fancied something entirely different and I thoight I would remove mpg from the equation and buy something fun, and so far it's been ace.
I wanted a newer car and fancied something entirely different and I thoight I would remove mpg from the equation and buy something fun, and so far it's been ace.
All depends on the number of miles and what I'm driving.
When I was doing 8-10 miles a day I ranged from an old xj v8 12-14 mpg to a corsa 1.4 which did 40-45 mpg and I just drove whatever I fancied to tick cars off the bucket list and some which were cheap but my main aim was to not loose too much money overall, running costs didn't bother me.
When I was doing a 70 mile daily commute I wanted 55+ mpg from my fabia vrs tdi but was more than happy with whatever my e46 m3 returned because of the power and the noise, especially with the roof down. Between 20-35 so a big range in the m3.
Currently working from home so when I do drive it's usually a 330i which does 18-24 around town and I don't think twice.
When I was doing 8-10 miles a day I ranged from an old xj v8 12-14 mpg to a corsa 1.4 which did 40-45 mpg and I just drove whatever I fancied to tick cars off the bucket list and some which were cheap but my main aim was to not loose too much money overall, running costs didn't bother me.
When I was doing a 70 mile daily commute I wanted 55+ mpg from my fabia vrs tdi but was more than happy with whatever my e46 m3 returned because of the power and the noise, especially with the roof down. Between 20-35 so a big range in the m3.
Currently working from home so when I do drive it's usually a 330i which does 18-24 around town and I don't think twice.
Mr Daytona said:
This. CX7 was a nice enough car to drive, but not 17mpg nice.
I'd be disappointed if I couldn't coax more than that out of a V8 Vantage.
You should be able to. I use mine everyday without too much of a nod towards conserving fuel and seem to get around 19-21 depending on mindset. Obviously single figures are achievable, but that gets tiring.I'd be disappointed if I couldn't coax more than that out of a V8 Vantage.
It gets better MPG than my RRS Supercharged and is one of the reasons why I use it more. So in that respect I am aware of fuel economy.
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