What economy car for a 19 year old?
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Petrolhead95 said:
Corsa C 1.2 Active
You should be getting more than 35mpg out of that. Girlfriend has one, 140 mile commute twice a week, will quite easily see high 40s maybe even 50s on a motorway run.Maybe you need to think about your style of driving?
Has the car been serviced recently including spark plugs?
Edit - just to add, car shouldn't be doing 4500rpm at 70mph, more like 3500/3750. I think you should have a look for any existing problems first.
Edited by Jonjo91 on Wednesday 17th September 16:14
Petrolhead95 said:
I can't drive at 70 MPH on the motorway, I get seriously bored. I tried it while on the way home from Silverstone and lasted 15 miles before going back to my normal cruising speed.
Well your lack of economy is your own fault thenThat car will do 50mpg driven gently, and being 'seriously bored' isn't an excuse for not achieving that if you need to cut costs
OP - Two options really, either keep the car and slow down a bit to make it more economical on the motorway - or get a mk3 MR2.
MR2 will be just as expensive to run, but more fun!
There's no point in you spending £5k on a car that will depreciate / cost money to fix / cost more on insurance, to save £300 a year or so on fuel, not worth it, unless you keep the car 10 years. Which you wont. From 17-21 I changed car 6 times...
MR2 will be just as expensive to run, but more fun!
There's no point in you spending £5k on a car that will depreciate / cost money to fix / cost more on insurance, to save £300 a year or so on fuel, not worth it, unless you keep the car 10 years. Which you wont. From 17-21 I changed car 6 times...
Petrolhead95 said:
I can't drive at 70 MPH on the motorway, I get seriously bored. I tried it while on the way home from Silverstone and lasted 15 miles before going back to my normal cruising speed.
You utter tool.A whole thread with helpful suggestions, and it's entirely your fault in the first place. Do you really not see the correlation between your speed and lack of economy?
That's the last time I try to help someone on here, I tell you. Definitely.
HereBeMonsters said:
You utter tool.
A whole thread with helpful suggestions, and it's entirely your fault in the first place. Do you really not see the correlation between your speed and lack of economy?
That's the last time I try to help someone on here, I tell you. Definitely.
A tad harsh.A whole thread with helpful suggestions, and it's entirely your fault in the first place. Do you really not see the correlation between your speed and lack of economy?
That's the last time I try to help someone on here, I tell you. Definitely.
I don't drive fast in any manner. When on the motorway I normally sit at 80 MPH which is hardly fast speeds. When on single roads I'm always changing gear early, flicking it into neutral and coasting downhills. I don't expect 90 MPG, but better than I currently do.
Petrolhead95 said:
When on the motorway I normally sit at 80 MPH which is hardly fast speeds.
Remember that aerodynamic drag increases with the SQUARE of speed. A car uses a lot more fuel at 80 than at 70.Petrolhead95 said:
flicking it into neutral and coasting downhills.
Most fuel injected engines shut off the fuel completely when coasting or downhill in gear. If you put the car in neutral the engine has to burn fuel to keep itself turning. In other words, you will use MORE fuel in neutral than in gear.Whether coasting uses more or less fuel depends on how much faster the car is allowed to arrive at the bottom of the hill than it would with engine braking - and whether you can use that momentum or have to throw it away with the brakes. I'd be more concerned about the lack of control, though.
Qwert1e said:
Most fuel injected engines shut off the fuel completely when coasting or downhill in gear. If you put the car in neutral the engine has to burn fuel to keep itself turning. In other words, you will use MORE fuel in neutral than in gear.
I'm no mechanic but my Corsa is a Twinport which IIRC has something to do with this.I have a 350 mile round trip on Saturday, I'll brim my car up completely and drive economically as possible and see how far I get. As I said, I'm no mechanic and didn't realise I'd use that much more fuel than at 70.
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