Average speed

[Hoofy]

Just a fun Saturday thread if you're chilling out at home.

What's your average speed according to your trip computer?

Mine's 17mph over the last month! Might be because I live in SW London. My average MPG is about 14mpg with a 3 litre 4x4.

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rayyan171 said:

Mostly city driving with occasional motorway.

X5 3.0sd - 21.4mpg, average speed 19.8mph. Claimed 34.4mpg combined.

I get the feeling that if I had your car, I'd be doing similar MPGs. Mine's a petrol 3 litre so hitting around 14mpg. Wouldn't mind if it were a sports car with a big V8.

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xjay1337 said:

Mine's around 22-25mph per tank, but as I use my car less and less for "daily" driving that creeps up!

I'm not sure how the per tank thing works. Please explain?

[Hoofy]

I think I need to move.

Or buy a more sporty car with a bigger engine and enjoy the journey.

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xjay1337 said:

Hoofy said:

I'm not sure how the per tank thing works. Please explain?

I reset my trip every tank.
My average speed per tank of fuel is about that

Ah, yes, I ought to do that. I don't expect to see much difference, mind.

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snoopy25 said:

16 mile round trip commute from Elephant and Castle into Thornton Heath everyday.....

11.5mph average speed..... 29.5mpg

Its a rare day when i get a clear run...

Impressive mpg considering!

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snoopy25 said:

Hoofy said:

snoopy25 said:

16 mile round trip commute from Elephant and Castle into Thornton Heath everyday.....

11.5mph average speed..... 29.5mpg

Its a rare day when i get a clear run...

Impressive mpg considering!

Indeed, It was the reason i traded in my Civic Type R for the Megane 1.6i Coupé 4 years ago I was barely breaking 20mpg on the same trip in that lol

Ah, probably makes sense. If I did your journey, I'd be on about 10mpg.

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to3m said:

overall it seems that <18mph means <30mpg and >=18mph means >=30mpg.

I can't remember the last time I saw anywhere close to 30mpg.

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rayyan171 said:

Hoofy said:

rayyan171 said:

Mostly city driving with occasional motorway.

X5 3.0sd - 21.4mpg, average speed 19.8mph. Claimed 34.4mpg combined.

I get the feeling that if I had your car, I'd be doing similar MPGs. Mine's a petrol 3 litre so hitting around 14mpg. Wouldn't mind if it were a sports car with a big V8.

Same engine in the E39 did about 17mpg when it was retired to city use.

Don't think anyone would mind a V8 sports car, have been eyeing up the Audi S5 4.2

I wouldn't mind a V8 coupe doing 15mpg.

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sebhaque said:

28mph over about 150 miles @ 16.2mpg - I reset the computer every time I refill the tank. This is on a C63 wagon. Mix of 40mph roads and emptyish motorways.

Was gonna say that's a pretty fast speed for an awful mpg!

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HappyMidget said:

32mph/16.8mpg

What monster of a car do you have then?? V8 powered?

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HappyMidget said:

Hoofy said:

HappyMidget said:

32mph/16.8mpg

What monster of a car do you have then?? V8 powered?

VXR8 GTS currently running at 650BHP. Just waiting on final parts to come through so I can fit bigger injectors, new cam and overdrive the supercharger Oh yeah, I commute from Reading to Heathrow in it every day

Haha. I knew it.

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Max_Torque said:

some massive numpty doing 27 mph, and who still needs to touch the brakes on every corner, or every time a car comes the otherway.......

What the hell is that about? I've followed similar people and have followed them for a mile without needing to touch the brake pedal at all while they'll have braked about 30 times.