Any Mk1 1.4 Focus owners?
Any Mk1 1.4 Focus owners?
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93Jay

Original Poster:

3,383 posts

190 months

Thursday 27th December 2012
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I was just wondering if I was having problems with my car or if this normal.

Mpg with my very light driving, of mixed motorway and town, I just about get 30 mpg, we're talking about 50 miles to quarter of a tank. Surely this is a bit much?

Also this has been confusing me a bit recently, but some mornings the car feels very sluggish, whilst other mornings it feels fine, these are very similar temperature days, so could both of these issues by any chance be down to some sort of faulty sensor?

Thanks

ohtari

805 posts

170 months

Thursday 3rd January 2013
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200 miles per tank eek

I can get 400+ from my 1.6 regularly, although I have seen it under 28mpg hehe

93Jay

Original Poster:

3,383 posts

190 months

Thursday 3rd January 2013
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ohtari said:
200 miles per tank eek

I can get 400+ from my 1.6 regularly, although I have seen it under 28mpg hehe
On a long journey though I'm so far on 220 on half a tank, did 154 motorway miles on a quater of a tank laugh

mnkiboy

4,409 posts

192 months

Thursday 3rd January 2013
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Don't go by the fuel guage, it doesn't seem particularly linear. I tend to get 60-70 miles before it starts to move, then the next quarter goes in about 40 miles.

Wait until you used a few full tanks then work out an average.

My 1.6 will do anything between 320-500 miles, depending on the type of driving i'm doing.