Lowest Average MPG...

[bob1179]

I'm not sure if this has been done before, but who has the worst fuel consumption figure whilst using their daily driver?

I've been using my truck daily as it is a bit beaten up, it can take car park knocks and it is fun to drive. I love my Merc but I've been trying to use it sparingly while there is so much salt on the roads.

Anyway, over the last few weeks I have averaged:

10.07 miles to the gallon.

To be honest, the old Mercedes only manages about 15 mpg around town so it isn't massively better.

So, in this age of 'green' cars, frugality and 'eco-awareness', who else likes to give the finger to the environmentalists and help the Exchequer by purchasing lots of fuel on a regular basis? Does anybody get less than 10 mpg?

[Shaw Tarse]

Is that proper mpg or Yank mpg?

[JREwing]

Is it the GMC in your profile you're talking about?

[JREwing]

Shaw Tarse said:

Is that proper mpg or Yank mpg?

Damn, I was going to ask that when he confirmed he was referring to the GMC.

[kayzee]

Wow, and I thought my Impreza was bad... averaged 12mpg, did get it into single figures when really trying though

[bob1179]

JREwing said:

Shaw Tarse said:

Is that proper mpg or Yank mpg?

Damn, I was going to ask that when he confirmed he was referring to the GMC.

It is the old GMC Red Neck mobile. I measured it in proper British mpg, none of this '22 mpg on the highway' stuff you get on the adverts in the US!

[D4MJT]

My old P38 Range Rover, post decats and stainless.

[schmalex]

I refuse to believe that picture hasn't been photshopped.

There is not a single warning light on....

[300bhp/ton]

kayzee said:

Wow, and I thought my Impreza was bad... averaged 12mpg, did get it into single figures when really trying though

Impreza, daily road use in the UK and sub 10 mpg average??? I think someone might be BS'ing a tad , either that or had a broken Subaru

[real4star]

Jesus... Dads knackered (400,000+ mileage) 53 year old 2.25petrol Land Rover never drops below 12mpg.

[baz1985]

Usually 19mpg...on occasion 13-15mpg....the lower the better! I need to have a stint in a S85 engined car...that's got to be <10mpg...excellent!

[MGgeordie]

Big finger to the environmentalists here, use a ZS 2.5V6 for my 44 mile daily commute....sadly it manages to return an average of 33mpg which is far to economical for this thread....

I drive what I like, its about smiles per gallon not miles per gallon....lifes too short!!

[edc]

Long term trip mpg on a V8 Range Rover was 12.4 and 150k on the clock when collected.

[Dr Interceptor]

The Merc (2002 E430 estate) gets around 15mpg around town, which is pretty terrible.

I don't even want to think what the Jensen does - 440 cu in Mopar V8 (7.2 litre), pretty sure that uses a gallon of V-Power just to fire up!

[DanielSan]

Not my car but a friend was running an XFR as a company car for a while, going from Stoke to Warwick everyday on the motorway plus the usual round town weekend use was averaging 9MPG!!

[R12HCO]

My 2.0 mpi Disco use to do 14 mpg. Pretty terrible considering its engine size.

[bob1179]

MGgeordie said:

Big finger to the environmentalists here, use a ZS 2.5V6 for my 44 mile daily commute....sadly it manages to return an average of 33mpg which is far to economical for this thread....

I drive what I like, its about smiles per gallon not miles per gallon....lifes too short!!

Far too economical, hang your head in shame!

[bob1179]

D4MJT said:

My old P38 Range Rover, post decats and stainless.

That is a great effort!



Though is it the average or a one off?

[0llie]

I don't even wish to think what my Discovery V8 averaged when off roading. Running AC, on a super hot day when being absolutely cained, a days pay and play course saw well over half a tank consumed (£55-60). It would average around 8-10 when used round the lanes.

However, my Fiesta went on track late last year, driven to within an inch of its life all day long managed to average 18.4mpg I was absolutely stunned, my Discovery TD5 wouldn't average that when driving locally!

[Captain Muppet]

It was getting 12mpg from my Silvia that made me stop measuring fuel consumption.

I only started again when I got the RX7 and was very happy to get 19mph for a few tanks. Then I started driving it properly and it only dropped to 17mpg, which I was happy with.