Maestro diesel turbo MPG

[aw51 121565]

A friend's 205XLD did 56mpg on a 50/50 mileage mix of 20 mile intracity daily commutes & long distance runs in the early '90s, with yours truly behind the wheel.

Another friend's 205XLD is currently doing 51mpg on a daily 80 mile intercity commute - I suspect it needs a service (especially a new air filter) but he's happy .

I drove a Montego TD across Europe on a banger rally 6 years ago and got 50mpg at a steady 80mph (and the fuel pump settings had been tampered-with, so I suspect it could/should have done better).

And I commute daily in an MG Maestro 1600 - I get about 26mpg for 3 miles each way. It gives 35mpg at 70mph on a run though... A Maestro 1300 will beat this significantly, and a Maestro Diesel/Turbo Diesel will knock this into a cocked hat! Just waxoyl it then keep an eye on stone chips etc - plus the Diesels will run on old chip shop frying oil, making them very cheap indeed to fuel . Damn good cars with a bit of TLC...

[K87]

HereBeMonsters said:

Just do it in the 205. At 65mph you'll get 40mpg, assuming everything is standard...

120 miles a day at 40mpg isn't particularly good.

Mondeo would be too much on insurance as it's a 2nd car and I'm under 25. The maestro is actually a bit much insurance wise too. Think the original plan of an AX or 106 will have to be.

[Ritchie335is]

When I was in the motor trade we used to get a Maestro diesel taxi in for work occasionally.

It blew a head gasket and for 6 months the owner would come out of his house every morning and bar the engine over slowly to squeeze the coolant back out of the leaky cylinder before firing it up!
Threw a conrod out of the block eventually.

They are good, strong engines but what a bloody racket they make when cold.
As has been said you will wake the street up every morning, they sound like an old DI Transit.

[anonymous-user]

You should also probably drive VERY defensively. The day you get hit in a Masesto by a car made in the last 5years is probably your last day on this earth imo..........

[750turbo]

K87 said:

750turbo said:

K87 said:

Liquid Knight said:

You can still buy them new if you go to the right Rover dealer.

My 213S makes over 40 mpg. Dads old Montego Countryman estate would average over 30mph easilly making over 40 on a run.

This can't be right.....

Very possibly is, just need to find the RIGHT Rover Dealer

I meant his average mph (mpg??) claims?

Oops! Sorry

It was a thinly veiled (well thickly veiled to be honest) comment made at cars built over there ---> under licence

Must have been watching some rubbish on TV that reminded me.

[lost in espace]

Save yourself a fortune and get buying used veg oil off ebay for this engine, assuming its got a pump that will take it. Alternatively start collecting from chinese and indian restaurants.

I would buy a VAG 110bhp engined car non pd and factor in the 50mpg at 50p a litre savings, suddenly you will realise the savings to be had and can afford the insurance and extra budget!

http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/forum/forumdis... the guys here are great.

[morgrp]

aw51 121565 said:

A friend's 205XLD did 56mpg on a 50/50 mileage mix of 20 mile intracity daily commutes & long distance runs in the early '90s, with yours truly behind the wheel.

Another friend's 205XLD is currently doing 51mpg on a daily 80 mile intercity commute - I suspect it needs a service (especially a new air filter) but he's happy .

I drove a Montego TD across Europe on a banger rally 6 years ago and got 50mpg at a steady 80mph (and the fuel pump settings had been tampered-with, so I suspect it could/should have done better).

And I commute daily in an MG Maestro 1600 - I get about 26mpg for 3 miles each way. It gives 35mpg at 70mph on a run though... A Maestro 1300 will beat this significantly, and a Maestro Diesel/Turbo Diesel will knock this into a cocked hat! Just waxoyl it then keep an eye on stone chips etc - plus the Diesels will run on old chip shop frying oil, making them very cheap indeed to fuel . Damn good cars with a bit of TLC...

Ooo an MG 1600! - pics please!
I've got a solid state dash binacle for one sat in my garage!
Rare beast and one I'd love to own one day even though the 2-litre EFI was a much better motor - properly rare now I'd be tempted to convert it to an S series and shove the twin webbers on it

[lost in espace]

Save yourself a fortune and get buying used veg oil off ebay for this engine, assuming its got a pump that will take it. Alternatively start collecting from chinese and indian restaurants.

I would buy a VAG 110bhp engined car non pd and factor in the 50mpg at 50p a litre savings, suddenly you will realise the savings to be had and can afford the insurance and extra budget!

http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/forum/forumdis... the guys here are great.

[66comanche]

A Maestro 'popped up' as a commuter? Have we been transported back to the late 80's? If so I can't drive but like the mk2 Astra adverts on the telly

[K87]

Will the maestro run on straight veg oil? That was part of the plan, I know the pug citroen stuff does with the right fuel pumps.

[morgrp]

K87 said:

Will the maestro run on straight veg oil? That was part of the plan, I know the pug citroen stuff does with the right fuel pumps.

Think they have Lucas pumps which don't like veg oil - Bosch pumps are the ones to go go for if you want to run on veg oil

[iNick]

Have to agree, must be some better options out there than that. A few people had them on my road when I was growing up and they were hateful cars new(ish).

Good thing about an older no common rail diesel is you can run them on veg oil, which is a big cheaper thatn diesel to buy new and much cheaper if you can talk a local takeaway to give you their old stuff.

What is your budget?


EDIT. Sorry, hadn't finished reading the thread, and have now realised veg oil already mentioned. Great minds, etc.