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I drove from Preston to Essex and back on Monday - combination of motorway and the A14. Very busy so cruising anywhere between 60 abd 80 with lots of 50 average stuff. I got 415 miles and it was still showing 50 left when the bingo light came on.
I know I drive like a wuss etc ........
I know I drive like a wuss etc ........
Figure 25mpg and if you fill up at 12 gallons (leaving 4+ gallons in the tank as "reserve") that is 300 miles per tank with enough fuel that you can be a bit picky where you fill up.
But don't you have a working fuel level gage? And an OBC that can display remaining miles to fueling?
With my Boxster (with no OBC) and my Turbo (with an OBC) when I'm on the road I just try to fill up when it is convenient -- easy off easy back the freeway/highway -- without letting the fuel level get below 1/4 tank.
But don't you have a working fuel level gage? And an OBC that can display remaining miles to fueling?
With my Boxster (with no OBC) and my Turbo (with an OBC) when I'm on the road I just try to fill up when it is convenient -- easy off easy back the freeway/highway -- without letting the fuel level get below 1/4 tank.
Rockster said:
Figure 25mpg and if you fill up at 12 gallons (leaving 4+ gallons in the tank as "reserve") that is 300 miles per tank with enough fuel that you can be a bit picky where you fill up.
But don't you have a working fuel level gage? And an OBC that can display remaining miles to fueling?
With my Boxster (with no OBC) and my Turbo (with an OBC) when I'm on the road I just try to fill up when it is convenient -- easy off easy back the freeway/highway -- without letting the fuel level get below 1/4 tank.
Are you working in US mpg (3.78 litres/gallon) or imperial mpg (4.54 litres/ gallon)?But don't you have a working fuel level gage? And an OBC that can display remaining miles to fueling?
With my Boxster (with no OBC) and my Turbo (with an OBC) when I'm on the road I just try to fill up when it is convenient -- easy off easy back the freeway/highway -- without letting the fuel level get below 1/4 tank.
Edited by thegoose on Saturday 28th June 23:48
My mrs has a Eos 2.0TDI CR which is capable of 60mpg and she is questioning the reason why we should take the Boxster , we will be doing a total of 2200 miles,working out the costs then adding grin factor after is why i asked ....
Got to say i want to go in the 987 as we are taking in the route napoleon on route to Sainte Maxime and its been a burning desire of mine to do this for a while.
Got to say i want to go in the 987 as we are taking in the route napoleon on route to Sainte Maxime and its been a burning desire of mine to do this for a while.
Surprisingly I'm now getting over 500 miles per tank from a 981 2.7, 45mpg on a run is not uncommon. It was impressive out of the box but now with 16,000 on the clock it's loosened up and delivers more bang for your buck as well as more go. Might help convince the OP's other half of the potential frugality of a Porsche..
porschecrazy321 said:
My mrs has a Eos 2.0TDI CR which is capable of 60mpg and she is questioning the reason why we should take the Boxster , we will be doing a total of 2200 miles,working out the costs then adding grin factor after is why i asked ....
Got to say i want to go in the 987 as we are taking in the route napoleon on route to Sainte Maxime and its been a burning desire of mine to do this for a while.
This is a no brainer! Just get in the Porsche and drive it. Using the "mpg logic" you will forever regret doing some of the best roads in Europe in a crappy car. Even at 20 mpg in the Porsche vs 60 mpg the actual cost saving will be negligible compared to the value of the driving experience. Just do it!!Got to say i want to go in the 987 as we are taking in the route napoleon on route to Sainte Maxime and its been a burning desire of mine to do this for a while.
iandc said:
This is a no brainer! Just get in the Porsche and drive it. Using the "mpg logic" you will forever regret doing some of the best roads in Europe in a crappy car. Even at 20 mpg in the Porsche vs 60 mpg the actual cost saving will be negligible compared to the value of the driving experience. Just do it!!
couldn't agree more.thegoose said:
iandc said:
This is a no brainer! Just get in the Porsche and drive it. Using the "mpg logic" you will forever regret doing some of the best roads in Europe in a crappy car. Even at 20 mpg in the Porsche vs 60 mpg the actual cost saving will be negligible compared to the value of the driving experience. Just do it!!
couldn't agree more.Rockster said:
thegoose said:
iandc said:
This is a no brainer! Just get in the Porsche and drive it. Using the "mpg logic" you will forever regret doing some of the best roads in Europe in a crappy car. Even at 20 mpg in the Porsche vs 60 mpg the actual cost saving will be negligible compared to the value of the driving experience. Just do it!!
couldn't agree more.I'm also interested in MPG as driving through France will be at a constant 80MPH as I will not let the Gendarmes have a penny of my money for speeding.
I'm driving a 993, and thought she might average 25MPG on the way down which would be around 26 Gallons to get there. I was thinking filling up UK side at the ferry terminal then just once on the way down through France as fuel in Spain is so much cheaper.
Does this seem attainable?.
Edited by Wozy68 on Sunday 29th June 19:44
Can't say. You can just head out and see how it comes out. It is not like you can't fill up again in France if you don't get the mileage you need to make it all the way to Spain before you need fuel. If you want some higher level of confidence use a NAVI unit to plot a route and from this you'll know the miles, then you can work the numbers to see if what you want to do will probably work. But you can't always count on a clear run. Traffic or something might slow you up and there goes your plan.
Once in awhile I do something similar. When I have to drive through Oregon I try to make it on one tank of fuel. There is no self-serve gasoline stations in Oregon and the attendants have a reputation for screwing up by overfilling and getting fuel all over or scratching the car finish or something. So what I do is fill up just before the CA/OR state line -- although fuel prices are generally pretty dear at the stations there -- and then drive all the way up through Oregon. (Or on the way south I fill up inside of Washington state and then drive until I'm back in CA.) The last time it got a bit iffy as I was in the Turbo and it doesn't get as good as fuel mileage as the Boxster and it is over 300 miles up through Oregon. But the Turbo has the OBC and I watched the miles remaining and was ok. I filled up just a few miles out of Oregon in Washington. It didn't help that the speed limit in Oregon is just 65mph (or less in places) and the Turbo (and the Boxster) appear to get better fuel milage at a higher speed.
Once in awhile I do something similar. When I have to drive through Oregon I try to make it on one tank of fuel. There is no self-serve gasoline stations in Oregon and the attendants have a reputation for screwing up by overfilling and getting fuel all over or scratching the car finish or something. So what I do is fill up just before the CA/OR state line -- although fuel prices are generally pretty dear at the stations there -- and then drive all the way up through Oregon. (Or on the way south I fill up inside of Washington state and then drive until I'm back in CA.) The last time it got a bit iffy as I was in the Turbo and it doesn't get as good as fuel mileage as the Boxster and it is over 300 miles up through Oregon. But the Turbo has the OBC and I watched the miles remaining and was ok. I filled up just a few miles out of Oregon in Washington. It didn't help that the speed limit in Oregon is just 65mph (or less in places) and the Turbo (and the Boxster) appear to get better fuel milage at a higher speed.
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