focus 1.8 mpg

[baldy1926]

what sort of mpg should i be getting from my 2005 1.8 -its the last of the old shapes it seems to struggle to get low 30's.its on 17inch wheels and i dont use the aircon much.thanks

[mr_fibuli]

Sounds similar to what I used to get from mine. It went from 400 miles per tank full new, to about 330 miles per tank after 100k.

[Mattt]

My DD used to get just over 400 to a tank regardless of the conditions. Not bad, but not as good as I hoped for. I heard of some people getting well over 500 somehow.

[Baffled Spoon]

Mattt said:

My DD used to get just over 400 to a tank regardless of the conditions. Not bad, but not as good as I hoped for. I heard of some people getting well over 500 somehow.

I manage to get just under 500 miles to a tank on a long motorway run at a steady 70-75 mph (this equates to around 44/45 mpg). Around town (in heavy stop/start traffic) I average about 32 mpg but then again I short shift at about 2500 rpm and am usually in 3rd or 4th gear at 30mph. Doing this I can still easily keep pace with the rest of town traffic while saving a load of fuel for b road hooning

ps the car has covered over 100k so the economy is pretty good all things considered

Edited by Baffled Spoon on Monday 12th May 11:24

[baldy1926]

just checked my mpg 179 miles 21ltrs!!!! how bad is that,it was about 2/3rds a roads and motorway-never above 70 the rest was heavy stop start london traffic.i'm a careful driver would would cause such bad mpg-any suggestions