j7dub 0 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 went to london and back on saturday showed average 26mpg on computer. did about 450miles on 65quid is that good?? Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 I generally hit 30's when im motorway driving... when im driving around it's always between 20 and 23 MPG now ive had it mapped and the valve timing has been adjusted. Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 depends what was ur ave speed i did 450 miles to inters and back total average speed was 78 i think and it did 32 mpg total town driving iv got a bit of a lead foot and normaly get mid 20s Link to post Share on other sites
DundeeDub 0 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 i had a look last night actually and if you go at 50 mph (its hard i know only to go that fast) i got between 38 and 46 mpg depending on how flat it was, it was only up hill and flat in 5th sitting at 2000 rpmthing is when do you stay at that speed....lol Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 yeh i got stuck behind somethin and did 45-50 mph for a few miles and it went well into the 40s Link to post Share on other sites
Pittuf 0 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Most of my driving is on slow roads and I usally average around 24mpg Link to post Share on other sites
maak 0 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 I get about 27 mpg on the motorway (70-80 mph), pretty crap huh? I suspect something is going wrong somewhere - but she isn't throwing any faults. Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 hmm yeh its not great were u in 3rd gear lol Link to post Share on other sites
nickbee 1 Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 I very, very rarely get as much as 30mpg on any road in any condition at any speed. Link to post Share on other sites
binliner 0 Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 I very, very rarely check what my mpg is Link to post Share on other sites
j7dub 0 Posted July 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 i think its safe to say we are all in the same boat..should do a group buy on a petrol station 8o) Link to post Share on other sites
Pittuf 0 Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 lmao :-p Good choice Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 i was doin 140 all the way down the a500 from my house.... 19.7MPG... not bad! Link to post Share on other sites
binliner 0 Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 i think its safe to say we are all in the same boat..should do a group buy on a petrol station 8o) or maybe hi-jack a petrol tanker in a fast n furious stylee (without the green neons !ill)! Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 i was doin 140 all the way down the a500 from my house.... 19.7MPG... not bad!lol i got 16 mpg when i got abit erm enthustic on my fav country lane i avereged 78 mph touched 105 and never got into 5th plus i did 150mph back up the a500 and it dropped again to just under 16 eeeeek it was a laugh though Link to post Share on other sites
DundeeDub 0 Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 i never seem to average more that 71 mph .....lol "honestly officer i have only been going at the speed limit, here look at my maf it shows an average of 71mph"anyone else found this yet?? Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 lol yeh cuz on a run u dont do silly speed for huge amount of time ( i dont anyway hehe) so the ave always looks a little lower than ud expect Link to post Share on other sites
DundeeDub 0 Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 na i was meaning that you are actually averaging more than 71 but it only goes up to 71 and stops.i reset mine when going down the motor way playing with some cooper s's and we were going between 90 and 110 for about 30 mins and the average came up as 71mph, mine seems to stick at that speed, just wondering if anyone elses does to. ps it was on setting 1 Link to post Share on other sites
six appeal 53 Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 Went to Worcester last weekend, to attend our stand at BVF, and managed to have an average speed on the MAF of 97mph for the whole journey ;o)MMMMMmmmm , must be the gearing messed up with the bigger wheels officer ;o) Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 hmm mine doesnt stick at 71 thats a strange 1 my outside temp gage doesnt work it just skips it iv looked in bottom of bumper and theres 2 holes and im sure they should b full of grill hmm any1 got a pic Link to post Share on other sites
Pittuf 0 Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 hmm mine doesnt stick at 71 thats a strange 1 my outside temp gage doesnt work it just skips it iv looked in bottom of bumper and theres 2 holes and im sure they should b full of grill hmm any1 got a picMine does that as well, i've got the grills and one has got the hole in for the sensor, I also have the connector hanging down for the sensor, just no sensor Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 u hav more than me then pittuf lol Link to post Share on other sites
DundeeDub 0 Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 looks like i'm the only one it works on then, looks good fro me if i get pulled over on the motorway then....lol Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Steve 0 Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Just got home from collecting the car at Stealth. She averaged 32 mpg even with getting stuck in traffic due to an accident on the M25 - 2 cars written off)Quite pleased. :-) Link to post Share on other sites
Glyn Mk3 0 Posted July 11, 2004 Report Share Posted July 11, 2004 I get around 38mpg at 60-70mph on long stretches and 30-32 doing 80-90. Rest of the time it's between 15-26 around town. Did 100 for about 30 mins and it came up as 27mpg... doesn't sound too bad Link to post Share on other sites
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