28v6r 0 Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 I'm looking for some info...I drove my fathers Bora 2.0ltr Sport (Auto) down to Kendal and the return on mpg was dire!! 28.9mpg sitting @ 70-80mph all the way!! &| I just wondered what anyone else got to the gallon. I expected a bit better than this.. . I just wondered what people thought... am I expecting too much??The car is a 1999 model, 27k miles on the clock, FSH.Any ideas?? Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 hmmm autos r shite on juice but thats low m8 i get low-mid 30s from a vr @70-80mph Link to post Share on other sites
28v6r 0 Posted July 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 He...He..He, We'll see if you've stil got that "Boy racer" part left in you when your 77, shall we?? !amazed Yes, I'd agree that autos are crap in most cases, however as it's my fathers, and liable to be his last (77) then you'll understand the auto part.. I couldn't get it to go above 30mpg!! &| dealer says that's the norm for this car as the 2.0ltr was quite gutsy....yet a hire car I had on a manual returned 39mpg... interesting though.. Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 hehe below 30 mpg isnt good for 2litre i had a cav sri 8v and that did mid 30+ on a run easy Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Steve 0 Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 There a 2 problems here.1)Thirsty as you like 2.0ltr2)Auto box:-) Link to post Share on other sites
28v6r 0 Posted July 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 There a 2 problems here.1)Thirsty as you like 2.0ltr2)Auto box:-)and the remedy is????........ Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Steve 0 Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 The only real answer is to change it for a diesel. :-)In my opinion that 2.0 is way too thirsty and then adding an auto box is just bad news.The only other thing you can do is drive it nice and steady and not thrash it to death. Link to post Share on other sites
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