The Petrol Consumption

[evo]

My Gal mk2 2.3 simply drinks the juice im talking 18mpg in town driving and goes upto about 28 on motor way but still my friend owns a bmw z3 3.0 turbo injection and gets better consumption grrrrrr

[adrianf.]

Yes but the hairdressers car is a fraction of the weight of the Gal and only 700cc bigger.

[El Dingo]

Maybe Evo's needs a service? Our 2.3 auto does 33 - 35 mpg on the motorway.

 

 

 

 

(Just wait until nice-but-dim catches on to this thread :14: )

[NikpV]

(Just wait until nice-but-dim catches on to this thread :P )

 

 

I could hide the thread if you wanted :14: :lol: :14:

[mumof4]

ok......i give up.........are you talking about who i think you talking about?

[evo]

Yea i does need a service but im not sure where to take it i feel ford dealers charge alot alot of money for services...was hopeing to take it to a small local garage who looks after my mk 2 mondeo but am unsure whether he would be able to as of the onboard comp climate controll and such :/ O.o how much are u guys paying for services.

[mumof4]

Service charges can vary as to whether you use a main dealer or a wee independant place.Guess it depends if its your normal run of the mill service or a major service.Can vary from say about 150 upwards to around the 200 plus mark from a main dealer.

[big_kev]

Yea i does need a service but im not sure where to take it i feel ford dealers charge alot alot of money for services...was hopeing to take it to a small local garage who looks after my mk 2 mondeo but am unsure whether he would be able to as of the onboard comp climate controll and such :/ O.o how much are u guys paying for services.

 

You might find the small local garage has more idea what they are doing.

 

My experience of Ford Dealers is that they have little if any idea about Galaxy's, they also charge for work they haven't done and rip you off for unnecessary parts.

[GalaxyV6]

My Gal mk2 2.3 simply drinks the juice im talking 18mpg in town driving and goes upto about 28 on motor way but still my friend owns a bmw z3 3.0 turbo injection and gets better consumption grrrrrr

 

Hi evo you want try the 2.8 V6 model for eating fuel it has the power though enjoy :D

[GalaxyV6]

Evo my experience of our local Ford garage is good and it

[long]

I have similar return with our 2.3 auto (20 to 25 mpg)

I return the same as my audi 4.2 V8

 

:lol:

[gregers]

i done a round trip to Bournemouth last night 260 miles at no more then 70 mph and could only manage to get a reading off of the computer of ONLY 50.7MPG and when i dropped down to 60 it still would not go any higher,is there something wrong or can you only get higher readings if you drive at 40 mph????????

[seatkid]

i done a round trip to Bournemouth last night 260 miles at no more then 70 mph and could only manage to get a reading off of the computer of ONLY 50.7MPG and when i dropped down to 60 it still would not go any higher,is there something wrong or can you only get higher readings if you drive at 40 mph????????

Try releasing the handbrake and use top gear from time to time..... :lol:

[svendopel]

My Gal mk2 2.3 simply drinks the juice im talking 18mpg in town driving and goes upto about 28 on motor way but still my friend owns a bmw z3 3.0 turbo injection and gets better consumption grrrrrr

 

Hi evo you want try the 2.8 V6 model for eating fuel it has the power though enjoy :)

 

I have just brought a 2.8 V6 and found on a trip last week down to Somerset I was averaging 30ish Mpg all the was at 65Mph! Agree on the town/short journey driving mind!!! :)

[stev1e]

Hi

I have a 2.3 ghia 1999 and can get between 25 - 30 mpg according to computer just after a service with 79000 miles

cheers

Steven

[Cambs Swan]

You have to look at the issue of the petrol consumption in the round. I have a 2.3 automatic that has done over 110k miles since I bought it new nine years ago. During that time it has never had a significant fault and the two trivial faults only cost about

[Goofygolfer]

My Gal mk2 2.3 simply drinks the juice im talking 18mpg in town driving and goes upto about 28 on motor way but still my friend owns a bmw z3 3.0 turbo injection and gets better consumption grrrrrr

 

Yes but think of the weight ratio, the galaxy weighs near 2 tons the Z3 i guess half that. Plus aerodynamics there is going to be a huge difference in mpg, And driving style can affect as well.

[darrensimmons]

My Gal mk2 2.3 simply drinks the juice im talking 18mpg in town driving and goes upto about 28 on motor way but still my friend owns a bmw z3 3.0 turbo injection and gets better consumption grrrrrr

 

Hi evo you want try the 2.8 V6 model for eating fuel it has the power though enjoy :wacko:

Yes, I just got myself a 2002 V6 monster, great car but wow, heavy on the petrol!

[geuzer]

i have a 2.3 mk1 141000 i use shell optimax and i get around 440miles per tank mainly town some A roads

which is around 32mpg on motor way this increases i regularly change air filter very easy to change

plugs are easy or get garage to change i took out pollen filter ages ago no steaming up at all

[bingo nightly]

You have to look at the issue of the petrol consumption in the round. I have a 2.3 automatic that has done over 110k miles since I bought it new nine years ago. During that time it has never had a significant fault and the two trivial faults only cost about