65 Miles From 10 Pounds Worth Of Diesel Good?

[Guest TdiGalaxy90]

65 miles from 10 pounds worth of diesel good? or bad? at

[seatkid]

65 miles from 10 pounds worth of diesel good? or bad? at

[Galaxy newbie]

I get about 125 miles on my range computer from

[Guest TdiGalaxy90]

my computer is saying 46 - 50 mpg but still only get 65 miles to a tenner at 1.39p/p/l

[Guest TdiGalaxy90]

im using good oil,always change oil,air and fuel filters so why am i not getting better fuel mpg?

[Guest TdiGalaxy90]

seatkid how did you work that out anyways?

 

for 10

[seatkid]

seatkid how did you work that out anyways?

with a calculator :D

 

1.40 / 10 * 65 * 4.545

 

 

My original remark was tongue in cheek (for the slow among us :D )

 

If you were nipping around town - your mpg is OK

 

If you were pushing 80mph down the motorway - your mpg is OK

 

If you were towing a caravan up hill - your mpg is OK

 

If you were doing 50mph on a Sunday afternnon drive in the country - your mprg is not brilliant

 

Air bubbles in the fuel pipe dont affect consumption - its normal to se a few small ones - they are often drawn in around the T piece on the fuel filter due to poorly sealing O ring.

 

Easiest ways to improve the mpg is to pump your tyres up hard and drive a bit gentler.

[Guest TdiGalaxy90]

ok thanks kid

[gregers]

seatkid how did you work that out anyways?

with a calculator ;)

 

1.40 / 10 * 65 * 4.545

 

 

My original remark was tongue in cheek (for the slow among us :lol: )

 

If you were nipping around town - your mpg is OK

 

If you were pushing 80mph down the motorway - your mpg is OK

 

If you were towing a caravan up hill - your mpg is OK

 

If you were doing 50mph on a Sunday afternnon drive in the country - your mprg is not brilliant

 

Air bubbles in the fuel pipe dont affect consumption - its normal to se a few small ones - they are often drawn in around the T piece on the fuel filter due to poorly sealing O ring.

 

Easiest ways to improve the mpg is to pump your tyres up hard and drive a bit gentler.

 

 

 

 

blimey m8,you getting mellow in your old age? ;)

was hopeing for a good ole debate on derv fuel.

just like the good old days :lol:

Edited September 1, 2011 by gregers

[lewis]

useful web site

 

http://www.fuel-economy.co.uk/calc.shtml

[seatkid]

blimey m8,you getting mellow in your old age? :lol:

was hopeing for a good ole debate on derv fuel.

just like the good old days :lol:

Just don't have the energy to tell the poor sod that his mpg is crap and he really should be averaging 55mpg like me when in a hurry, 65mpg if a nice sunny summers drive.

 

He'll only start asking annoying whats wrong with his car questions.

 

(Answer: its the owner thats the problem, not the car)

[Guest TdiGalaxy90]

What car do you drive to get 55mph in a hurry???

 

my computer says 50mpg to 60mpg if i do a steady 50 mph

[Guest TdiGalaxy90]

Today I have put 10 pounds worth of diesel in at 138.9 p/l and so far i have done 62 miles and the computer says 0 miles left how ever the miles sometimes go up to 10???? the computer says on mf1 48.1mpg and other says 47mpg I have been doing no more than 50 mph on country back roads best i had on the mpg clock was 50.1??

any info on this would be great even from you seatkid :lol: hahahahahahahahha

[Guest TdiGalaxy90]

why is my mpg saying 48 on mf1 and 47 on mf2 when really it should say 41mpg?

[zorgman]

on a run i get approx 80 miles to tenner about doors about 60 tho got a few mods on my engine to piss the chavs off so quite a few foot downs

[seatkid]

What car do you drive to get 55mph in a hurry???

 

my computer says 50mpg to 60mpg if i do a steady 50 mph

 

Today I have put 10 pounds worth of diesel in at 138.9 p/l and so far i have done 62 miles and the computer says 0 miles left how ever the miles sometimes go up to 10???? the computer says on mf1 48.1mpg and other says 47mpg I have been doing no more than 50 mph on country back roads best i had on the mpg clock was 50.1??

any info on this would be great even from you seatkid :lol: hahahahahahahahha

 

why is my mpg saying 48 on mf1 and 47 on mf2 when really it should say 41mpg?

 

 

See what I mean Gregers? Questions, questions...... :lol:

[Guest TdiGalaxy90]

thought this is what its all about - The questions being answered by some know it all hahhahahaha

[gregers]

What car do you drive to get 55mph in a hurry???

 

my computer says 50mpg to 60mpg if i do a steady 50 mph

 

Today I have put 10 pounds worth of diesel in at 138.9 p/l and so far i have done 62 miles and the computer says 0 miles left how ever the miles sometimes go up to 10???? the computer says on mf1 48.1mpg and other says 47mpg I have been doing no more than 50 mph on country back roads best i had on the mpg clock was 50.1??

any info on this would be great even from you seatkid :) hahahahahahahahha

 

why is my mpg saying 48 on mf1 and 47 on mf2 when really it should say 41mpg?

 

 

See what I mean Gregers? Questions, questions...... :lol:

 

 

;):lol:;):lol:

aw c,mon seat kid its been ages since weve had this come up yet again.its about time it reared its ugly head.

 

 

people. apart from the booster heater,i think this must come pretty much near the top for topics that have been covered :lol:

and the only difference is the price of derv.but the claims of mpg have basically stayed the same.

the best i had out of my tdi was 59,9 and even when i sold it 2 weeks ago it showed 54 mpg.ok the speed was averaging about 50mph but it is acheivable quite simply by reading the road ahead of you,even round town i was getting anything up to 40 mpg,personally i think its bloody good that a near on 2 tonne car can get those sort of figures.

 

wish my lexus would do anything like those figures,but boy is it fun to drive.:D

[Guest TdiGalaxy90]

update... Today got 71 miles from 10

[Guest TdiGalaxy90]

45 mpg doing 50 mph ? bloody hell cant go any slower on motorway lol

[Guest TdiGalaxy90]

thats using cruise control to

[Guest TdiGalaxy90]

also car full up with people and tyres pumped right up

[Guest TdiGalaxy90]

put another tenner in today and this is how it stands so far not been going over 50 mph

[MadBaz]

What I want to know is why I can get 51/52 mpg on the way to work, but only 40ish on the way back. 16 miles one way.

[NikpV]

What I want to know is why I can get 51/52 mpg on the way to work, but only 40ish on the way back. 16 miles one way.

 

keen to get home .. not so keen to get to work :blink: seriously - more hills there ? prevailing wind ? - Air colder if you go in the morning ??