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How close does your car get to the advertised MPG?

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By *UNCHBOX OP   Man
over a year ago

folkestone

I know that the advertised MPG from car manufacturers come from test conditions and i don't expect to even be a close as 10MPG out, but my hybrid car must be about 25 MPG out from what they tell me i could get.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ours is suppose to do around 45 mpg on a run. We get 39mpg commuting so quite pleased.

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By *icked weaselCouple
over a year ago

Near Edinburgh..

we get 45mpg from our old 1.6 petrol banger.. quite pleased really..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mine does pretty much as advertised. 6 year old Ford Fiesta 1.4 tdci. Average 59mpg - 68 on open roads

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mine doesn't fare well at all, manages about 8-10 mpg if driven hard!!

On a run I can expect 30 at most if I behave myself.

My little winter van on the other hand is great, can't really measure it though as it runs on anything from veg oil, heating oil & occasionally diesel! Best banger I ever bought.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

7 yr old Accord - does pretty much what's advertised. On motorway runs, it exceeds it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ive got a 2ltr Ford Kuga 4x4 diesel. When I drive sensibly, it's pretty much as advertised

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My daily is supposed to get 62mpg but I'm averaging 49mpg over 4k miles.

My old toy is better measured in gpm

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maybe the figures were attained with other features activated? Like smart cruise control systems etc. Also, it'll probably be gutsy for the first 1-2k miles until it's run in mate.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Mine is out but it's largely poor driving. I get 56 on commute but should be 60#.Diesel golf.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

I once got ma Beckett tuned RD400 down to about 9 mpg whilst caning it round the I.O.M.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not aclue what it is ment to do but it wont be the 7mpg I get lol

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

I fill mine up when it's empty.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

2005 Passat and 2008 Touran. Both diesels, both do what they say on the tin. Worst I ever had was a 2002 Merc A Class, Holly drives a Smart forfour and it's fantastic!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have a A3 2.0 tdi sport, does 57mpg on but we have had it remapped.

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over a year ago

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By *arry_UkMan
over a year ago

birmingham

I've heard they do tests on a flat road at 50mph to get them figures...

I can get within 4/5mpg using slower speeds on a motorway run

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I fill mine up when it's empty. "

nice...

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By *aid backMan
over a year ago

by a lake with my rod out

they also drive behind a wind breaker a big truck to get rid of aerodynamic drag (slip steeaming) and this saves lots pf mpg

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"I fill mine up when it's empty.

nice..."

He's beautiful!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

the combined for my c220 cdi is 39mpg, just done nearly 500 miles and the display is showing an average of 45mpg

when i had the subaru impreza the combined was 31 mpg, i often got 37+mpg

had a 2.0 8v vauxhall frontera sport dont think i ever managed more than 23mpg out of it no matter how steady i drove it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I fill mine up when it's empty. "

Glad it's not just me, I don't have a clue what mine is or what it should be, gets me from A to B, I send Paul to fill it up when the light comes on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's about right goes down when I'm.double clutching tho

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mine exceeds the advertised mpg figures. It a also 60bhp more powerful than standard.

The secret is removing the stupid environmental systems that actress do more harm than good in the long run. Whoever decided the EGR valve and swirl flaps were a good idea on a diesel wants punching in the nuts!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Mine exceeds the advertised mpg figures. It a also 60bhp more powerful than standard.

The secret is removing the stupid environmental systems that actress do more harm than good in the long run. Whoever decided the EGR valve and swirl flaps were a good idea on a diesel wants punching in the nuts!"

Actress?....*actually*

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By *igBanMan
over a year ago

kidlington


"Mine exceeds the advertised mpg figures. It a also 60bhp more powerful than standard.

The secret is removing the stupid environmental systems that actress do more harm than good in the long run. Whoever decided the EGR valve and swirl flaps were a good idea on a diesel wants punching in the nuts!"

A fellow bmw owner I see.

530d does about 44mpg on a mixed driving. 530 miles to a tank (60l)

The Rx8.... Well...200 for the Same amount of fuel.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mines doing a little over so pleased with that

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By *wiftieeMan
over a year ago

near Glasgow

When I look at a car's official mpg figures, I take the worst quoted, is it Urban or Extea Urban and add 20%.

The resultant figure is usually very close to my 'real world' average mpg.

I also usually brim the tank when filling up, so 'brim to brim' is an accurate measure.

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By *om and JennieCouple
over a year ago

Chams or Socials

I have no idea what you are on about I fill it up on payday & it lasts virtually the whole month

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Mine exceeds the advertised mpg figures. It a also 60bhp more powerful than standard.

The secret is removing the stupid environmental systems that actress do more harm than good in the long run. Whoever decided the EGR valve and swirl flaps were a good idea on a diesel wants punching in the nuts!

A fellow bmw owner I see.

530d does about 44mpg on a mixed driving. 530 miles to a tank (60l)

The Rx8.... Well...200 for the Same amount of fuel. "

BMW?... I'd rather push my Alfa than drive a Beemer (and before anyone says anything - I've never had to push any of my 5 Alfa's).

EGR's and swirl flaps are common on all diesels nowadays (thank the Americans and the California emissions regulations).

Whoever thought that redirecting sooty exhaust gases mixed with oil vapour back into an engines inlet manifold was a good idea wants shooting. They're fine when brand new but after a few thousand miles everything becomes clogged up with gunk and the engine actually becomes dirtier and less efficient. Not to mention far less reliable. I've seen loads of engines destroyed because a swirl flap has fallen off (due to carbon/soot build up) and ended up in a cylinder. BMW have had massive issues with it.

Remove them and the EGR and the problem disappears.

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By *enny PR9TV/TS
over a year ago

Southport

Anyone else like me running on LPG at 45p a litre?

Jenny xxx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There are websites (Honest John if I recall) that give actual MPG and mark it as a percentage against manufacturer claimed MPG.

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By *he-Hosiery-GentMan
over a year ago

Older Hot Bearded Guy


"I fill mine up when it's empty.

Glad it's not just me, I don't have a clue what mine is or what it should be, gets me from A to B, I send Paul to fill it up when the light comes on "

Likewise. Haven't the foggiest.

I go by how many miles I can do on a tank of fuel - approximately 600 - that's it.

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By *osieWoman
over a year ago

Wembley

Mine only does kilometres per litre

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Mine exceeds the advertised mpg figures. It a also 60bhp more powerful than standard.

The secret is removing the stupid environmental systems that actress do more harm than good in the long run. Whoever decided the EGR valve and swirl flaps were a good idea on a diesel wants punching in the nuts!"

This & a second punch in the wang for the dpf!

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