MPG Madness: 41.1mpg average over 200miles

[Pritchard]

im sure many others have had small victories.

but after Abbey recently sorted out an issue, my MPG was back to the normal realms of happynes.

 

well i had to travel to Cardiff today (from Kent) for work. so, as it was in works time i stuck cruise control to 60mph and plodded away.

traffic was good. i had 3 service stops (which brought down the mpg and indicated average speed), and also lost 0.5 points at the Wales bridge tolls thingy. (along with £6.50! jesus. surprised i didnt need a passport too).

 

then once in wales traffic got bad as it was rush hour, and i lost my peak of 41.4mpg, but not before i got a picture of it at the tolls.

 

yes its easy to reset the counter on the go, and take a quick picture. but this was actually my run. also check out the odometer and the fuel gauge for further evidence.

 

happy bunny.

 

final 'score' when i arrived at the hotel was 39.7, over 201 miles.

Miles to next tank - indicated 390miles !! now that would be some awesome tank range.

 

[ioneabee]

even trying hard - I've never achieved that

 

and of course you should have had your passport

[Mrzed]

Were you being towed?????or were you running on two cylinders????

Edited August 18, 2015 by Mrzed

[gumpy000]

No its downhill from Kent.

[HAMLNJ]

I'm keen on taking my car around Europe. This kinds of mpg is making me more tempted. I did 72.8mpg av from Weston supermare to Amsterdam. Rather pleased with that but i was in a b6 Passat 2.0 d

[Pritchard]

lol, no wasnt being towed.

i had a 'test run' to new forest last week, whereby i actually reset the trip every few miles to see what difference the mph made. (all on cruise, and left for a few miles to try and cancel out hill gradients)

but, the difference between 60mph and 70mph is huge, about 8mpg (roughly 40 to roughly 32 is what i saw). and again, stick it on 50mph and i saw 46mpg pop up after a couple of miles!

 

those average speed cameras are your friends

Edited August 18, 2015 by Pritchard

[Keyser]

Try using the pedal on the right - makes the MPG figure go down but it is SOOOOOO MUCH MORE FUN!!!!!!!!!

 

 

I never got close to that - in case you were wondering

[GMballistic]

It just goes to show,

 

 

 

 

 

 

....those gauges are never accurate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair play though really.

[Carbon.Ninja]

Did I came to the right forum? 350z not Leaf?!?!

 

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[Ebized]

Careful, you are in danger of undermining gangzooms case for electric cars

[Pritchard]

Did I came to the right forum? 350z not Leaf?!?!

 

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The Leaf forum expelled me for being too extreme!

 

i set it at 60 to make sure that i overtook, and was not overtaken, by any lorries i saw.

im tempted to set it to 50mph on the way home, just for shts n giggles.

 

 

... althought im sure ill get abuse my motorists pointing and saying to their wives ''look over there Julie, that man cant affoard fuel for his car''

 

 

anyway its all for a laugh. i usualy take the diesel on the work trips to make the most f the 45p/litre. thought id see what happens.

[Carbon.Ninja]

My GT86 won't hit that for sure! But then again over 27k mileage and every morning right foot heavy due to country lane to work not too shabby!

 

For my ZED its about 33mpg before fluid change :S

 

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[GMballistic]

I would say what you could try is to see how low you can get the MPG on the way back but I'd hate for you to get pulled by the rozzers.

[Jay Kay]

Blimey, I picked my Zed up in Aberdeen last week and drove virtually to London (535 miles) and only managed 28mpg for the trip. I did hit a lot of traffic and stop started for a few hours in the south of Scotland but I did pass many hours cruising at 70 and then about 70 miles sticking to 50 in average speed cameras in the numerous road works I encountered. You did far better than I did.

[Pritchard]

I would say what you could try is to see how low you can get the MPG on the way back but I'd hate for you to get pulled by the rozzers.

 

why would i get pulled? is it an offence to travel at 70mph in 3rd gear?

[The Bounty Bar Kid]

Tried a "let's see what mpg I can get" run before. Started on cruise at 65mph. Lasted 1 minute before I gave up. Far more fun with your foot on the loud pedal.

[Stutopia]

Just been to Durham and back, 280 miles. 160m cross country A-roads and 120m legal motorway speeds - 28mpg according to the machine. More than enough, given the fun that was had on the A road sections. Worth 13 fewer MPG any day

[TT350]

I always set CC to 60mph on long journeys. Recline the seat right back, heated seat on, Jazz FM on.

 

 

[ioneabee]

do you close your eyes and go to sleep too ?

[Sam Mcgoo]

That must have been sooooo boring.

Driving slow makes me tired.

 

Good effort though!

[Ash87]

41.1? That must be a typo!!!

[Gashead1105]

I'd better show this thread to my other half, that's better than I've ever managed out of any performance car! I have got a heavy right foot though.

[Jay Kay]

Scented candles too TT350?

[brillomaster]

that is good going - best I've managed in my new motor is 36mpg, doing a steady 72mph for 80miles up the A46.

 

Think I saw 35mpg in the zed once, when going through the 50mph average speed camera zone on the M1.

[NeilMH]

Irrespective of the fun argument, It think it's mighty impressive that these cars are capable of that level of economy if so (or ever) desired.