ALT Posted September 29, 2008 Posted September 29, 2008 As an ongoing check on the fuel economy of the car, I always note down the odometer reading and the quantity of fuel added at each fill-up. I’ve had a look at the data for my first 6 months of ownership and I am getting an average of 25.4 mpg. This is a mixture of journey types from a driving holiday in Europe to my daily 10 mile each way commute. Clearly the long runs result in better fuel economy – my best being 30 mpg on the motorways through France. So I get a reasonable correlation with “miles per day†Quote
nixy Posted September 29, 2008 Posted September 29, 2008 Graphs! Hang on i'll get my anorak before I read them! Quote
RobD7 Posted September 29, 2008 Posted September 29, 2008 You're doing well, I'm averaging about 20mpg! Quote
ALT Posted September 29, 2008 Author Posted September 29, 2008 Graphs! Hang on i'll get my anorak before I read them! I know - I can be a bit of a geek at times Quote
Rob_Quads Posted September 29, 2008 Posted September 29, 2008 I'm averaging 22.88mpg doing 17387 miles - approx 620 miles/ month Quote
rmmackfc Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 20... on a good day ....graphs 10/10 for effort Quote
IanS Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 Top analysis How does is compare to what the trip computer records? Quote
ALT Posted October 1, 2008 Author Posted October 1, 2008 Top analysis How does is compare to what the trip computer records? I haven’t diligently kept records of the trip computer, but when I have noticed it, it seems to tie up quite well with the information I get when filling up. Andrew Quote
stanski Posted October 1, 2008 Posted October 1, 2008 no need for all this fancy stuff - its easy just look at your credit card statement and see how the pounds pile up every time you fill up ! Quote
Adriank Posted October 4, 2008 Posted October 4, 2008 well im surprised how good the economy is, i have had between 27.2 and 27.7 on my first 3 tanks. I tried a slow economy drive home one day and managed a clear 33.9mpg, including some round town driving at the end, very good i thought! Quote
Ebized Posted October 4, 2008 Posted October 4, 2008 well im surprised how good the economy is, i have had between 27.2 and 27.7 on my first 3 tanks. I tried a slow economy drive home one day and managed a clear 33.9mpg, including some round town driving at the end, very good i thought! how do you manage to restrain your right foot for everyday driving - I only get that sort of mpg on boring motorway journeys. The ZED is a car to be driven - the noise, the handling, the power delivery are so intoxicating I simply can't be arsed trying to maximise fuel economy. Quote
tmJak Posted October 4, 2008 Posted October 4, 2008 no need for all this fancy stuff - its easy just look at your credit card statement and see how the pounds pile up every time you fill up ! I got a cash back credit card (shell) and had to pay off the full balance of a month which was about £400 Busy month I suppose Quote
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