weewizard Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Hi Guys, Can some one please tell me how many miles they get out of a full tank of petrol. I dont mean thrashing the go-nads of it. General steady driving. Im going on friday to view one with the mind to buy it. Cheers Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonD Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 300 - 350 is a fair assumption, it's what I average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weewizard Posted November 29, 2006 Author Share Posted November 29, 2006 Ok cool, cheers. is that on approx a £60 full tank of fuel? Cheers Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvester Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 nearer £80! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Also depends how much air con useage etc, but I also get 300 - 350 generally, on a long run above 350. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Quads Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 You must be really draining the tank to get £80 into it. Last night I was down to the red light and around 25miles on the trip computer. I filled up with 60L and managed 264 miles = 20MPG - This was all local driving (5 miles to work and 10 miles into town trips) Doing motorway driving I can get to around the 30MPG from a tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvester Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Depends on the current price for Optimax of course.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 You must be really draining the tank to get £80 into it. Depends how much you're paying for fuel too.......! But £80 is pushing it, can get £70 at a push at old prices, now it is closer to £60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingu2 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 normal driving about 300 motorway about 400 (so it seems after just a few weeks of ownership) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonD Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 You must be really draining the tank to get £80 into it. Last night I was down to the red light and around 25miles on the trip computer. I filled up with 60L and managed 264 miles = 20MPG - This was all local driving (5 miles to work and 10 miles into town trips) Doing motorway driving I can get to around the 30MPG from a tank I generally manage to put about 65 - 70l of fuel in the car, last night it was 63l and I had covered 287miles, alot of those miles included 'spirited' driving tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl114 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 At present, i am doing just under 300 to a tank, but i am still blatting as ive had the car less than a month and still enjoy the looks you get when you put your foot down. Especially from girls at the bus stop as i pose with my sunnies on, haha. Yes I know what i am! But i have over a 1/4 tank left at the moment and got 245 miles on the trip and says around 100 miles more left. That included motorway driving to oxford and southampton and to the station and back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Quads Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 yeah the problem with lots of town driving is I fund I do quite a bit of 0-40 quick sprints and thats the sort of thing that kills the petrol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsulley Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I'm getting 22mpg according to the trip computer. I guess you're unlikely to get £80 in the tank. My understanding is that it holds 80l, and it'll never be completely empty. With fuel still at less than £1/l I'd say you'd be lucky (or unlucky!) to get more than £70 in a tank. I find that the dte indicator is not very accurate and I frequently have 15l fuel left when it says 0 miles to empty! Just how far below 0 miles can you drive though before you run out and look like a dork! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 My top mileage on a tank was 450miles, filled up with 70litres..... ......I'll get me pipe and slippers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weewizard Posted November 29, 2006 Author Share Posted November 29, 2006 good info, you may laugh, but does it have to be ran on optimax etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 good info, you may laugh, but does it have to be ran on optimax etc? no , will run on any octane fuel commercially available at UK pumps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl114 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 good info, you may laugh, but does it have to be ran on optimax etc? best to run it on 97 ron + Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 good info, you may laugh, but does it have to be ran on optimax etc? I also did a test on the Volvo between a tank of Optimax (as was) and standard Shell fuel. The car did go 10% further on the tank. Not an exact science I grant you, but that's how I found it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Quads Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 TO get a reliable sort of test like that you need to run around 3 tanks worth as it normally takes that long for the ECU to fully adapt to the different RON petrol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 TO get a reliable sort of test like that you need to run around 3 tanks worth as it normally takes that long for the ECU to fully adapt to the different RON petrol. I also did it on the diesel S40 we had on BP Ultimate and the same result. Completely agree, not an exact science at all but an indicator. Did it both ways too (Optimax - 95 RON and 95 RON - Optimax). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvester Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Yep, Optimax or another 98RON plus fuel ( think some guys use Tesco superduper stuff ? ) Oh and in my first post I did say NEARER £80! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janoof1 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 i notice no difference between 97 and 95, 300mls is the maximum for me without any motorway driving , but i have managed 264ml once :scare::scare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam's Z Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 What's Optimax??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 now called V-power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam's Z Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 now called V-power No @*!# Sherlock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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