Av8er Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 So ever since I've got the Zed it seemed to me that it DRANK fuel, I'm talking £95 every fortnight. Don't get me wrong, I was expecting a thirsty little bird, but my girl is a true petrolholic!! Sent the car for its MOT this week and she failed on emissions, with a hole in the exhaust, now not too sure if my thought process is correct, but would this once fixed have any positive effect on the ol' girls drinking habbits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Depending how many miles your doing your petrol cost is similar to mine you should get about 600 miles. Sadly the removal of the holey exhaust wont make any difference that you'll notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 How many miles do you do a fortnight and what sort of driving You should be able to get mid 20's mixed driving easily, over 30 on a long run and low 20's around town Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Av8er Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 I haven't really got a clue how many miles per gallon I'm getting, the dial reads in km/L, but the speed display also says in KM/H but the reading is actually MPH.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 How many km do you get to a tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Av8er Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 Well on average I get a reading of 11km/L which to me makes about 44km/Gal, making that 44000/1600= 27.5MPG That seems fine to me, but just never actually seems like it. I haven't ever though of resetting the ODO to find out exactly... Maybe I should try that... I'll get my coat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 £95 every two weeks is nothing...thats only £190 per month... I wish I was only spending that lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Zada Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I get 300ish miles for £100 of fuel, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Av8er Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 (edited) As long as I'm not alone... I'm happy haha Just another woman in my life draining my wallet Edited February 6, 2013 by Av8er Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Well on average I get a reading of 11km/L which to me makes about 44km/Gal, making that 44000/1600= 27.5MPG That seems fine to me, but just never actually seems like it. I haven't ever though of resetting the ODO to find out exactly... Maybe I should try that... I'll get my coat Your using US gallons not UK gallons. In UK gallons that would be roughly 31mpg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Av8er Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 Well on average I get a reading of 11km/L which to me makes about 44km/Gal, making that 44000/1600= 27.5MPG That seems fine to me, but just never actually seems like it. I haven't ever though of resetting the ODO to find out exactly... Maybe I should try that... I'll get my coat Your using US gallons not UK gallons. In UK gallons that would be roughly 31mpg. No way would I be getting 31.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Well on average I get a reading of 11km/L which to me makes about 44km/Gal, making that 44000/1600= 27.5MPG That seems fine to me, but just never actually seems like it. I haven't ever though of resetting the ODO to find out exactly... Maybe I should try that... I'll get my coat Your using US gallons not UK gallons. In UK gallons that would be roughly 31mpg. No way would I be getting 31.. Why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 1 imperial gallon = 4.54609 litres 1 US gallon = 3.78541 litres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Well I get 16.1 MPG in London in my Zed, and 10.4 MPG in my 4.6i X5...dont know what you boys are complaining about..??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Av8er Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 Well on average I get a reading of 11km/L which to me makes about 44km/Gal, making that 44000/1600= 27.5MPG That seems fine to me, but just never actually seems like it. I haven't ever though of resetting the ODO to find out exactly... Maybe I should try that... I'll get my coat Your using US gallons not UK gallons. In UK gallons that would be roughly 31mpg. No way would I be getting 31.. Why not? Because I like the sound of my exhaust way too much 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taras Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I think our Zeds are reaching that age where this is a common fault now because the last 3 exhaust changes we did, we've discovered the stock system had rotten joins just in front of the back box before the flange. I one case it had rotten right through. So if you have a original exhaust, do check that spot for rust corrosion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I used to get about 25mpg out of mine if i took it steady. Was costing me about £500 a month! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Because I like the sound of my exhaust way too much I have a fetish with 2nd gear and slowly letting the revs rise.... So nice....so expensive...but lets go back to ..so nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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