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Offline lloyd

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Re: Petrol Consumption
« Reply #30 on: May 23, 2012, 02:03:11 pm »
you need to change gear ;D

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    Offline sandys

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    Re: Petrol Consumption
    « Reply #31 on: May 23, 2012, 05:24:29 pm »
    i find the right foot gives better results than the on/off nature of the cruise control, could be just a difference between AGP and EVO :thumb:
    Not seen 45 out of my Evo for a while unless its on the inst gauge, though it's quite close at the mo with 44.3 over 160 miles but it'll never last, it never does, too many ditherers to blast past, once the foot is down I find it's too heavy to lift :D

    No sooner do I say something about my motor and it goes out of its way to prove me wrong, currently at 400miles on this tank and there is a quarter left in it, reading 45mpg on the gauge, I've done nothing to coax it, just my normal driving, I guess the cold weather drove it to drink and now the sun is out its happy :D

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    Re: Petrol Consumption
    « Reply #32 on: May 23, 2012, 05:25:36 pm »

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    Re: Petrol Consumption
    « Reply #33 on: May 25, 2012, 09:34:49 am »
    Well 453 to a tank, my best since owning the car and I have Esseesse, that's come a bit out of no where, something has probably broken, better go out for a blast and make sure the turbo still spins  ;D

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    Re: Petrol Consumption
    « Reply #34 on: May 25, 2012, 09:56:53 pm »
    453, how ???
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    Re: Petrol Consumption
    « Reply #35 on: May 25, 2012, 10:01:32 pm »
    easy, 516 is the real target ;D

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    Re: Petrol Consumption
    « Reply #36 on: May 25, 2012, 10:07:46 pm »
    No clue as to how, it's quite out of character, same average speed on the tank as all my other tanks for same commute.

    Will it do it again dunno, certainly not next week as I'm off to Cadwell Park trackday  8)
    « Last Edit: May 25, 2012, 10:09:56 pm by sandys »

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    Re: Petrol Consumption
    « Reply #37 on: May 25, 2012, 10:09:47 pm »
    driving past the services and instantly regretting it helps ;D

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    Re: Petrol Consumption
    « Reply #38 on: May 25, 2012, 10:11:59 pm »
    270 miles this tank...

    Shows I'm having too much fun! :thumb:
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    Re: Petrol Consumption
    « Reply #39 on: May 25, 2012, 10:12:38 pm »
    I was playing petrol station chicken the last 30 miles as I had 30 miles range and I was 30 miles from good fuel, that was the only point I actually tried to drive economically, made it whilst passing many stations thinking I should probably stop there :D

    Car took 47 litres :)

    Its worth noting my commute is almost 100 miles roundtrip so it gets a good run :)
    « Last Edit: May 25, 2012, 10:16:34 pm by sandys »

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    Re: Petrol Consumption
    « Reply #40 on: May 25, 2012, 10:16:06 pm »
    Car took 47 litres :)

    Either the EVO has a larger fuel tank or I've been filling up way too soon!

    Just about crammed 38 in tonight :(
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    Re: Petrol Consumption
    « Reply #41 on: May 25, 2012, 10:17:04 pm »
    Its 45 litres ???

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    Re: Petrol Consumption
    « Reply #42 on: May 25, 2012, 10:17:46 pm »
    yep, 47, pushing 48.

    so my safe calculation of range is average mpg times 10 :thumb:

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    Re: Petrol Consumption
    « Reply #43 on: May 25, 2012, 10:22:10 pm »
    Whilst its good figure compared to previous tanks, for my run it should be doing over 50, all my diesels I have managed to meet extra urban fuel figures, the Abarth is a big let down in the area, I can't even meet the combined  ::)

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    Re: Petrol Consumption
    « Reply #44 on: May 25, 2012, 10:25:44 pm »
    mine meets the advertised figures, its just that no one actually wants to drive like that, yea it can acheive 50+ but you wouldnt ;D

     

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