ATTAK Z Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 I've done 440 miles on a tank, but that was pushing it a bit I hope that was down hill Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evest Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 On my joyous weekend commute, I usually get 200 miles on half a tank with a bit left to spare. I only fill up what I need for each trip. Strange thing is - fuel economy is always better on the return trip, which is North to South. Pretty sure I drive similar speeds in both directions though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsoulby Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 i took a picture of my mpg gauge reading 6.8 the other day, i kind of liked it but then realised that its a bit expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 On my joyous weekend commute, I usually get 200 miles on half a tank with a bit left to spare. I only fill up what I need for each trip. Strange thing is - fuel economy is always better on the return trip, which is North to South. Pretty sure I drive similar speeds in both directions though. uphill/downhill ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evest Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Never really looked into it in detail to be honest; I assumed it would be fairly even over the length of the journey, but perhaps it is something like that. Or maybe I do just drive faster when heading home on a Friday night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasha@lazytrips Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 You must be driving really slow to get 500 from a tank. Even on motorway with cruise control on I struggle to clear 300 to a tank filled to the brim Not really. I've got an '04 plate and my commute is 95% motorway. The commute is just shy of 60 miles each way. I frequently get 4 commutes + a bit of evening driving + go somewhere local on Sunday/Saturday out of a tank. I never use Cruise Control and we're talking 90-ish (percent of speed limit obviously) on the way there and whatever the traffic dictates on the way back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Strange thing is - fuel economy is always better on the return trip, which is North to South. Pretty sure I drive similar speeds in both directions though. It weighs less, ie less petrol in the tank on the return trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evest Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 It weighs less, ie less petrol in the tank on the return trip. I only fill up half tank each way to save on weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dene8 Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I've never filled my tank........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James B Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 60 to a tank?! WTF were you doing, driving at 100 in first gear?! You're clearly not driving hard enough The least I've had was 60 to a tank, the most was 422 on a very dull motorway cruise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dene8 Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 60 to a tank?! WTF were you doing, driving at 100 in first gear?! He was on a track day dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 That was just the morning session too, I did the same again in the afternoon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillheaddemon Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I get around 600 km in a tank (372 miles) and average around 11 litres / 100 km (21 mpg) and that's with driving on autobahns everyday and cruising at 180 - 200 km/h. No idea how you get 500 miles or 33 mpg Thought I drove fairly smoothly as well ! with weekends for blasts through twisties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasha@lazytrips Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I'm beginning to think that maybe my car has some kind of a stealth mod which I had no idea about judging by the posts of the majority on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dene8 Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I'm beginning to think that maybe my car has some kind of a stealth mod which I had no idea about judging by the posts of the majority on here. It's called your right foot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattMe Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I get between 300 and 350 miles per tank on average. HAven't really been keeping an eye on it recently. What I did keep my eye on was the cost to fill it - £77.77! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dene8 Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 What I did keep my eye on was the cost to fill it - £77.77! That's why i only fill up in little amounts every other day, don't seem as much......... & i get to see the lovely Bev on the checkout wotsit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 What I did keep my eye on was the cost to fill it - £77.77! That's why i only fill up in little amounts every other day, don't seem as much......... & i get to see the lovely Bev on the checkout wotsit you big tart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sally Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I get 19 -21 mpg. I did make a post ages ago saying how impressed i was that it had gone up to 27mpg. The 27 was referring to my average speed not my mpg. Oopsie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dene8 Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I get 19 -21 mpg Do you have your foot permanently planted to the floor...........? I've never seen mine drop below 25mpg........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbadman Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 400+ on a tank is incredible, very impressive. Although when I had mine I was surprised on long drives with a friend who had a EP3 Civic Type R I achieved a better MPG. Smiles all around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMR Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I do 5 miles each way to work and back, then mixed town / A roads driving for the rest of my journeys, average speed is about 25 according to the computer. Get 360 miles to a tank. Could easily see over 400 if even 30% of my journey included motorway driving. For a 3.5 litre I dont think its bad at all, before I bought the car I was budgeting for 18mpg so the 24mpg I average over the tank is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I don't brim mne and check but about £40 a week does me 250 miles. I recently drove from London to Newcastle and the trip computer went up to over 32mpg, which was nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasha@lazytrips Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 What I did keep my eye on was the cost to fill it - £77.77! Last 5 visits to Shell all cost >£90 for me and we're talking 124.9 or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodyboarder Posted April 22, 2010 Author Share Posted April 22, 2010 I just put in £80 and it didnt fill it up! Money well spent i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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