Jamesy Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 .....i put in £25 and had my 1st motorway drive and was delighted at the result.......... i covered 86 miles (10 miles of which was off the motorway) and only used half the petrol....so basically £12.50 for 86 miles (equivalent to £25 for 170 miles = under 15p a mile) - yeah admitedly i was driving like Miss Daisy, and doing 80 on the motorway...but am well chuffed with that!! i am guessing when i give it some welly (which is bl00dy hard to resist) it will go down quite a bit....but made me feel loads better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun. Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Don't be fooled by the needle on the fuel gauge ... it goes from quarter to E in bink of a turbo. Btw... nice looking car mate. Shaun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 Don't be fooled by the needle on the fuel gauge ... it goes from quarter to E in bink of a turbo. Btw... nice looking car mate. Shaun. i guess i'll have to fill it up when it gets to 1/4 left then in future to enjoy these kind of figures again, lol. BTW...cheers dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Unless you're measuring fuel consumption over the course of a full tank you're wasting your time. The gauge is so inaccurate it's meaningless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_blackman Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 I got 24mpg going to silverstone and back and a few short journeys this weekend, wasn't bad concidering I drove her fairly hard like normal They do prefer longer runs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 i can work out the cost per mile... i.e the cost divided by the miles.... but how do you work out the actual mog rate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Convert the cost in £ into litres (price per litre you paid for the fuel) then convert litres into gallons (4.54 Ltr per gallon IIRC) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_blackman Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 I downloaded a mpg fuel calculator of the net ages ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Fuel consumption calculator ---- http://www.drivearchive.co.uk/downloads/DAfcc.exe It will ask you to download the file. Click ok/yes/save etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 I got 24mpg going to silverstone and back and a few short journeys this weekend, wasn't bad concidering I drove her fairly hard like normal They do prefer longer runs! same here hard driving mixed with country lane fun 24 mpg - have had 30 mpg! on cruise M5/M6 (70MPH) best results always on V Power. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 the best mpg i have got is 24 driving like miss daisy kept off the 2nd turbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 ha 24 mpg On my N/A short distances and driving like i stole it. happyness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 I average 13mpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 Fuel consumption calculator ---- http://www.drivearchive.co.uk/downloads/DAfcc.exe It will ask you to download the file. Click ok/yes/save etc thats pukka mate!! i got around 30 mpg today!! usually getting 22-24 as i get around 125 miles from £25 of soft driving around town!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazz72 Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 I usually get around 30 gallons to the mile in mine, think its got a twin turbo fuel tank, or a hole in it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Here's my averages (taken over several tanks and an 70% motorway/30% town driving): Stock TT: 19mpg BPU TT: 17mpg Single: 22mpg The fuel consumption on the single is better on motorway/town driving, but positive boost means sub 15mpg figures in a flash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 would love to do the single conversion!! not bad figures there mate, must be pleased with them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 mpg means nothing tbh, I don't do a lot. It's not all good, 8mpg on a weekend jount is fairly normal now, even the TT never got worse than 14mpg (unless on a track) The single only really provides better mpg when on cruise and town driving (as the turbo isn't producing any boost), when it comes on it's game over for the fuel tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share Posted September 6, 2007 good point - however as im using mine every day, some of which is round town... i'd be happy to play around off boost for most of the time. (just cant afford the £££'s to single turbo it!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_have Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Well, I filled mine up the other day, did 50 miles and the needle still reads full! Well chuffed, free motoring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShamelessTT Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Sod the guage, fill the tank to the max.......drive! drive! drive!..........then fill it backup (till it clicks off, same pump if poss lol) getting reading of pump for how much you have used in litres, convert to gallons and divide your miles by it. Thats how i do it anyway..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suprafan72 Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 I did manage 38mpg on cruise once... but that was with part race gas in doing a steady 80mph running no boost at all with 14:7 afr's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx1lew Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 well when i drove from surrey to newcastle it said 490 on the clock from a full tank £55 i guess thats in kmh havent a clue what that is in miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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