Graham1984 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Things I do are check the tyre pressures on a regular basis on any car I own. On an older mkiv i'd be checking to see if i'd got any brake calipers that are sticking/seizing. It's easily done after you've been for a drive by placing the back of your hand up close to the wheel and seeing if any of the wheels feel obviously hotter than the others. I had a rear caliper on my UK spec start to seize and you couldn't really tell when driving the car but it started to affect the mpg. This. The caliper sticking catches you out easily, until it gets really bad and starts to knock at speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus GTE Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Maybe your supra is jealous of your Prius Gordy! Think it might be trying to compete! Most I've got is just over 400 miles to a uk tank (80 litres btw, not 70) on a run upto Skye. Usually I'd get about 320 miles to a tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cered Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 It really depends how your driving the 50 miles and what kind of driving it is, stop start local driving is never going to get you into the mid to high 20's Bit of both really, only real long journey I had was when I bought it in January, got about 260miles out of a full tank of V-Power. I think it needs the injectors, o2 sensors cleaned or replaced and new tyres on the front as they seem to let go of a few PSI over the course of 3-4 weeks. But that being said I did use the loud pedal a little bit. Out of interest, is auto or manual mode more efficient? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Maybe your supra is jealous of your Prius Gordy! Think it might be trying to compete! Most I've got is just over 400 miles to a uk tank (80 litres btw, not 70) on a run upto Skye. Usually I'd get about 320 miles to a tank. Yep I've edited my post, my memories not what it used to be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus GTE Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Yep I've edited my post, my memories not what it used to be It confused me when first filling up from the light going on because it takes about 70 litres to fill. The reserve after the light is 10 litres so the more you chance it runing with the light on the closer to 80 you can get in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bailey Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 We dont get alot of MPG at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordy.r Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Well to confirm, I was driving at 70, needle definitely not stuck as I emptied the other half of the tank in 60 miles with some 'spirited' driving lol. I find that the first half of the tank always takes longer than the second half no matter what style of driving etc Dont know if this is common across the range??? I generally see between 250-300 miles from a full tank, and regularly top up £20-£30 and empty it around the 50-60 mile mark when going for an evening or weekend sprint. It was just the first time I'd seen that sort of mileage from half a tank, normal service will resume immediately haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 To make you feel better my 4.6 Range Rover on a good day might manage 17/18 mpg, the last tank was around 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 To make you feel worse my mk5 Golf GT TDI costs about £55 to fill up and does around 600 miles to a tank lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel4781 Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Just filled mine today, I'll see how far I can get on a tank of 98 Octane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikedjack Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 i can't remember the miles per tank, but i recall the best i've ever done was 28mpg average, however that was all motorways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordy.r Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 Normal service has resumed... £50 of V Power put in yesterday, emptied in 97 miles lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjy Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Normal service has resumed... £50 of V Power put in yesterday, emptied in 97 miles lol Hahaha... That's similar to my record, 100miles out of £50! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel4781 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Mm, just filled again and it seems decent. [emoji16] 46.60liters and 504km. Now considering 60% of this distance is at speeds way over the speed limit. [emoji4] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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