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Whats your mpg record?

Started by Mark, October 15, 2007, 22:20:14 PM

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Mark

I managed 100 in a 1.4D AX. I wish I still had that car - if you know of any up for sale, let me know!

Quote from wikipedia:

"This technology came from the PSA Peugeot-Citroën / Renault / French government ECO 2000 project. In 1989 a naturally aspirated diesel AX, using the 1360 cc all aluminium alloy TUD engine, managed a figure of 2.7 L/100 km (104.6 UK MPG, 87.1 US MPG), totalling over 1000 miles from Dover to Barcelona. This was the longest ever distance travelled on 10 UK gallons of fuel and earned it a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the most economical production car."

Im currently using a 30k mile AX 1.5D for work, as I do 30k miles a year, and I get 80-85 mpg out of it, oh, and I get paid 40p a mile :) (Well, 30, after 10,000 miles) so its kind of easy on the wallet. I have been toying with the idea of getting a big car for work, but I prefer making money off the AX since I was given it for nowt.

So, Whats your mpg record?


Beaker

Probably the Renault 19 1.9D.

Non-Turbo, we worked out it was pulling about 50mpg on a run.  Horrible car, suspention was too soft, the engine had no grunt and it felt like driving a tractor.  

DEViANCE

renault megane 1.9dti used to regularly get near 60pmg. The MG does about 50 which as alright imo, alot quicker than the megane.

doesnt 1.5D 106, Saxo and Metro all share the same TUD engine as the AX.

the metro had a french 1.4 diesel. dont know if it was the same.

soopahfly

410 miles from the cheekys 35litre tank.
Need to work it out.

Madrocker

around 65 in my 1.8D escort van. would be more If i unloaded all of the crap out of the back.
M3ta7h3ad "You've been blessed with a keyboard with every vowel and consonant in the english language... yet you type like a fool".

DEViANCE

Quote from: Madrockeraround 65 in my 1.8D escort van. would be more If i unloaded all of the crap out of the back.

i struggle to get 35-40 in my Escort Van 55, its does get absolutly thrashed tho, you need to just to keep up with traffic.

Mark

Quote from: DEViANCErenault megane 1.9dti used to regularly get near 60pmg. The MG does about 50 which as alright imo, alot quicker than the megane.

doesnt 1.5D 106, Saxo and Metro all share the same TUD engine as the AX.

Yes, but the AX is lighter. The 1400 diesel was an all alloy engine, the 1.5 is iron block - so less mpg due to extra weight and capacity.


Jaimz

65mpg in a 1.9td xantia

Jaimz :rock:


knighty

Quote from: MarkSo, Whats your mpg record?

~18mpg in 5th
~15mpg in 4th
~10mpg in 3rd
<1mpg in 1st and 2nd

(by the guage...foot on the floor)

Madrocker

Quote from: DEViANCE
Quote from: Madrockeraround 65 in my 1.8D escort van. would be more If i unloaded all of the crap out of the back.

i struggle to get 35-40 in my Escort Van 55, its does get absolutly thrashed tho, you need to just to keep up with traffic.

bloody hell thats bad! I can be running on fumes, put £5 in it and do 55 - 60 miles before I get to paranoid to carry on.
M3ta7h3ad "You've been blessed with a keyboard with every vowel and consonant in the english language... yet you type like a fool".

Eggtastico

got 650 miles from a saab 9-5 2.3t

Clock'd 0Ne

Around 40mpg in my old Clio.

These days Im lucky to get above 20mpg I think :lol:

Jaimz

my yaris allegedly is averaging 36mpg since i got it but i think thats a bit ambitious.

Jaimz :rock:


Cypher

I think the most I have managed is 420miles with just about under 10 litres to spare in a 60L tank.

Whatever it was it worked out to 38mpg.  That was going to skegness and back over a weekend.  Was quite pleased.  Managing 35 on average these days.

Thats a 1996 1.6 Megane.

bear

I do not know the mpg but driving through germany and denmark doing 120km/h in average speed in fully loaded car 4 persons + packing and tents and stuff my diesel passat from 96 did 100km on 6 liters, not to bad.