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RedMini · Jun 27th, 2004, 07:35 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by EBMCS03

GOODNESS how do you guys get such good gas milage?? makes mine sound like its broken... I calculate by hand 17.9mpg but all city driving on that tank.

For a start our gallons are 25% bigger than yours!

I normally get 28-30mpg (calculated manually brim-to-brim). Never believe the fuel consumption figures from the OBC as I find them to be way out - normally about 10-20% optimistic.

Jun 27th, 2004, 07:35 PM	#10
RedMini MINI2 Senior Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Surrey, England Local Time: 10:48 AM Posts: 668 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by EBMCS03 GOODNESS how do you guys get such good gas milage?? makes mine sound like its broken... I calculate by hand 17.9mpg but all city driving on that tank. For a start our gallons are 25% bigger than yours! I normally get 28-30mpg (calculated manually brim-to-brim). Never believe the fuel consumption figures from the OBC as I find them to be way out - normally about 10-20% optimistic. MCS JCW CR/CR ; MOD LY/B