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Old Oct 27th, 2004, 10:19 AM
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How many miles in a tank?

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Why is it that when my girlfriend drives my S she can get 380ish miles in a tank.
I drive and its 320??? And thats being lightfooted.

The worst I've had is 250. Any one got less than 200 out of a tank.

Also anybody noticed any difference when using BP ultimate?
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Old Oct 27th, 2004, 10:30 AM
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i am omly getting 220 miles to a tank.might get 240ish on a run,but thats it.

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Old Oct 27th, 2004, 11:06 AM
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I get the same as Aston-I have also noticed that I tend to get better consumption if I use Shell Optimax but obviously that is 5p more per litre than normal Unleaded, so in effect not really saving any more money but like to think the Petrol is more beneficial for the engine.
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Old Oct 27th, 2004, 12:46 PM
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I'm getting about 200ish from a tank. For some reason its very hard for me to drive the car economically, but if I wanted economy I would have bought a Toyota Prius hybrid .
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Old Oct 27th, 2004, 02:42 PM
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I think someone is having fun with their MINI! While the other individual is driving because it is a "car."
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Old Oct 27th, 2004, 02:44 PM
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You will know what it like when you get yours!!!
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Old Oct 27th, 2004, 04:35 PM
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I hope you are right! It is killing me, this wait! 200-250 miles will probably be better than anything I will get! My right foot tends to be heavier than my left.... (Of course this will be after the break-in period!)
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Old Oct 27th, 2004, 04:44 PM
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while i havent measured it by the trip, i think im probably getting about 300 out of mine, though i must do a precise test now, all in the name of research of course! i see lots of driving ahead...
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Old Oct 27th, 2004, 05:00 PM
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it appears the S is distracfully thirsty..............but I don't care

I'm running in and have been getting circa 28 - 30 mpg at pedestrian pace, when I start to drive it I expect that to fall!
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Old Oct 27th, 2004, 05:02 PM
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First tank 225 miles, and about 22mpg - second tank 245 miles and about 24mpg - hoping the break in is going to continue to improve it cos I'm used to getting 400 miles and 35mpg out of an old peugeot 306!
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Old Oct 27th, 2004, 06:15 PM
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How much is a full tank of petrol for the Cooper S?
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Old Oct 27th, 2004, 06:18 PM
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50 litres init-Approx £38
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Old Oct 27th, 2004, 06:24 PM
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It costs me about £36 to fill mine up and i get about 250 miles out of it, having come from a Audi 1.9tdi that does 600 miles on a tank its a bit of a shocker but then the MCS is heaps more fun to drive

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think my obc must be ****ed!! i reset it everytime i fill up and the avarage consumption is between 30-31mpg but i only get about 230-260 miles from a full tank (£37 of optimax).

next time i'll keep the reciept and work the mpg out manuallly.
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I do mostly city driving and it involves a lot of short trips and i get about 190 miles which is pretty bad.
But if i go on a long trip on the motorway which is rarely i get about 360 miles
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