JCW Thirst 23.8mpg

[Pisteurs]

Hi I'd just like to know if I have a hole in the tank
I do drive the car pretty hard but my clio cup would average 32+
Belfast traffic + craigantlet hills = 23mpg over 235 miles this week

is this to be expected with this car ?

Cheers Dan

[eatcustard]

Yes
If you dive like you have stole it they drink fuel.
Thats why I got the normal cooper over the S

[MINIAC]

Quote: Originally Posted by eatcustard (original)

If you dive like you have stole it they drink fuel.

Or if you drive them in stop and go traffic

Depending on the type of driving, the fuel consumption in my 2002 MCS can range anywhere between 17 and 34 MPG (multiply by 1.2 for UK figures).

[Tigger, Eeyore & Roo]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pisteurs (original)

Hi I'd just like to know if I have a hole in the tank
I do drive the car pretty hard but my clio cup would average 32+
Belfast traffic + craigantlet hills = 23mpg over 235 miles this week

is this to be expected with this car ?

Cheers Dan

Just to confirm what has already been said! The fuel consumption on the original MCS is entirely down to how you drive it and whether you are stuck in traffic or not. 23 mpg in the circumstances you describe is about right

[Pisteurs]

Thanks for the heads up
only had the car a couple of weeks, thought I had got a lemon
works performance comes at a price hey ho

[Bainie]

All performance comes at a price, I had a diesel Seat FR170 , mapped & decat to 220bhp , but even though it was a dirty derv, it still struggled to give me 30mpg . I am enjoying the mini, though it is a 2nd car so economy doesn't really matter to me .

[kezian]

our JCW averages around 28 mpg, but fantastic fun and well worth the lowish MPG, you cant get better for the money