Winter MPG - waht are you getting?

[shininghero]

So winter is here and petrol price just keeps going up I wanted to ask if you guys feel I had a problem with my 2003 Cooper Auto as I just calculated that for the past 3 tanks, I am only getting 26.7mpg (UK). I do 80% town and 20% motorway driving. I looked up Parkers and I should be getting 31mpg extra urban. What do you guys think and what mpg's are you getting?

[King James]

getting 28mpg out of my one 70% motorway 30%town

[Meeerrrk]

sounds about right. its an unecomomical car im afraid

try averaging 20mpg odd and having to use tesco or shell vpower 110p+/litre!

[shininghero]

Quote: Originally Posted by Meeerrrk (original)

sounds about right. its an unecomomical car im afraid

try averaging 20mpg odd and having to use tesco or shell vpower 110p+/litre!

aye, but you must drive a manual 'S' tho no? I have a poxy 1.6 NA CVT AUTO I so wished there was a diesel auto

[King James]

Quote: Originally Posted by Meeerrrk (original)

sounds about right. its an unecomomical car im afraid

try averaging 20mpg odd and having to use tesco or shell vpower 110p+/litre!

wow with those figures you must easily be averaging 40-50 smiles per gallon

[Meeerrrk]

just like your avatar name, heavy foot=light wallet

but its why i bought the car so no complaints here!!

[King James]

Quote: Originally Posted by Meeerrrk (original)

just like your avatar name, heavy foot=light wallet

but its why i bought the car so no complaints here!!

drive it like you stole it,,,, the only way one would think

have you got a chipped s???

[Meeerrrk]

yes, i tend to agree!

its not been chipped as such, its the GTT230 kit on a cooper s. But all my driving is "local" stuff, i rarely use the motorway (thats what the mrs' car is for!) so thats the main reason i get pap MPG.

if i do go on a long run (100miles +) then i can get high 30s which is pretty good

[King James]

Quote: Originally Posted by Meeerrrk (original)

yes, i tend to agree!

its not been chipped as such, its the GTT230 kit on a cooper s. But all my driving is "local" stuff, i rarely use the motorway (thats what the mrs' car is for!) so thats the main reason i get pap MPG.

if i do go on a long run (100miles +) then i can get high 30s which is pretty good

that would indeed explain the mpg figure!

problem with owning a one is you have to constantly floor it to keep in the outside lane so lack of patience seems to be why i get such poor mpg!

[Darthbladerni]

On my ONE the last couple of weeks i have been getting 300-350 miles out of £43 of petrol. just under 43 litres i suppose.

Better than some weeks. Some i only get about 240

[Meeerrrk]

350 a tank!! waaa thats good!

[appmacguy]

over the last 3 tanks I have gotten an average of 36.6mpg out of my 2002 Cooper. I do about 70% motorway/dual carriageway but mostly on cruise control and I am on 17" runflats also.

Quite pleased with my mpg but I do try to drive efficiently and it pays off. In summer I can get around 39mpg and get between 320-350 miles out of a tank but did once get 374 miles out of a tank.

[King James]

Quote: Originally Posted by Darthbladerni (original)

On my ONE the last couple of weeks i have been getting 300-350 miles out of £43 of petrol. just under 43 litres i suppose.

Better than some weeks. Some i only get about 240

that is rather good the only time i would get those sort of figures would be if i didnt drive it

[dlpruk]

!000 miles from delivery at 50.3 mpg on BP Ultimate Diesel.

[Darthbladerni]

Quote:

that is rather good the only time i would get those sort of figures would be if i didnt drive it

It isnt every week but the last couple of weeks I have been driving more long journeys instead of short ones so I think that made a difference. Not raking her as much the last while back, apart from tonight and lost alot of petrol