[jdmini]

i have a 51 plate mini cooper

on sat i filled up (was on 1/4) with 97 octane bp fuel and come to £34.50 - ive done approx 200 miles and its on 1/4 tank again

on the parkers site (which i know aint allways correct) it says the cooper does 42mpg n my old astra did, 32mpg, so i though that the mini would be better, but my astra seems better

past few days of driving aint been a normal week as i aint been in work and plus ive been having a little play

just wondering what sorta miles you all get from a full tank ?

[Tracie]

Have you got the OBC?
I fill up with Tesco 99 or V power and I'm getting around 34mpg about town driving and can vary to around 40-45 ish on a journey hth

[Tracie]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tracie (original)

Have you got the OBC?
I fill up with Tesco 99 or V power and I'm getting around 34mpg about town driving and can vary to around 40-45 ish on a journey hth

04 Cooper

[Cobby Park Lane]

mmmmm well my '55 plate park lane average's 30mpg according to the OBC. If i fill the tank with 98 octaine i get around 300miles on that...... normal driving.

If playing i can get it down to 200 on a tank, or when i went away on holliday i got 500 on a tank (but that was sitting at a constant 70mph on cruise control lol wasnt much fun!)

The coopers are not that great on fuel ecomonmy for a small car. but they are dam good fun!

[baskers]

I have a MINI Cooper with JCW Sound Kit. With a full tank I get 340-360 miles out of it, with an average of 34.8-36mpg. I don't drive like Miss Daisy either! Vrooom!

[jdmini]

OBC ???? is that on board computer? if it is i dont have one of them

if i get about 300 miles out of a tank i will be happy as approx thats what i do in a week

my drivin to work is all dual carrage way so it sitting about 70ish, dont do all that much town driving

what fuel is best to use?

[hyperbluejames]

Well I've got an o6 Cooper R53 and my OBC reckons I'm getting 36.2mpg. I don't know if anything but standard fuel makes any sort of difference in a Cooper; it's supposed to in an S, but that's much more performance orientated. It's just painful to watch my fuel gauge when I'm driving in a 'spirited' manner...I can see the gauge physically move!

James

[hyperbluejames]

Hi jdmini,

I remembered this subject has come up quite a bit, so here is the big mini cooper mpg poll, so you can see what other people are getting. And remember that if you're still running your car in (i.e. you haven't yet done 1250miles) then your mpg might not have reached its best yet.

Poll:
http://www.mini2.com/forum/mini-coop...?highlight=mpg


James

[:: Jon ::]

Quote: Originally Posted by hyperbluejames (original)

Hi jdmini,

I remembered this subject has come up quite a bit, so here is the big mini cooper mpg poll, so you can see what other people are getting. And remember that if you're still running your car in (i.e. you haven't yet done 1250miles) then your mpg might not have reached its best yet.

Poll:
http://www.mini2.com/forum/mini-coop...?highlight=mpg


James

think you might just find that a 51 plate car maybe run in

[:: Jon ::]

my old cooper did around 260 miles to a tank...

[hyperbluejames]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jonmorgan (original)

think you might just find that a 51 plate car maybe run in

haha, I really should read posts properly from now on! The commute could be extremely small, say 1/4 mile at 70mph??

[Humph]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jonmorgan (original)

my old cooper did around 260 miles to a tank...

You should buy yourself some new footwear Jon those lead boots are costing you dearly

Quote: Originally Posted by baskers (original)

I have a MINI Cooper with JCW Sound Kit. With a full tank I get 340-360 miles out of it, with an average of 34.8-36mpg. I don't drive like Miss Daisy either! Vrooom!

My current 06 Cooper with Sounkit gets exactly the same. My previous Cooper with soundkit got 35.5mpg. And before anyone asks I use all the rev range all of the time. Am hoping my new one will get better once properly loosened up.

[BRG-Mini-One]

What are you all moaning at!

I have a mini One doing 23mpg... Only mods are a remap and induction kit...!

[Richard82]

I find that my OBC seems to stick at 33.6 MPG!! It works fine for a while but as soon as it hits 33.6 it never moves from it until I reset it.

I know its bust as I did my runs to work and it sat on 33.6 (which would be nearly correct) but then at the weekend I drove Newcastle to Carlisle and there are only 2 points in 55 miles that I have to slow down, the rest I drove at 57ish. I kept checking the 'current MPG' and the whole way it was up round 40 but the 'total MPG' was still at 33.6!!!

[jdmini]

most of the time i drive goin up to 3k revs n change gear

i aint got a comp to tell me what mpg am gettin

to work n back is just under 40 miles perday so 5 days around 200 miles then i dont drive that much outta work, i try get the gf to come round to mine, as her mum pays for her petrol lol

[hyperbluejames]

Quote: Originally Posted by BRG-Mini-One (original)

What are you all moaning at!

I have a mini One doing 23mpg... Only mods are a remap and induction kit...!

A One doing 23mpg?? I though remaps improved fuel efficiency!

Quote: Originally Posted by Richard82 (original)

I find that my OBC seems to stick at 33.6 MPG!! It works fine for a while but as soon as it hits 33.6 it never moves from it until I reset it.

Actually, now you mention it, mine hasn't moved from 36.2 in 5 months! How do you reset it?

Quote: Originally Posted by jdmini (original)

most of the time i drive goin up to 3k revs n change gear

With that sort of driving you should be getting pretty reasonable mileage out of your tank, say 330miles at the least, I would expect. Paying for your own petrol's REALLY pants isn't it?? It destroys any money that comes anywhere near me, esp as 5000revs is my friend

[Richard82]

Quote: Originally Posted by hyperbluejames (original)

Actually, now you mention it, mine hasn't moved from 36.2 in 5 months! How do you reset it?

Hold the button, that you use to change what is displayed on the LCD, in for a few seconds. It will only reset the currently displayed item on the LCD

[Restyle]

You could always try the Acetone method of improving Fuel Economy
http://www.mini2.com/forum/engine-dr...l-economy.html

[Richard Crofts]

Do you have a Cooper or a Cooper S?

I have had both and my 03 plated Cooper did about 300-400 miles on a tank, usually averaging about 28-35mpg most of the time. Usually it fell nearer the 28-30 mark than the 35 mark but I have a heavy right foot and never gave much thought to fuel use.

The S does 28mpg if I am lucky. Its usually more like low 20s around 240 miles to a tank.

The facory stated milage figures are rubbish on the MINI, if anyone ever gets close to factory fuel use in an S or Cooper regularly then I'd be worried that they are not smiling enough and having the fun in the MINI that they should.

PS...The new Astra is far beeter on fuel than the MINI, My other half has had several newer Vauxhalls and all have out done my MINI in petrol and deisel versions...but all are far slower and handle aweful even in SRi version.

[Lawrothegreat]

You shouldn't trust the onboard computer anyway - you can't beat measuring pump to pump. I have a Cooper, probably average around the low thirties, the best I have had is 50mpg (UK mpg) over 260 miles with the OBC reading either 52.3 or 53.3 although I can't remember which now. And yes I have a Cooper, not a One diesel. It's very very difficult to achieve this though, and by contrast where I'm currently living I average about 4mph and 20mpg.