[RobHardyUK]

Hi guys,

A question i was curious to, is on the Cooper, how much money (In £) can you put in and how many miles do you get out of it (i.e. a ful tank)?

Thanks,

Rob

[mikeythemikey]

my first week done, filled up cost 33 quid, and id done 320 miles.

[Olly.]

Quote: Originally Posted by RobHardyUK

Hi guys,

A question i was curious to, is on the Cooper, how much money (In £) can you put in and how many miles do you get out of it (i.e. a ful tank)?

Thanks,

Rob

Rob,

I only ever use optimax in the car, and it costs about £35 when it's low. From that you should get between 250-300 miles out of a tank, al though i never let it get that low. Also it depends how much fun you have

Olly

[RobHardyUK]

Hi guys,

thanks for that. The only reason i ask, is in my current car, i struggle to get a week out of it as i can only get 28 quid in (optimax 28 quid!!!!!). I only ever use optimax aswell. £35 is much better for me, as It just saves me going on a week night after work, i can just do it at weekends at my lesure!!!

cheers, rob

[mikeythemikey]

my roadster does the same range on 22 quid

[MarkL]

My last fill cost £33.66 (42.71 l, 393.8 miles / 633.6 km).
More typically, I expect to get around 350 miles for 40 litres (or just after the low fuel warning light comes on). This costs about £32.

(BTW, my Cooper seems perfectly happy running on Sainsburys 95 RON or whatever else is cheapest near where I live. I've yet to come across any convincing independent evidence that premium fuels, such as Optimax or BP Ultimate, have any benefits that outweigh their extra cost)

[mikeythemikey]

theres plenty of stats out there that show it improves performance, improved mpg, better for the engine.. but while im running in, im stickin to supermarket stuff

[Minnie Mouse]

Oooh being a London driver I suffer and only get about 200 miles on a full tank of petroleum!
On a run it more or less doubles and I can get 400 miles out of Minnie!!!!

Minnie xx

[cook1e]

I've never had an empty tank but have put about £32- worth of petrol in a couple of times with about 1/8 tank left.

Reagrding consumption, I've got the trip computer as part of the Chilli pack so check this regularly. I normally get 31 or 32 mpg travelling to and from work and about 1/2 of the journey is in fairly heavy traffic. On a run the most I've seen is 34mpg, but I do tend to cruise at around 90 on the motorways and accelerate fairly briskly especially out of the bends on twisty roads.