[MaRKaSaURuS]

Quote:

drive a ONE, but that shouldn't make that much difference eh ?

mini one consumption is less , but seems to do similar miles. What it lacks in consumption it really loses in performance in terms of BHP.

[andyupnorth]

Quote: Originally Posted by trucker

Picking up on the Optimax / Ultimate mentioned .... on my previous car it did seem to make a difference to performance and slightly better mpg, but nothing earth shattering. I have tried both on my ONE and can find no change whatsoever. I use Tesco, since I am lead to believe that it comes from the same place as branded petrols ( I work in transport ) and so can't be that different from their own brands selling for more ?

Tesco, Sainsburys, Esso and Shell etc will often draw the same raw petrol from each other's storage depots. The supermarkets then sell it on as it is but the fuel companies will often add detergents and other additives. Generally it is reckoned to be ok to fill with supermarket petrol as long as you don't run it on that exclusively and buy better fuel now and then.

[L13 Cooper]

about 32-34

[BAZil]

Its amazing just how much more fuel the cooper uses when driving about town (i get around 30 MPG ). Whereas country driving with no stopping/starting I get around 36 MPG.

Found a good site for us less fortunate people who do not have the OBC, I wasn't lucky enough to have it included in the chilli pack of my March 2003 Cooper click here

[Al]

This graph is hand-calculated using US Gallons. (OK, I use a calculator)

[Chris Williams]

I presume this has been discussed elsewhere. I'm tending to drive around 300-320 miles on a tank and when I say a tank I've never been able to get more than 44 litres into the Cooper's tank...this has even involved standing at the pump trying to get that extra litre in and my all important Shell Pluspoint!

Has anyone actually ever got near to the 50l mark

I don't have an OBC on my Cooper so I never know what range I have left.

Regards
Christopher

[~Marcus~]

Is anyone else's OBC as wild as mine? If I keep it on constant MPG read-out even if I'm doing a steady speed it keeps jumping between 99.99mpg and 20mpg - I find it completely useless!

[TomUK23]

I've had my cooper about a month now and just wondered if ppl's mpg has improved from new?

Mine's doing around 29-30 mpg atm.

and to the post above, my mpg tends to jump to 99.99 when I’m potting along and take my foot off the go pedal, I’d say that makes sense.

[L13 Cooper]

TomUK23 are you quite a heavy footed driver?

[TomUK23]

Quote: Originally Posted by L13 Cooper

TomUK23 are you quite a heavy footed driver?

lol, the honest answer to this is Yes. I can't help myself with this new cooper tho i just want to go fast and hug round corners

Some new pic's of my cooper in my gallery if anyones interested.

[L13 Cooper]

the one thing that puts me off having a OBC is the fact i keep looking at it and thinking "look at all the gas im wasiting, and slow down!!"

....damn thing!

[Cooper_Andy]

I'm not sure what mpg I'm getting as i don't believe the trip computer for a second! However i usually get between 330 and 350 miles from the tank before the warning light comes on! Which is a change to my previous car, the ford puma 1.7 where i was lucky to get 210 miles from a full tank!

Andy.

[BAZil]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cooper_Andy

However i usually get between 330 and 350 miles from the tank before the warning light comes on! Which is a change to my previous car, the ford puma 1.7 where i was lucky to get 210 miles from a full tank!.

Andy what kind of driving gets you 350 miles to a tank, motorway?

I usually only get around 250 miles to a tank before light comes on but thats mostly town driving.

[Cooper_Andy]

Quote: Originally Posted by BAZil

Andy what kind of driving gets you 350 miles to a tank, motorway?

I usually only get around 250 miles to a tank before light comes on but thats mostly town driving.

For town driving that seems alright, I'd say about 80% of my driving is motorway driving, on my first tank when i got the car i did mostly town driving and got just below 300 miles, but then again i was driving round changing at 1500 rpm! hehe!