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Mazda 3 quuestion

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  • 10-01-2008 9:52pm
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    keitht
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    Hi guys
    I have a mazda 3 saloon 08 and i am very happy with it. but ther is just one thing id like to no. i put 48 euro of petrol in it. at 1 22 per litre, last sunday and that filled the tank. i have driven 512 km so far and have just over a quater of a tank left. is this iconimonical


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    E92
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    Hard to know, its a brand new car, and new cars are always harder on petrol, and you never told us what kind of driving you've done since.


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    keitht
    Closed Accounts Posts: 92 ✭✭keitht


    I drive from rochfortbridge co westmeath. to lexlip co kildare on the n6


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    E92
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    How many litres does the tank hold? I presume its mostly motorway type driving that's being done so then. If the car has a 60 litre tank, you're getting 320 miles roughly from 45 litres which I think is about 10 gallons, so you're averaging around 32 mpg which isn't great for a 1.6 family saloon in those conditions, but as I've said already its a new car so it should improve, but give it a few thousand miles.


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    E92 wrote: »
    How many litres does the tank hold?

    55l in a mazda 3.


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    E92
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    Using one of those online calculators, you're doing 35.1 mpg, still not wonderful, but better than 32 obviously!


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    Biro
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    E92 wrote: »
    Using one of those online calculators, you're doing 35.1 mpg, still not wonderful, but better than 32 obviously!

    He's done 512km's and a quarter tank left... sounds about right to me.


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    keitht
    Closed Accounts Posts: 92 ✭✭keitht


    why are new cars harder on petrol


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    Biro
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    keitht wrote: »
    why are new cars harder on petrol
    A lot of the time they would be a little until the car is fully run in.


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    football man
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    when i fill my mazda 3 hatchback 1.6 i get about 310-315 miles. i am never on a motorway dough. still i am very seldom in heavy traffic for long periods, i think the 3 has a bad fuel economy.


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    E92
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    football man wrote: »
    when i fill my mazda 3 hatchback 1.6 i get about 310-315 miles. i am never on a motorway dough. still i am very seldom in heavy traffic for long periods, i think the 3 has a bad fuel economy.


    Very few cars ever match the claimed mpg, but doing the type of driving the OP says he's doing you should get a bit over the combined figure, which would be around 40 mpg usualy in a car of that size. If the car was doing 43-45 mpg in the situation the OP describes that would be good going indeed.


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    I get about 35 mpg in my 1.4 out of town. the smaller engine has to work that bit harder.


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    omega man
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    E92 wrote: »
    Using one of those online calculators, you're doing 35.1 mpg, still not wonderful, but better than 32 obviously!

    Considering i average about 29 MPG on my Mazda 3 MPS thats very poor!


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    keitht
    Closed Accounts Posts: 92 ✭✭keitht


    Hi guys the red petrol light came on in my car at 613 km. do you think this will get any better. was hopeing to get more out of it.


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    mike0048
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    my sister has a mazda 3 saloon 06. and she gets about 40 mpg. thats abit better the what your getting.


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    keitht wrote: »
    do you think this will get any better.

    like E92 said - give it a while. I know there was a decent change in mine after 5-10k or so.


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