Fuel economy - just wondering what others get for 20 euro?

1059007

Just for pig iron, im curious to see what Km's others get for €20 or €40

Iv a tiny 1.4 16V engine and get around 170Km for €20 with an average of 10 liters pre 100 Km. I use to get 220Km before the massive hike in petrol prices :eek:

Matt Simis

1059007 wrote: »

Just for pig iron, im curious to see what Km's others get for €20 or €40

Half way to the next petrol station.

1059007

1059007 wrote: »

Iv a tiny 1.4 16V engine and get around 170Km for €20

€97 @1.339 got me 427 miles in my 1993 BMW 520i estate.

stealthyspeeder

Matt Simis wrote: »

Half way to the next petrol station.

I hear ya!

GTE

1059007 wrote: »

Just for pig iron, im curious to see what Km's others get for €20 or €40

Maybe stick to litres instead. Fool proof.

bad2dabone

1.25 ltr Ford engine gets me just over 200km for 20 euro.

smitas5

€20 approx 200km with 01' Mercedes c220 cdi automatic
approx 240km with 10' Opel Insignia 2l CTDI EcoFlex manual

1059007

Nice 200Km for a little 1.25....mate has a 1.1 clio and gets at least that but once he hits m50, chop it in half lol takes 4000 rpm to hit 120 in his car :pac:

I was expecting my 1.4 to do me well but i can see a big hole in my pocket soon enough haha

af_thefragile

Put in €20 worth of fuel in my car today. Got 14.9l of petrol.
Drove about 50miles. Used up a little more than a 1/4 of what I put in.
But then again I was driving super economically today. Coasting around in 5th gear with my foot featherlight on the throttle not letting the revs go above 2k mark and all...

flower tattoo

i get 500 km for 40 litres costing about €46-€50 in a 1.6 petrol suzuki liana.
Thats loads of stupid short trips and mostly country roads.

is that good or bad??

Gumbo

about 80-90 miles

2001 Audi S3 remapped to approx 250bhp, mostly city commuting.

1 Ltr petrol Yaris, €20 on a run will get me round 360km, normal everyday driving round 310km.

1059007

af_thefragile wrote: »

Put in €20 worth of fuel in my car today. Got 14.9l of petrol.
Drove about 50miles. Used up a little more than a 1/4 of what I put in.

Is that good for you? thats like €5 for every 11.3 miles if my maths are right

bmw535d

could be worse, the QE2 does about 50feet per gallon:eek:

bad2dabone

hellboy99 wrote: »

1 Ltr petrol Yaris, €20 on a run will get me round 360km, normal everyday driving round 310km.

jesus thats good!

so for 15 litres of fuel you're getting 310km, nice.

1059007

flower tattoo wrote: »

i get 500 km for 40 litres costing about €46-€50 in a 1.6 petrol suzuki liana.
Thats loads of stupid short trips and mostly country roads.

is that good or bad??

I wreckin thats not bad for a 1.6....although I can see the advantages of a 1L yaris....more funds for the pub ha over 300km for €20...wanker :D

bad2dabone

bmw535d wrote: »

could be worse, the QE2 does about 50feet per gallon:eek:

yeah that's why I had to sell on my QE2, was costing me a fortune on the school run

af_thefragile

1059007 wrote: »

Is that good for you? thats like €5 for every 11.3 miles if my maths are right

Its about 45mpg I think. Which is pretty good compared the the 30ish mpg I get with my normal (slightly hard driving). It takes considerably more effort to drive a car economically than it does to trash it around!!

ShadowHearth

38eu thats 28l 249km today from co. cork to dublin airport. I was doin around 130km/h on power fc, at one stage alot alot more, wount say hiw much as griendly people in here will hang me, damn honda got in a away so we had fun :d

If i drive to work and home only: 24eu 20l 150km... Allmoust no boost and throtle 30-40% max

So like some one said: 20 eu gets me to the ather petrol station prety much :d.

If i start messingand hit 1.4bar 20eu will just get me a fe minutes, not myles :d

testicle

ShadowHearth wrote: »

38eu thats 28l 249km today from co. cork to dublin airport. I was doin around 130km/h on power fc, at one stage alot alot more, wount say hiw much as griendly people in here will hang me, damn honda got in a away so we had fun :d

If i drive to work and home only: 24eu 20l 150km... Allmoust no boost and throtle 30-40% max

So like some one said: 20 eu gets me to the ather petrol station prety much :d.

If i start messingand hit 1.4bar 20eu will just get me a fe minutes, not myles :d

I hope you kept left when you were breaking the speed limit for so long!

-Corkie-

Wifes car does 1100 km for 70 litres its a 2.0 tdi passat. Mine does the 1000 for 75 litres. Dont fill at the pumps so i dont know what it costs:)

bad2dabone

SARASON wrote: »

Wifes car does 1100 km for 70 litres its a 2.0 tdi passat. Mine does the 1000 for 75 litres. Dont fill at the pumps so i dont know what it costs:)

? how do you get your fuel then ?

squod

bad2dabone wrote: »

jesus thats good!

so for 15 litres of fuel you're getting 310km, nice.

Or 49mpg. I doubt it.

-Corkie-

bad2dabone wrote: »

? how do you get your fuel then ?

Hah ha we wish. We have a transport business with mostly coaches so we fill the cars of that.

ShadowHearth

testicle wrote: »

I hope you kept left when you were breaking the speed limit for so long!

Feck that i am too cool for losser lane i had a handa in there . Thx god no zafiras or she would out run bouth of us!

smitas5

bad2dabone wrote: »

jesus thats good!

so for 15 litres of fuel you're getting 310km, nice.

I would like to see motorway driving figures...
20 yoyos = 16litres = 160km? at 120-130km/h

smitas5

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Feck that i am too cool for losser lane i had a handa in there . Thx god no zafiras or she would out run bouth of us!

my opinion loosers are the drivers who stay in the second or third lane constantly, when first lane is empty... this is just plain ignorant to think that some lane is cool, but that is other threads discussion
obviously I didn't get you joke, sorry:rolleyes:

ShadowHearth

smitas5 wrote: »

my opinion loosers are the drivers who stay in the second or third lane constantly, when first lane is empty... this is just plain ignorant to think that some lane is cool, but that is other threads discussion
obviously I didn't get you joke, sorry:rolleyes:

You are not long enought here . Be here longer and you understand

P.s. Op, we count 100km to xxl back in my old country. Newer knew people started here aswell, as mpg is still extremly popular even if all roads are marked in km for quite a bit.

Well thing is 100km to 10l is really alot for 1.4 . Even if thats city driving.

-Corkie-

ShadowHearth wrote: »

You are not long enought here . Be here longer and you inderstand

Thats veeerrrryyy true:D

ShadowHearth

SARASON wrote: »

Thats veeerrrryyy true:D

iceax

New 2010 car does 650 km/ 403 miles for 50e/ 41 litres its a 1.9 tdi leon eco. it's doing 45 mpg. ~~ 16 km per litre , i think it could be better !!!

GTE

SARASON wrote: »

Wifes car does 1100 km for 70 litres its a 2.0 tdi passat. Mine does the 1000 for 75 litres. Dont fill at the pumps so i dont know what it costs:)

Thats only 44mpg isnt it? 6.36 litres per 100km?
How is that good?

vw4life

230 miles opel astra diesel

ShadowHearth

bbk wrote: »

Thats only 44mpg isnt it? 6.36 litres per 100km?
How is that good?

its quite good. 6.36 per 100km, specially for 2.0 turbo diesel. i presume thats for mixed driving

bad2dabone

bad2dabone wrote: »

jesus thats good!

so for 15 litres of fuel you're getting 310km, nice.

It sure is , it's one of the main reasons why I got the car, plus having recently rebuilt the engine, new exhaust and fuel system helps too.

squod wrote: »

Or 49mpg. I doubt it.

What I said is what I'm getting, I've no reason to lie.

http://www.thrifty.ie/aboutfueleconomy.php

smitas5 wrote: »

I would like to see motorway driving figures...
20 yoyos = 16litres = 160km? at 120-130km/h

As I said earlier, €20 on a run (motorway all the way) it will do 360km.

GTE

ShadowHearth wrote: »

its quite good. 6.36 per 100km, specially for 2.0 turbo diesel. i presume thats for mixed driving

But the older Passats did 53mpg (5.3 l/100km) and I'm definitely getting 55 (5.1) from mixed. 00 Golf Estate 1.9 VE TDI.

Are the emissions laws choking the newer diesels on MPG? I think someone here made that point a few weeks back.

smitas5

6.36 is fine I think... smaller engines can produce better, but at a prise of lifespan
my opel insignia 6.6l per 100km but I do not buy diesel myself, so don't even try to drive ECO, so I would be happy with that

GTE

smitas5 wrote: »

6.36 is fine I think... smaller engines can produce better, but at a prise of lifespan
my opel insignia 6.6l per 100km but I do not buy diesel myself, so don't even try to drive ECO, so I would be happy with that

Well 6.36 is grand if you are bombing it along all the time but I dont feel thats very good at all at all for normal driving, Im not even talking eco driving or hypermiling stuff.

smitas5

bbk wrote: »

Well 6.36 is grand if you are bombing it along all the time but I dont feel thats very good at all at all for normal driving, Im not even talking eco driving or hypermiling stuff.

I'm only telling you the computer reading on the dash for average fuel consumption over the first 14000km the I did in 2 months. the car is a lot bigger than opel astra, the boot is full to the rim with tools and parts, I'd say 18" alloys has some added too

jimmy mac

e46 m3 no point in putting in 20e....:eek:

GTE

smitas5 wrote: »

I'm only telling you the computer reading on the dash for average fuel consumption over the first 14000km the I did in 2 months. the car is a lot bigger than opel astra, the boot is full to the rim with tools and parts, I'd say 18" alloys has some added too

I wasnt referring to the Opel, I didnt mention your 6.6 l/100km. That may very well be brilliant for that car but I dont know the car.
Im on about the figure of the Passat.

ottostreet

did about 140km on my last 20 euro.

so thats.... about 25mpg...noice

corktina

can we start again and all stick to the same formula...preferably what the OP asked for...

€20 does 220km(140 miles?) in my 1.4 Escort (or down to the postbox in my Cortina)

Sleepy

Have done two brim to brim tests on the Rover 600 since I got her putting in 52l each time @ roughly €70 and got approx 350 miles mixed driving from each fill... so that's about 565km's so about 160km's for €20 or roughly 30mpg.

Not too bad for a 12 year old, 1.8

Max Power1

result of my last brim to brim run in the rover 75 (mostly around town, with 1 motorway/dual carriageway run) were 300 miles for 46 litres, @€;61.

Im told it works out around 30 mpg

Graham_B18C

jimmy mac wrote: »

e46 m3 no point in putting in 20e....:eek:

I've heard mixed reports about the M3's consumption, if you filled it, how much would it cost and how far would it get you?

If I put 20 in I'd probably het about 80 miles so around 130kms. If I fill it which is about €50 I get around 250 miles. That's a 1.8 Integra Type R

dirtydiesel

80 to 90 miles on 20e in my saab taladega 20i. prior to this car I always drove diesel cars, reckon I will be back driving a diesel again soon.

thermo

a friend of my dads has a main battle tank and that gets approx 3 gallons to the mile! he does not usually dirve it that far

martydunf

hellboy99 wrote: »

1 Ltr petrol Yaris, €20 on a run will get me round 360km, normal everyday driving round 310km.

:pac::pac:

Voodoomelon

I get about 60-70miles from €20 with the city driving I do. €20 doesn't even register a quarter tank.

knifey_spoonie

I can get about 15-20 miles out of €20, if im pushing the car.