deano87
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tbh, a 12v is brilliant on fuel. Driving it hard, you get like 48mpg, like a hurse, 52mpg.
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John
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My dads 1.7 diesel combo van struggles to get 50mpg, you must get no pleasure out of driving at all.
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dannymccann
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*hearse 
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deano87
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When you drive a 12v, there is fuck all pleasure to be had.
When I used to drive my girlfriends 1.4 16v Fiesta, I would love going down the bypass giving it some, as it'd go and go hitting 90mph (I know it isn't that quick a car). But when a 12v tops out at 85mph before it gets ridiculous, has no power, no torque, and needs continuously changing gear, there is no pleasure to be had.
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by dannymccann
*hearse
Same thing.
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Corsa_Sport21
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
tbh, a 12v is brilliant on fuel. Driving it hard, you get like 48mpg, like a hurse, 52mpg.
I take it theyr are no hills or steep roads around your way which requires a bit of oomph to get up??If so then you wouldnt see 48-52mpg out of a 12v.
Can a 1.0 12v actually pull a corsa when giving it welly,never mind driving it to get the best mpg.
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deano87
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Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
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Originally posted by deano87
tbh, a 12v is brilliant on fuel. Driving it hard, you get like 48mpg, like a hurse, 52mpg.
I take it theyr are no hills or steep roads around your way which requires a bit of oomph to get up??If so then you wouldnt see 48-52mpg out of a 12v.
Can a 1.0 12v actually pull a corsa when giving it welly,never mind driving it to get the best mpg.
tbh, I don't actually drive with MPG in mind. I drive with engine longevity & reliability in mind.
There are quite a few hills yes, including one in which scrubs 15mph off my speed, no matter how fast I descend before it. Crawler lane ftw 
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Hamish
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the secret to decent mpg is tucking up behind lorries on motorways
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Corsa_Sport21
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
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Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
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Originally posted by deano87
tbh, a 12v is brilliant on fuel. Driving it hard, you get like 48mpg, like a hurse, 52mpg.
I take it theyr are no hills or steep roads around your way which requires a bit of oomph to get up??If so then you wouldnt see 48-52mpg out of a 12v.
Can a 1.0 12v actually pull a corsa when giving it welly,never mind driving it to get the best mpg.
tbh, I don't actually drive with MPG in mind. I drive with engine longevity & reliability in mind.
There are quite a few hills yes, including one in which scrubs 15mph off my speed, no matter how fast I descend before it. Crawler lane ftw
You do realise that engines do need opened up a bit now and again to keep them tip top??
Ive just aquired a fiesta that has never been over 3k rpm and i could tell that the 1st time i drove it.After a good few miles of over 4k rpm its starting to loosen up a bit and rev better.
I wouldnt like to get caught up behind you anyway 
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Hamish
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
Ive just aquired a fiesta that has never been over 3k rpm and i could tell that the 1st time i drove it.
please tell me how 
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Rich H
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Scott, do it the easy way!! :
http://www.pug306.net/mpg-calculator/
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Corsa_Sport21
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quote:
Originally posted by Hamish
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Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
Ive just aquired a fiesta that has never been over 3k rpm and i could tell that the 1st time i drove it.
please tell me how
Because ive had 1 the exact same in the past,except that 1 had been driven hard.It would rev no problem,the current 1 struggled to rev.And it wasnt fuked.
2 lady owners from new,and the previous owner only used it to travel to work 3 miles away, that dosnt require going over 30.
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Corsa_Sport21
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quote:
Originally posted by Rich H
Scott, do it the easy way!! :
http://www.pug306.net/mpg-calculator/
Thats the calculator i use.But theyrs loads floating about Google that are just the same,but are a bit more acurrate and arent rounded of in .5s.
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
You do realise that engines do need opened up a bit now and again to keep them tip top??
Ive just aquired a fiesta that has never been over 3k rpm and i could tell that the 1st time i drove it.After a good few miles of over 4k rpm its starting to loosen up a bit and rev better.
I wouldnt like to get caught up behind you anyway
Yeah, hence why I don't drive it like a badger all the time. Only on motorways I sit at a steady speed.
It will do 80mph, but it's just not nice in a 12v, imho.
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richc
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You have to accelerate with little to no throttle in mpg. And not stamp on the throttle when you do. Also no labouring the engine (ie 25 in 5th because you are doing no revs)
Leave in low gears going up hills so you aint got to throttle it!
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richc
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Originally posted by richc
You have to accelerate with little to no throttle in mpg. And not stamp on the throttle when you do. Also no labouring the engine (ie 25 in 5th because you are doing no revs)
Leave in low gears going up hills so you aint got to throttle it!
Say that mpg doesnt bother me tooo much. I do like to no what i do an i do a quick 10 sec calculation at petrol statoin but say if its 29 i just laugh and go freg me must of been giving it some! If its 37 i think nice 
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Arctic_Monkey
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I normally work out this way (which i think is quite easy) - you have 4.54 lts per gallon, so take note of how many ltrs you put in the tank, and how many miles you get from it. Then divide the amount of ltrs by 4.54 to get the amount of gallons, then divide your total mileage by nr of gallons to calc. mpg - like, 9lts of fuel = approx 2 gallons. If you only get 20 miles to 2 gallons of fuel, that's only 10mpg... and so on
[Edited on 06-11-2008 by Arctic_Monkey]
[Edited on 06-11-2008 by Arctic_Monkey]
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Robin
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Mine has averaged 50.4mpg over the past 150 miles, some of which I was driving like a cunt.
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Scotty C
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It's done 121 miles to £10 (9.27 litres)
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Scotty C
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... Which is 59.4 MPG 
Never drving with MPG in mind again, sooo boring
[Edited on 07-11-2008 by Scatt]
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deano87
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May be I won't buy it off you then
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Corsa Matt
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I really dont care what my MPG is, The lower the better which means that I'm driving it how it should be driven, HARD!
[Edited on 07-11-2008 by Corsa Matt]
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Eck
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A 1/4 tank will get you so much more than 30 miles 1/4 in my XS/GTi will get me at least 60-70 miles more
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Ellis
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa Matt
I really dont care what my MPG is, The lower the better which means that I'm driving it how it should be driven, HARD!
I like you
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Eck
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
tbh, a 12v is brilliant on fuel. Driving it hard, you get like 48mpg, like a hurse, 52mpg.
Those two words should never EVER be used in the same context. EVER.
[Edited on 07-11-2008 by Eck]
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