1.2 mpg!

[Martin_172]

hate to bring it up again but my oil burner around town will easily do 55mpg daily and get it on the motorway it will do 65+!

 

[JoeyD]

I'll bet it's 10x quicker too, while doing 100's of mpg
FFS.
I don't know about anyone elses 1.2, but mine does not like going over 5krpm either...
it may as well be a dCi!

 

[Martin_172]

my 2 engines both pulled past 5k no problem in my 1.2 think it used to drop off about 6.2k

 

[Nickharding]

It wont go far over 5.5K as it has f**k all power!

My 1.2 8V will do 40mph all day long, and i RAG it... Then again, you got to with a 1.2.

 

[JoeyD]

christ! i'm almost certain the limiter is about 6.2!
i've got a k-tec stealth and full IK too - no improvement
it's just a gash engine! lol

 

[Martin_172]

lol aye it is it drops off at 5.5 i think actually!!

 

[Martin_172]

you got the newer style gash engine or the older style cheese one?

 

[Nickharding]

mines 2002, so i guess the cheese one? it pulls well for a 1.2 i must say, and the mpg it returns to how i drive it is quite honestly amazing!

 

[JoeyD]

mine's an 02 - so the older one with the stupid throttle body. lol

*Got to say nick, i completely disagree :rasp: hah

 

[JCC]

Barely noticed any difference in fuel costs between my 1.2 and my 172, about a tenner a week if I'm lucky, and that's running the 172 on V-Power.

 

[Nickharding]

Yes, but how many miles do you cover in a week/days a week do you use it?

 

[JCC]

It's my daily so used a lot, everyday for work and then to the gfs and back 2/3 times a week. Basically does the exact same mileage and routes my 1.2 did but there's nearly feck all difference in fuel costs. Just shows how crappy the fuel consumption in the 1.2 was!

 

[Nickharding]

Or are you driving like my nan?

 

[JoeyD]

most people who have upgraded from 1.2 to 2.0 have said this!
just a shame insurance is a kick in the c**t

 

[Vish]

Best I got out of my 1.4 8v was 41mpg one summer, which was mostly commuting between 8.30-9am and 5-5.30pm on A and B roads with lots of junctions.

 

[Nickharding]

For the way i drive my 1.2 though, (not all the time, sometimes i take my time, but most times in a rush/need to be were i wanna be! it does great MPG!

Anyways,

Night Cliosport xx

 

[JCC]

Or are you driving like my nan?

Trust me, I didn't buy a "quick" one to drive economically!

 

[sideways danny]

this thread makes me LOL, I used to get over 40mpg from a 1.8 laguna, i swear it ran on fumes. I miss it. My 2 litre mk1 does 35mpg regularly, and it's tuned

 

[richybatt]

My 1.2 8V will do 40mpg all day long, and i RAG it... Then again, you got to with a 1.2.

well like nick says you have to kind of rag a 1.2 if you want to get anywhere, i change at about 4.5k if im on duallers and about 3k in town because your not going fast anyway, i wouldnt say i rag it but i do go through the revs depending on what kind of travelling im doing.

only reason i asked if there was anything that could be done to put it back up a bit is because i do alot of dual carriageway driving and town driving and petrol is at like £1.21 a litre and ive put about £130 in it in the last like 2 weeks, i drove to edinburgh but that was when i was getting about 37.6mpg, being 17 £130 every two weeks is alot!

 

[richybatt]

Lol, you been driving everywhere with a car full of mates since you passed your test?

no not really, if ive been out then il drop some friends off and that but havent been driving about with them in it for something to do.

how often would you recommend a service, il need to check when mines was last serviced before i bought it, im pretty sure it wasnt that long ago.

 

[geordieracer]

I used to average 39.8 in my 1.6 clio, but got it up to 46.something on a long run once, which i was well chuffed with.

My GTI now, thats a different story. Have had it as high as 39.7 on a long run, but that included drafting lorries etc. Coversley, I have had it as low as 16mpg, on a 35 mile drive. It does depend how you drive your car, and that will have changed since you passed your test.

 

[richybatt]

so basically anywhere in the mid 30s is fine?

 

[geordieracer]

Its about average I would say.

 

[Peperami]

Christ. 2mpg difference is a lot, have you informed your MP?

You're getting less mpg after you passed your test?

Plimsole are there any rocket scientists on here who can help with this epic problem?

Im off to find a kitchen knife to self harm, can join me if you like?

 

[MADM4TT]

1.2 16v
Well after 3-4 days of driving normaly i get around 47.2 MPG but if i do ragg it a bit it ends up around 42 MPG duno the trip computer chattin SH*T TBF!.
thats with exhaust and Ktec induction kit.

 

[Cliotoby]

I never had mine below 29MPG. i averaged 35 ish. My 1.6 gets 19mpg lows and averages 26.

 

[richybatt]

Christ. 2mpg difference is a lot, have you informed your MP?



Im off to find a kitchen knife to self harm, can join me if you like?

well considering the figures other people are rattling out with 42 and above 35 does seem a bit low, ive only been driving like 2 weeks and am kind of new to all this stuff, hence why i asked, didnt expect to get answers like that back other wise i would have just left it be

 

[Drobbly]

Ive just been out for a drive in the country and averaged 23MPG in my 1.2 16v, Ow yeah!!!

 

[Jasey]

Ive just been out for a drive in the country and averaged 23MPG in my 1.2 16v, Ow yeah!!!

You should try 3rd gear or above - you'll get better mpg figures

 

[Drobbly]

haha , but that isnt as fun though, its all about 4K onwards! (Y) ...

 

[SC03OTT]

I've managed a 51mpg from a full tank covering 400 miles. Thats from a 1.4 8v W reg.

That makes no sense. If we assume there was one gallon left in the tank when it was empty, that leave ten gallons. Four hundred miles divided by ten gallons is 40mpg. To have got the 51mpg you claim you should have been hitting 500 miles+.

 

[Brett]

haha , but that isnt as fun though, its all about 4K onwards! (Y) ...

Lol for the 2K rpm before it hits the limiter. Sounding like a cat being strangled. I remember that noise a lot from my 1.2

Most I ever got MPG wise from my 1.2 was 56mpg on the motorway, at 50mph.

I swear my 1.2 was no better on fuel that my 1.2, there was certainly no more than 3-5mpg in it.

 

[Mcaff]

had a mate drive my car and changed at 2.5k every gearchange, needless to say highest he got it was 60.4 mpg , but sat around the mid 50's

that was a fun drive

nattt

 

[Reev]

I swear my 1.2 was no better on fuel that my 1.2

Funny that. :rasp:

 

[SamP]

Has no one else read it as getting 1.2mpg? Drive like a real hero and you might just get that...