How Strange? Go Figure....

[Little Newms]

Decided to take my car (ph1 172) from Chelmsford to Bradford for a work's course. 210 miles each way. On the way up there i sat at a steady 60 - 65 mph and was averaging 49mpg. Which was so so so so boaring! So on the way home i sat between 85 and 95 (kph honest officer ) And it returned 40 MPG???

Is it a) Broken? or b) the first 172 powered by diesel?

 

[Timmay]

broken probably lol

 

[Aluco]

c) Average trip computer

xD

 

[Little Newms]

It's not the trip computer.... All of the sum's worked out perfect!

 

[Russ_16v]

fair play to that then lol

 

[Djw John]

Is it stripped or do you have 300psi in each tyre?!

 

[Mostro]

Were you being towed by an AA truck?

 

[fUbAr]

My old Ph1 172 did the same... could get high 40's on a motorway run easy.

Shame it's just over half that in the 182 really lol

 

[Ali]

c) Driven by a fag?!

 

[davebem]

I get that on long motorway journeys. But when getting to town it goes down to about 28mpg.

 

[White16valver]

c) Driven by a fag?!

Beaten to it...

 

[JR]

as Fubar has said ph1's get very good mpg as i also did with mine. Comparable to his actually.

 

[lemonnobby]

My 172 ph2 used to get 44 at a steady 70mph on the motorway

 

[Brett]

lol my 1.2 wouldnt get that mpg. God knows why its so high.

 

[Daniel]

I'd imagine the wind going for/against you will have a massive impact.

 

[lemonnobby]

Yea for got to say my MPG is always higher going up the M5 then coming back down

 

[.GAZ.]

i got 19 constantly in the cup.. now im getting 26ish in the 172

 

[Josh2005]

I only get 27mpg driving around normally (sticking to the speed limits) and it drops to about 24mpg when im heavier on the loud pedal - its a 1.6 16v!! Wish i could see over 35mpg haha

 

[MarkCup]

Nothing wrong with that.

How much fuel you use on a motorway is only slightly affected by how fast you cruise at...what really makes it drink is accelerating.

Your run back...light traffic? Constant speed maintained?

 

[Djw John]

Decided to try going to Edinburgh today at 70mph, got 46mpg!

 

[willow]

i did 80 all the way somewhere on the motorway and it happily sat at 42mpg all the way for about an hour or so

 

[Russ_16v]

iv just dont 312 miles on my latest tank, it cost £38.49p to fill up @ 1.00 pr ltr so with my bad mathematics skills i make that out at 36.97 mpg?

impressed myself with that one!

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Recently going to newcastle i managed 364.2 miles out of the tank ranging from 39-45mpg.

These figures only belong on the motorway. She doesnt like it any other way that 31 mpg every where else lol

 

[Russ_16v]

woohoo ph1 mpg FTW! lol

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

lol

 

[RBHynes]

Is this something to do with phase ones having longer gearing? My 182 does 35-38MPG on motorways @ 80ish. Never managed over 40mpg no matter what iv tried.

 

[Russ_16v]

maybe its all the little things? longer gearing, thinner tyres, lower weight, not much on there own but together i would imagine make up a few mpg?

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

What does the 182 weigh? 1080 kgs's?