It's needing to go to the petrol station again?!

[gouldy1985]

Right my 172 is averaging 34mpg which I'd normally be happy with, my old car was 42mpg. So not too much of a difference.
But my old car hardly ever need petrol, normally about £60 worth a month (I only do 2,500 miles a year), in the last 33 days iv put £140 in the 172. Iv not changed anything like driving more or bigger distances (I clearly must have though ) ,but I didn't think the difference would be this much. Anyone else found this after they got a Clio sport? Or am I just being stupid?

 

[DrR]

How have you got the figure of 34mpg?

Maybe work it out properly?

 

[Revels]

So what you're saying is that it's cost you £140 to do about 200miles?

 

[FlameR]

That doesn't make sense. If you do 2500 miles a year, so 200 ish miles a month...

And you've used £140 of fuel to cover 200 miles?

 

[gouldy1985]

It's from the onboard computer, but when I bought it I didn't reset it, Iv done about 500miles because the car was about 150miles away when I bought it, so had to drive it home. I don't drive it that hard, though that second gear does tempt me at times

 

[DrR]

Work it out properly, thats the only way.

 

[James.f]

They are abit thirsty, to thirsty reallt, im averaging about 20-27mpg i would say, £30 lasts 5days on a push,

 

[gouldy1985]

Also from that £140 that iv topped it up, I'd say iv still got £30 in the tank. Must just be me being stupid.

 

[TimR26]

So you've done more than double your usual mileage (500 vs 200) and got a less economical car (34mpg vs 42mpg) and wondering why you have spent more on petrol (£140 vs £60).

Any ideas CS as I can't think why that is!

 

[Dunn]

Get a diesel?

as for economy i get 37 average they are not thirsty at all

 

[JCC]

They are abit thirsty, to thirsty reallt, im averaging about 20-27mpg i would say, £30 lasts 5days on a push,

You must abuse it everywhere! My old modded 172 would return 32mpg average from a mix of town driving/giving it some stick, and it was a "quick" one too.

 

[Emma.]

So you've done more than double your usual mileage (500 vs 200) and got a less economical car (34mpg vs 42mpg) and wondering why you have spent more on petrol (£140 vs £60).

Any ideas CS as I can't think why that is!

pmsl

 

[Triki]

Mine does 34mpg and i drive like a c0ck !

 

[chris182cup]

I get 200 miles from £50 in my 182 all city driving, was getting a diesel to pls the wife now keeping it lowering it getting an rs tuner n the pops n bangs remap and painting the diamonds and bullets I think after the map and my style of driving I'll be getting 150 miles to £50 that fvck she has a good job.

 

[chris182cup]

On a long run I get 35mpg x

 

[ali_warriner]

For the performance they offer I think 1*2's get great mpg.

You seem to have done your sums wrong anyway.

 

[Triki]

Just keep chucking fuel in it. I do £45 a week on average.

 

[Mr_P]

I average 33ish normally (mixture of town commuting and B-road blasts) if i really try hard then can average 44-45 mpg a tank of fuel has lasted 2 weeks before (when in desperate need)

I dont see a problem at all with the cars just depends how heavy a right foot you have and what mods/maps are on the car, 1 guy gets 9mpg out of his with a race ecu and remap plus a few other bits, so count yourself lucky.

 

[.Kev.]

Go back to your old car then,

Love the utter shite that appears on CS these days.

 

[Jay Payne]

For the performance they offer I think 1*2's get great mpg.

You seem to have done your sums wrong anyway.

This^


No idea what we get out of the race car but we blow 3/4 of a tank in 40 mins

 

[jim cook]

Just keep chucking fuel in it. I do £45 a week on average.

Ditto

 

[Tony Hunter]

This^


No idea what we get out of the race car but we blow 3/4 of a tank in 40 mins

I think it was 1ltr a min when we last bothered to try and work it out.

 

[Will.]

I don't get it. You say your car never needed filling up with petrol. Your 1*2 does less miles to the gallon and your surprised that you need to go to the petrol station to fill up more often? Common sense isn't it.

 

[Ste666]

I got 28mpg on a 300 mile round trip to silverstone from yorkshire two week ago, the trip computer said 31 mpg on the motorways but i must have had more fun off the motorway to bring the average down to 27 ......i noticed the 182's are a lot more thirsty above 70 though, anything over that and the rev's climb too high, they needed a sixth gear

 

[Jimbo-Clio]

dnt get these threads at all i get 40-42mpg from my 172
i normally drive 100% for fuel eco~

Any car that you rev round to the red line will drink fuel i have no idea how people manage to get mid 20s in a 172 as a daily driver you must drive like a compleate c0ck lol

 

[jenic]

I give mine abuse and still very rarely drop below 30mpg, usually around 36mpg.

 

[Clart]

I've not reset my trip computer for approx 5k miles and its still averaging 41mpg. 90% is motorway but i still boot it everyday.

 

[Chris205]

Try doing on average £550-600 worth of vpower every 33 days like I did in my mini cooper s, thankfully the 182 has saved me, think thats because I can just set the cruise control at 60 and plod on