How many miles can you do on....Pic added on page 2!

[Furio-Gazza]

Just wondered how many miles you can do on £20,

will be getting myself a VTR tomorrow and since fuel has gone up i aint got a clue what range i should be able to get out off it

:y:

[tommo7811]

I'd say it all depends on what type of journey/roads. I get really poor mpg from my VTR as I'm doing short 2-3 mile trips to work every day, all through town. I find it to be fairly economical on longer motorway journeys though.

[blackie_2k5]

vtr's arent too bad, mine is even better with the turbo then it was before if you drive it off boost, plant your foot and it can guzzle though :(

no idea on miles tbf, the price of fuel goes up that much its hard to track :fcuk:

[Scorgie01]

I get about 110 miles from my s2 rallye engine

[bossman9]

200 tops maybe motorway driving

[Sifu]

Full tank for a MK2 vtr is 45 litres, I get about 300-400. 300 if I've been driving like a cock. 400 is motorway driving at 70 with a burst of 120 here and there..

[Furio-Gazza]

well my work is 20mile down a dual carrage way, so 40mile a day x5 200mile a week so wondered if it was pos on £20 other wise i will just up my budget,

btw petrol prices near me are 129.9 :y:

[blackie_2k5]

doubt £20 a week will cover that tbh

[Prickle]

with you being a ricer, il say 50 a week.

[Furio-Gazza]

with you being a ricer, il say 50 a week.

Ricer? ... english please john haha

[Furio-Gazza]

& thanks for the feed back people :)

[Sifu]

well my work is 20mile down a dual carrage way, so 40mile a day x5 200mile a week so wondered if it was pos on £20 other wise i will just up my budget,

btw petrol prices near me are 129.9 :y:

WTF!? It's £1.31-3.9 here.

Not on £20 a week mate. Sorry to burst a bubble.

[saxova]

My VTR get's 120-160 mile's from £20. 120 being fun miles 160 being 70mph motorway miles.

Full system/induction/1.1 gearbox so they won't be helping!

[Barry123]

About 140 miles in the vts. That's with vpower. Got some mega mpg over the weekend with it can only guess the fuel trims are sorting themselves out after installing the btb. Woop woop

[Furio-Gazza]

moneys not a problem like, just wondered what i can do on £20 that's all :P

at least i know £30 will do the job, means more cash for future plans for the motor.

[MiniGibbo]

Roughly..

120miles in the van
60-70miles in the BMW

Dunno in the peugeot I've only done three tanks in it since buying it but they where all ragging it...

[Cam]

I do 40 mile a day round trip to work in my furio, got de cat str8 through and piper x induction £40 covers me the week but dont have much left..

[Sifu]

Mines 8.7 miles away, I spend bout £25 a week, that incorporates giving my parasitical little brother a lift home here and there and going my sisters on a Wednesday which is halfway to work.

[MiniGibbo]

My jet car does -1203 miles on £20

My monster truck does 2.3...

Nice double post faggot.. Fail again?

[LouisUK]

I get around 130 miles from £20 maybe a bit more. That's just town driving though going to Uni and shit.

[Gabbastard]

if you want to do 200 miles to 20 quid, youre looking at 57mpg. I somehow doubt youre going to get that from a Saxo unless its a diesel.

[sam_16v]

i went from plymouth to newport (wales) and back to plymouth on £40 thats 270 miles and half of the 270 i had a engine in the boot

[rus18]

i get 180 miles to £30

[ha_x3]

well my work is 20mile down a dual carrage way, so 40mile a day x5 200mile a week so wondered if it was pos on £20 other wise i will just up my budget,

btw petrol prices near me are 129.9 :y:

My partner drove from plymouth to newport (wales) and back last week, all on £40 which was 270 miles all round, bearing in mind he had a engine in the boot for 135 of the miles :y:

[rey]

My partner drove from plymouth to newport (wales) and back last week, all on £40 which was 270 miles all round, bearing in mind he had a engine in the boot for 135 of the miles :y:

Which works out to roughly 41mpg, which still wouldn't last him a weeks travel to work ;)

[ha_x3]

Which works out to roughly 41mpg, which still wouldn't last him a weeks travel to work ;)

Yeah i know, i just think that was pretty good going. I was expecting to put more in on the way home

[opee]

140 miles in a vts at 60/70 mph. So i guess u should get more.

[Karlb1]

Just town driving my Furio gets about 180 miles from driving like a complete twat on about 20-25 worth of fuel..

[chinkostu]

£20 is about half a tank around here if you're on the light, so about 180ish? 1.1 used to do 200miles to half a tank

[Furio-Gazza]

Since ive got the new R i feel like it drinks fuel like there's no tomorrow,
ah well i'll cope but my wallet doesn't like the car since it came last Sunday haha

[Barry123]

naa it'll be you enjoying the extra few ponies at the moment. They're great on the motorway provided you stick to 70 mph.

[wezzasaxo1]

50 quid about 300 miles in my vtr

[Furio-Gazza]

50 quid about 300 miles in my vtr

is that giving it abit like?

because that seems mad 300 miles to £50

[littleblue1]

40 quid for me is 240 miles that wid a cam and 4-2-1 manifold full system lool

[Furio-Gazza]

well i just filled up and got this so what do you reckon 250mile on that?

http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j334/Gazza_BFC/bjvbn.jpg

[SAXO8VYO]

250miles will be easy bud , I wanted to know the answer to this question myself so I filled up 20 pound and I got 155 miles and could probes do 5 more and that was in my furio with a de-catted exhaust and enclosed induction and mixed driving and only not going over 2.5k revs for the last 20miles

[Furio-Gazza]

what is the best rev's to change gear to save fuel at is it 2.5k rev's?

[Mezza]

I got about 300 miles on 50quid. Bad times

[LSOfreak]

i remember reading in the saxo manual that its best to change gear at 2.5k i think

my vtr gets shit fuel economy around town, about 250miles on £50 lol

if you stick to 60mph on the motorway you can get epic mpg though lol

[ed-bradley]

I can drive about perfectly fine, changing gear around 2.2k.

I can get 100 miles give or take a few from £10 in the 1.1..thats with a duff engine aswell.
If you've got a heavy foot, or have bad driving habits then you'll never get decent mpg.

I try not to brake where I can, and leave a bit of distance so I can roll to a stop or keep rolling.

[cyne]

what is the best rev's to change gear to save fuel at is it 2.5k rev's?

Accelerating & Torque
Torque is the pulling force you observe when accelerating i.e. when you're pushed into your seat. And, as you'll probably feel, this force varies throughout the engine rev range.

It is also a nice, if very rough, indication of where an engine is at it's highest efficiency. As a rough rule, where the engine develops peak torque the engine will be at its most efficient. Therefore attempt to maintain your revs around your peak torque figure when accelerating up through the gears - the exception is the VTS/GTi engine (1.6 16v) where the peak torque figure is stupidly high in the rev range and not really a sensible figure to reach for gradual acceleration routines - for VTS/GTi owners, aim for shifts around 3000-3500 rpm

Peak Torque:
1.0 – 3600rpm
1.1 – 3800rpm
1.4 – 3400rpm
1.5D – 2250rpm
1.6 – 3000rpm (Mk1)
1.6 – 3500rpm (Mk2)
1.6 16v – 5200rpm


Cruising
When cruising, for instance in 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 mph limits, it's to be the highest possible gear without labouring the engine i.e. making it judder or generally straining it. On level roads 30mph in 5th shouldn't be a problem, if it's an uphill stretch of road you may need to downshift to 4th or even 3rd to main speed without labouring the engine - so choose your gear accordingly. If you're accelerating up to next speed limit, say when exiting a town/residential area, again try to VERY slowly increase the speed (which again should be achievable in 5th for most) to achieve best mpg.


Decelerating
When decelerating, avoid using the brakes, instead allow the car to slow naturally by using engine braking. This method is MORE efficient than taking the car out of gear and coasting - please be aware of this, additionally it's also potentially dangerous. During coasting, fuel is still injected into the engine to keep the engine idling. Whereas when the car is left in gear the momentum of the car maintains the engine revs and therefore far less fuel is used. NOTE, Saxo’s still inject some fuel into the engine under engine braking, unlike modern engine where virtually no fuel is injected.

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=59943&

[Sophia_Bush]

got 165 miles from £15 in the 1.1 and used to get 310-330miles full tank on gti beasting it

[Southpaw]

1.4 furio from nantwich to chester business park 4 times there and back so a total of 24 miles x 8 gives your 192 for £20.00 love ya rachel (my furio's name lol)

[JNolan]

I did a run from Oxford to Wigan, in a 3 plug vtr. I put in 25 quid at 135.9 a litre, and did 210 miles before it went on the light, works out at 51.9 mpg. Its not completely accurate though as there was a bit of fuel already in the car(just above coming on the light). But i kept it at about 65 all the way back and feathered the accelerator. Think these more modern vtr engines are much better for economy.

[Furio-Gazza]

Thanks for the tips & advice people :y:

[Tontsy]

people complaining that £50 gets them 300 miles...

£50 would get me half that if im being good!

[Heftydanielson]

I went from Torbay to Thorpe Park(210 each way) and back with 3 others in the car on a full tank with an average of about 85-90mph. Still wasnt on the red light ether when I got back.

[daveyh86]

£20 will do me 100-160 miles depending on driving style

[Bensvts]

depends how heavy the right foot is and how much u want to hear the bodies roarrrr! lol so yeah not many town miles

[II_IFAN_II]

I do a 52 mile round trip to work a day dual carridgeway all the way and its costing me £10 a day :n: on a mk2 1.1, with a decat at 80mph

[boz]

cheaper fuel, thats coz your not far from the stanlow refinery lol
they are normally a crap around the doors on short journeys, i always found mine to be exceptional on a motorway drive, was shocked if i did a mega long journey, mpg return was amazing.
never been out in the sax's for a while :(

[boz]

im sure the last time i drove the vts with a full tank of fuel i got under 250miles, but that was the way i drive lol

if you keep them below 4k and just stick to 70 you will get decent mpg returns, smooth steady driving is the key, once you start putting open filters and exhausts on, you cant help but make the loud noise and that dents the wallet lol

[DaDangerMan]

my light was on for while i put in 30 pound so say you put a gallon in car for the red light so about 6 quid so 24 quid of petrol has got me 110 miles wtf? thats mixed driving

[dannybluevtr]

i got a mk2 vtr with lots of mods and i got from reading to warrington on £20 all motorway :)