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Old 14th February 2009, 09:32   #1
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to my vtr yesterday and my MPG has droped relly bad,
yesterday i got 40miles to £10 and usually i get about 65 to £10
i do no that more power = more fuel used, but i didnt think it would use that much more
has anyone else got this problem
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more than likely because you were driving it a bit harder because it sounds so much nicer with it on mate
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Old 14th February 2009, 10:17   #3
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Did you go for a drive to test if it was faster? If so u where probably driving harder/faster.
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You get 65 miles to a tenner?

Service your car mate.
I have a VTS and get 80.. in traffic too.
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Made mine better on petrol if anything. Can easily get over 100 miles to a tenner if I take it easy.
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wth how are people getting so many mpg!
what do you recon could be wrong with my car?
some people have said it smeels like its over fueling lol
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I'd give it a major service and check the pre-CAT lambda is ok.
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