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18th July 2008, 18:53
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wow worked a treat, thanks!!!
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18th July 2008, 19:51
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fuking hell over 700miles to a full tank thats mental im lucky to get 250 lol
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18th July 2008, 19:57
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but yer well done mate great info will try some of those thing to save me some money on petrol
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18th July 2008, 20:04
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thread digup ftw
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Pirates of the caribean 2 (aka been a first one, aka repost)
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some lad pulled up a type R, and had a sticker on the back. If it ain't jap it's crap. I thought what a bender
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1st August 2008, 02:37
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great post! really helpful........having recently been made reduntant i need to find ways for the vtr to stop drinking the small amount of money i have left!!! lol
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1st August 2008, 11:28
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thats awesome, ive made 290 on 40 quids worth and that was a struggle, ive read through and taken a few tips on board, going to give it a go.
nice one 
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1st August 2008, 11:30
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290 miles on £40?! You should be getting at least 330 mate...
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1st August 2008, 11:43
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ill give it a go, i did boot it once or twice with that tankful, only mods are raceland induction, supersprint centre and ashley backbox, so shouldnt make much of a difference
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1st August 2008, 12:32
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I use the same methods as mentioned in this thread- I can get 380 miles out of my VTS then the fuel light comes on, so somewhere around 42mpg.
I've found Esso fuel to give slighty less MPG though...
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26th August 2008, 13:09
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How will driving at 30mph and being in 5th gear in a 1.1 affect the mpg? i always drive like this as i see it as barely going over 1500rpm. But i still only seem ot be getting 30mpg around town 
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26th August 2008, 16:36
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Quote:
Originally Posted by snottybadger
I use the same methods as mentioned in this thread- I can get 380 miles out of my VTS then the fuel light comes on, so somewhere around 42mpg.
I've found Esso fuel to give slighty less MPG though...
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That's very good.
I need to improve my MPG 
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26th August 2008, 16:53
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gavross
How will driving at 30mph and being in 5th gear in a 1.1 affect the mpg? i always drive like this as i see it as barely going over 1500rpm. But i still only seem ot be getting 30mpg around town |
It only benefits the fuel consumption if you're holding that speed and not trying to accelerated.
30mpg round town isn't actually as bad as it seems. Sadly there are too many variables when it comes to town driving to judge how good/bad your car is in terms of fuel performance - you could be stop/start all the time, doing short journeys etc etc
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26th August 2008, 16:57
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You want to drive in as high a gear you can without the engine labouring.
My BMW has overinflated tyres and I'm driving silly slow to get 50mpg average out of a 2.5 diesel. Am going for 700miles out of a 60litre tank lol.
Coasting is a no no. Try lifting off the accelerator downhill so there is no load on the engine. This uses less fuel than a car at idle.
Leave a large gap between you and the car infront so you do not need to stop/start as much.
In reality i've found that driving slower is the main way to save fuel.
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26th August 2008, 17:07
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by adsayer
It only benefits the fuel consumption if you're holding that speed and not trying to accelerated.
30mpg round town isn't actually as bad as it seems. Sadly there are too many variables when it comes to town driving to judge how good/bad your car is in terms of fuel performance - you could be stop/start all the time, doing short journeys etc etc
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i think that may be my downfall, as soon as i hit 30 i go straight into fifth but from then on i very rarely change gear evenwhen i try to speed up. in which case my foot wil be planted to the floor, which seems abit silly now i say it out loud
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3rd September 2008, 14:02
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This is a great guide, thanks man!
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3rd September 2008, 14:43
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anytime dude 
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3rd September 2008, 15:10
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i got 1.1 and after a full tank i get about jst under 300 miles is taht good mostly urban miles
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3rd September 2008, 15:13
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if it's town driving then it's probably about right man.
nice username lol
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14th September 2008, 00:22
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Power Up! (Rep Power) Thanks
Just workd mine out.. 415 miles.. 1.1 Petrol (Town and long distance (20 miles or so) just over 40MPG's
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10th October 2008, 23:24
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Quote:
Originally Posted by edwardsvtr
thats awesome, ive made 290 on 40 quids worth and that was a struggle, ive read through and taken a few tips on board, going to give it a go.
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I got 220 to £20 in my VTR dude! You've missed something in this thread I think 
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