1.9 Petrol - is 22.5mpg reasonable?

[TonyS99]

Haven't had the van long. It's a 1989 hightop. This weekend I drove from Taunton to Swanage and back. 155 miles total, 4 hours journey time. Mostly single track A-roads with a fair few hills, villages etc. Never went over 60mph. Average speed less than 40. Petrol consumption: 22.5mpg.

Apart from learning to use a lighter foot on brakes and accelerator, is there anything I could do to improve this? If not, it doesn't really matter, but I thought I'd ask anyway. I'd still love the darlin' if I had to run it on single malt.

[tonytech]

Pretty good.
you can expect anything from 17 to 27 mpg, depending on driving conditions.

One of the 'gas' converts will be along shortly to preach to you.

T

[jpee]

Thats about the normal average

[Fritz]

Sounds good to me for a 1,9, surprising thing is ours does a similar amount either loaded or unloaded..


Regards


Fritz,,,,,,,,,

[AdamK]

Just read what's been said here about fuel consumption and i just wanted to compare and see if anybody could help me and suggest how i'm doing for fuel consumption...
I've got a 1987 Karisma (Hi top) 1.9 watercooled petrol.
I've been making a note of my mileage to monitor fuel consumption. I tend to put in 38 - 40 litres (£40) of petrol when i fill up, and i've been getting roughly 200 miles out of this, which i find rather thirsty! (that is, compared to the Clio i was running about it before!) Can anybody tell me....is this to be expected? is this normal? I don't drive it particularly hard, tend to keep to around 55/60 on motorways, but i do a good mix of motorway and town driving.

Much appreciated,

Adam

[Ian Hulley]

One of the 'gas' converts will be along shortly to preach to you.

£ for £ diesel mileage without the stigma or stench

http://www.gasure.co.uk/saleswbx.htm

Ian

[R0B]

hardly surprising.your van weighs a lot more than a clio...

which i find rather thirsty! (that is, compared to the Clio i was running about it before!)

[Ian Hulley]

hardly surprising.your van weighs a lot more than a clio...

which i find rather thirsty! (that is, compared to the Clio i was running about it before!)

In 20 years time your Clio would have dissolved at least 3 times

[TonyS99]

I tend to put in 38 - 40 litres (£40) of petrol when i fill up, and i've been getting roughly 200 miles out of this, which i find rather thirsty!

200 miles / 40 litres = 22.7 mpg.

Same as mine, Adam!

[dugcati]

just worked out my bikes MPG's - and it came to 69.7 MPG that's 245 miles to 16 quid of fuel
by comparison me van is 17-23 ish

[armyphil]

my ahem skoda does an impressive 59 mpg when crusuing i can get from middle germany to good old dudley on 3/4 tank thats a 60l tank

[kevtherev]

. I tend to put in 38 - 40 litres (£40) of petrol when i fill up, and i've been getting roughly 200 miles out of this, which i find rather thirsty!

Now with LPG 40 Litres costs me £16.40p so it pays for its installation very quickly. But a slightly higher consumption needing 48 litres to get 200 miles equal to 19 mpg

[Mushr00m]

Our 1.9inj' Westy does about 25mpg on a run using a very light foot. First time we went out on a similar run of about 200 miles, we decided we'll have to get a gas conversion & have been saving ever since.

[timthetrader]

I had a cruise control fitted a couple of years ago and I get a better fuel consumption on long trips so I guess its paid for its self by now!

[Simon Baxter]

One of the 'gas' converts will be along shortly to preach to you.

£ for £ diesel mileage without the stigma or stench

http://www.gasure.co.uk/saleswbx.htm

Ian

Whoever said stinky Diesels wants shooting.
Theres nowt that smells worse than a petrol running on choke!
I hate reversing petrols into the workshop as the place f**kin reeks for ages and everyones eyes start to bleed!
Diesels smell much less than those nasty, polluting, inefficient WBX things...