[JamesMalin]

Right i ithought i'd do al ittle test and see what i was getting per tank.

I filled up and let the hose click twice.

I then reste the clock to zero and then wrote down whn the petrol light came on.

I got:-

1 - 258
2 - 242
3 - 268
4 - 224
5 - 213
6 - 244
7 - 198(M1 = M6 Toll)
8 - 308 (Like driving miss daisy!)
9 - 267
10 - 228


Averging 245 miles to a tank.

I rarely drive differently but the two times i did i got both ends of the spectrum of fuel consumption.

I presume i have the oldest software on my ECU since its a 98 S reg Poooma too.

Alan did say that he can fettle the ECU to give all round better fuel efficiency, bhp & torque so we shall see after i have had that done

[Sex Kitten]

get around that tbh regardless of how i drive - averages bout 260 ish

[ADD]

about how meny litres was you putting in at a time

[JamesMalin]

Around 34 litres.

[the silver bullitt]

Yeah, i get about the same.
One of the few things i don't like about the Puma is the piddly little tank range; because i use my car for work as well, i usually am in the petrol station at least twice a week.

[StarMonkey]

I get about the same. I tried driving really carefully and got 42mpg. My usual driving is around 35mpg.

For anyone who's interested, here's a surefire way to work out your mpg very accurately.

1, Fill up (to 2 clicks)
2, Reset trip meter
3, Drive until the light comes on
4, Fill up again to 2 clicks (preferably the same pump as before so it's more accurate), and note the amount of litres you put in.
5, Whip out your mobile phone and calculate

convert your litres to gallons:
litres / 4.55 = x
number of miles per gallon:
miles / x = mpg

eg, 280 miles, 33.2 litres
33.2 / 4.55 = 7.3 gallons
280/7.3 = 38.4 mpg

[Mugsy1986]

Don't whip out your phone in the petrol station.... Mobile phones are well known for bursting into flames and causing freak lightening storms (i can only presume this!) and so petrol stations tend to dislike them.

[warrenpenalver]

Don't whip out your phone in the petrol station.... Mobile phones are well known for bursting into flames and causing freak lightening storms (i can only presume this!) and so petrol stations tend to dislike them.

You've obviously not seen the Brainiacs show where they stuck 20 mobile phones in a caravan covered in petrol and full of petrol vapour!!!

Even with them all ringing not a single bang!!!

[Dezza]

I get about the same. I tried driving really carefully and got 42mpg. My usual driving is around 35mpg.

For anyone who's interested, here's a surefire way to work out your mpg very accurately.

1, Fill up (to 2 clicks)
2, Reset trip meter
3, Drive until the light comes on
4, Fill up again to 2 clicks (preferably the same pump as before so it's more accurate), and note the amount of litres you put in.
5, Whip out your mobile phone and calculate

Does it matter how many clicks you do? Surely as long as you know how many litres you put in and how many miles you have done since you last filled up you can figure it out. May not be so accurate but the only real way is to take an average over time.

[StarMonkey]

well, the first time you need to really fill up, the second time you can do it after you've used half a tank if you want

but you will need to fill up to the same level again so you know how much fuel you've used

[Dubbs]

My last two fill ups (my ONLY two fill ups) got me 243 and 241. Mostly town driving, with an occasional duel carriage way trip.

The issue I have is the tank seems so small. What is it - 35 litres? My Corsa got 42-43 in a tank I think. I can notice the difference.

[PG12]

Here are the latest few from my spreadsheet - I've got EVERY fillup going back to Jun 2004 - petrol cost 83p/l back then...

I'm averaging 40.5mpg


Date______Pence Litre Miles MPG Å“/Fill

03-Apr-06 0.949 27.86 223.1 36.40 Å“26.44
05-Apr-06 0.899 28.61 256.8 40.80 Å“25.72
11-Apr-06 0.949 32.66 277.4 38.61 Å“30.99
16-Apr-06 0.919 29.61 261.9 40.21 Å“27.21
25-Apr-06 0.939 30.73 278.9 41.25 Å“28.86
27-Apr-06 0.939 30.58 261.7 38.91 Å“28.71
02-May-06 0.939 28.38 238.8 38.25 Å“26.65
05-May-06 0.949 31.64 262.5 37.71 Å“30.03
09-May-06 0.959 27.43 263.6 43.67 Å“26.31
15-May-06 0.989 30.17 267.9 40.36 Å“29.84
17-May-06 0.959 28.88 258.8 40.73 Å“27.70
21-May-06 0.959 28.48 260.6 41.60 Å“27.31
25-May-06 0.959 30.30 267.1 40.07 Å“29.06
31-May-06 0.979 28.69 269.2 42.65 Å“28.09
05-Jun-06 0.949 27.60 262.1 43.17 Å“26.19
22-Jun-06 0.959 32.53 265.3 37.07 Å“31.20
27-Jun-06 0.959 35.56 343.4 43.90 Å“34.10
29-Jun-06 0.959 32.99 327.7 45.15 Å“31.64
03-Jul-06 0.969 32.95 297.8 41.08 Å“31.93
06-Jul-06 0.959 32.34 263.1 36.98 Å“31.01
12-Jul-06 0.969 35.04 313.5 40.67 Å“33.95
18-Jul-06 0.979 34.83 332.8 43.43 Å“34.10
27-Jul-06 0.989 35.09 341.1 44.19 Å“34.70
02-Aug-06 0.989 34.87 301.5 39.30 Å“34.49

Petrol stations vary their 'fill level' gauges on every pump - that's why my mpg's go up and down - but you can work out the average over time

Note I've been getting 300+ recently - coz I've started using a new petrol station that's got it's fill gauge set quite high - means I don't have to get out of the car as often...

This post has been edited by PG12: 07 August 2006 - 10:25 PM

[Trix]

Nominally 40. I've put 44 in before now.

I've had 42. I think we both fill the tank neck up to the top don't we?

[Sex Kitten]

good lordy- thats dedication

[Trix]

because i use my car for work as well, i usually am in the petrol station at least twice a week.

Try filling up every other day

I do 150 miles a day and get about 250 from a tank. It feels expensive...

good lordy- thats dedication

I presume you mean the spreadsheet...

[PG12]

good lordy- thats dedication

Have to keep an eye on it due to the mileage I do - got to keep costs down

I just enter date, price/l, miles and total paid - the spreadsheet does the rest...

This post has been edited by PG12: 07 August 2006 - 10:28 PM

[Sex Kitten]

ive got to pay it regardless - have to get to work.... try not to wince when i fill up