Help poor MPG

[Double Zero]

Thanks for the advice roadwarrior I hadn't thought about the flex pipes, might be a good opportunity to upgrade to braided.

Mr Wilks, no its a 2.5 e85, I can never seem to get more than 245 fŕom a full tank.

[mr wilks]

Thanks for the advice roadwarrior I hadn't thought about the flex pipes, might be a good opportunity to upgrade to braided.

Mr Wilks, no its a 2.5 e85, I can never seem to get more than 245 fŕom a full tank.

E85 /E86 / E89 , i still don't believe 25mpg average is that bad for a 6 cylinder petrol auto i will be doing 450/500 miles next weekend
on a mix of mway & country roads , i'l see what mpg i get brim to brim

[patriot66]

Is this an earlier 2.5i with 5 speed gearbox ?

[philbo909]

Ok, driving style makes a large difference & if you accelerate hard your mpg is going to suffer-i could get 40mpg from my old 3.0si on a long run.
Was the run you did punctuated by lots of stop/start driving? That will ruin it as well
Rob

40mpg on a run?

I used to get 33mpg tops on my E86 3.0si on runs @70mph using VPower.

I also get near 40mpg on a steady run in the Coupe

[R60BBA]

Ok, driving style makes a large difference & if you accelerate hard your mpg is going to suffer-i could get 40mpg from my old 3.0si on a long run.
Was the run you did punctuated by lots of stop/start driving? That will ruin it as well
Rob

40mpg on a run?

I used to get 33mpg tops on my E86 3.0si on runs @70mph using VPower.

Yes
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Rob

Your snapshot doesn’t show your mpg fella...

Unless you are trying to illustrate you are getting 420 odd miles out of a tank?

What does your trip computer say?

[Chris_D]

Drafting a truck at 100kmh on hte motorway.
Beat that

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Have to concur that driving style plays a huge factor in overall fuel economy.
It's actually become a bit of a mission in the zed having had use of a Tesla and a Skoda hybrid in the past.
I regularly skip gears; 1-3-5,6 etc. I coast for miles to red lights and junctions which irritates the living hell out of the Dutch drivers here in Holland! I also do 100kmh on the snelweg and stick to speed limits in town which also surprisingly seems to irritate the Dutchies.
All in all, however much I irritate other road users, I save fuel and sponds and regularly achieve between 35-45 mpg on any given run.
I'm not as anally retentive as to measure my monthly/yearly fuel costs and enjoy giving it the beans once in a while which cumulatively, for me is very satisfying.

[Smartbear]

40mpg on a run?

I used to get 33mpg tops on my E86 3.0si on runs @70mph using VPower.

Yes
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Rob

Your screenshot doesn’t show your mpg fella...

Unless you are trying to illustrate you are getting 420 odd miles out of a tank?

What does your trip computer say?

Here you go, i had it over 40mpg several times as well

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Rob

[mr wilks]

Been out earlier in Si coupe , auto N52 & over 27 miles mixed mway & backroads average after zeroing when i left home was 27.6mpg which i was pretty pleased with can't compare with manual N52 as they are notably better on mpg
Id also expect real world figures to be down on those shown on car computer

[Dave 2 dogs]

Obsession with mpg can spoil play time
JUST DRIVE IT GUYS !!!!