my 1litre did just shy of 500miles on way to and from all types and a bit after...that was about 34quids...standard but with gt cam!

I've used half a tank in 24 hours...about 75miles in total...I'm guessing thats not a good thing

just over 400 miles, 1.0 6n2

Time to piss on people's parade

Average: 460 miles to around 42 litres

Best ever: 512.7 on 43 litres (lots of motorway)

Doubt I'll ever be able to beat that because since having the car remapped, that right pedal has become strangely more addictive :-D

my 1litre did just shy of 500miles on way to and from all types and a bit after...that was about 34quids...standard but with gt cam!

75 mpg?

Are you having a giraffe?

That's pretty impressive!

Copying this from whatcar about the supposed magical 55mph been the most effiecient speed for most cars.

Test Findings

"Using high-tech fuel-flow meters and the latest satellite-navigation timing gear, we measured economy at a steady 30mph, 40mph, 50mph, 60mph… all the way up to 100mph.

To make sure our results weren't applicable to just one make and model, we tested five cars from five different manufacturers - a Toyota Aygo, Nissan Qashqai, Volkswagen Passat, Citroën C4 Picasso and a Land Rover Freelander.

So is 55mph really the efficient speed that it's often made out to be? In short, no.

Peter de Nayer said: 'The results of our tests disprove the idea that there is an optimum cruising speed - around 55mph - below which fuel consumption increases.'

What the results did show was that, basically, the slower you're going in top gear, the more miles per gallon you're doing.

Don't think you can go only a little bit faster and use only a little more fuel, either - the amount of fuel burned every mile rises exponentially the faster you go.

It's all down to wind resistance - the greater the wind drag, the more work the engine has to do, so barrel along at 100mph rather than 50mph and your engine will use roughly five times the fuel.

You'll cover twice the distance in the same time, of course, but that still works out to more than double the fuel for every mile travelled.

This doesn't mean you should drive around at 10mph in sixth gear. For one thing, it wouldn't do your car much good, and you may as well walk (quickly).

Still, you might be surprised how much you could save by knocking just a few mph off your speed and changing up gears earlier. How much you can save depends what kind of driving you're doing.

M-Way Driving

It's a bit of a pain that economy nosedives as we go faster, since motorways are intended to get us to our destinations quickly.

A steady cruise is also the most efficient way to drive. However, pootling along at 30mph would be a drag and probably not very safe.

You might find yourself in trouble with the law, too. In January, a 58-year-old woman was banned from driving for a week after being caught driving at just 10mph along the M32.

Still, the motorway is where the biggest savings are to be made. Realistically, in good weather and traffic conditions, drivers do over 60mph. It's how much faster you go that matters to your pocket.

Take a small family car like the Nissan Qashqai. At 60mph you'll be doing 39mpg, yet at 90mph you'll be doing about half that.

Yes, you'll get where you're going a bit quicker, but you'll be throwing away an extra 11p every mile. That's £10 on a 90-mile journey. Do that a couple of times a week and it could set you back an extra £1000 a year.

It's not only money you'd save. The UK Energy Research Centre estimates that proper enforcement of the 70mph limit would slash CO2 emissions by 3.7 million tonnes.

Lowering the limit to 60mph would cut CO2 by a further 3.5 million tonnes. That's the equivalent of taking three million Ford Focuses off the road.

Slower Roads

It's not always so easy to cruise at a steady speed on slower roads, but you can still save a packet. Just because you see a white sign with a diagonal black slash through it doesn't mean you have to hit 60mph.

Stay at 40mph, slot your car into as high a gear as possible and you'll save around a quarter in fuel bills.

That's before you consider the extra braking and accelerating you'd have to do for tight corners from higher speeds.

Higher Gear, Higher MPG

Use top gear whenever possible. Potential fuel savings are huge: use sixth gear at 40mph and you'll save about 20% compared with fourth.

You might be surprised how early you should change up for efficiency. In a family car like the VW Passat 1.8 TSI, you should be in sixth by 40mph.

Some BMWs and cars like the Audi A3 1.9 TDIe have built-in gearshift indicators to help you maximise fuel efficiency.

If you spend a lot of time cruising on the motorway, look for a car with a 'high' top gear (its engine will be turning more slowly than a car with a lower top gear at the same speed).

The Land Rover Freelander 2.2 TD4 auto is a great example. The official average consumption figures suggest it uses 25% more fuel than the smaller Nissan Qashqai 1.6.

However, our test shows the Freelander actually uses less fuel above 60mph, and it's all down to the Freelander's long sixth gear, compared with the Qashqai's shorter fifth.

The slow speeds and stop-start nature of town driving make saving fuel trickier. Here it's all about pulling away slowly and smoothly, changing up early and anticipating road conditions ahead to maintain momentum.

Saving Money Quickly

Many motorists will happily scout around for the cheapest fuel prices in their area.

Pay 2p less per litre when filling up an average car and you'll save £1.20. Not bad, but drop your speed from 90mph to 70mph on the motorway and you will save that in around eight minutes. Much better.

That's not all. Lowering your speed and using a higher gear will put less strain on your car's engine, so the chances are that it will last longer.

You'll also enjoy a much more relaxing drive, boost your chances of staying safe and cut carbon dioxide emissions as well."

One thing these economy guides always miss out on is that you can totally fuck engine mounts and cause extra stresses on your engine by changing up too early...

Also, every car I've had apart from the Golf was far more economical at motorway speeds than anywhere else, probably just like most people. I struggled to get 20 mpg on the motorway in the Golf because it wouldn't hold 65+ mpg on the first choke of the carb...

I get 340 miles out a full tank in my G40 - thats treating it to a gent run driving it off boost and keeping the revs below 3000rpm and cruising up the motorway. However if I drive it harder and mainly on single track or B-roads up and down the gears alot then the worsed i've seen is 175 miles out a of a full tank!

The 16v is a bit different - 411 miles down to just above the red on its run in not breaking 4000rpm. Now its done more than 1000 miles and I can get up the rev range the MPG has tumbled to 340 miles to a tank full!

But my GTD after a spanking still does 508 miles to a tank full.............

Well i just filled up my astra and it cost me £23 and that got me 220miles being a 1.6 16valve i think thats pretty good

Well after reading other peoples mpg I'm thinking me and my right foot need to be having words.

get about 65 miles out of 10 pound with town driving and lots of short journeys... on motorway i thin k i got around 360 miles out of 42 pounds when driving to Bath from Macclesfield.

just under 300 in the lupo this week

around 300 miles at the most 325

cost me £50 every week

depends how i drive! As i dont know what slow is, usually around 250miles roughly. I'll work it out once the cars working and fuelled up again!

as the 2nd g40 driver on this topic.. i am proud to say that i can get about 290 out of a tank. but that is taking it deftifyingly down into the red!

however, i have the dreaded mk3 filler neck corrosion problm on the tank atm so no full tanks for a while, unless i think i can afford the few drips that will come out,. but these days those drips add up!!!!

anyone got a spare mk3 petrol tank lol

I try to stay out the red. Keeps the risks of any contaminates being sucked into the fuel system.

Once my cars all fixed (exhaust, stalling problem etc etc), i'll fuel up and keep a note.

my 1litre did just shy of 500miles on way to and from all types and a bit after...that was about 34quids...standard but with gt cam!

75 mpg?

Are you having a giraffe?

That's pretty impressive!

dead serious!!!

I'll probably get 450-500 miles in my VR6, and that's from £85 of V-Power.

Dunno about the polo yet, still on axle stands (for now).

From a full tank costing £53 at 118.9p per liter, i got 230mile... constantly sat at 70 on the motorway aswell...

I'm pretty sure theres something wrong lol... could have something to do with the decat and all the engine mods but surely it must have a leak somewhere :(

From a full tank costing £53 at 118.9p per liter, i got 230mile... constantly sat at 70 on the motorway aswell...

I'm pretty sure theres something wrong lol... could have something to do with the decat and all the engine mods but surely it must have a leak somewhere :(

thats sounds pretty poo. is it a gt or g40?

depends how i drive! As i dont know what slow is, usually around 250miles roughly. I'll work it out once the cars working and fuelled up again!

anyone got a spare mk3 petrol tank lol

as it happens, yes!

i got one in oxford buddy.

depends how i drive! As i dont know what slow is, usually around 250miles roughly. I'll work it out once the cars working and fuelled up again!

anyone got a spare mk3 petrol tank lol

as it happens, yes!

i got one in oxford buddy.

ahh we meet again... yeah am interested.... pm me some details and how much you want mate