Lloydo89

Hi all,

This is my first post on this forum, so please be nice haha.

I'm looking to change cars, and have been looking at the diesel zetec s for a while.

I currently drive an Astra Sri, but due to work, I now
Drive around 350 miles per week (roughly 60% a roads, 40% around town).

Just wondering if somebody could tell me their rough mpg figures and 0-60 times...

Thanks in advance,

Lloyd

rs220bhp

I have one and just use it for a-b and average about 58mpg

Not sure on 0-60. There pretty nippy but don't expect a record breaker

Lloydo89

Cheers for the reply mate.

Is that averaging 58mpg by driving slowish or at a normal speed? (70?)

jghs83

Ive got a facelift one with 100k on and im getting 55-75 mpg depending on driving style.

Driving like a granny will see 75mpg,

Average mixed driving 60-65 mpg,

Running round town & giving it a bit of welly will see about 50mpg.

Mines got no engine mods but excellent service history & thats about what im getting.

Theyll never break any records but theyre nippy enough, a good remap should see about 110-120bhp and a good torque increase.

matts zetec s tdci

mine costs about £50 to fill up and i can get about 400 miles to that ,never see much more than 50 mpg no matter how i drive it . Ide try and find 1 with the lowest miles you can mine done 107000 miles and tbh you can tell it has lol .There nippy enough, bit shit on the motorway need a 6th gear really but if you dont try and drive everywere at 100 mph there fine lol .Book figure to 60 is 9.9 seconds couldn't tell you how true this is ive never timed it lol.

jghs83

Ouch! Only 400 miles to £50?

Mine sees in excess of 450 every time. I can get 250 out of half a tank.

Just checked the milage on mine & thats on 107k too but drives like new?

Definetley agree with on needing a 6th gear as they do rev a bit high whilst cruising at 70.

Suppose one of best things about them is the low insurance group & £30 a year to tax.

matts zetec s tdci

yep if that lol can get abit more if a long motorway journey but ime mainly just doing short trips.
mine dosent drive bad but you can just tell its done the miles lots of rattles and bangs lol gona change the front shocks and springs soon because it sits to low at the front i think because ive noticed alot of them are noticeably higher at the front than mine .
They are cheap to run though .
Got any pics of yours mate ?
Hears mine next to a lowered focus and mine looks as low lol splitter as gone now though killed it in a large puddle

Adam31

My 07 plate has 60k on the clock and I always manage 55+mpg regardlessof how I drive it and can get 70mpg if you play safe. I got nearly 600 miles to a tank once, not bad for £55.

Low insurance, £30 tax and plenty of torque, get one with a good spec and plenty of extras and you will enjoy it.

Adam

jghs83

Heres a pic of mine matt





As for getting so much mpg i must be driving like a proper fanny then. But 50mpg+ is still good.

Ill gonna get mine blufinned and exhausted at pumaspeed next year.

matts zetec s tdci

Nice one mate i like it ,nice wheels
I want new wheels for mine but can never make my mind up what i like lol i do like comps but i parked next to a fiesta st the other day with some on and for some reason they looked abit shit lol
Like your seats to, mine are just cloth but seem to have worn well they still look newish.
Ive looked at them bluefins they seem pretty good ,mines just got a k&n filter at the moment but it doesn't really do anything lol .

jghs83

Cheers, i had to have leather as ive got a 18 month old daughter so theyre gonna get messy. And im not putting seat covers on to benifit the next owner.

Ive got my heart set on a blufin as its also a diagnostic tool, i did fancy taking it to rs tuning at leeds (not far from me) but the flexability of the blufin appeals to me.

It sounds a bit ćliche but why not stick some fez st wheels on and slam it, the escoss look good but reduce handling due to theyre width & offset but i dont drive it that hard anyways. Comps are usually a winner if you can get the right colour/size/style combination right. I fancy some 17-18" porsche wheels on hub adaptors for next year. I can easily set my suspension to suit as im on adjustable Avo coilovers.

matts zetec s tdci

yer i do like the st wheels but finding a decent set can be tricky i.e a set with new tyres and no marks on and at a good price lol .Porsche wheels sound interesting mate just had a look on google and theres a van on there with some.
http://www.speedhunters.com/2011/09/...t_trax_pt_iii/

danrst77

My fiesta zs tdci takes £50 or less to fill up, I get 520 miles of fuel, mixture of speeds mainly motorway ( Essex to London daily ) 70-90 mph,
Sometimes up to 100 mph
Average 56- 58 mpg

I agree £30 tax per year is why I got it, also cheap insurance,
And quite nippy too

Wanted the st really, but I live in southend and work in North London so needed diesel power for commuting lol
Just gota slam it now