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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 06:43 PM
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currently on stage3 803's and a good few 150+ outting over the last couple of weeks

personally I can't complain @ that figure

what u get out of your Cos?
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 06:46 PM
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i'd say thats good... my last tank lasted...


...wait for it...

...125 miles
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 06:46 PM
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thats good
my car is tstage three and struggle to see 250 for my full tank of optimax
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 06:49 PM
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25ish mpg sounds excellent for that?!!
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 06:49 PM
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I wont get 100 miles out of my tank, far worse than my Cossie ever was on Petrol.
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 06:52 PM
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BMW gets 250 miles average on a tank, had 230 once! That's out a 60 litre tank. Thank fook I get a petrol allowance otherwise it'd be a binned beemer
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 06:56 PM
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Mines standard and does 50 miles to £15


Don't think it's very well
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 06:56 PM
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in my turbo i used £65 squid going to southend from cambs area there and back !
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 06:59 PM
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Mine does 190-220 miles to the tank in me ERST,costs me £20 to fill, I love cheap Petrol prices
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 07:03 PM
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thats well good

i get 70 miles on a tenner in my 1.8i orion

use 2 get 40 miles on a tenner in my rst, driving nicely aswell
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 07:09 PM
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That is good cos my 1800cc 75ps TDi van only just makes that
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 07:50 PM
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sounds like my bimmer, fookin thirsty thing

cabrio boy, check ya siggy size mate
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 09:56 PM
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[quote="steviep"]Mines standard and does 50 miles to £15


that sounds like it needs sorting m8
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 10:13 PM
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Tell me about it


Looks like I'm still winning..............or is that losing?
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 10:22 PM
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MINE DOES 50 MILES TO £10.00 STG 1

I THOUGHT THAT WAS BAD
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 10:25 PM
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MINE DOES 50 MILES TO £10.00 STG 1

I THOUGHT THAT WAS BAD
THAT IS M8

when I was stage 1 used to get about 300-350 miles to 60 litres
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 10:30 PM
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fooking hell, im lucky to get 200 miles to a tank tbh, i just done 25 quid driving from my house in central london to some place past blue water and back


my cossie is fooking drinking petrol for some reason !!!!!!
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by b19bal
fooking hell, im lucky to get 200 miles to a tank tbh, i just done 25 quid driving from my house in central london to some place past blue water and back


my cossie is fooking drinking petrol for some reason !!!!!!

I'm soon to be on 403's with l8 loop lam/sensor and hope to see that sort of return also
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 10:57 PM
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well im gonna unplug 3 of me injectors and see if that helps
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 11:00 PM
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by b19bal
well im gonna unplug 3 of me injectors and see if that helps
Cue another "My car's broken again" post by Ginge
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 11:12 PM
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well is will use less petrol
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 12:28 AM
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my s2 does 230 mile to a full tank
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 12:33 AM
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about 250 miles to a tank taking it easy on greys
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 06:12 AM
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good consumption there mate.... I get 120 MAX on a £35 tank, thats without switching the ALS etc on.....
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 06:16 AM
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On a my E36 325, i get over 300 miles to a 60 litre (£50) tank Mostly motorway driving tho otherwise its around 200 miles
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 06:36 AM
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my erst did 300 on a tank, my 200sx is worse
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 07:18 AM
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200 miles to a full tank in my cossie. Shameful really, but i love it
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 07:24 AM
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Default Re: 275 miles on £42 of petrol

Originally Posted by Alvyn
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currently on stage3 803's and a good few 150+ outting over the last couple of weeks

personally I can't complain @ that figure

what u get out of your Cos?
Excellent figures there m8
Hope mine will do nearer that when I get it set-up properly
On 803's never seen 100 miles on £20,even on a run
Get 80 miles on short journeys etc on £20,worked it out at the time to be 16 mpg
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 07:33 AM
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When Mine is running properly I see 280 - 300 miles out of a tank of fuel, but if
driven "enthusiatically" i get about 150 - 175 miles...

Al...
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 08:08 AM
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Driving the way I do, I don't usully get a lot,

My orion did 40 miles to a tenner or 200 to a full tank (£40) on Optimax

My saff does 50ish miles to a tenner or 120ish to £20 havn't filled it up to the top yet, don't know how that rates it's only stage 1. (don't think its running right though, will be on Friday though going to MSD!!! )
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 08:18 AM
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mine is on greens on a run its ok but just pottering about shit lol


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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 10:15 AM
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Thats not bad really....... our customer informs us that this does 15 gals to the mile...yes that is the right way round
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 10:18 AM
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I get 250 - 280 Miles out of £35 of petrol in my GTI.... normal? I reckon it probably is
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 10:20 AM
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i get that out of a 1.6 pinto that some twat stuck an su carb on
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 10:22 AM
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If i brim the cossie with £45 of Optimax and am cruising at 80ish mph i will get approx 400miles to a tank.
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 10:25 AM
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Stu, thats far better than my Mazda 6.

£45 to fill the tank, 360 miles at a steady 85mph! Who says modern cars are economical! Even my cossie manages 300 off a full tank at that speed!!

Thats said though checked out the curb weight and its over 1500Kg!!!!
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 10:25 AM
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general driving i get between 260-280 from 40 quid (50litre tank) in my 2ltr Clio 16v, so i'd say gettin the same from a stage 3 cos is well good
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 10:34 AM
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Thats said though checked out the curb weight and its over 1500Kg!!!!
Be around 3000KG with me in it then... so maybe only 200miles
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 11:14 AM
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Am gettin around 310-320 miles to a tank in ma scooby if I'm not stupid with it. You can watch the guage drop when you're giving it stick! 275 miles out of £42 worth of optimax on a stg3 cossie sounds good to me.
How big is the tank in the cossie? I think the scooby is 56L The RST is only 47L or something like that as far as I remember?!?
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