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Old 30-08-2005, 02:05 PM
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Default Miles to a tank??

Just out of intrest, what car do you own and what is the WORST milage you've ever had from a full tank?

I've somehow managed to get around 180 miles max to a full tank in my escort a few times. Thats on the road as well, not on a track or anything.
Old 30-08-2005, 02:08 PM
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around same mate, after a good thrash
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the cossie -
worst - 180 to a tank on the old chip
best - 340 to a tank - on an MSD chip


the fiestashitbox

Still on the first tank - 350 miles with 1/3 tank left
Old 30-08-2005, 02:13 PM
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well...the other week i managed to get 120 miles to £25 of optimax!!!

and thats running her in under 3k revs think she needs a tune!!
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Hmmmmmm you think there could be something up with my car? 180 miles and its basically standard - magnex+decat and a drilled airbox!!!
Old 30-08-2005, 02:21 PM
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my car is far from standard too and i see nice mpg out of it - at least 27 to 30 on average
Old 30-08-2005, 02:24 PM
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I done just over a 1/4 of a tank between a127 jnc on the m25 to the tolls
That was in my bmw flat out all the way, mpg gauge needle was no were to be seen
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My S1 is practtically FULL RACE SPEC!! and still gets average miles.....when its tuned!!!
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228miles to a full tank and thats motorway miles going to a show.

Mine is shit on juice but whats the point in having a RS if you aint gonna use it properly.
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6.4 mpg at donnington over the weekend

was 7 last year
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50 miles to 25 quids worth of Optimax
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costs aaorund 50 quid to fill the cossie up. Best i have seen is about 280 miles. Wasn't giving it any bean though just cruising along in convoy stuck in 5th gear most of the while. I've been 1/2 a tank (about 25 quid) in 19 mins before though Hey Pete
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My cousin was doing 4 laps of the Nurburgring to every tank of super in his ''tweaked'' Scooby
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best i got out of the 2.8i is 200 the worst was 100
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at donno i managed 90 miles to a full (60l) tank

admitedly i did 10 "road" miles in that tho
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i dread to think what the 3.1S with tripple webbers will be like when i get it home
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Originally Posted by Smit
costs aaorund 50 quid to fill the cossie up. Best i have seen is about 280 miles. Wasn't giving it any bean though just cruising along in convoy stuck in 5th gear most of the while. I've been 1/2 a tank (about 25 quid) in 19 mins before though Hey Pete
I got from Dublin to Bangor (Just East of Belshaft) in a 1/4 of a tank driving Tiffs old car home. Was surprise as it takes more fuel than that driving my RS 2000.
Old 30-08-2005, 06:23 PM
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Travelled from Kent to Silverstone & back again, didn't really drive to conserve petrol,thrashed it on & off on the motorway, full tank & did 287 miles before i filled up, thats on T34,greens & L8 Pectel BB mapped by Paul Hills.

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worst is about 180 to a full tank best is about 290 ish doing about 50 on the motorway
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