#280714 - 16/02/11 09:11 AM
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Ive had a quick look and can't see if this has been done before. But I'm interested to find the 'real world' fuel figures. I think ford show it as 49mpg on a run.
How many miles do you usually get out of a full tank before the light comes on and what kind of driving style?
I currently gave a 2003 non turbo Subaru impreza. If I fill the tank to the brim £56 on average, I get about 240 miles before the light comes back on, I have to drive like an old lady to get it this good. If I put my foot down I get closer to 190 miles. Bearing in mind the scooby is 130bhp AWD non turbo. I really need the fiesta to improve on this if I am to buy one!!!
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#280716 - 16/02/11 09:14 AM
Re: Fuel consumption
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49mpg????  my best is 40.2 
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#280717 - 16/02/11 09:21 AM
Re: Fuel consumption
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You are realistically looking at between 20 - 32mpg if you are doing short journeys and up to 40+mpg but i don't know how Lozzy got that  I get between 200 - 250 miles per tank and it cost me about £52 to fill up, my worst was 170 but i had my foot down most of the time
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#280718 - 16/02/11 09:29 AM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: Ben_Jamin]
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You are realistically looking at between 20 - 32mpg if you are doing short journeys and up to 40+mpg but i don't know how Lozzy got that
Cruisin' on the motorway  Usually its 33 at best
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#280720 - 16/02/11 09:35 AM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: Ben_Jamin]
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If your worried about fuel consumption don't get a fez Have you thought about the zs? 90% of the fun for a fraction of the cost. It is possible to get good mpg by driving very carefully but the st will egg you on. Most people get between 250-300 out of a tank. The fiesta will be better than the scobby as it weighs less. Doesn't waste as much energy through the awd system. Even my focus will do 40+mpg but i had to sit behind a lorry to do it  Chris and Scottys top gear test
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#280721 - 16/02/11 09:36 AM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: Ben_Jamin]
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This is disappointing if I'm honest. It looks like the fiesta will be no better than my scooby  Fords figures look like they are purely fiction!!!
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#280724 - 16/02/11 10:08 AM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: Micky]
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If I'm honest, although ford quote 49mpg I was expecting 40mpg which equates to around 360 miles to a tank!!! I drove from caernarfon to Lowestoft a few days ago and got 315 miles out of the scoody 34mpg. But it was speed limits at all times and no hard driving.
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#280726 - 16/02/11 12:17 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: Duncan_P]
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I will say, my driving style is probably a lot different from most of you guys. I usually my little girl in the car and drive like an old fart lol (well I am almost 40) I save the speed for on the bike!!!
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#280727 - 16/02/11 12:30 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: Daddy2Coull]
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If your driving carefully on the motorway there's nothing stopping you from getting close to 50. If I'm driving carefully I can get 39mpg even over short distances but that is driving as economically as possible.
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#280728 - 16/02/11 12:57 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: matt22]
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I get 37 on runs and 28 to work and back everyday
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#280730 - 16/02/11 05:52 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: ST_Lee]
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I use to get 34mpg normal conditions, bit of boot sometimes
Got 41mpg when I changed at 2000 revs, that was a full tank over a mixture of driving
I did mainly country roads
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#280735 - 16/02/11 08:36 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: Dopeo]
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i make similar journey in my scooby and average 21mpg, so its looking up lol
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#280737 - 16/02/11 09:20 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: Daddy2Coull]
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i do average about 60 miles a week through country roads/town centers and main roads.
I use momentum 99 i can drivelike a granny mixing it up with a bit of boy racer and i get on average 32mpg all in a week.
I fill up once a week £40 for a full tank.
60 miles a week for £40?
on average mate i drive another car to work so socially 60 miles is about right sometimes i drive to work.
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#280738 - 16/02/11 09:29 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: STASON]
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thats like 67p a mile which is nearly 9mpg
So you can't fill up 40£ and only do 60miles
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#280740 - 16/02/11 09:35 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
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Thats some bad MPG Dopeo, even my RS isn't that thirsty!
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#280741 - 16/02/11 09:45 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: Adam08]
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Buy an oil burner my friends!!!!! You can't own an ST and worry about MPG. Just drive like you normally would and enjoy owning what will become a legendary Ford in the years to come! ST = Seriously Thirsty.
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#280743 - 16/02/11 10:33 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
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Or the one I always use to get "Sanitary Towel" 
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#280744 - 16/02/11 11:28 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: Adam08]
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I think mine is Spring Terminator at the moment.
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#280745 - 16/02/11 11:32 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
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Haha Matt thats a goodun'
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#280746 - 17/02/11 07:24 AM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: Adam08]
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I did say i drove like a granny and sometimes a boy racer  I've done since owning the car 1300 miles and spent nearly £400 on petrol. i can't complain it's doing better then my GT-four of which i got 14mpg, over a month i'd spend £240.
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#280751 - 21/02/11 10:56 AM
Re: Fuel consumption
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#280752 - 21/02/11 10:33 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: Alex_H]
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Instant Fuel Consumption Thats only because it shuts off fuel when its coasting in gear
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#280753 - 22/02/11 06:14 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: Adam08]
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Managed 45 mpg on the way home from work this evening, I was driving like a complete Granny though, didn't go over 50 mph!
Total journey was 20 miles, mostly on decentish A roads, and a few miles of town driving. I doubt I can keep it up though!
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#280754 - 23/02/11 09:59 AM
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#280757 - 23/02/11 05:35 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: Will145]
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thats no different than saying i might as well have bought a fast car rather than ragging around a little fiesta.
at the end of the day i would describe the fiesta as "nippy" i have a bike if i want speed, at the end of the day i was looking for an all rounder, a family car for me, wife and daughter + some shopping. it has to be fun to drive and a nice place to be in. and in this day and age of economy, it has to return reasonable mpg. i have a family to support and a house to renovate. i don't intend to drive at 50 everywhere, but i'm not going to be bouncing it the rev limiter thacking the hell out of it, especially with precious cargo lol
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#280764 - 05/03/11 01:28 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: Alex_H]
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So, what's the best way to drive to get high mpg?
I've got a new job starting in 4 weeks and realised last night that fuel may cost upto £200 for 800 miles a month, so I'm wondering whether I should've took this job now!
Should I do an oil change to help or not?
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#280767 - 05/03/11 05:04 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: H47PER]
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drive like a granny
change gear before 2000rpm, dont break suddenly if you can help it
carry less weight in the car, check your tyre pressure regularly
i dont think changing before 2k helps, its just the rate of acceleration that makes the differnece. change at 2.5k./3k, just dont boot it. 1st gear to get the wheels moving, accelerate in 2nd for abit, get upto speed in 3rd, then straight into 5th
Cool - I'll give it a go. What about the oil change - will it improve mgp or not?
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#280768 - 05/03/11 06:20 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: Test]
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if its not been done for a while, it will certainly help ease the pressure on your car and make it run smoother, but wont really imporove mpg.
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#280771 - 06/03/11 02:56 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: steviehouse]
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my second tank of fuel also gave me 360 mile until the fuel light came on telling me i had 50 miles to empty. more than happy with te fezza, good fuel consumption and a little right fot fun when it's needed
happy days
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#280778 - 09/03/11 05:29 PM
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Its a known practice to remove it, I would always ask for it, or have it written that they will pay any fines recieved
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#280779 - 09/03/11 07:30 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: Adam08]
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it's a legal requirement to display the original at all times, the car shouldn't be on the road if it isn't there. it is the registered keepers responsibility to make sure it is displayed. i'm used literally hundreds of hire cars and never known one not to have tax displayed. not doubting your comment at all, just pointing out that it's a bad practice.
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#280782 - 09/03/11 07:58 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
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Normal cars can have very few letters/numbers on the numberplate (unless im confusing what you mean with something else?)
Seen a car with BT 1 as number plate
Also you get the numberplates F1,A1,M1
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#280783 - 09/03/11 08:41 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: Adam08]
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Normal cars can have very few letters/numbers on the numberplate (unless im confusing what you mean with something else?)
Seen a car with BT 1 as number plate
Also you get the numberplates F1,A1,M1
well apparently cars after 2001 have to obide by DVLA standards with number plate having a maximum of so many letters and numbers you can't have any numbers after the two letters that are lower then when your car was regestered on the road.
However pre 2001 it'sa different matter with what numbers and letter you can use as long as the numbers again don't clash with when it was first regestered on the road.
all these number plates like F1 or ST1G were brought long before 2001 by large companies that now sell them on to people like you and I.
they are completely legal to use longs the number doesnt conflict with the year your car was regestered.
This is why the dvla are trying to crack down on these companies cause they are selling illeagal number plates to innocent customers who stick it on their car only to find out the number plate will match an 1992 escort cosworth but not their 2004 focus C-max.
Fleet cars are another matter they legally can create their own regestry company send all the regestration plates off to DVLA it's authorised and regestered in the DVLA and police database these cars can be called SWE45 SWE46 etc etc.
only know all this as my dad had his name as 'Colin' on his car when he owned his business 3 years ago. he was pulled over few times about it mind you but all legal.
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#280784 - 09/03/11 10:07 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: STASON]
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Nah thats not right- the only thing you can't do is make your car look newer like me putting an 07 plate on my 06 car. You can make it look older if you wish (05 plate on my 06) Not sure on the other requirments; generally i always though it was either A12 BCD or AB12 CDE but then as adam says i've seen one's with one number and 3 letters or 1 number and 1 letter- all sorts! The only thing you defo can't do to your car is make it look newer than it is 
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#280785 - 10/03/11 04:43 PM
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[Re: Burn4]
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my uncles brand new merc is "POT 83" he's had the plate on every car since the 80's
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#280791 - 10/03/11 08:21 PM
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[Re: Will145]
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does anyone find the second half of the tank goes down much quicker than the first?
OMG YES!
it does i always thought was my car being wierd takes ages to get to half a tank.
soon as i get there it looks like from there on it's just pouring out the exhaust needle goes down so quick.
I think it is telling lies though i was on 1/4 tank filled it up usually it's about 42 quid before the click last week filled it up.
£36 pound it clicked on fall tank.
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#280792 - 12/03/11 07:42 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: STASON]
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just to put an end to this discussion, i was in the dvla sorting the new wifes change of name yesterday, so i asked the question about displaying tax on lease and hire cars. they said it's an offence to have any vehicle on the road without displaying a valid tax disc, regardless of what it is used for. they also said they would be very interested to know of any companies using the practice of photocopied tax or not displaying tax. hope this clears this one up
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#280793 - 12/03/11 07:46 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: Daddy2Coull]
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seems they were being naughty when doing this then. i know a design engineer who used to draw up his own tax discs and get them printed before the whole system was computerised.
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#280798 - 16/03/11 05:45 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: Burn4]
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my car ran out of fuel at 38 miles to go
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#280802 - 17/03/11 05:03 PM
Re: Fuel consumption
[Re: steviehouse]
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to be fair, mine had said 38 miles to empty for about 4 days, but i know in that time i had covered at least 20 miles, last time i refilled it said 25 to empty. luckily it ran out on my drive, point up a slight slope, i think it was just pushing it too far to much lol
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