what MPG do you get

[lee 16v]

what sort of MPG do you get in your 16v nova, if you use it day to day in town driving. and what mods have you done that would make you MPG better or worse

lee

[Nobby]

i get around 30mpg the worst mod imo is the big foookin brick in my right foot!!

[Riggy]

lol my nova does about 35 mpg with a heavy right foot ,

lol my astra does 31 driving like a granny

[Benn]

30 if i'm lucky.

[Dar]

I should imagine that you could get very good mpg out of one if it was driven correctly i.e. steady. Weight reduction would improve it, but not as much as taking it steady. Keeping an eye on your tyre pressures (and correcting them) will also improve fuel consumption.

For example I have another 2l 16v car that I used to get around 290 miles per tank of fuel. After changing my driving style I now get around 350 miles to the same ammount of fuel.

[lee 16v]

sorry if this sounds sill but is 30 mpg good. im getting about 25 in my fiesta rs1800, was getting 12 out of my old bmw

[Benn]

30 in mine is gently motorway driving..lol

[Benn]

sorry if this sounds sill but is 30 mpg good. im getting about 25 in my fiesta rs1800, was getting 12 out of my old bmw

Its not bad, but should be 35 when on a long trip sitting on the motorway, not ragging it about..

[Stuart]

45mpg from my 2.2 16V when driven correctly :D

[Riggy]

45mpg from my 2.2 16V when driven correctly :D


lol is that how much lighter they are haha

[Nobby]

i got 225mpg from 30quid paying 126.6

[lee 16v]

i got 225mpg from 30quid paying 126.6

225 mpg wow thats good, can i buy your car lol

i guess you mean 225miles to a tank

[Stuart]

lol is that how much lighter they are haha

That was at 90mph all the way back form the 'Ring too lol

[Jack]

35-40mpg in the saloon. Standard engine, bar a powercap and ramair filter. Thats on whatever fuel is the cheapest at the time, so any pikey sh!t lol

[General Baxter]

10mpg around town 15ish down the motorway and its an expensive diesel lol

[Adam]

I get easily 35-40mpg on the motorway.

I even got about 29mpg for 2hours around Donnington lol

[hendrix]

About 27mpg town and 33 - 34mpg on motorway in a z20let
Can't remember for the nova its been that long.
Izuzu 1.5TD Corsa I get about 51mpg :thumb:

[Paul]

Seriosuly, I don't mean to sound funny, but, Does anyone actually care? It costs what it costs? If you dont like it, then either get a smaller engine, or drive more conservatively?

[Nobby]

Seriosuly, I don't mean to sound funny, but, Does anyone actually care? It costs what it costs? If you dont like it, then either get a smaller engine, or drive more conservatively?

raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar!!! true though :D

[General Baxter]

Seriosuly, I don't mean to sound funny, but, Does anyone actually care? It costs what it costs? If you dont like it, then either get a smaller engine, or drive more conservatively?


twin turbos at 5000rpm, rahhhhhhhhhh lol

[Lee]

Im getting approx 28 to 30 out of the ovlov at the moment, which is pretty impressive seeing as it weighs more than the titanic lol

[1.6 8v turbo nova]

hmm i got 100 miles of £10 on motorway at 80 mph.

around town driving (showing mates the power lol) i got 18 miles off £10

:D

[Stuart]

x miles per £X is pants since the price of fuel varies a shed load!

[peester]

baby valvers should muster 100 miles to £10, current fuel prices..
My nova x14xe (tho stripped out) hasnt ran for years - put £45 in it since i got it - mileage reading nearly 400 miles..

[peester]

x miles per £X is pants since the price of fuel varies a shed load!

this is true, but we are too thick to work out mpg, lol

Anyway - in auto express mag, i read that mpg isnt the ideal formula to work out fuel consumption really, apparently..

[Jack]

Anyway - in auto express mag, i read that mpg isnt the ideal formula to work out fuel consumption really, apparently..
Why not? lol Auto Express are far from the best people to listen to, but thats another story

Easiest way to work out MPG:
1. Fill fuel tank to brim.
2. Drive.
3. Refill tank to brim. Make note of how many litres you put in.
4. Divide the number of miles by the number of litres. This is the miles per litre.
5. Multiply by 4.56 to get miles per gallon.

So for example, if you filled up, drove 240 miles then refilled to the top with 30 litres, that would be 8 miles per litre (240 / 3), or 36.5 mpg (8 x 4.56).

I always note the mileage each time I put petrol in the car, record it on a chart that calculates mpg etc. Its then easy to spot when something is amiss when the MPG goes awry lol

[L33 LEG]

i didnt know they were that good on fuel, im doing 20mpg in the bm driving sensibly lol :(