Nova 1.2 around town...MPG?

[GroupB]

I'm getting hooked on these ere Novas.

Now I'm selling my MK3 Golf I am finding myself drawn to a bog standard 1.2 nova (Not anyone imparticular) but i was wondering what are like on fuel around town?

Also i'm thinking I could use one for until i've finished the GTE and then I could go mad on the runaround next year and build a corker superfast one....

So what are they like around town as I have to drop my teenagers off and pick them up from work 3 times daily and i clock up about 50 miles a day around town.................:thumb:

GroupB
Nova GTE Restoration (http://www.pngclub.com/forum/Blue 3 door, alloys, central locking, electric windows, SE specifications, (same as GTi), Mot until the end of April 2011, taxed until the end of October 2010,)

[mowgli]

in decent nick, around town, i'd guess 30+ maybe 35+mpg with your carpet slippers on

[draper]

in decent nick, around town, i'd guess 30+ maybe 35+mpg with your carpet slippers on

youd get more than that - i can get that in my tired 147k mile 2ltr vectra

i reckon you could do 40mpg - i was on about 38 in my old 1300 escort

[mowgli]

its got a lot of cold starts & filling the car up with adults will soon make it thirsty.

mine never got above 35mpg on round town driving.

[GroupB]

Hey if i could get more mpg out of it i would go bear foot.........:)

This Golf I've got is an auto cos my wife disabled and it only does about 18 mpg around town. I wouldn't mind but its not a VR6 or anything..:)

[draper]

its got a lot of cold starts & filling the car up with adults will soon make it thirsty.

mine never got above 35mpg on round town driving.

true, didnt think about that - still think you should see a minimum 35mpg tho

[tommy8252]

mine lugging a massive pram for disabled child the child and missus in my 1.2i saloon gets around 40mpg but on a motorway run can get a good 50-60mpg

[Jack]

bear foot
http://www.grizzlybay.org/LearnMore/Walking/FootCloseupBottom.jpg

lol

I'd go with the 30-40mpg range.

[GroupB]

Well the MPG figures your all saying is certainly more economical than our existing cars....
What about a Nova Diesel, just to through a spanner in the works,
What would they do?

[beggsy]

i have i 1.2 merit 4 speed and yes its good on fuel. had a 306 d turbo before this and i have to say its much better than that were

[draper]

i have i 1.2 merit 4 speed and yes its good on fuel. had a 306 d turbo before this and i have to say its much better

really ? 306 must of been broke then as i thought 306td were very economical cars

[vaughanmc]

My 1.2i 4 speed is alright about town - I used to could stick £5 in and that would get me 40/50 mile

[Connor]

My 1.2 carbed is alreet in town. Depends on if your start stopping etc

[craig green]

I commute in my 1.2 currently.
Right now I'm getting approx 86miles from a tenner of juice at £1.12.9p/litre. If anyone cares to calculate.

[bmw156]

craig, i dunno if its me, but i always thought mine drank petrol proper, but i was always flat out tbh.

[craig green]

I think it could be better. It's not much cheaper than the Golf to run tbh.
I reckon the carb is a bit out of tune, who knows? New car next week!

[Nova_Tek]

My 1.2 carb before it died, constantly did 42 - 45mpg and that was around town mostly.

[bmw156]

you ****er craig :D

i have moved on.
it wouldnt be the same as before.

[dannyb]

I used to get 35 ish around town doing takeaway delivery in a 1.2 carb, 5 speed (50k miles) with 185 55 14 tyres. I reckon high 40s/low 50s on a long run and thats with the carb in as good a shape as it can be when set up by a garage with a long history of dealing with carbbed stuff - it wouldn't have been perfect unless they put it on the rollers and set it up on them.

[GroupB]

Well I know one thing for sure its no good having an automatic for the amount of miles I do around town, unless its a little 1 litre thing......lol

Auto is fine on a long run but no good around town.

I don't suppose anyone is interested in a VW Golf Auto SE MK3 with only 71K on the clock swap for a Nova?

[craig green]

I don't suppose anyone is interested in a VW Golf Auto SE MK3 with only 71K on the clock swap for a Nova?

could be. ;)

[Jack]

I commute in my 1.2 currently.
Right now I'm getting approx 86miles from a tenner of juice at £1.12.9p/litre. If anyone cares to calculate.
1000/112.9=8.86/4.546=1.95
86/1.95=44.1mpg

[Nebbz]

i lug about town alot in mine, a 10er goes on for ever, but no idea what mpg i get as dont count, i just know i can do over 60 miles on £10 and have some to potter about locally for a day or two. pretty good imo!

[Elstro1988]

My old 1.2 carb 5-door was fairly decent, about 35-40 I think about town, and skipping from 2nd to 4th in 30mph zones helps too :)