Fuel economy - What do you get?

[marin man]

norfolk county council traveling expenses means i get mine for nowt....

fraudster

 

[Tazio]

About 30mpg in town more outside.

Mercedes C180.

 

[TDIfurby]

Octavia 4x4 2.0 tdi estate. Overall 43-46mpg, nudging 50 on a run. I can get higher, but I'm willing to pay the extra for the fun

My precise theory with my motor. Fun and reasonably frugal. Also not bad to insure (£450 for modified tailored policy) and £110 tax for a year.

Also, I save a lot of money having my laptop installed with diagnostics so I can fix a lot of issues (or at least diagnose them) myself right away. Dealers charge an F'in fortune just to "plug you in"....

 

[BerthaPog]

'99 Focus 1.8 petrol Estate:

Average over 150K miles: 34.0mpg
Best: 40.1mpg
Worst: 25.9mpg

All based on "full tanks", but I do see a variation winter to summer, worse in the winter, better in summer, which is over enough tanks to rule out driving style.

YMMV,

 

[TDIfurby]

My average is officially 45.77 at the moment, based on 2,658 miles done using Shell V-Power Diesel. I started a spreadsheet when I first started using it. (Bit sad, but I wanted to see if the +6p/7p price was worth it over normal diesel)

 

[Ian W]

About 30mpg on my run to work on the motorway, probably about 22mpg when pottering around.

2002 Audi S3

 

[Andy B]

My average is officially 45.77 at the moment, based on 2,658 miles done using Shell V-Power Diesel. I started a spreadsheet when I first started using it. (Bit sad, but I wanted to see if the +6p/7p price was worth it over normal diesel)

Is it worth the extra?

 

[Iwasgoodonce]

Over the last 2500ish miles I have averaged 58.1mpg in a Focus Estate 1.6

It is a very practical car but it has been known to be out accelarated by glaciers. I don't generally bother with looking at the speedo, I just look out the window to see how far the sun has moved.

 

[TDIfurby]

My average is officially 45.77 at the moment, based on 2,658 miles done using Shell V-Power Diesel. I started a spreadsheet when I first started using it. (Bit sad, but I wanted to see if the +6p/7p price was worth it over normal diesel)

Is it worth the extra?

Not for economy I don't think in my case, but my car feels a little perkier and smooth on Vpower, due to the higher cetane rating. I also add Millers Diesel fuel additive to boost the cetane further.

I would be interested for someone to do the same spreadsheet as me (I can email my template if needed ) for someone with a 100% standard car.

 

[Neil]

My average is officially 45.77 at the moment, based on 2,658 miles done using Shell V-Power Diesel. I started a spreadsheet when I first started using it. (Bit sad, but I wanted to see if the +6p/7p price was worth it over normal diesel)

Is it worth the extra?

Not for economy I don't think in my case, but my car feels a little perkier and smooth on Vpower, due to the higher cetane rating. I also add Millers Diesel fuel additive to boost the cetane further.

I thought the Millers stuff wasn't really relevant (cetane whise) with fuel that was already higher than normal?