Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 15:32:04 +0000 From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnospamfitter_z_z_z_z.com> Subject: Re: 9000 Fuel consumption
chris wrote: > > "Johannes H Andersen" <johsnospamfitter_z_z_z_z.com> wrote in message > news:403B40C9.ACE3A09Fnospamfitter_z_z_z_z.com... > > > > > > David Taylor wrote: > > > > > > > I do get a lot more mpg from my 1993 2.0t, 35-40 mpg on a run. > > > I'd love to know how?! I drove mine consistently for about 500 miles, > > > 50mph, no more than 60mph, all motorway and I was applying the lightest > > > pressure you could imagine. I was seriously trying to get more mpg. > > > > I'll get 40+ mpg (imperial) over 35 miles. Nothing special about my car, > > but it is well maintained. It's a manual 1993 2.0 lpt 95k miles on > > 205/55/16 tyres 35 psi. A couple of years ago I got a new CAT, the old > > one was quite blocked. > > What? Was that instant or aveage mpg? At a constant 30mph :-) Average mpg at constant 60mph on M25, reset at the beginning of journey. > If you've recently reset the EDU you can get those figures, but obviously > the aveage is much lower... > > Now I had a 1.8 Toyota Carina that always got a consistant 45mpg, but that > was a lean burn motor. The lpt is also very efficient and pre 1994 2.0 models doesn't use balancer shafts.
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