I have just bought a 2.0 cdti 161bhp eco. The claimed figures are 52.3 urban, 65.7 combined and 76.3 extra urban. Now I am not naive enough to think I would be getting those figures however I am completely shocked at how far away the reality is. Initially I was only getting 42mpg combined. This was measured by putting in £20 as soon as the light came on and then making a note of the miles covered when it came back on. This was repeated twice and I got the same figure. The journey was about 2/3rds Motorway and fast roads and about a 3rd round town in fairly light traffic. I drive very carefully and spend most of the time crawling at 58 on CC.
Since I have replaced the air filter and disconnected the battery for 3 hours hoping to reset the ecu. I have repeated the above and got a figure of 50mpg. A significant improvement however still a long way short of the claimed MPG and not even as good as my old 2.0dti Vectra.
The car runs great and there are no faults showing on the dash and if you ask it absolutely flies. Are the quoted figures really that far away from the reality and I am expecting too much or is there something potentially wrong?
Since I have replaced the air filter and disconnected the battery for 3 hours hoping to reset the ecu. I have repeated the above and got a figure of 50mpg. A significant improvement however still a long way short of the claimed MPG and not even as good as my old 2.0dti Vectra.
The car runs great and there are no faults showing on the dash and if you ask it absolutely flies. Are the quoted figures really that far away from the reality and I am expecting too much or is there something potentially wrong?
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