poor mpg compared to most listed here?

[sriray]

Why has everyone got diesels for doing short runs . I tempting to get a diesel again my commute to work is 22miles one way 44 return mostly dual carriageway & motorway. I used to average 50mpg from my vec c cdti 150, with this current siggy 1.6T I'm getting 36mpg. I do miss the 50mpg . So I'm looking into getting a equiv car that can do 50mpg again.

[mcpitman]

Afternoon,



Sorry Ghost Rider, but my OCD won't leave me be....



Bit of a tidy up, can any future contributors copy or quote the section below and add your name to the bottom?



Ghostrider: 14 plate - 2.0 CDTi Bi Turbo - Vx Line Sports Tourer Nav - 41.8mpg - 27,518miles

Mcpitman: 59 plate - 2.0 CDTi 160 - Sri nav - 51.8mpg - 31,287miles

PeteHarman: 13 plate - 2.0 CDTi 160 SE Manual - 43.5mpg - 3,866 miles since Oct 2014

Gaz 775: 61 plate - 2.0 160-Sri tourer - 45.9mpg - 24,582 miles

Gurdip: 09 plate - 2.0cdti - 37mpg around town - 52mpg on the motorway

Parttimer: 63 plate - 2.0 140 CDTi SRi NAV Manual - 57mpg (driving miss daisy) or 50 normal - car has 19800 miles

Masterjee: 09 plate - 2.0l CDTi SRi Nav - 33.9mpg - 87767 miles

sinless: 09 platem - 2.0l cdti ecoflex 130bhp - 35.3mpg (very short runs about 5 miles to work, ocasionally on motorway, sometimes heavy traffic, start stop)

Pebble: 63 plate - 140 Ecoflex s/s - manual - 18" rims, 25500 miles - 48.5 mpg over 1950 miles - 29.5 mph average.

[Ghostrider]

Looking good mcpitman.??Your OCD is worse than mine!

We are getting there.??I'll look at doing a graph of engine and bhp v mpg at about 20 ish people. At least they are all diesel so far, which will make it easier.

At least i'm not the worst on economy - Masterjee must have a heavy right foot! And sinless isn't far behind

[sinless]

well, mine is an 09 plate, probabky one of the firsts and they still have issues. I had a vectra c dti (prefacelift) which was absolutely brilliant on mpg. Probably will change the car in the next few years with a newer model, sorry, but I am a sucker for the Insignia. Don`t ask me why I love it, I just do. It`s a lovely car and as every second hand car would have issues. Besides that, been scrwed around by greedy mechanics (not affording to go to main dealer), so I will take it as a car thingie and will live with it. Been to Romania with the car, last year, around Easter, fully loaded with a roof box ont he top (don`t remember the consumption, but I was happy with it) !!!

[Ghostrider]

LOL - After an epic 2 days of driving, my mpg seems to be better than most!

[del19_82]

Ghostrider: 14 plate - 2.0 CDTi Bi Turbo - Vx Line Sports Tourer Nav - 41.8mpg - 27,518miles

Mcpitman: 59 plate - 2.0 CDTi 160 - Sri nav - 51.8mpg - 31,287miles

PeteHarman: 13 plate - 2.0 CDTi 160 SE Manual - 43.5mpg - 3,866 miles since Oct 2014

Gaz 775: 61 plate - 2.0 160-Sri tourer - 45.9mpg - 24,582 miles

Gurdip: 09 plate - 2.0cdti - 37mpg around town - 52mpg on the motorway

Parttimer: 63 plate - 2.0 140 CDTi SRi NAV Manual - 57mpg (driving miss daisy) or 50 normal - car has 19800 miles

Masterjee: 09 plate - 2.0l CDTi SRi Nav - 33.9mpg - 87767 miles

sinless: 09 platem - 2.0l cdti ecoflex 130bhp - 35.3mpg (very short runs about 5 miles to work, ocasionally on motorway, sometimes heavy traffic, start stop)

Pebble: 63 plate - 140 Ecoflex s/s - manual - 18" rims, 25500 miles - 48.5 mpg over 1950 miles - 29.5 mph average.

RecallUK: 63 plate - 160 CDTi - Elite Tourer - manual - 18" rims, 22300 miles - 45.5 mpg over 863 miles

Del19_82:10 Plate - 160 CDTI - Exclusive??- Manual - 17's - 57000 miles - 43mpg & 29mph average.



I have added a bluespark tuning box so will monitor my MPG & report back if I see an increase although I doubt it very much as I have a seriously heavy right foot

[Proz]

PROZ??11 Plate 2.0 CDTi 160 SRi NAV AUTO since last fill ... 342 miles ... 43.0 mpg ...33.4 mph average.??10 mile journey to work all downhill but then 10miles back all uphill and the usual round town short trips... not much long distance or motorway driving.

[Ghostrider]

Tried driving economically today...?? Here's the result!

[Lance]

Ignore the above, he must be trying to justify poor MPG from his own car!



I, along with many, many, others all get into the 50s on longer runs. The best I've personally got is 55mpg but that was probably nearer 95% motorway (over a 400 mile journey). My normal use which is around 65% motorway gets me 47-48mpg over a tank.

[thebarfly]

pfranks, on 13 June 2015 - 11:56 PM, said:
I don't believe you, I don't know anywhere in the UK you can average 60mph on a 90 mile run



I do



Staffordshire-Salford-Staffordshie via A500/M6/M62/M602/local roads. 110 mile round trip on a Sunday before 9:30am av speed 61.2mph

[Ghostrider]

Firefighter56, on 17 September 2015 - 06:10 PM, said:
12 plate Bi turbo SRI 41.6 mpg over an average week, 41000 on the clock.



Nearly spot on with me - 42.9 mpg nearing 50000 miles on the clock.

[del19_82]

Meh I gave up trying to record mine, I enjoy giving it a boot full too much

[MadOnVaux!]

I had my remap checked as I wasn't getting any better MPG with the Economy remap...they re-sent another map done differently and all was well for about a week after, I'd gone from 35mpg to 36.4mpg.....now, for some odd reason it's dropped to 33mpg!

[MadOnVaux!]

Mines 32.4 now

[Gurdip]

Had my dpf taken out and remapped now gettin average 35mpg when before this it was around 37-38.. weird as i thought i would get a lot more with the dpf removal. ..2.0cdti