How many miles do you get for £10?

BeenieCat

hewhoisnotintheknow wrote: »

using "until the fuel light comes on" is a waste of time when comparing mpg

its like asking two different people to walk until they are tired

fill up, do 100 miles then fill up again, work out your mpg that way

Well i know, but it's about as sure as i can be without actually running out of petrol (twice) to be sure. MOT soon so i won't be filling to the brim til i know it's safe to

iNath

Roughly 130 miles, driving on LPG in a 1.4 Fiesta. Only costs £20 to fill the tank!

hewhoisnotintheknow

oldagetraveller wrote: »

About 210 miles/£10 in my Vauxhaul Meriva 1.7 litre Diesel.

Did i mis read that or are you getting 210 miles from a tenners worth of fuel, isnt that 95ish mpg?

LeeSouthEast

£20 will do me for 250 miles, so 125 miles for a tenner.

Regshoe

hewhoisnotintheknow wrote: »

Did i mis read that or are you getting 210 miles from a tenners worth of fuel, isnt that 95ish mpg?

Clearly a mistake somewhere. I get that to be 105mpg at 1.059 pence per litre (which would be a very good price for Diesel I think).

If you look at the second set of figures - 52litres/625 miles is about 54.5 mpg (sounds about right). If you get 210 miles for £10 then you get 52 litres for less than £30 - which isn't right - unless you're using veg oil.

gaz_jones

I get anywhere between 35 and 50 miles from a tenner :O Very jealous of some of you!

oldagetraveller

hewhoisnotintheknow wrote: »

Did i mis read that or are you getting 210 miles from a tenners worth of fuel, isnt that 95ish mpg?

Well spotted
Should be 110 not 210! A slip of the digit, literally.

plane_boy2000

My new C5 is giving me around 125 per tenner - may get a bit better when its better run in

Wig

oldagetraveller wrote: »

Well spotted
Should be 110 not 210! A slip of the digit, literally.

Phew! I was amazed at what you got and wondered why I had bothered to get an LPG car!

I get 165 miles on a tenner, that is town & country driving / not motorway
I don't really know what it goes up to on a motorway journey but must be about 188 miles.

Corsa Dual Fuel 1.2

Rallydriver

hewhoisnotintheknow wrote: »

fill up, do 100 miles then fill up again, work out your mpg that way

And if you have a car that works it out for you, don't automatically trust it. Verify the figure by monitoring useage a couple of times.