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Lum wrote: »

Or something of a similar size with a bigger engine. a 1.6 or 1.8 lump in a car of this size would deliver better mpg.

Not if it was another Meriva though

1.4 = 46mpg

1.6 = 42 mpg

1.8 = 38mpg

official figures

Lum

Official figures, not real world figures.

That said, I very nearly added "and not a Vauxhall" to that post, but deleted it at the last second fearing accusations of trolling.

istanbul_2

in view of jimmos quote there wasnt much difference in mpg for all petrol models thats why we went for it. ease of getting in and out of it was one of the reasons for picking it also . i am annoyed with dealer because if he said to me that its only gonna do 20+ mpg i wouldnt of picked it.that is a big difference to official mpg it works out at 50 % less than offical figures as we all know are misleading. i was working it out when getting it by knocking at least 10% -15% off official figures . we were advised not to go for petrol (big mistake now) think should have gone for a diesel then wouldnt be a problem with mpg

istanbul_2

just back from blackpool. i filled car to brim went to blackpool for an hour then drove back to petrol station where i filled up again . it only cost me £13.89 to fill it back up again , now based on this the car did 48.1 miles to the gallon and only used 10.07 liters of fuel. but out of the total miles (106.5) . 7 miles was round town the rest was motorway at 60-70 mph.. doing just town now for few days to see what town fuel consumptions like.

C_Mababejive

Oh you should have treated yourself to the new Honda Civic 2.2 i-DTEC

http://www.honda.co.uk/cars/newcivic/

istanbul_2

since then my my petrol tanks is now on 1/2 full from a full tank and only done 120 miles.

well latest news is motability have forced vauxhall to look at my car tomorrow and check it out. manager of vauxhall dealer wasnt happy . he has told motability that the car has only got a small engine so not to expect 30+mpg . he also still saying that the car has no faults because it would show up on dashboard. but will wait and see what happens. motability have asked me to do a fill to brim test again after vauxhall have looked at it , then to ring them back up with my mpg after doing approx 100 miles. they have said if still no change it will be classed as a mechanical fault and consider cancelling agreement.

jaydeeuk1

Nowt wrong with car imo, as proved when you did a proper brim to brim

istanbul_2

its getting filled tomorrow to the brim , as i said in previous message 120 miles from full to 1/2 a tank just doing round town will tell me my mpg for town use which isnt looking good, the cars ok if using motorway for mpg but shocking for town use

jsh1988

istanbul wrote: »

its getting filled tomorrow to the brim , as i said in previous message 120 miles from full to 1/2 a tank just doing round town will tell me my mpg for town use which isnt looking good, the cars ok if using motorway for mpg but shocking for town use

As others have said, this is normal... When you are doing most of your driving and getting the low figures are you only heading into town or local shops, parking up then heading home? ie cold engine....Every car is the same when cold and driven short distances. Mine, a 2.0l TDI auto normally gets around 30-40 around town, and upto 60-70 on long runs, but if i do short runs it can drop to around 10-25

IF, and a big IF there is a fault, this would not show on the display, if the car is manual could be problems with the clutch not fully engaging after you have changed gear or the ECU forcing too much fuel through the system.

If you know someone who has access to OBD tools and applications on a laptop get them to hook it up and go out for a run in the car to get the live MPG that would be recorded that you dont have access to normally.

GolfBravo

I totally agree that the current mileage is normal.

The official MPG figures are pretty meaningless - they are based on a simple dyno run, hardly any acceleration, all manufacturers are using the lowest rolling resistance tyres available (overinflated, plus adjusted front end tracking to optimise the slip angle), thinner engine oil, etc. The list of tricks to make the car perform well in a test lab is quite long.

Apart from the cold engine problem when using the car for short trips to the town, there is also the horsepower/torque factor. When constantly stopping and starting in traffic the engine's torque figure is much more relevant than the horsepower.

Torque is what gives you the acceleration, power is what gives you the top speed. The more torque the engine produces the less you need to press the accelerator and rev the engine, hence better fuel consumption. I think your Meriva's 130Nm (which is not much) of torque at 4000rpm (which is high) is the main culprit here.