new motability car

mikey72

100kg = one fat bloke, that won't kill the mpg by that much if you think of it as giving him a lift around town.

almillar

The official MPG figures are arrived at for all cars for doing the same 2 routes for each of them, an urban route, and an 'extra urban' route - the combined brings these 2 together. If you do mainly town driving, expect to be closer to the urban figure, if you're mostly on the motorway, expect closer to extra urban.
I hope no-one expects to get precisely the combined MPG of the official figure?!
Running the car with a full tank compared to an empty tank is about 1 adult passenger, you'll waste more driving to the petrol station to half or quarter fill it.
You haven't yet measure the fuel economy properly, you need to do it as you've been advised, over as close to a full tank as possible. It's pointless to do it over a 'half tank', because half on your dial almost definitely isn't half in the tank.
The engine will loosen up and get better after 1000-2000 miles.
Your dealer sounds like a charmer.
I'd imagine the Meriva isn't very aerodynamic, which won't help the economy on the motorway. Sounds like your Blackpool run was good though.
You're judging against your old car, saying you spent less on petrol in it - regardless of MPG, petrol cost less then!
Anyway, no point in worrying about this until you've used a tank of petrol doing your normal driving routine, let us know the findings of that.

istanbul_2

i was pleased on the blackpool run mpg wise. iam just dreading doing the brim test for town use. will know the answer in a couple of days tho since doing the brim i have only done 50 miles and almost used a 1/4 of a tank of fuel , but as you said that can give false reading so when i reach 100 miles i will fill it up to brim and do the calculations. then gotta tell motability what mpg i get from that reading. been browsing on internet looking at reviews on meriva but the problem is they are saying poor mpg but not really saying what sort of mpg they are getting. looking at honest johns website im hoping to get what they say is average mpg (36-39 mpg). every one i have spoken to said that its a big car with small engine. the thing i find confusing is that the turbo model is roughly the same mpg as mine how can they claim that? lol

custardy

istanbul wrote: »

i was pleased on the blackpool run mpg wise. iam just dreading doing the brim test for town use. will know the answer in a couple of days tho since doing the brim i have only done 50 miles and almost used a 1/4 of a tank of fuel , but as you said that can give false reading so when i reach 100 miles i will fill it up to brim and do the calculations. then gotta tell motability what mpg i get from that reading. been browsing on internet looking at reviews on meriva but the problem is they are saying poor mpg but not really saying what sort of mpg they are getting. looking at honest johns website im hoping to get what they say is average mpg (36-39 mpg). every one i have spoken to said that its a big car with small engine. the thing i find confusing is that the turbo model is roughly the same mpg as mine how can they claim that? lol

Turbo doesnt equal massive fuel use
a small capacity turbo spinning up and providing low down power, can be more efficient than an underpowered naturally aspirated engine having to work hard.

Sgt_Pepper_2

istanbul wrote: »

i was pleased on the blackpool run mpg wise. iam just dreading doing the brim test for town use. will know the answer in a couple of days tho since doing the brim i have only done 50 miles and almost used a 1/4 of a tank of fuel , but as you said that can give false reading so when i reach 100 miles i will fill it up to brim and do the calculations. then gotta tell motability what mpg i get from that reading. been browsing on internet looking at reviews on meriva but the problem is they are saying poor mpg but not really saying what sort of mpg they are getting. looking at honest johns website im hoping to get what they say is average mpg (36-39 mpg). every one i have spoken to said that its a big car with small engine. the thing i find confusing is that the turbo model is roughly the same mpg as mine how can they claim that? lol

Are you sure you've used 1/4 the first mark on a Vauxhall fuel gauge is sometimes an 1/8.

istanbul_2

i noticed red and white segments on petrol guage . theres 4 white and 4 red markers . top marker is white (full) then red marker then white marker( thats where im at the moment. then red marker. then white marker (1/2 tank. etc

almillar

Even doing that 100 mile run isn't enough. It's too small a sample. I'd want to be doing the whole tank (or close to) and work out the MPG off that. Only do the 100 mile thing if the Motoability people have demanded it.

istanbul_2

thats what motability have asked me to do. fill to brim do 100 miles refill to brim then tell them what litres i have used for 100 miles.

jimmo

Have you done your 100 miles yet?

istanbul_2

yes done another brim test and worked out car was 24mpg . motability asked dealers about it and gave them details and evident (photo and receipt) of brim test. they gave motability conflicting storys on the meriva eg: big car small engine not to expect good mpg then saying the car would do the mpg claims by them if a professional driver uses the car. how ever motability have told me theres a big pattern emerging with the meriva with a lot of customers complaining over very poor mpg on the meriva, (wether that means they might in the future stop providing the meriva i dont know) motability decided to cancel the agreement and to order another car . which i have done and geting it on wednesday this week.