Petrol equivalent to current diesel mpg

DUTR

Stoke wrote: »

A quick pass on a winding road at the expense of safety eh?


Not at all, only pass where it is safe to do so, whatever vehicle you are in.
Doesn't hurt, until you meet that car on the other side of the road. I drive a lot of miles every year, and yes, I spend a lot of time on winding roads and there's a certain thing as the speed limit, and the speed limit for the conditions. If you're driving winding roads, I don't see why anyone needs to go over 60MPH.

Neither do I , but it's not for you or I to question their choice, just because they may not do as you would have done

I'm not saying all country lanes are winding, they certainly aren't. My drive to work is from Stoke to Wilmslow and I go via the A34, perfect conditions to put your foot down and overtake.

I know the road well, I use the A34 quite often (although now nearly every other lampost is/was a speed camera between Stoke and Leek.

If you drove at the slowest constant speed, your car begins to 'kangaroo' at which point it's !!!!ing fuel away. Just saying like.

40mph is possible in top gear in many cars, there is nothing magical about 56mph, other than it equates near 90kph which is a measure they use on the main continent, just like the 0-62mph (100kph)

Good effort, I drive a Diesel Lupo... purely for the super high economy. Nice try though. The OP was merely asking for a high economy petrol car, and I suggested the Daihatsu Cuore. The Lupo petrol is not particularly efficient. The most I ever got when I owned one was 42MPG. Still, it makes me chuckle that you react like that, makes me think you're very protective of your own car. Mine is just a tool gets me to work and back reliably and is cheap to run.

I'm surprised yet not surprised at the mpg of the Lupo, I could get that without much effort in a 2 litre petrol Golf.

Foxy-Stoat_3

DUTR wrote: »

I'm surprised yet not surprised at the mpg of the Lupo, I could get that without much effort in a 2 litre petrol Golf.

Thats pretty good mileage, 510+ miles from a full tank.

DUTR

Foxy-Stoat wrote: »

Thats pretty good mileage, 510+ miles from a full tank.

If the journey would allow then yes, best I ever got was 50.8mpg Birmingham to Kidderminster, simply no grand prix acceleration and of course it was a run, but 400+ miles on a tank of mixed was not unheard of, that said I had use of an A3 diesel 1.4 and that returned 45mpg, but for the loss of performance (overtaking buses being on of them) I'd sacrifice 10mpg and make money savings elsewhere :cool:

Foxy-Stoat_3

DUTR wrote: »

If the journey would allow then yes, best I ever got was 50.8mpg Birmingham to Kidderminster, simply no grand prix acceleration and of course it was a run, but 400+ miles on a tank of mixed was not unheard of, that said I had use of an A3 diesel 1.4 and that returned 45mpg, but for the loss of performance (overtaking buses being on of them) I'd sacrifice 10mpg and make money savings elsewhere :cool:

Unfortunately driving 22 miles in one journey isn't a good representation of real world MPG, really needs to be mixed over a full tank. Yours is more like 33 ish mpg.

Best I ever got from my MK1 Octavia diesel was Eastbourne to Blackpool and back on 1 tank (55 ltrs), 53 ish mpg but could never get 640+ miles on a full tank of normal driving, was like 550 miles.

DUTR

Foxy-Stoat wrote: »

Unfortunately driving 22 miles in one journey isn't a good representation of real world MPG, really needs to be mixed over a full tank. Yours is more like 33 ish mpg.

Best I ever got from my MK1 Octavia diesel was Eastbourne to Blackpool and back on 1 tank (55 ltrs), 53 ish mpg but could never get 640+ miles on a full tank of normal driving, was like 550 miles.

It was real world, and it's 30 miles each way from north Bham to Wolverley, going to Cannock from home also saw high 30s low 40s without trying, journeys Bham to Preston with excess of speed limits saw the same returns, my usual driving is to and from work and the hops to the shops, so I will never know know as I no longer have the car, but the point I'm making is, drive a larger engine 4 pot car like a 1.4 and you will get 1.4 mpgs, the times I wish to win the traffic light GP is there for my chances or overtake safely and quickly too
Is the OP returning to the thread?

Stoke

DUTR wrote: »

I'm surprised yet not surprised at the mpg of the Lupo, I could get that without much effort in a 2 litre petrol Golf.

My new Lupo is a different kettle of fish. It's a super high economy diesel, although not the 3L model. Limited performance (although a little bit more kick than the petrol model, especially between 50-80mph), but I once achieved 79MPG on a full tank, driving like a total eco terrorist admittedly however I monitored it over the course of a week using accurate GPS measurements of distance covered (don't really trust the odometer) and the fuel I used, then checking on a fill up.

Unfortunately, I can't drive like that all the time as it's just too mundane, so usually, I achieve mid to high 60's. The lowest I ever got was 59MPG the one time I truly thrashed the nuts off it.

The problem with the petrol model, is that the gearing is very low, so even at 60mph, the car was drinking fuel, and if you know that road well then you'll know it's fairly easy to cruise at 60 without meeting much traffic. At 70< it was awful, the noise it made was like a screaming child.

sinbad182

Stoke wrote:

Good effort, I drive a Diesel Lupo... purely for the super high economy. Nice try though. The OP was merely asking for a high economy petrol car, and I suggested the Daihatsu Cuore. The Lupo petrol is not particularly efficient. The most I ever got when I owned one was 42MPG. Still, it makes me chuckle that you react like that, makes me think you're very protective of your own car. Mine is just a tool gets me to work and back reliably and is cheap to run.

That's the second time you've made a comment about someone being 'protective' of their car just because they made light of your left field car recommendation. Slightly odd behaviour, I'm sure you'll agree.

Stoke

sinbad182 wrote: »

That's the second time you've made a comment about someone being 'protective' of their car just because they made light of your left field car recommendation. Slightly odd behaviour, I'm sure you'll agree.

Why was it a left field recommendation? Because it's not an Audi, or a BMW or a Merc? I don't really understand what made my comment left field. Daihatsu have a great reputation, in other countries especially (Australia, Japan, across most of Europe), and with most of their cars sharing the same platform as a Toyota using many of the same parts, you're already onto a winner.
If it'd been a Dacia, I could understand. Cheap Renault's (which is kind of funny) made in Romania with steel so thin you could probably poke your finger through it, but still, I like your thinking. Certainly don't miss a trick :T

DUTR

Stoke wrote: »

My new Lupo is a different kettle of fish. It's a super high economy diesel, although not the 3L model. Limited performance (although a little bit more kick than the petrol model, especially between 50-80mph), but I once achieved 79MPG on a full tank, driving like a total eco terrorist admittedly however I monitored it over the course of a week using accurate GPS measurements of distance covered (don't really trust the odometer) and the fuel I used, then checking on a fill up.

Unfortunately, I can't drive like that all the time as it's just too mundane, so usually, I achieve mid to high 60's. The lowest I ever got was 59MPG the one time I truly thrashed the nuts off it.

The problem with the petrol model, is that the gearing is very low, so even at 60mph, the car was drinking fuel, and if you know that road well then you'll know it's fairly easy to cruise at 60 without meeting much traffic. At 70< it was awful, the noise it made was like a screaming child.

My current car is supposed to be lighter and more fuel efficient with 'crazy' fuel claims urban is giving me 29mpg but it's still running in with only just turned 1000miles on the clock, at 70mph it is only doing 2000rpm , some reviews on the web suggest the GTD is not much better on fuel although is better.

sinbad182

Stoke wrote: »

Why was it a left field recommendation? Because it's not an Audi, or a BMW or a Merc? I don't really understand what made my comment left field. Daihatsu have a great reputation, in other countries especially (Australia, Japan, across most of Europe), and with most of their cars sharing the same platform as a Toyota using many of the same parts, you're already onto a winner.
If it'd been a Dacia, I could understand. Cheap Renault's (which is kind of funny) made in Romania with steel so thin you could probably poke your finger through it, but still, I like your thinking. Certainly don't miss a trick :T

You're still being a bit odd.

Someone made a humorous quip about daihatsus being slow cars and getting stuck behind them, you took great umbrage to this and accused them of having an issue with their own car ownership. You then did the same when I quipped that you were overly protective of a niche car manufacturer!

You seem to have a bizarre way of conversing with people who don't vehemently share your opinion on things.