True mpg of a Ford C-Max 1.6 tdci

Lee_Howden

Can anyone give me an idea of the true mpg I'd be likely to get out of a Ford C-Max 1.6tdci please? Is it far out from the official figures which have been published?

Its main use would be as a main family car and commuting to and from work which the journey is mainly on motorways, 40 miles each way.

RichardD1970

Have a look here.

Marktheshark

With modern diesels the maintenance issue far outweighs MPG gains in my opinion.
The run for ever urban myth/ old wives tales could not be further from the truth and 120,000 and they are goosed these days.
Injector problems, DMF every 50-60,000 at £1500 a go, if it has a particle filter, they can need replacing every 30,000 at £400+
By the time you have finished, running a Petrol looks cheap.

mossstitchmama

I have an 06 1.8 tdci C-Max and I get about 34-38 mpg on my normal driving (shops, school etc.) I don't do much motorway driving but I get about 44-47 mpg on the motorway.

My father in law also has a 2.0 tdci (2010) and towing a large caravan he regularly gets 40-45 mpg motorway towing.

Hopefully someone will be along with figures for a 1.6, but I hope that gives you some idea.

Lee_Howden

Marktheshark wrote: »

With modern diesels the maintenance issue far outweighs MPG gains in my opinion.
The run for ever urban myth/ old wives tales could not be further from the truth and 120,000 and they are goosed these days.
Injector problems, DMF every 50-60,000 at £1500 a go, if it has a particle filter, they can need replacing every 30,000 at £400+
By the time you have finished, running a Petrol looks cheap.

To be honest I've run Diesels for over 10 years now and I've been more than happy with the running costs.

I would argue that a Clutch and DMF can last longer than the mileage you state above. In my previous car (Honda Civic), it didn't get changed until 94k and it had just started to go then. This car I've had written off in the last few days but the engine etc was in very good condition at 136k. It was only the bodywork that let it down.

Lee_Howden

mossstitchmama wrote: »

I have an 06 1.8 tdci C-Max and I get about 34-38 mpg on my normal driving (shops, school etc.) I don't do much motorway driving but I get about 44-47 mpg on the motorway.

My father in law also has a 2.0 tdci (2010) and towing a large caravan he regularly gets 40-45 mpg motorway towing.

Hopefully someone will be along with figures for a 1.6, but I hope that gives you some idea.

That seems excellent for a 2.0 tdci towing a caravan.

LandyAndy

Marktheshark wrote: »

With modern diesels the maintenance issue far outweighs MPG gains in my opinion.
The run for ever urban myth/ old wives tales could not be further from the truth and 120,000 and they are goosed these days.
Injector problems, DMF every 50-60,000 at £1500 a go, if it has a particle filter, they can need replacing every 30,000 at £400+
By the time you have finished, running a Petrol looks cheap.

I've had a mazda6 diesel for five and a half years and 96000 miles from new. It's used as intended, long motorway journeys, and hasn't had any DMF or DPF probs.

F1F93

I had that engine in the lighter focus (06 plate), and could get mid 50s on a run (YMMV).
Although that car did also give me endless issues, so personally I'd avoid, and echo the above comments about buying a petrol unless you do some serious mileage. For example:

The Honest John real mpg page someone linked to earlier gave an mpg for yours of 52.0mpg (which is about what I'd expect given my mpg with the slightly lighter focus). The relevant 1.6 petrol has an mpg of 37.4mpg.

Petrolprices.com lists petrol and diesel in my area as 103.7 and 110.7p/l respectively. Over 10,000 miles thats a total cost (including tax, but not including servicing) of £1438.32 for the petrol, and £1076.50 for the diesel, just £350 cheaper. As diesels are slightly more to service than petrols, that will come down.

So, the diesel will save you under £350 a year, plus it will be more expensive to buy. Also, in the 18 months or so I had mine, I spent well over a grand in keeping it on the road, the turbos and DPFs on that model are really fragile.

So, its up to you, but make sure you REALLY do your homework before buying a diesel to save money.

bod1467

VW Golf GT 2.0TDi 140 PS Bluemotion

That's my car which I've had for 2.5 years and 32.5k miles. Average mpg over that time is 51. (That's a mix of town and motorway driving).

Richard53

Lee_Howden wrote: »

That seems excellent for a 2.0 tdci towing a caravan.

Hmm, I'd agree. I have the 2.0 tdci in a Mondeo and I get 50+ on a run, 42-45 round town, but only 32-33 with the caravan on the back. That's legal-speed cruising, 60 where possible, and not hammering it through the gears.


My wife had the 1.6 petrol Focus (auto) and it struggled to get better than 30 mpg, mainly short journeys.

bigjl

Marktheshark wrote: »

With modern diesels the maintenance issue far outweighs MPG gains in my opinion.
The run for ever urban myth/ old wives tales could not be further from the truth and 120,000 and they are goosed these days.
Injector problems, DMF every 50-60,000 at £1500 a go, if it has a particle filter, they can need replacing every 30,000 at £400+
By the time you have finished, running a Petrol looks cheap.

Who told you a DPF needs replacing after 30/40k?

They may have initially been replaced under warranty by Main Dealers that didn't understand them.

But as you can now clean them they should last the life of the car.

DMF doesn't cost £1500 a go.

And they only break at 50k if you have the mechanical sympathy of the average teenager.

My old mk3 Mondeo was still on the original DMF at well over 200k.

My wifes Clio has been driven round town for a lot of its life, still on original clutch and DMF.