Car loosing petrol quick

Misteek

Cars a golf 1.5 petrol.
I have been monitoring it. If i fuel it up to £10. Thats about 8.8 litres. I only get around 48 miles out of it. Im not a rally driver either. I drive average speed and sensible. 
I have to admit i haven't serviced my car in a few years.
Can anyone tell me if thats the reason or what other reasons are. Theres no leaks or anytjing either.

Nobbie1967

That’s about 25mpg. Not unusual if you’re doing lots of short trips around town which popping in £10 of fuel would seem to indicate, but would indicate something wrong if you’re doing longer journeys.

Misteek

Nobbie1967 said:

That’s about 25mpg. Not unusual if you’re doing lots of short trips around town which popping in £10 of fuel would seem to indicate, but would indicate something wrong if you’re doing longer journeys.

Oh ok. I didnt reslise that was usual for a small car like mine.

JamoLew

could have read the replies on your other thread about this rather than start a new one
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6235518/my-petrol-car-is-so-expensive#latest

AdrianC

Misteek said:

Nobbie1967 said:

That’s about 25mpg. Not unusual if you’re doing lots of short trips around town which popping in £10 of fuel would seem to indicate, but would indicate something wrong if you’re doing longer journeys.

Oh ok. I didnt reslise that was usual for a small car like mine.

It's all about how you use it.

When the engine is cold, it's putting extra petrol in.
When you're pottering about town, sat in traffic, you're not turning petrol into appreciable forward motion.

If you're only sticking a tenner in a time, you're also subject to all sorts of proportionately massive errors in calculating - the only way to calculate it in any way accurately is brim-to-brim, ideally over multiple tanks.

Also, if you're only sticking a tenner in at a time, and not driving yourself round the twist by hitting the petrol station every ten minutes, then you simply aren't using enough fuel to worry about economy... Especially if it really is a 1.5 Golf, so a Mk7 or 8 and ~3yo at the oldest.
Edit - just seen the link to your other post, it's a 13yo 1.6 that you haven't serviced for several years... That'd help.

Misteek

JamoLew said:

could have read the replies on your other thread about this rather than start a new one
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6235518/my-petrol-car-is-so-expensive#latest

Thanks for that. I actually didn't know how to find the thread.

Misteek

AdrianC said:

Misteek said:

Nobbie1967 said:

That’s about 25mpg. Not unusual if you’re doing lots of short trips around town which popping in £10 of fuel would seem to indicate, but would indicate something wrong if you’re doing longer journeys.

Oh ok. I didnt reslise that was usual for a small car like mine.

It's all about how you use it.

When the engine is cold, it's putting extra petrol in.
When you're pottering about town, sat in traffic, you're not turning petrol into appreciable forward motion.

If you're only sticking a tenner in a time, you're also subject to all sorts of proportionately massive errors in calculating - the only way to calculate it in any way accurately is brim-to-brim, ideally over multiple tanks.

Also, if you're only sticking a tenner in at a time, and not driving yourself round the twist by hitting the petrol station every ten minutes, then you simply aren't using enough fuel to worry about economy... Especially if it really is a 1.5 Golf, so a Mk7 or 8 and ~3yo at the oldest.
Edit - just seen the link to your other post, it's a 13yo 1.6 that you haven't serviced for several years... That'd help.

Yeah im only doing 2 to 3 miles journey max.
Also does servicing help with fuel efficiency 

sheslookinhot

Misteek said:

Yeah im only doing 2 to 3 miles journey max.

Also does servicing help with fuel efficiency 

if you are genuinely looking for a response to that question I suggest you invest in a Highway Code and a book about car ownership. The above and other questions will be explained in simple terms.

Stubod

..another VW...apparently you never need to bother getting them serviced as they are very good and will last almost for ever on the same oil, filters and brakes etc....

Grumpy_chap

Stubod said:

..another VW...apparently you never need to bother getting them serviced as they are very good and will last almost for ever on the same oil, filters and brakes etc....

To be fair - they do advertise and try to promote an "indestructible" image.  

feolojad

Misteek said:

AdrianC said:

Also does servicing help with fuel efficiency 

Yes. Fifth Gear did something about it several years ago. Even just changing the engine oil which was well overdue did. Can't remember the exact amount but a full service on a car that'd not been done for a while improved fuel efficiency something like 10-15%.