400 Miles from one tank!

**Adamant** · 12th October 2005, 08:23

Ok,

You oil burners won't think it's that great - but for a 1.8 Petrol I thought it was pretty good! Especially as a lot of that was spent at outside lane speeds!

**bruceybonus** · 12th October 2005, 08:37

I was testing this yesterday..... filled up at home, went to bristol and back, 420 mile round trip, and the gauge was still showing 1/4 full and 68 miles to go...all from a v6 cdti... can't argue with that at all!

**Adamant** · 12th October 2005, 09:52

*#!% Oil Burners!

**MLC** · 12th October 2005, 10:08

400 miles is the norm for my 2.2 direct. And I don't drive like an old woman, honest.

**AJA** · 12th October 2005, 11:32

I'm saying nowt.................

**Adamant** · 12th October 2005, 11:52

I normally only get 300-350 and I don't have that heavy a right foot!

**TechWolf** · 12th October 2005, 11:57

Originally Posted by MLC

400 miles is the norm for my 2.2 direct. And I don't drive like an old woman, honest.

The 2.2 direct have better mpg then the 1.8 ....

And cars that smells strange dont count !!

**Graeme** · 12th October 2005, 12:00

best i get normally from non direct 2.2 is or was 350 though on a trip down for billing earlier in year i got 470

**payney** · 12th October 2005, 12:14

Originally Posted by Adamant

Ok,

You oil burners won't think it's that great - but for a 1.8 Petrol I thought it was pretty good! Especially as a lot of that was spent at outside lane speeds!

thats about right m8 thats wot i get out of my 1.8 so nothing unusual there ad............

**Doug-SRidirect** · 12th October 2005, 12:45

I get around 400 miles to the tank generally commuting up the M1 (70 to 85 ish), representing about 36 to 37 mpg in my 2.2 direct auto. I am surprised how much thistier it is around town. As soon as I hit ordinary roads I struggle to do much more than 30mpg. This is possibly where oil burners score the most over petrol.
I don't know how the VX computer calculates the "range" but it always seems a very high (and constant) figure which stays quite high until I'm down to a quarter tank, then the display plummits much quicker than the miles I'm actually covering - even keeping a constant reasonable speed. e.g. the warning comes on at 31 miles, I drive maybe three or four and the display will be say something like 16miles. I think I would have to get out and push it to get 31 miles out of it once the warning has flashed up!
Curious that.
Doug