dukest 0 Posted July 6, 2009 Best I had was from the vr when it had vgi+268's, 39.9mpg on a 400 mile drive to Elgin and back. :shock: :pale: :cry: am so far from that... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted July 6, 2009 I had 58 driving back from Erics this morning :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CazzaVR 0 Posted July 7, 2009 I had 58 driving back from Erics this morning :) Cheat! Yours doesn't count! :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nelson.tfr 0 Posted July 7, 2009 42.4! On my way home from work tonight (in my Schrick'd VR6). Following a Royal Mail lorry all the way (spoiler didn't deploy once). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andy 0 Posted July 7, 2009 39 for me in my VR. Got 37 on a 200 mile trip recently, mostly cruising at 80, with the occasional blast up to .....a bit faster. Very good for a 135k mile 2.9 I think. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wullie 1 Posted July 7, 2009 Jealous of some of the figures on here. The best i've ever seen was 33mpg from MAF whilst driving like a 60 year old. my regular drive usually only gets me about 250-260 miles to the tank which isnt great :shock: That's ageist!!! I'm over 60 and my son says I drive too fast, moreso since I got the new stainless exhaust. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Purple Tom 0 Posted July 8, 2009 I usually get between 39 and 42 with normal driving, and if I drive it like a grandad then the MFA will indicate between 50 and 55 mpg - thats an 8V for you! My normal commute usually results in around 45mpg :clap: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
staffs_til_i_die 0 Posted July 8, 2009 Once got 40 mpg out of my valver, driving at 50 for a very long time, slip-streaming a lorry. It was to prove to my Mrs that my C was in fact a very sensible, reliable family car which was good for the environment too. Don't think I convinved her though cos as soon as I got bored and put my foot down my mpg went back down to the usual 18mpg... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swiftkid 1 Posted July 8, 2009 if your getting 18mpg out of a valver you got a problem! my old valver saw 40 something but average was about 33-37. My current VR6 has seen 0.6mpg which was genuine, although that problem has now been solved :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lauraJ 0 Posted July 8, 2009 if your getting 18mpg out of a valver you got a problem! my old valver saw 40 something but average was about 33-37. As hard as I try to get decent MPG (not very) the best i've got is 30.7! Generally on the way to work etc around 20 -25MPG. But hey i didn't buy the car for it's fuel economy - so doesn't really bother me too much! :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheWizardofOdds 0 Posted July 8, 2009 Back today from a nice break in the New Galloway forest, great roads to drive on and at a leisurely 55-60 MPH I achieved a constant 38-40 MPG from my VR6. Not too bad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andy 0 Posted July 9, 2009 Slightly different but I've just got 438 miles out of a tank on my VR, thats a personal record. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted July 9, 2009 Best I got from my VR when standard was 500 miles to a tank, so 500/15 - 33.3 mpg. And with my VR Turbo, I recently did 350 miles on 57 litres, which comes to 27.8 mpg Both were a mixture of driving styles.....stop start traffic, 80-90mph cruising and hard acceleration. I'm VERY pleased with the economy of the turbo engine, must be the good mapping by yours truly :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jay23Sx 0 Posted July 9, 2009 My daily drive to work see's me at 22-25 mpg as it's all stop and starts and over taking. I've seen it at 34.9 during trips to Bristol on the M4 and I got 31.7 going to Devon on the A35/A31/M27. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WigsVR6 0 Posted July 9, 2009 Driving like a nun with a very light right foot I acheived 37.3 mpg on my way to work this morning thats only a 7 mile run I'm well chuffed with that figure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John-M 0 Posted July 10, 2009 A genuine 38.6 at average of 80mph on a 2 hour journey with a few overtakes at 100mph. Can't complain. Vick :) Was that with your 24V engine ?? If so, how have you got your MPG to display ? That's the one display I lost when my 24V was fitted :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ugly Bloke 0 Posted July 16, 2009 Best I've achieved from my VR is 33mpg, long trip from Devon to Berks. My average is only 22mpg, but my driving is almost totally stop start. Longer trips I use one of the fleet cars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted July 16, 2009 On a long run I've had about 32-33MPG out of my 2.0 16v.. currently driving the DG Autotech 1.8 16v and it's scary how easily it gets up to like 38MPG.. shows how much more frugal the 1.8 is! :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wadey 0 Posted July 16, 2009 i got 140mpg in my vr6 towing the raddo back from carlise i win :clap: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biggrim 0 Posted July 17, 2009 I got 44 mpg from my G60 once! Was driving Miss Daisy at the time though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
casual 0 Posted July 17, 2009 53 mile journey 95% spent cruising at 60mph. also calculated the fuel and it was pretty much spot on. sad i no but i didnt believe it myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Owen VR6 0 Posted July 18, 2009 I've never had over 35 and that's being really careful with my right foot! :? Usually sits around 28 but goes down to 18ish when the mood takes me! :clap: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daves16v 1 Posted July 21, 2009 Usually get between 23-28 from my 2L 16v, best I can manage being very careful is 32mpg on a long journey. I reckon there's a problem somewhere :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted July 21, 2009 You're the same as me Dave - best ever on a motorway has been 32-34MPG.. that's the absolute tops! Normally high 20's... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daves16v 1 Posted July 21, 2009 You're the same as me Dave - best ever on a motorway has been 32-34MPG.. that's the absolute tops! Normally high 20's... I think I'm gonna start looking into it some more. I know the engine temp isn't getting up to the correct temp so maybe the ECU is throwing in more fuel. Gonna start with the thermostat then onto sensors - more money :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites