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Old Nov 8, 2003 | 10:49 AM
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on my last trip i was driving on the m5 / m42 / m40. fuel light went out 25 miles from home, made it to my local optimax station, and put in 46.8 litres having travelled 310 miles
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Old Nov 8, 2003 | 12:00 PM
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30MPG? Don't think so.. but then again I might have completely screwed up the calculation
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Old Nov 8, 2003 | 12:41 PM
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I managed 328 miles on 47 ltrs. a couple of months ago (my usual 50 mile round trip commute to Croydon typically yeilds 260miles per 45 ltrs) - mixed motorway and A road driving. The run included a reasonable number of trips into vtec land and servaral sorties into 3 figures....
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Old Nov 9, 2003 | 02:01 AM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by GSi
30MPG?
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Old Nov 9, 2003 | 07:36 AM
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Mke i dont beleive you you always
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Old Nov 9, 2003 | 08:28 AM
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What's fuel consumption?
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Old Nov 9, 2003 | 09:18 AM
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Not the record I would be going for... Minimum number of miles per tank anyone???
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Old Nov 9, 2003 | 10:00 AM
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mmm - less than 200 on french fuel, that'll give someone a starting point.
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Old Nov 9, 2003 | 10:38 AM
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i regularly get between 190-200 miles per tank onmy normal drive to work
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Old Nov 9, 2003 | 12:44 PM
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Least miles on a tank is 165 so far! Worked out at 18 mpg.
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