A2 fuel economy
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A2 fuel economy
I bought my A2 1.4 diesel about 5 months ago and I've been getting a fairly consistent fuel usage of about 45mpg with a mix of urban and motorway miles.
Now, 45 isn't exactly poor, but I've been led to expect figures way in advance of that (like 60 or even 80 mpg from the diesel model)
It's been in for a full service and had the filters changed with no noticeable improvement. Can you think of any reason I'd be getting such bad performance from it?
It's done less than 40,000 miles.
Now, 45 isn't exactly poor, but I've been led to expect figures way in advance of that (like 60 or even 80 mpg from the diesel model)
It's been in for a full service and had the filters changed with no noticeable improvement. Can you think of any reason I'd be getting such bad performance from it?
It's done less than 40,000 miles.
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Re: A2 fuel economy
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mark <mark@dontspam.markh.plus.net> wrote:
> Now, 45 isn't exactly poor, but I've been led to expect figures way in
> advance of that (like 60 or even 80 mpg from the diesel model)
Fairly normal, I would say. My wife's A2 TDi is used mainly off
motorway, and she gets just over 50 mpg (using BP Ultimate - which
gives slightly better mileage than Shell). I find that the consumption
drops quite dramatically as road speed rises - at 70mph the DIS shows
around 45mpg. If you keep the speed down to 60mph, then you can easily
achieve well in excess of 50mpg.
We have owned the car from new, and it has around 30k on the clock.
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Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')
mark <mark@dontspam.markh.plus.net> wrote:
> Now, 45 isn't exactly poor, but I've been led to expect figures way in
> advance of that (like 60 or even 80 mpg from the diesel model)
Fairly normal, I would say. My wife's A2 TDi is used mainly off
motorway, and she gets just over 50 mpg (using BP Ultimate - which
gives slightly better mileage than Shell). I find that the consumption
drops quite dramatically as road speed rises - at 70mph the DIS shows
around 45mpg. If you keep the speed down to 60mph, then you can easily
achieve well in excess of 50mpg.
We have owned the car from new, and it has around 30k on the clock.
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Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')
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Re: A2 fuel economy
In message <441ff74a$0$9239$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net>
mark <mark@dontspam.markh.plus.net> wrote:
> Now, 45 isn't exactly poor, but I've been led to expect figures way in
> advance of that (like 60 or even 80 mpg from the diesel model)
Fairly normal, I would say. My wife's A2 TDi is used mainly off
motorway, and she gets just over 50 mpg (using BP Ultimate - which
gives slightly better mileage than Shell). I find that the consumption
drops quite dramatically as road speed rises - at 70mph the DIS shows
around 45mpg. If you keep the speed down to 60mph, then you can easily
achieve well in excess of 50mpg.
We have owned the car from new, and it has around 30k on the clock.
--
Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')
mark <mark@dontspam.markh.plus.net> wrote:
> Now, 45 isn't exactly poor, but I've been led to expect figures way in
> advance of that (like 60 or even 80 mpg from the diesel model)
Fairly normal, I would say. My wife's A2 TDi is used mainly off
motorway, and she gets just over 50 mpg (using BP Ultimate - which
gives slightly better mileage than Shell). I find that the consumption
drops quite dramatically as road speed rises - at 70mph the DIS shows
around 45mpg. If you keep the speed down to 60mph, then you can easily
achieve well in excess of 50mpg.
We have owned the car from new, and it has around 30k on the clock.
--
Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')
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Re: A2 fuel economy
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mark <mark@dontspam.markh.plus.net> wrote:
> Now, 45 isn't exactly poor, but I've been led to expect figures way in
> advance of that (like 60 or even 80 mpg from the diesel model)
Fairly normal, I would say. My wife's A2 TDi is used mainly off
motorway, and she gets just over 50 mpg (using BP Ultimate - which
gives slightly better mileage than Shell). I find that the consumption
drops quite dramatically as road speed rises - at 70mph the DIS shows
around 45mpg. If you keep the speed down to 60mph, then you can easily
achieve well in excess of 50mpg.
We have owned the car from new, and it has around 30k on the clock.
--
Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')
mark <mark@dontspam.markh.plus.net> wrote:
> Now, 45 isn't exactly poor, but I've been led to expect figures way in
> advance of that (like 60 or even 80 mpg from the diesel model)
Fairly normal, I would say. My wife's A2 TDi is used mainly off
motorway, and she gets just over 50 mpg (using BP Ultimate - which
gives slightly better mileage than Shell). I find that the consumption
drops quite dramatically as road speed rises - at 70mph the DIS shows
around 45mpg. If you keep the speed down to 60mph, then you can easily
achieve well in excess of 50mpg.
We have owned the car from new, and it has around 30k on the clock.
--
Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')
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Re: A2 fuel economy
Thanks for that. I guess I just need to slow down a little then :/
Peter Bell wrote:
> In message <441ff74a$0$9239$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net>
> mark <mark@dontspam.markh.plus.net> wrote:
>
>> Now, 45 isn't exactly poor, but I've been led to expect figures way in
>> advance of that (like 60 or even 80 mpg from the diesel model)
>
> Fairly normal, I would say. My wife's A2 TDi is used mainly off
> motorway, and she gets just over 50 mpg (using BP Ultimate - which
> gives slightly better mileage than Shell). I find that the consumption
> drops quite dramatically as road speed rises - at 70mph the DIS shows
> around 45mpg. If you keep the speed down to 60mph, then you can easily
> achieve well in excess of 50mpg.
>
> We have owned the car from new, and it has around 30k on the clock.
>
Peter Bell wrote:
> In message <441ff74a$0$9239$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net>
> mark <mark@dontspam.markh.plus.net> wrote:
>
>> Now, 45 isn't exactly poor, but I've been led to expect figures way in
>> advance of that (like 60 or even 80 mpg from the diesel model)
>
> Fairly normal, I would say. My wife's A2 TDi is used mainly off
> motorway, and she gets just over 50 mpg (using BP Ultimate - which
> gives slightly better mileage than Shell). I find that the consumption
> drops quite dramatically as road speed rises - at 70mph the DIS shows
> around 45mpg. If you keep the speed down to 60mph, then you can easily
> achieve well in excess of 50mpg.
>
> We have owned the car from new, and it has around 30k on the clock.
>
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Re: A2 fuel economy
Thanks for that. I guess I just need to slow down a little then :/
Peter Bell wrote:
> In message <441ff74a$0$9239$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net>
> mark <mark@dontspam.markh.plus.net> wrote:
>
>> Now, 45 isn't exactly poor, but I've been led to expect figures way in
>> advance of that (like 60 or even 80 mpg from the diesel model)
>
> Fairly normal, I would say. My wife's A2 TDi is used mainly off
> motorway, and she gets just over 50 mpg (using BP Ultimate - which
> gives slightly better mileage than Shell). I find that the consumption
> drops quite dramatically as road speed rises - at 70mph the DIS shows
> around 45mpg. If you keep the speed down to 60mph, then you can easily
> achieve well in excess of 50mpg.
>
> We have owned the car from new, and it has around 30k on the clock.
>
Peter Bell wrote:
> In message <441ff74a$0$9239$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net>
> mark <mark@dontspam.markh.plus.net> wrote:
>
>> Now, 45 isn't exactly poor, but I've been led to expect figures way in
>> advance of that (like 60 or even 80 mpg from the diesel model)
>
> Fairly normal, I would say. My wife's A2 TDi is used mainly off
> motorway, and she gets just over 50 mpg (using BP Ultimate - which
> gives slightly better mileage than Shell). I find that the consumption
> drops quite dramatically as road speed rises - at 70mph the DIS shows
> around 45mpg. If you keep the speed down to 60mph, then you can easily
> achieve well in excess of 50mpg.
>
> We have owned the car from new, and it has around 30k on the clock.
>
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Re: A2 fuel economy
Thanks for that. I guess I just need to slow down a little then :/
Peter Bell wrote:
> In message <441ff74a$0$9239$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net>
> mark <mark@dontspam.markh.plus.net> wrote:
>
>> Now, 45 isn't exactly poor, but I've been led to expect figures way in
>> advance of that (like 60 or even 80 mpg from the diesel model)
>
> Fairly normal, I would say. My wife's A2 TDi is used mainly off
> motorway, and she gets just over 50 mpg (using BP Ultimate - which
> gives slightly better mileage than Shell). I find that the consumption
> drops quite dramatically as road speed rises - at 70mph the DIS shows
> around 45mpg. If you keep the speed down to 60mph, then you can easily
> achieve well in excess of 50mpg.
>
> We have owned the car from new, and it has around 30k on the clock.
>
Peter Bell wrote:
> In message <441ff74a$0$9239$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net>
> mark <mark@dontspam.markh.plus.net> wrote:
>
>> Now, 45 isn't exactly poor, but I've been led to expect figures way in
>> advance of that (like 60 or even 80 mpg from the diesel model)
>
> Fairly normal, I would say. My wife's A2 TDi is used mainly off
> motorway, and she gets just over 50 mpg (using BP Ultimate - which
> gives slightly better mileage than Shell). I find that the consumption
> drops quite dramatically as road speed rises - at 70mph the DIS shows
> around 45mpg. If you keep the speed down to 60mph, then you can easily
> achieve well in excess of 50mpg.
>
> We have owned the car from new, and it has around 30k on the clock.
>