I drove to London and back this weekend

"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet) 09/01/2015 at 04:27 • Filed to: None

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And while the PD170 may not have been the motor I wanted when I bought the car; This is not to be sniffed at!

(Blind SR20, don’t hurt me)

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 09/01/2015 at 04:31

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It's depressing when a fast big estate gets far better economy than my tiny 60hp supermini...

Cé hé sin > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 09/01/2015 at 04:43

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A Focus, admittedly.

duurtlang > Cé hé sin 09/01/2015 at 04:49

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That’s rather good. Much better than my company car, a Focus wagon, late 2013, 1.6 TDCi ECOnetic Titanium with manual transmission. I get 5.2L/100 km according to the car itself (54 mpg UK, 45 mpg US). I only drive in city traffic and highways (130 kmh) though, no efficient back roads. I’ll add a picture later.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Cé hé sin 09/01/2015 at 04:50

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Oh you hypermiler you

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/01/2015 at 04:52

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#diesellyfe

Cé hé sin > duurtlang 09/01/2015 at 04:55

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That’s actually my father’s car and it’s a bit misleading - I borrowed it for a long run so spent most of the time in sixth at 90 kmh or so. It generally averages about 5.3 l/100km.

Cé hé sin > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 09/01/2015 at 05:03

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Indeed. Long journey at legal speeds, sixth gear almost all the time.

Arben72 > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 09/01/2015 at 05:04

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Get on my level.

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 09/01/2015 at 05:07

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Don’t recognise that dash layout, but something VAG speaks to me...

Skoda perhaps?

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Arben72 09/01/2015 at 05:15

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Haha, you brought it on yourself!

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 09/01/2015 at 05:15

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Cooorrrrrect. MkII Octavia.

Arben72 > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 09/01/2015 at 05:18

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I blame our smaller U.S. gallons. That has to be about 30 British mpgs....

Svend > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 09/01/2015 at 05:24

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A friend gets from Carlisle to Marbella (1,700miles) on two tanks (I was sure he said he did it on one, but I misheard and he said “one fill up en route” aka one full tank before setting off and one fill up whilst travelling) in a Skoda Superb Estate Mk2 1.9TDi. But still that’s very impressive.

Hiroku > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 09/01/2015 at 05:52

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How much is that in monetary terms? Is diesel still more expensive than petrol in the UK?

My brick averages around 17L/100km (14 mpUS, 16 mpg UK) on LPG, but since the stuff is around 0,49€/liter it still ends up being about 8€/100km which is roughly equivalent to a diesel car getting around 7L/100km (34 mpgUS, 40 mpgUK) around here.

Flavien Vidal > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 09/01/2015 at 06:11

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better than me indeed... 2 tanks ago, I averaged 9 mpg... 45L to do 180km... wouhou lol

Best I ever did with this car was 23mpg.

Round headlight enthusiast > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 09/01/2015 at 06:55

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British London or Canadian London?

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Flavien Vidal 09/01/2015 at 07:05

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I have a 67hp car that does 14mpg. I know your pain.

Flavien Vidal > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 09/01/2015 at 07:35

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Woosh, not bad lol... My guess is some huge underpowered old thing?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 09/01/2015 at 08:54

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Even my diesel only got 50 mpg... That may have something to do with my driving.

Cé hé sin > Round headlight enthusiast 09/01/2015 at 09:02

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Hint: Canadian London cannot into Skodas.

Wacko > Cé hé sin 09/01/2015 at 09:06

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correction 15 year old Skodas yes, but never saw anyone even try to import one

duurtlang > Hiroku 09/01/2015 at 09:53

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That’s one thirsty brick. My Peugeot 406 coupe needs 10L/100km on LPG (€0.50/L), and as a result is much more financially economical than a gasoline (€1.50/L) Prius or a diesel (€1.20/L) powered car.

Hiroku > duurtlang 09/01/2015 at 10:03

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Well LPG has less energy density than petrol so in reality I should be getting between 13.5-15L/100km running on 95 RON which falls in line with the trip computer. It’s actually not that bad for a 230hp turbo car which is running a bit rich and is constantly driven in anger!

I recently got a more “economical”, naturally aspirated car for daily driving which gets around 12L/100km on LPG in city driving, which is around 6€/100kms. Ends up cheaper per kilometer than a friend’s Polo TDI which is always driven at a steady 90kph on highway whilst being much more enjoyable to drive.

LPG is unicorn fart!

duurtlang > Hiroku 09/01/2015 at 10:12

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Agreed, LPG is a blessing. I wouldn’t want it any other way. It makes driving a thirsty car affordable, and it’s easily the most ecologically friendly fossil fuel as well.

Hiroku > duurtlang 09/01/2015 at 11:00

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Indeed. But don’t say that too loud, let people believe it’s still like driving around with a bomb in the trunk. Lower demand = lower prices for us :)

LuczOr > Arben72 09/01/2015 at 12:02

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///M mileage for life. I average 15.7 from my S62.