Probably about right, I think I once saw 400 miles from a tank though. They're not reknowned for being very good on fuel, so I tend not to look at how much it's using as it'd be too upsetting

 

just out of curiosity,how much is a full tank?sorry to be stupid,i just havent got mine yet and wanted to know!!

 

63L + 7L reserve.

I used to get around 360 -> 380 from my GTV TS with Teledials on, and 380 -> 410 with 16" Teardrops. Once I had 440 miles.

Once warmed up, it was pretty much only ever driven 'quickly'.

 

Aye! 380 miles rings a bell.. but it's better to work out fuel consumption by how many miles you do, divided by how many gallons it takes to fill up ("mpg") rather than how many miles you do on a tank.

35mpg out of my 2ltr.


Ralf S.

 

You're right. I used to safely empty it each time as much as possible and normally put in bang on 62L each time (~+/-0.5L).

 

On mixed driving, all enthusiastically, I return between 28 - 33 mpg which is fine by me.

 

I get exactly the same mpg as above and think that is quite normal for a 2.0ltr performance
engine, if i drive with care i never seem to get more than 30+mpg, but like most i don't watch the fuel gauge as i'm too busy enjoying the drive which is always using the full performance on offer, when the roads are clear.

 

Best I have ever seen was 525 miles on a pretty much full-empty tank. Think it worked out 37mpg, but that was pretty sensible motorway driving. Mixed driving I see around 33mpg+ which I'm very happy with.

 

got a spider not gtv but manage about 430 miles to tank an thats mixed driving, if i give it horns with roof down then a lot less:lol:

 

i used to get anything between 370 -> 400. the most i had was around 440.

now i have a V6 im getting 240 -> 270 on a tank. think its around 22mpg as i cant be arsed doing the maths

 

If you're putting about 62L in, then I think it's a little less.

I typically get 295 -> 320 a tank with the V6, seems to equate to around 22/24mpg

 

I only ever seem to get 340 from a tank no matter how i drive. Usual commute is a 15miles with 2/3rds being 40/30 limits though

 

62L to do 300 miles = 22mpg

MPG calculator UK miles per Gallon - calculate MPG

 

i just used this on mine , works out at 20 mpg !!! I do need a new thermastat though, Normally just put £20 a week in at £1.10 per litre and am lucky to get 80- 100 miles , i do have a short trip to work though .

Maths bit

18 ltrs = 100 miles
62 litres = 344.72 Miles

Never filled up fully as it costs to much and i would want to go to new far away places

 

17.5mpg.

i usually on average get around the 250 mark give or take a few miles.

still, its better than the 14mpg i got when i took it to blackpool in september

 

350 miles of motorway driving on a tank is about the absolute max mine will do with me behind the wheel .

Around town is a different matter and upsets me to think about it!

 

350 in the TS? Have you checked tyre pressure/themostats/used 10/60 oil?

Without wanting to make too much of thing/attract attention over how I drive (which is carefully, promise!), I don't think it's possible that you can be driving a lot harder safely. My driving is somewhere between mixed town/mway and town. So surely there's something you can do to improve MPG?

I'd hope to approach 350miles in the V6 if all motorway at sensibleish speeds.

 

Yeah, I went through everything when I first got it.

I haven't been on a long journey in a while so not sure what it would be like were I to drive it economically, last time I went to Manchester in it I got 347 miles before the light came on though.

If I drive sensibly I get a near respectable 22mpg around town, I just lack the discipline most of the time so Ican't really complain.

 

Aye! 22 is possible in the 3.0ltr. My old 155 does 28-30 in "commute" (fairly gentle, no jams) mode.


Ralf S.

 

I've had my 2.0 TS for 6 weeks now and everytime the petrol light has come on i fill it right up but i can only get 50 litres in and i've only been getting 250 miles till the light comes on again which only works out at 24mpg, mainly town driving but some dual carraigeway too, and only ever putting my foot down occasionally so was hoping i'd get better mpg than that. i put a new thermostat on as soon as i bought the car coz it was taking too long to warm up and i regurlarly check my tyre presures. not much else i can do to improve mpg is there folks? also if i can only get 50L in when light comes on i must have 20L in reserve, thats obviously not right is it? mind you the light comes on when it's showing about 1/8th of a tank left, is this right? Oh and does the light start flashing when it gets really low?

Thanks in advance
Daz

 

Seems very poor Daz, thing there must be something wrong somewhere but can't suggest what. Get about 28 - 32 out of mine in a mix of urban and fast road stuff.

Can't help you on the light either, never had mine come on so suspect that it's faulty as I reckon I've been low enough on fuel to trigger it. Not looked into this, can't be bothered !

 

Light doesn't flash. There's about 50 miles till 'must fill up' in the TS and 35 miles in the V6 from when the light 1st comes on.

 

You're right, the only stop start part of the (outbound) of the journey is where I have to go through 30/40mph zones and as the engine is cold, I tend to keep it under 3000 rpm for most of that time.
Then after about three miles I get to the A23 - I don't tend to drive her that fast in the mornings either, which probably helps.

 

My 2000 2.0 Lusso is currently doing 250 miles out of a full tank and almost all of my driving is motorway!!

I used to get a lot more, around 350 per tank. I'm going to check tyre pressures later, but recently my exhaust fumes have been smelling a bit strong.

Could some sort of sensor went causing the fuel mixture to mess up??

 

Assuming your 'stat is okay, then it could be your lambda sensor starting to fail? May be worth getting it hooked up to examiner at your local indy. They'll tell you whether its still operating within its correct perameters. If it needs replacing, then I reckon you're looking at around £80 (plus around £35 -£40 for the initial diagnostic test) to have them change it.

 

Thanks for that mate, I'm defo gonna have to get it checked out considering I drive 300 miles a week!

 

Got a phase 2, 2.0 TS (98 version with variable length intake manifold ) and recently pulled out 280 miles with very enthusiastic driving. I reckon if I really pushed it and was a little more light footed I could do 350 miles (maybe thats being too hopefull )

Also as stated in workshop manual the tank on the 2.0 TS is actually 70 litres + ~ 9 reserve.

 

i have done about 150 mile and the needle is still above the half way mark, so i would expect to see 300/320 out of my 20TS.
That is on a mixed run as well

My Vauxhall Omega can do about 1600 miles on a gallon of petrol, but then it's dual fuel and spends all of its life running LPG

 

I've never checked my mpg, just drive & fill.
I'm sure if I checked it regularly (like I do with the daily drive) I'd just stress about it so I don't bother and enjoy driving all the more for it.
Ignorance is bliss.

 

My Daughter and I did a round trip from Burton On Trent To Shaldon in Devonwhich was 210 each way and another 50 Miles when I got back sensible driving at 60 - 75 on the Motorway.

 

I don't care................ I just enjoy driving it !!!!!

Cheers to All
Peter

 

is the tank definatly 70 litres plus 9reserve? because i ran out of fuel maening it was dead empty,i put in 2litres to get it to a petrol station and then i could only get in 65litres.meaning my tank is pressumably around 67litres!! i couldnt get any more in either!!
On my europe trip i did 365miles to the 65litres,my stat is knackered and i was going 80mph on the motorway.
iv found a good link to work out mpg,type "torque cars mpg" in google and click on the top result.work it out and shed some tears!!!