They undoubtedly vary, but that seems appallingly low to me. I tend to fill mine right to the top (around £70-£75!!!) and run it 'til the light flashes, then fill it up within the next 10 or 15 miles. I have never had less than 300 miles from that and would tend to get nearer 330 TBH.

What you need to do is fill it now and see how much it takes so you can accurately work out an mpg. Mine seems to come in between 25 and 30, depending on the type of use.

 

If you have a very heavy right foot you will only get about 200-220 out the tank.

 

I tend to get about 320 miles from a tank, with mainly motorway driving. Light comes on at about 280-290.

 

I get about 250-280 at the mo.

Cant help the heavy right foot

 

I drove as gently as i could around town, and i got 230miles max.

 

i see that kav has the same as me, i drive slow in town and 6th on a road i want to get 310 the 200 i get is ridiculous, the engine has only done 5k does that make a diference

 

the engine has only done 5k does that make a diference

Possibly! - How old is it? Has it been serviced regularly and properly? Does it still feel tight?

 

see, there is an advantage to a TS, we get 450 - 500 to a tank if you try!

 

I put £40 in the other day, I only use V-Power so I got around 32 litres (7 gallons) for my money. For those 7 gallons I drove a mixture of urban/motorway and, of course, hard. I got about 150 miles out of it; working out at around 21-22 mpg. So I'd be looking at getting 300+ miles to a full tank.

Not great, but where the GTV suffers is definitely around town, the needle hardly moves on the open road but get caught in traffic and it drops like a stone.

I guarantee that high octane fuel yields better performance and economy. I've not done a test on the Alfa but my Corrado VR6 gave around 30-40 extra miles per tank with Optimax compared with regular fuel. The Corrado - with it's Schrick inlet and other bits - was far better on fuel than the GTV is, but any car will benefit from spending those few extra pounds each time you fill up.

Cheap fuel is a false economy.

 

-Agree with you there Storm, my cars seem to run much better with 97 or 100 ron fuel. Economy is improved as well.

 

Yesterday on a run to Hemel Hempstead from Tarleton I filled up before I left and filled up when I was down in Hemel. The distance is 200 miles or so, when I filled up in Hemel I only had to put a shade under 30 litres in. Brief calculations:

30litre = 6.5991 Gallons
200/6.5991 = 30.31 MPG!!!

I did usual motorway speeds and even had a drag race at the M6 Toll.

Not bad I thought, oh and I only use V-Power if at all possible.

 

my engine has all the servicing and its done 5k, using 10 40 oil but not selenia and the petrol was 95 not 98, i have just filled up again and hopin this time it will go 270 min

 

my engine has all the servicing and its done 5k

But what servicing? What age is it? Have plugs been changed for a start?

Problem can be that due to low mileage cars can get little more than a quick look over at service without much parts being changed - Remember that parts degrade with time as well as age!

 

I think that there's over £10 worth of fuel left when the light comes on, so perhaps not so bad

 

Yeah i read 9 litres somewhere.
Good for about 5 miles:lol:

 

Went to fill up today, actually managed 300 miles going up and down the north circular A406 and quite a few times in traffic, and i drove it hard a few times. So better economy than just driving around in a busy town center and then getting bored doing 30mph and then accelerating at every opportunity!

 

I usually fill up within 5 - 10 miles of light coming on, 58 litres fills it to the brim (£68) Doing mostly town driving wit the odd bit of A road I get around 240 -245 (18 -19 to the gallon), although had to fill up yesterday at 214 miles And 57 litres - Too frightend to work out consumption as it will be less than 18.

Having read other threads I realise that my thermostat is proberly stuck open as I did a 10 mile trip last night and the temp gauge had not reached the first white mark between cold and 90 degs. This will certainly cause worse fuel consumtion.

I also have a heavy right foot 90 percent of the time

 

I stopped at a petrol station last Thursday less than a mile after the light came on. I put in 45 litres of standard unleaded @ 114.9p a litre (£51.70 total) and my light has just come on again after 182miles of 30min straight runs to and from work and various short trips around town. 45litres is 9.91gal. 182 divide by 9.91 is 18.4 mpg

### waiver: i dont guarantee that my maths is correct ### :lol:

 

we seem to b getin 18 - 23 mpg then, i do a lot of town drivin around north london and a406 every day so its a mixture of roads and still get 18 mpg

 

I always got better than that out of my V6's - Even my 3.2 averaged 25mpg and that was in the heavy 166!

 

Well V6s on this forum have been known to do as little as 7mpg on trackdays.. So if you really are caning it everywhere, don't expect decent consumption. That said, I don't do too badly. On the AO run to Penrith I did 27mpg, when I went to AutoLusso to get my Q2 fitted I got 29mpg. The Alfa V6 loves steady driving at 60-70mph. That is where you will get decent consumption. Town is a big no-no. On the 7-mile-each-way run to work on York's traffic-clogged bypass mine does 18mpg.

 

the needle dnt move till i dun 70 miles then it just goes down quick

 

just filled up for the first time
got 295 miles out of 54 litres of v power
reckon that to be around 24 mpg
not bad considering i've done no long runs, "enjoyed the revs :lol: " and had a/c on

 

Fella in my poor baby that i may have written off see ( I have crashed, please help ) i never got more than 220 miles off a full tank and that was driving with my right foot like a feather, i do however live and work in the city and only do a 5 mile run. I always use V power.

Ok i had the same replies as you my friend, Change the thermo, change this change that the Lambda all sorts, of which i did all in the search of better economy and none of it works. Just have to get used to the idea that some V6's drink petrol like its corona

Still praying to the gods i get my baby back

 

Yesterday as i was just setting off to work my fuel light came on.
20 miles to work - got there and back without refueling.
If its 9 litres left when the light comes on(not much more than a gallon) I must have been getting a pretty good MPG.
Never went above 2500rpm though

 

If its 9 litres left when the light comes on(not much more than a gallon)

Isn't 9 litres closer to 2 gallons? (1 litre = 0.219969157 Imperial gallons)

 

how do u do that i get 200 at a push drivin at town speed and givin sum once in a blue moon

 

Alfa dem:

There is no sorcery in how most people here are getting the mileage they are. In the case of Andyroo75, that's to be expected. Nine litres is basically two gallons (4.54 litres / 1 gallon), so him managing twenty miles on two gallons is no surprise, is it?

If you cannot manage over 200 miles on a full tank of decent fuel during "normal" driving conditions then may I suggest these:

1. Check your tyre pressures: if you're running the standard 205/16 or 225/17 then the pressures are: Front 2.7 (39 psi) - Back 2.5 (36 psi). Incorrect (low) tyre pressure is probably the main cause of bad fuel economy, and it quickly knackers your tyres!

2. Check the Lambda probe/sensor is operating correctly and also the integrity of the connecting wires. A Lambda can appear to be working fine but actually be relaying wrong information, thus giving you terrible fuel economy.

3. Check that spark plugs and air filter are optimal. Either - especially a dirty air filter - can have an adverse effect on fuel economy.

4. Turn off the A/C. If you have it turning on automatically when starting the car then there is a short guide in the manual showing you how to turn this "feature" off. If you don't have it PM me and I'll reply with it.

 

i thank u storm ill do all those things and get back to you, your all so kind on these forums and hopefully we will all meet up 1 day at an organised show

 

I have done all the things that Storm suggested and none of them made any difference, all it did was cost me money that i probably need not have spent

Anyway i hope it works for you