£20 petrol

1. mlawlan69 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2010 leeds Posts: 4389 MCS R53 S/C 16v furiooo

   #1 8th March 2011, 15:56

   how many miles SHOULD i be getting out of a 1.1 for this?
   
   currently getting 90-100 of town driving and im not sure if thats right.
   
   just wondering what everyone else is getting.
   
   engine is fairly shagged to be fair, but not got the funds to get a new one so once it dies will be scrapped
2. user_30040 Established Member Joined: Jan 2009 Bridlington Posts: 1496 Audi A3

   #2 8th March 2011, 15:58

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by mlawlan69 how many miles SHOULD i be getting out of a 1.1 for this? currently getting 90-100 of town driving and im not sure if thats right. just wondering what everyone else is getting. engine is fairly shagged to be fair, but not got the funds to get a new one so once it dies will be scrapped

   £20 should get you more than that, I get around 50 miles for £10 on my VTR with exhaust blowing
3. user_31895 Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2009 Milton Keynes Posts: 601 Polar white VTS Fixed for the 2nd time!

   #3 8th March 2011, 16:09

   £20 here gets you just over 15 litres which in my VTS is 100-110 miles
4. Gary-VTR Established Member Joined: Aug 2009 Colchester/Harwich, Essex Posts: 2208 EG Civic Turbo & CRX Del Sol VTi

   #4 8th March 2011, 16:10

   Definitely should be more than that. About 150+ I reckon.
   
   My R used to get 150-200 to £20 of Morrisons dishwasher water petrol.
5. danpalmer90 Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2010 Carlisle Posts: 115 02 plate saxo vtr

   #5 8th March 2011, 16:12

   depends on how you drive?? i have a vtr and can get 140 miles for £20 one week and then only 80 the next. depends if you want to granny drive all the time. but thats no fun!
6. Barry123 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS

   #6 8th March 2011, 16:15

   For TOWN driving though guys.
   
   As said it's about 15 litres but as to the mileage you're suppose to be getting town driving is very subjective. Central london driving compared to driving in Darlington is slightly different. But you should hopefully get 110 miles maybe if you're doing ok
   
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7. mlawlan69 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2010 leeds Posts: 4389 MCS R53 S/C 16v furiooo

   #7 8th March 2011, 16:17

   hmm so it's definately not as economical as it should be !!
   
   i drive ""normally" 99% of the time, it's only a 1.1 so going fast isn't an option, i do however give it a bit of stick occasionally lol.
8. toxic Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 772

   #8 8th March 2011, 20:22

   £20 i get 116 mileage 15 liters at the mo if it dont go up any more
9. devilsadvocate Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2006 Maidstone Posts: 8210 Golf TDI

   #9 8th March 2011, 21:06

   As mentioned, £20 will only get about 15 litres these days so gone are the days when people could get 200 miles out of £20!!
   
   I remember when petrol was 79.9p a litre.......
   
   I reckon 90-100 miles could be about right for town driving if you have a heavyish foot
   
   Assuming you drive economically, you would probably push 150-170 miles from £20 in a 1.1
10. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

    #10 8th March 2011, 21:12

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by devilsadvocate I remember when petrol was £79.9p a litre.......

    WHAT?
11. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

    #11 8th March 2011, 21:15

    Some days I get 30miles to £20.
    
    Others I can get up to 100miles.
    
    That's my VTR though, I can't remember what my 1.1 did lol.
12. user_47577 Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2010 Preston Posts: 469 Saxo 1.1 forte

    #12 8th March 2011, 21:19

    i have a 1.1 and i normaly get 70 80 miles on a £10 and at weekend i drove 200 miles of £20 but that was motorway miles...
13. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

    #13 8th March 2011, 21:20

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by anton_sax_machine i have a 1.1 and i normaly get 70 80 miles on a £10 and at weekend i drove 200 miles of £20 but that was motorway miles...

    Core I've never got 200miles on a full tank let alone £20 lol.

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14. user_47577 Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2010 Preston Posts: 469 Saxo 1.1 forte

    #14 8th March 2011, 21:23

    i think your doing somat wrong then mate haha!
15. devilsadvocate Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2006 Maidstone Posts: 8210 Golf TDI

    #15 8th March 2011, 21:23

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Bikekid450 WHAT?

    Haha will remove the pound sign, I type quickly lol
16. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

    #16 8th March 2011, 21:28

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by anton_sax_machine i think your doing somat wrong then mate haha!

    Mm tell me about it lol.
    
    

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by devilsadvocate Haha will remove the pound sign, I type quickly lol

    
    I was gona say! Lol.
    
    79p ay? Hmm it'll never be that low again now we're burning it all
    
    Also, the Ethanol content is getting stupid!
17. lilbenchy9192 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Swindon Posts: 943 Renault clio dynamique tomtom 1.2

    #17 8th March 2011, 21:41

    to be fair mate its a difficult one to judge due to the massive diffrence in fuel prices, ive fot a 1.1 forte and myne will do bout 120miles on £20 but i drive a little foot heavy ,its not always about flooring it, like i said amount of fuel, type of fuel, road condition, stop start driving are all factors in fuel consumption.
    
    one suggestion though, i know its more expensive but if u can, fill the tank completely with a premium unleaded, normaly about 1.30 a ltr and let that run through, it helps to clear the crap out of the fuel tank.
    
    oo one last thing, with an old car u should always use the 1/4 tank mark as empty, the lower u go the more silt from the bottom of the tank u suck up causing issues which effect fuel economy
    
    (p.s sorry for the essay)
18. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

    #18 8th March 2011, 21:46

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by lilbenchy9192 oo one last thing, with an old car u should always use the 1/4 tank mark as empty, the lower u go the more silt from the bottom of the tank u suck up causing issues which effect fuel economy

    Very true, although I am a tit and normally wait 'til the light comes on lmao.
    
    But yes, it's true and older cars tend to have quite a bit of water in them also!
19. lilbenchy9192 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Swindon Posts: 943 Renault clio dynamique tomtom 1.2

    #19 8th March 2011, 23:22

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Bikekid450 Very true, although I am a tit and normally wait 'til the light comes on lmao. But yes, it's true and older cars tend to have quite a bit of water in them also!

    haha, mynes the same tbh, fuel warning light must spend more time on then the headlights wonder if u can buy a new bulb for it cus mynes being abused
20. user_31916 L-plater Joined: Mar 2009 North Yorkshire Posts: 62 Saxo VTR 2003

    #20 8th March 2011, 23:44

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by mlawlan69 hmm so it's definately not as economical as it should be !! i drive ""normally" 99% of the time, it's only a 1.1 so going fast isn't an option, i do however give it a bit of stick occasionally lol.

    Its cause the air in leeds is dirty
21. mlawlan69 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2010 leeds Posts: 4389 MCS R53 S/C 16v furiooo

    #21 9th March 2011, 00:08

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Oli Its cause the air in leeds is dirty

    shhh noob
22. Aly Saxperience Addict Joined: Apr 2007 Sunderland Posts: 10341

    #22 9th March 2011, 00:48

    From my 1.0 I'm getting about 150 miles from £20.
23. user_44502 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2010 Posts: 6234

    #23 9th March 2011, 01:08

    Im getting around 120 Miles on £20 in my 1.4 Furio
24. PJN Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Sunderland Posts: 1025 Mk7 Zetec S

    #24 9th March 2011, 01:09

    Other week on a run, I got a whole 112 miles to 20 quid, didn't help that I was driving like a stabbed rat that day.
25. cyne Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2011 North East Posts: 743

    #25 9th March 2011, 01:39

    Put 20 in the last week, done 240ish miles since then and it was just on the light when i filled it up and just hit the light again.
    
    1.1 forte, totally stripped though and I barely use the brakes or rev past 4k revs.
26. CbVtR Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Hemel Hempstead Posts: 437 Saxo VTR / Saxo VTS turbo

    #26 9th March 2011, 02:27

    I get 110 miles ish to 20 quid in my vtr, but I always use shell vpower, and they are all motorway miles. so I would probably get more on cheaper petrol, but my car runs like crap on the cheaper shell stuff, idles rough and that

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27. mlawlan69 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2010 leeds Posts: 4389 MCS R53 S/C 16v furiooo

    #27 9th March 2011, 02:30

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by cyne Put 20 in the last week, done 240ish miles since then and it was just on the light when i filled it up and just hit the light again. 1.1 forte, totally stripped though and I barely use the brakes or rev past 4k revs.

    wtf?!
    
    that for real?
28. darael Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 155 1998 Saxo 1.1i

    #28 9th March 2011, 08:41

    This weekend I drove over 400 miles with Shell's unleaded blood - the light never came on, but I didn't dare drive further in case I couldn't find another petrol station.
29. minimanspk Frequent Poster Joined: May 2010 stoke on trent Posts: 880 saxo 1.1 forte 2001 poseidon blue

    #29 9th March 2011, 09:39

    I did 140 miles and that used about a 3rd of a tank on mainly motorway driving some town driving, thats on a saxo 1.1 mpi with a induction kit, 4-1 mani, de cat, sportex cat back exhaust
30. nickwillyhams Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 247 2000 16v

    #30 9th March 2011, 10:34

    Vts standard engine, I get 120 off £20 weekly
31. skitts Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2009 Norwich Posts: 746 Saxo Vtr Mk2

    #31 9th March 2011, 11:23

    I get 120 - 140 for 20 quid on my vtr and that's town driving i very rarely take mine over 3k
32. Newtz07 Established Member Joined: May 2009 Manchester Posts: 1778 Mk4 Fezzy, Mango Westie, Fezzy Zetec y0!, Saxo VTR

    #32 9th March 2011, 11:27

    Yer. i got a slipping clutch, and i get about 100-120 miles to a £20. and i dont always drive conservatively
    
    
    would be hoping for about 500 miles to £20 if i was shamed enough to drive a 1.1
    
    i joke
33. mlawlan69 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2010 leeds Posts: 4389 MCS R53 S/C 16v furiooo

    #33 9th March 2011, 11:59

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Newtz07 Yer. i got a slipping clutch, and i get about 100-120 miles to a £20. and i dont always drive conservatively would be hoping for about 500 miles to £20 if i was shamed enough to drive a 1.1 i joke

    i know i know
    
    fucking insurance though lol.
34. cyne Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2011 North East Posts: 743

    #34 9th March 2011, 17:31

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by mlawlan69 wtf?! that for real?

    Yeah, have a read of this if you haven't already. It's a long read but some really useful tips in there. http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=59943
35. samsalter123 Newbie Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 20

    #35 9th March 2011, 18:08

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Bikekid450 Some days I get 30miles to £20.

    rag the sh!t out of it. nice
36. citroen_saxo_vtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2006 Norwich Posts: 2823 Vectra sri 2.6 v6

    #36 11th March 2011, 08:14

    I managed to get 239.5 miles before my light came on that was £40 petrol so around 30 litres, i dont think its too bad considering it got booted abit and has a decat etc.