how much mpg do you get in your saxo

1. ImElliot Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 143 2002 Saxo 1.1

   #1 13th November 2014, 19:21

   I think my saxo is using more fuel than it should be. Last night i left with half a tank and i don't pay alot ofattention to the fuel gauge and i ran out of fuel when i checked my trip i only covered 80 mile to half a tank (Fuel light didn't come on car just died) I filled it earlier to about half a tank and was driving a more sensible, the light is on already and I've done about 115 miles. Its a 2002 1.1 Saxo desire
   
   If i can remember correctly i covered about 550 ish miles to a tank once when i just passed my test but the last time i filled it i did roughly 250 miles and i got to the 1/4 and just topped it up
2. Pricklep Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 31279 Citroen Saxo VTS, S60 D5

   #2 13th November 2014, 19:46

   about 310 on a good run in the vts (decat).
3. Dany4494 Established Member Joined: May 2012 West Yorkshire Posts: 1806 Civic EP2

   #3 13th November 2014, 20:28

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Prickle about 310 on a good run in the vts (decat).

   Really ? Whats tank cost to fill ?
4. McAndy Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2014 Aberdeen Posts: 149 2003 Saxo VTR

   #4 13th November 2014, 20:34

   Sounds like the fuel isn't even reaching the engine. You got a leaky leak perhaps?
5. ImElliot Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 143 2002 Saxo 1.1

   #5 13th November 2014, 20:43

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by McAndy Sounds like the fuel isn't even reaching the engine. You got a leaky leak perhaps?

   From what i know i don't. There's no signs of petrol on the road or anything and it's not like i'm thrashing it i'm sticking below 2500rpm until i'm in 5th and need 3000 to sit at 60
6. Manu Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned

   #6 13th November 2014, 20:51

   It has to be a leak, no way you burn that much in a 1.1, that's impossible.
7. ImElliot Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 143 2002 Saxo 1.1

   #7 13th November 2014, 20:58

   another thing if i park up for the night when i come back out in the morning the gauge says it has more than what it had last night so it could be the gauge giving me false readings and would explain how i ran out of fuel without the light coming on but still doesn't explain how i got 80 miles to half a tank
8. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #8 13th November 2014, 21:24

   Don't rely too much on a saxo fuel gauge they're not that accurate.
9. user_64763 Established Member Joined: Jun 2013 York Posts: 2134 Citroen Saxo VTR (2001)

   #9 13th November 2014, 21:28

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by ImElliot another thing if i park up for the night when i come back out in the morning the gauge says it has more than what it had last night so it could be the gauge giving me false readings and would explain how i ran out of fuel without the light coming on but still doesn't explain how i got 80 miles to half a tank

   Sometimes when im just above read, ill stick £10 in, get in and itll be just below half a tank, but after a few mins of driving itll settle to where it should be, and it goes to about 1/4. You sure this hasnt happened?
   Mine can be a bit happy at times and say its got more than it should, and it looks like im burning fuel really quick because the needle goes down quickly but its jut settling.
10. ImElliot Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 143 2002 Saxo 1.1

    #10 13th November 2014, 21:32

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by jbrady72 Sometimes when im just above read, ill stick £10 in, get in and itll be just below half a tank, but after a few mins of driving itll settle to where it should be, and it goes to about 1/4. You sure this hasnt happened? Mine can be a bit happy at times and say its got more than it should, and it looks like im burning fuel really quick because the needle goes down quickly but its jut settling.

    once i had 1/4 and put 10 in then and it went to 1/2 and after driving for a bit it went up just a little above half then it drops a little when i stop and when i start driving again it goes back up
11. Pricklep Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 31279 Citroen Saxo VTS, S60 D5

    #11 13th November 2014, 21:48

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Dany4494 Really ? Whats tank cost to fill ?

    Ai.
    
    cant remember.
12. user_64763 Established Member Joined: Jun 2013 York Posts: 2134 Citroen Saxo VTR (2001)

    #12 13th November 2014, 21:49

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Prickle Ai. cant remember.

    Mines about £55 to fill on Momentum
13. Pricklep Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 31279 Citroen Saxo VTS, S60 D5

    #13 13th November 2014, 21:56

    Normally use vpower..
14. user_64763 Established Member Joined: Jun 2013 York Posts: 2134 Citroen Saxo VTR (2001)

    #14 13th November 2014, 22:01

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Prickle Normally use vpower..

    its all about V power Nitro+ these days
15. MartinObviously Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2012 Perth Posts: 3665 Peugeot 106 1.1 Turbo Peugeot 106 1.5D Turbo Peuge

    #15 13th November 2014, 22:38

    It'll be a faulty gauge.
    
    No way in hell £10 at todays prices will ever get you 1/4 tank.
    
    Assume 30mpg, fill to brim and fill up every 300 miles. that way you'll never run out of fuel. and you don't have to rely on the fuel gauge.
    
    My car is lowered, so the gauge reads high all the time too.
16. ImElliot Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 143 2002 Saxo 1.1

    #16 13th November 2014, 22:57

    I doubt i will have it for another 300 miles anyway haha get my 206 soon
17. Dany4494 Established Member Joined: May 2012 West Yorkshire Posts: 1806 Civic EP2

    #17 14th November 2014, 08:10

    Mpg is for pussies just fill up when its empty
18. Hazmanscoop Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Witney Posts: 2481 Black VTS

    #18 14th November 2014, 08:59

    I can do around 300 miles for £30 at the moment in the VTS, probably more. (Petrols £1.19 at asda!)
    
    I put £30 in on Monday and I drive 250 miles a week, gauge says I've just under half a tank left...
    
    Your 1.1 sounds goosed
19. ImElliot Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 143 2002 Saxo 1.1

    #19 14th December 2014, 22:45

    I know this was a while ago i posted this but the other day i put £30 in and that took it above 3/4 but i moved the car away from the pump and left it parked on level ground for half an hour so the gauge should have settled, anyway that put it bang on 3/4 so that day i reset the trip and watched the gauge like a hawk the second the light came on i covered 175 miles i found out how much petrol is left when the light comes on and i did the math and i'm getting 26.19 MPG in a 1.1 and that was economical driving never went over 2500 revs and sat about 50 everywhere. Was mostly driving on A roads a couple of B roads and less than 10 miles in a town. There's no leaks car was due a service a 1500 miles ago. What are possible problems, If i'm on idle and rev it it will pop and pop all day and it smells really bad not like raw petrol but burning sh*t
20. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

    #20 15th December 2014, 08:16

    sounds like you're overfuelling?
21. holdawayt Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2010 Stourbridge Posts: 7338 Nissan 200sx S14a

    #21 15th December 2014, 09:08

    It probably needs a good service, then go from there.
    
    Thank you for doing a proper MPG calculation btw, it's absolutely useless when people say "I got so many miles to a tenner".
    Your car would be running rich as hell if it's actually using this much petrol. Time for a decent service.
    
    Prickle / John - No point using V-power in a Vts. More noticeable and beneficial in a high capacity boosted engine.
22. Pricklep Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 31279 Citroen Saxo VTS, S60 D5

    #22 15th December 2014, 09:52

    I've used it all year round tom.. and will continue to lol.
23. user_64763 Established Member Joined: Jun 2013 York Posts: 2134 Citroen Saxo VTR (2001)

    #23 15th December 2014, 12:20

    V power makes more pops and bangs in my car, worth the extra money in my opinion
    
    
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24. holdawayt Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2010 Stourbridge Posts: 7338 Nissan 200sx S14a

    #24 15th December 2014, 12:26

    I'd say you're throwing money down the drain but what do I know.
    Citroen would've designed the car to run on 95 octane. Unless you've had the car mapped to suit 97 there really is no point at all.
    
    The only reason I use it on mine is because the car is mapped for it and showed a 10bhp rise.
25. Manu Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned

    #25 15th December 2014, 12:28

    service your car.
26. MuZiZZle Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2011 Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 7779 Phase 2 VTS , E61 M5

    #26 15th December 2014, 12:39

    Who puts a tenner in?!?!?
    
    I'd use that getting back onto the main road of the forecourt!
27. Jizanthapus Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 3593

    #27 15th December 2014, 12:44

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by MuZiZZle Who puts a tenner in?!?!? I'd use that getting back onto the main road of the forecourt!

    So does OP by the sounds of it! Maybe he's pulling up at the fuel station then filling up someone elses car by mistake?
28. MuZiZZle Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2011 Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 7779 Phase 2 VTS , E61 M5

    #28 15th December 2014, 13:01

    I'm nude if that helps?
    
    And VERY sexy!
29. Jizanthapus Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 3593

    #29 15th December 2014, 13:13

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by MuZiZZle I'm nude if that helps? And VERY sexy!

    Pics?
    
    
30. MuZiZZle Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2011 Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 7779 Phase 2 VTS , E61 M5

    #30 15th December 2014, 13:15

    Basically that but with no hair
31. Jizanthapus Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 3593

    #31 15th December 2014, 13:17

    I wait in anticipation...
    
    
32. MuZiZZle Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2011 Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 7779 Phase 2 VTS , E61 M5

    #32 15th December 2014, 13:19

    
33. Manu Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned

    #33 15th December 2014, 13:51

    
34. MuZiZZle Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2011 Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 7779 Phase 2 VTS , E61 M5

    #34 15th December 2014, 14:00

    
35. jockyb Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2013 Derby Posts: 150 Wicked Red Citroen Saxo 1.6 VTR 2003

    #35 15th December 2014, 23:25

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by MuZiZZle Who puts a tenner in?!?!?

    For getting to and from work (and a small amount of running about) A tenner would probably last me from Monday to Friday.
    Put £30 worth in on Saturday morning as I was going to my older brothers for the weekend. Have now done almost 200 miles and I reckon there's at least a tenners worth still left. Big difference in consumption between normal town driving and motorway driving.
    My exhaust is blowing like fook too (weld's completely gone between the cat and the rest of the exhaust) but kinda fixed temporarily, Saturday morning with a couple of metal plates screwed to cat and exhaust pipe and a large jubilee clip round it. (surprisingly much quieter,,, and if I open the windows a tad, the fresh air stops me falling asleep because of the fumes. (new cat on order and should arrive tomorrow or Wednesday,, Oh joy is me,,,,, quite forgot the fun of lying on my back in the bloody cold, getting sodden and covered in oil, roadmuck and black sooty particulates.) (in the dark too, by the time I finish work and get under the bloody car,, although I might leave it till the weekend)
36. DaCrazyOne Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2013 Space Posts: 873 JuliustoogyJD

    #36 16th December 2014, 00:52

    Generally get about 350 to 400 Mile out my 1.6 VTS with a bottle of Nitrox on filling full tank..
    
    Also using NITROX PETROL BOOST 300ML seems to improve things a little too.
    
    General motorway use and main town average 30 to 40 miles per day covered.
    
    Since using this stuff seems like using vpower and saves a fair bit on filling up too. 95 octane nice price at Sainsburys currently for unleaded 112.6p Super at tesco 117.9p
    
    112.6 x45 = £50.67 unleaded
    117.9 x45 = £53.05 unleaded premium
    131.8 x45 = £59.31 Vpower
    
    1x Bottle of Nitrox £1.99 saves me a tenna almost every tank of flue and seems get same performance and output and mileage as using Vpower.
37. Ben_SaxoForte Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Stoke-on-trent Posts: 2640 Mk5 Golf GTTDI Mk2 VTR Project

    #37 18th December 2014, 15:21

    I'm gettin 160miles on 20quid/half a tank in the vtr if that helps not sure how many litres that is it's from asda lol..