lillian the looop Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 hi,i have a 1.4 sport with full stainless steel exhaust and a sports cat fitted, when i fill the tank up full i get around 240 miles out of it. does that sound about right to you guys or is it burning fuel like no tommorow? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Thats about right, assuming you arent driving with economy in mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillian the looop Posted November 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 (edited) ah right, well i am driving pretty economically really not ragging it or anything. just started keeping tabs on hows many miles i can go on a full tank so just wondered if this was right.cheers Edited November 23, 2009 by lillian the looop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobG Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 That sounds about right, i get about 200-210 from mine (standard) but i do a lot of short trips. On m-way trips i get about 240-250 per tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusgrant Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 I get about the same as RobG but, most my trip are about 10-15 miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonbrown Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 |: i dont get that from my 1.0 i think i need my car looking at! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_225 Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 I'm guessing I see about 200 miles+ from a tank.I only do 4 miles each way to the station each day and occassional trips at the weekend. Mine's running a Raceland manifold, cat back system and induction kit. Pops a bit but seems fairly economical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiea7x Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 mines similar too , i dont rag it but its driven spiritedly(lol that even a word?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillian the looop Posted November 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 so its not just me then its only because of the fuel prices going up like fahook that i am watchin my mileage and i was just wondering if it was right. its costing me like £30 to fill up full from empty now. on another note my car has just hit 80,000 miles is there anything i should be doing or watching out for now its geting on abit? Cheers Guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2000king Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 The only thing that comes to mind is the cambelt and water pump depending on when they were last changed. Cheers, James. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Guys not P1551N on anybodys parade, coz us dirty dervs read these posts alsoso i just wanna say i had 230m from £20 at last reset, empty light to empty light, 141,000m on clockbill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little rich Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 i averaged 270 miles to 30 quid in fuel, (over 2300 miles) normally i hope to see 250 miles, Iv just done 220 miles to 3/4s of a tank.Talking about fuel, does any one know roughly how many miles we have left from when the fuel light comes on? Rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 i averaged 270 miles to 30 quid in fuel, (over 2300 miles) normally i hope to see 250 miles, Iv just done 220 miles to 3/4s of a tank.Talking about fuel, does any one know roughly how many miles we have left from when the fuel light comes on? Rich.I remember reading it in the manual something like 5 or 6 ltrs,bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little rich Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Thankyou.Rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusgrant Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 i averaged 270 miles to 30 quid in fuel, (over 2300 miles) normally i hope to see 250 miles, Iv just done 220 miles to 3/4s of a tank.Talking about fuel, does any one know roughly how many miles we have left from when the fuel light comes on? Rich.You must have a light right foot sir?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro3mark Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Guys not P1551N on anybodys parade, coz us dirty dervs read these posts alsoso i just wanna say i had 230m from £20 at last reset, empty light to empty light, 141,000m on clockbillI did about 380 miles by the time the needle had just gone below a quarter in my GTi on a long run, indicated 70mph, then about 20 miles of VERY spirited driving, fully laden with luggage the whole time.I used to get an average of 230 miles in my sport, and that was kicking spare fuel out the back! If you sit at 60mph on the motorways you can touch 400miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro3mark Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Talking about fuel, does any one know roughly how many miles we have left from when the fuel light comes on? Rich.I used to say circa 30 miles in my sport and GTi, i've done 60, and had more to go, i've done 10, then ran out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricpanda Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 I struggle to get more than 200ish to a tank driving fast or steady?Get usually.. 70-75 miles to £10120-30 miles to £20200-210 miles to a full tankI dont always drive economically mind you but still seems thirsty.My friends sport fuels about the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaZz Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 how does this compare to a 1.4 75bhp model? just wondering... how many miles would you get out of a tank ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taxi Adam Posted November 27, 2009 Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 (edited) how does this compare to a 1.4 75bhp model? just wondering... how many miles would you get out of a tank ?i usually get about 220-240 miles of normal driving in my 1.4 e and about 260 if im being really gentle. Edited November 27, 2009 by Taxi Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GtiJames Posted November 27, 2009 Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 I tend to get around 160 miles to a tank from my gti, but i pretty much never use the motorway in it and i drive quite enthusiastically most of the time on short trips around town so i cant really expect good economy. Most iv ever had was 240ish because it was mostly all motorways but i was sitting at quite high revs the whole way (wont quote speed for obvious reasons). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akbarirfan Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 Hey Guys,I have been keeping an eye on my miles per tank too..I get about 216 miles to a full tank in the 1.4 75 Bhp. This is based on 8-10 miles a day on city roads. It is pants!However on the motorway it costs me about £9 to drive 120 miles!Irfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LupoMainiac1000 Posted November 30, 2009 Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 Im lucky to see 210 on the GTI, mostly town work and a few short motorway stuff. Tank is way too small but then if i wanted range id have kept the Volvo T5 estate beast!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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