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The 4/4 must be my most economical, but nothing beats the Ferrari. It cost about £100 to fill the tank and the first quarter tank lasts well over 200 miles, even when driven swiftly, it’s an engineering marvel! Sadly, the next three quarters of the tank only does about 100 miles,  A bit like a Mog guage, then.
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Whatever car I have had has never achieved the “official” figures.
My 2002 Plus8 showed 30-31 mpg at the last check 18 months ago. That is very variable though, depending on the route/ conditions/company. It does drop to upper teens on occasion......
I had diesels a few years ago for better mpg due to commuting distances. Focus turbo gave 52 average. I used Millers additive in that car and it did give a small improvement. The bottle cost about £12 and it gave a fuel saving of about £25 per bottle. I measured both with and without it. A check after using a couple of bottles and back to untreated reversed the improvement. So, not just a case of cleaned out system but the octane boost seemed to work with that car. Some people commented that they tried it on their VW and no difference . Maybe car ecu map variables coming in.
There is also a company that does real world mpg tests by loading monitoring gear into a car and measuring during regular driving on mixed roads. I may have posted a link in an earlier topic. Some surprising results with none being very close to official figures.
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Ferrari and the M3W seem to have an opposite approach to burn fuel.
The M3W tank is empty after some 60miles and afterwards you can drive the car for more than 120miles with an empty tank.
120miles with an empty tank! THAT is fuel economy!
Hannes
once: Green M3W; 2013
now: Red 4/4 Sport; 2011
and some practical cars for use in real life
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My worst was a bmw mini cooper s which had a computer telling me I was getting mid 30s when I was actually lucky to get 21 or 22.
Nick That is astonishing, were you driving it like you stole it or reasonably ? Well it did accelerate well.....
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It's all rather like the miles-per-charge figures for electric cars. Optimistic is the word.....
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As long as you have enjoyed the fun with them it doesn't matter really, certainly the way I view time spent in the Morgan  .
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1999 Indigo Blue +8
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As long as you have enjoyed the fun with them it doesn't matter really, certainly the way I view time spent in the Morgan . Definitely!
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As long as you have enjoyed the fun with them it doesn't matter really, certainly the way I view time spent in the Morgan . Definitely! And me Nick
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interesting you should say that, I've noticed this with my Jag, thought it might also be the winter tyres creating great friction. BTW - How accurate is the mileage read-out on a car??? Surely this will impact the caluated MPG. Something which you need to bear in mind when comparing fuel consumption figures for diesel cars . You need to take into consideration the time of year- not what you think - our clever friends st the refineries produce a different diesel for winter to that of summer.
The composition of the winter fuel is designed to provide more reliable starting & initial running during low temperatures, this sacrifices a bit of MPG , My typical summer mileage for a 2.2 diesel is 41-42, during the winter this drops to sub 40, another contributary factor is the longer warm up times. I imagine all the manufacturers figures omit the warm up cycle.
Steve A11OGE Red 1989 4/4 4 seater
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