Just for the record, I have been keeping records of my fuel usage.
More info on that in a moment.
I have noticed that generally during winter, MPG tends to drop.
Rumour has it that this has to do with changes made to the chemical composition of petrol for the freezing winter months.
This change contributes in part to our reduced MPG.
(Maybe that's not true....anybody know better? Do enlighten us please!)
The other contributor naturally is the cold.
The laws of physics and chemistry cause us to use more fuel in winter.
Over the last 2 tankfuls, I have been able to squeeze out 237 and 235 miles respectively out of a tankful.
The above is not strictly true. As my MX-3 1.6i DOHC doesnt have a fuel gauge warning light....
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I tend to pull into a fuel station when I am dropping below the last graduation point and it looks like i havent a drop left. The truth is each time I fill up to the brim, I get only 41 Litres into the tank.
That is an indication of how much fuel I have really used.
That means 41 Litres had taken me approximately 237 miles - not the entire tankful(50 Litres?), which would definitely take me further.
I have managed to get between 210 and 248 miles from approximately 40 Litres of fuel - depending on driving conditions. Most of my driving is 5 miles to work, 5 miles home. The rest is pleasure. Motorway driving is rare.
My best in this cold weather - has been 28 MPG. Is that good?
That was when I got 248 miles for 40 Litres.
This was also standard driving, with 100 miles of that being on the M1.
And no, I didn't spare the horses while on the M1. 70 MPH and perhaps, er, a bit higher.
Overall I am very pleased with the fuel economy of my MX-3.
I don't think I have been ripped off engine performance wise - it is exactly what I wanted. Economy car engine (with a nice power range when needed) mated to a kick a-- body shape that still makes me swoon when I look out of the window at it.
Drat, I just peeped again, and I feel dizzy with excitement.
Is that beautiful spacecraft on wheels out there really mine?
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