na fuel consumption

[starlet ryan]

what type of milage do the rest of us na boys get to a tank of petrol im averaging about 280 miles

[badboy_lesta]

Alright mate, i dont drive ma starlet yet but thats ok, Is that trashing it or driving sensibley? I get around 375+ in my 2ltr Diesel 1994 Corolla. Was hopeing ma starlet would be around the same...

[DavidAshton]

Damn i only seem to be getting 220 tops latly although i do make way too many short trips and its due its service next month.

[Sparky]

Bloody hell I have seen better figures from the 4efte!!

Not sure on mine but I remember when I first got it we done 200 miles on just over half a tank

Usually get 70-90 miles on a tenner depeneding on how you drive

[Nanglebadger]

hey ryan, yeah about 300 or so is about right for a full n/a tank provided u dont horse it about everywhere...i know i get about 300+ to JAE and thats sittin at 'about' 70mph...cough cough......in fifth gear most of the way.

Phil.

[rob_bower]

it all depends on the type of driving and how you drive ive had 300 going two and from london inc sitting in traffic in london but ive only got about 220 to this tank been driving un-economically and short jouneys!!

[starlet ryan]

just thought id ask as i do a lot of long trips and 280 to 300 seams to be average worst I've had so far was 250 but i was off work wif a lot of short journies thrown in

[Big_T-SR]

Yer, around the 280-300 mark on normal driving, i HAVE however, managed to get 350 miles when driving like a granny Actually, i should say driving slowly, because ive seen some grannys drive like rally drivers

But when driving more sportly its around 220..

Your car seems to be about right, no obvious problems mate.

T

[rob_bower]

my most recent tank i got 220 miles still had just under 3/4 of a tank!!! most ive ever had though is 300 though!!!

[JAG]

Mine just eats my money i swear.... no idea how many miles i do a week but it wants feeding like 20-30 a week

I think its because i tend to drive on A roads/Motor way a fair bit gettin to uni....

Blaa

[starlet ryan]

ok after 2 tanks of petrol since fitting an ecotec valve i can get an extra 30 miles out of a tank if i mess around and near 50 extra miles to he tank if i drive sensibly-er . seams to help will see if this continues, and i con also say you can feel the motor being a bit more responsive. dont understand how it works but it seams to be doing the job.

[Mikey Jay]

Meh, in my Starlet I got from Maidstone to Worksop and back on just under one tank of fuel

(380 miles)

[Bourkey]

Meh, in my Starlet I got from Maidstone to Worksop and back on just under one tank of fuel

(380 miles)

I used to get figures like that all the time in my Blue baby but when you have a sports exhaust you just cant help leaving it in gear that little bit longer to hear the beautiful sound!!!!!

But i still manage 320+ a tank, Which is 2 weeks of driving for me.

[Sparky]

ok after 2 tanks of petrol since fitting an ecotec valve i can get an extra 30 miles out of a tank if i mess around and near 50 extra miles to he tank if i drive sensibly-er . seams to help will see if this continues, and i con also say you can feel the motor being a bit more responsive. dont understand how it works but it seams to be doing the job.

What is this ecotec valve you speak of?

[GLS_mike]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Yea!! This sounds nice!

mike

[Mikey Jay]

Is nice hearing the sound yeah Bourkey.

(hence my Levin giving me 200-250 miles max per £40 fill up :D)

[Bourkey]

Ecotek Valves are pretty good i think. You have to get them set up right or they wont do anything. They create a whirl effect in your intake to mix the fuel and air better.

There is loads on ebay all the time.

Also click here for more info on them.

[starlet ryan]

you do have to play around with them o get the best out of them i ajusted mine only a fraction and managed to get 35o mile this time out of the tank will keep playing around wif it and see what happens.

[muddyell]

When i had the red NA i used to get well over 300 but with this one i wil be lucky to see 270

I usd to do loads of milage to see my gf and used to put around £40-£50 a week in

But we finished last thurs And i have saved myself so much money already

[Mikey Jay]

See, there's a positive side to everything

Sorry to hear that though

[muddyell]

Cheers dude

Yea like you said think positive lol

[DavidAshton]

On the subject of fuel consumption does anyone find that the fuel gauge falls quite slowly to the halfway point then soon as it passes halfway it just seems to fall so much quicker? Or is it just me?

[Mikey Jay]

Both my Starlet and Paseo did that, same with the Levin too

[muddyell]

Yea mine is like that too

Its a piss take because you look and think "oooooo i still have half a tank!" and then 5 mins later it only a 1/4 and then after another five mins your searching for nearest petrol station

[DavidAshton]

Glad its not just me then, been pissing me off for ages.