Stickies for fuel consumption

[wanda]

I love this topic!
My Megane is top dog!
It is a 1.5, turbo diesel, 6 gear with cruise control (privilage).
Its average is 59mpg -
I've done 76mpg at best and thats driving through urban areas, as soon as I drive on motorways if i do 70mph it goes down to 60mpg but if i do 82mph = 130kph then it goes down to 52-55mpg.

I also use Shell V-Power Diesel only which does help alot.
I have had 830miles from a full tank.

Not bad eh?

does v power really make a difference?

[bigstring]

I have never had a diesel untill this sunday but always rany my GT4, 200sx and jap cars with it....... if having to put drap ron in the car, it did not pull away / accelerate in the same maner, just instant power, also around 45 miles more per tank.........

only if in dire strates will I put 95 ron in...

[Robkelz]

My 05 1.4 Dyanmique is averaging at 30mpg I don't drive heavy footed at all! What am i doing wrong??

[mcdonnell77]

My 05 1.4 Dyanmique is averaging at 30mpg I don't drive heavy footed at all! What am i doing wrong??

I had a 1.4 before my current megane and i only got 31mpg on average. Your not doing anything wrong they are just thirsty cars.

[LeeUK]

1.9dci - 45mpg, never tried to maximise its mpg but would have thought 50-55 easily possible

[Joey2011]

I have the new Megane Coupe and I am averaging 38.4 Mpg on urban driving and dual carriageways

its a 1.6 (110) I Music Petrol quiet pleased its only a week old

[Napster]

I averaged 62 mpg on a 1300km road trip and i usually have 50 mpg in urban day-to-day driving.

[Rossmac1873]

Howdy, first post here.
Just got 07 1.4 Extreme and average is 28.9mpg which is cack. Much thirstier than previous 1.4 Rover 25. (although the megane is a much better drive), any tips for improving my fuel consumption? Mainly drive 8 miles per day, top speed 40-50mph. Any suggestions appreciated

[shazy b]

Mine is around the same as yours Iain, although never up to 66mpg.

As far as I recall 62mpg was my highest and that was sitting behind a lorry, doing 55mph afetr my bumper smashed when I ran a partridge over!

Nick

ah! ah! back of the net!!

[5DOORBLACK]

Howdy, first post here.
Just got 07 1.4 Extreme and average is 28.9mpg which is cack. Much thirstier than previous 1.4 Rover 25. (although the megane is a much better drive), any tips for improving my fuel consumption? Mainly drive 8 miles per day, top speed 40-50mph. Any suggestions appreciated

Hi
My first post here also.
I bought a 04 1.4 Dynamique in Oct last year. Since then I've been averaging about 32-33 MPG, with at worst 30-31 and at best up to 35 MPG with careful driving, not heavy footed or anything. Mostly town driving of distances up to 8-10 miles with a short dual carriageway stretch.
This average has been slightly better since I replaced the pencil type ignition coils, 4 for £40 on e-bay, due to a faulty coil on number 3, I replaced them all due to it being a common problem.
Even with careful driving, I don't think their that economical, small engine lugging a heavy car I think.

I imagine if your only driving 8 miles a day that the engine isn't even getting a chance to warm up properly.

It may be worth seeing what type of consumption you may get on a longer run. I also double check my MPG when I fill up, though the computer MPG does give the same average as my fuel figures.

I do agree that the Megane is a far more comfortable car than I expected to drive.

[fuzzy]

my wifes 05 megane cabroliet 1.6 petrol averages 30mpg all urban

my 1.6 scenic 1.6 auto 57 averages around 28 all urban. we both only work a couple of miles from home

the best i got for a run was 38mpg

i think these are poor but im paying for the comfort i suppose, im happy to pay as i only average around 5k miles a year and so does the wife

[munch44]

I have the 1.5 dci megane and pottering arountd the town I get about 47 mpg but if I get on the motorway doing about 60mph I get about 69 mpg and if I drive it at 55 mph I get about 72 mpg .
Overall not bad

[Cro_MEGANE]

Just to say my 1.6 16v '03 spend around 24 mpg (9,5 l/100 km). And that is if it is combined town with freeway.

On just freeway 1600 km trip it did around 31 mpg (7,5 l/100 km).
How the h... do you all manage to do it better than that? I tried without accelerate hard and break late, and more or less same result.

Just town driving it goes to 20 mpg...

Any advice?

[jaff64]

I have a 1.9dci 120 3dr megane doing 60 miles a day , road/motorway around 53mpg happy with that

[davelowe]

Got 82.6 tonight on a 12 mile mixed run. I nearly pissed myself laughing when the range gauge exceed 1,000 miles. I drove only in 6th and was very light with the right foot.