fuel mileage

"Seumas" skrev i meddelandet news:3Exlc.34193$ snipped-for-privacy@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca... < Hi there < I was wondering what mileage most people were getting out of there cars. mine is a 03 ZTW wagon and my < mileage is only 26mpg, 9lt/100km city and 35 mpghwy 6.5lt/km is anyone getting better. The dealership says < that this is good mileage. < Dave

If that's good depends on what engine you have, I would guess on a 1.6. For a two litre that would be very good. I have a 2 litre wagon myself and don't get quite that gas mileage on the highway. More like 7.5 l/100km. Then again the ones with automatic transmission seem to need a lot more gas still. /per

I messed up the conversion its 12l/100km city and 8l/100km hwy so you are getting better

Well, my TDCi wagon would be a rather different beast altogether (5.2L/100km average so far), but when I hammered a rental 2.0 litre automatic around Ottawa and Montreal last year, I averaged about 7.5l/100km.

Stephen

Get your money back

I get 38mpg on a 2L focus estate (UK)

On 2L Ghia I get 36 - 38MPG, I have managed to get it to 42.1MPG on a well known road I used for two weeks on the trot.

Hola

Fud

Presuming that you a fellow Canuck - high 30's/low 40's mpg is as good as you're gonna get. 26 mpg around town is good as well (is this an average or best value? Summer or winter? Automatic or manual? US or Imperial gallons?)

I'm getting a 30.7 total mpg ('03 ZX5) with 75% highway mileage. (I've logged every litre of fuel for the past 6 years). Considering that this includes 2 long winters of driving, I'd say the fuel consumption is still pretty good.

My experience with the 2.0 litre ZTEC engine /W 5 speed manual:

'03 ZX5 Focus = 30.7 mpg (.36CD) '00 ZTS Focus = 29.4 mpg (more urban driving, .31CD) '98 ZX2 Escort = 30.9 mpg (slightly smaller, more aerodynamic .29CD)

Not anymore, it isn't.

I've been getting between 29 and 30 miles per gallon. My car's a US-spec four-door with the 2.0L Zetec engine and automatic transmission. (Same drivetrain as the ZTW, no?) My daily commute is about an even mix of highway and city driving.

we have a 2000 Focus Wagon SE with auto (US model) It currently has over 50k miles on it and we consistantly get 30 to 32 mpg. "Seumas" wrote in message news:3Exlc.34193$ snipped-for-privacy@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca... Hi there I was wondering what mileage most people were getting out of there cars. mine is a 03 ZTW wagon and my mileage is only 26mpg, 9lt/100km city and 35 mpghwy 6.5lt/km is anyone getting better. The dealership says that this is good mileage. Dave

is a 03 ZTW wagon and my mileage is only 26mpg, 9lt/100km city and 35 mpghwy

I average 16-18 mpg in my focus RS! (uk)

You lot should consider yourselves lucky!

Selling that now and going to get a TDCi

MC. uk.

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cars. mine is a 03 ZTW wagon and my mileage is only 26mpg, 9lt/100km city and 35 mpghwy 6.5lt/km is anyone getting better. The dealership says that this is good mileage.

I was getting 25-29 MPG until I put new plugs in early march, since then I get 30-36 MPG.

Seumas wrote:

is a 03 ZTW wagon and my mileage is only 26mpg, 9lt/100km city and 35 mpghwy

Welcome to the Darkside!!!

Regards

Andy Lee

Andy - help me sell my RS then i will join you! lol TDCI sport waiting 4 me!

MC

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A US gallon is smaller than a UK gallon so mpg will show lower and there is the gearing, wheels, etc.. and 16-18mpg on an RS... Change up to second gear may help :) or stop racing the 1.2 nova's and corsa's

HOOT - its them 330ci BMW's that are doing it to me! although them little

On the motorway i average about 25mpg

MC

You're having problems selling an RS... wow! Asking too much maybe?

Regards

Andy Lee

MC