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william lam *
Joined: 25 Mar 2010 Posts: 17 Location: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 17:07 Post subject: MPG on a vitara 1.6 16v |
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Hi Guys
i have a vitara fatboy with 265 tyres all round and it seems to be getting only 260miles out of £40 is this normally? or is there something wrong?
thanks
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me and the wife *******
Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 1013 Location: gosport
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 19:14 Post subject: |
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sounds about right at todays fuel prices |
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Retro ***
Joined: 18 Jul 2009 Posts: 154 Location: South Lakes
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 19:32 Post subject: |
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Yup about right too, not bad really I have heard of a lot worse MPG _________________ There not canoes more of a snorkel and aero aid rolled into one |
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zocko *******
Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Posts: 1438 Location: Southampton
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 19:36 Post subject: |
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if my maths is right thats about 35 mpg, nothing to complain about really _________________ the car in front is a toyota...
the car pulling it out of the mud is a suzuki |
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me and the wife *******
Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 1013 Location: gosport
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 19:47 Post subject: |
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i would be well pleased with 35mpg in anything i drive |
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william lam *
Joined: 25 Mar 2010 Posts: 17 Location: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
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Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 22:00 Post subject: |
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Cool..i tho there were something wrong as the missus says she uses £10 to work and back, which is a round trip of 50 odd miles |
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me and the wife *******
Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 1013 Location: gosport
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Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 22:03 Post subject: |
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tell her to go monday and not come back till friday afternoon coz your trying to save fuel |
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william lam *
Joined: 25 Mar 2010 Posts: 17 Location: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
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Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 22:32 Post subject: |
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me and the wife wrote: |
tell her to go monday and not come back till friday afternoon coz your trying to save fuel |
lmao Shes moaning cos my BM 330 uses the same aswel and surely her 1.6 shouldnt do! |
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me and the wife *******
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Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 22:43 Post subject: |
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zocko *******
Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Posts: 1438 Location: Southampton
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Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 23:02 Post subject: |
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is your bm 330 a diesel perhaps? _________________ the car in front is a toyota...
the car pulling it out of the mud is a suzuki |
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william lam *
Joined: 25 Mar 2010 Posts: 17 Location: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
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Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 23:08 Post subject: |
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zocko wrote: |
is your bm 330 a diesel perhaps? |
Oops sorry to mention its a petrol |
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zocko *******
Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Posts: 1438 Location: Southampton
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Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 9:25 Post subject: |
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rev it like you rev the vit and watch your bm fuel guage disappear into the glove box...
the bm isnt really under load so it wont use much fuel.
or alternatively, take them both off road and see which gives the better fuel economy? _________________ the car in front is a toyota...
the car pulling it out of the mud is a suzuki |
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BRIXHAMBOUY *
Joined: 26 Jun 2010 Posts: 22 Location: BRIXHAM DEVON
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Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 16:22 Post subject: mpg |
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Hi I have been reading quite a lot on HHO generators to increase fuel milage do you have any info or know of any one actualy finding they work as there is a reserch doc from NASSA saying that it did, I now most of these things are normaly a con but this doc which i have saved has got me thinking |
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