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Hope someone can help i have just had injector campaign carried out on 04 plate citation, prior to having this done i go  t about 27 mpg now since this has been done getting 20mpg
any ideas whats happened and how to correct this |
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CelticWitch
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That seems low even before the recall work, I just had ours done on Monday, prior to work being done it was doing about 35mpg I'll be filling up again soon so I'll be checking it again in a couple of weeks.
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Chris B
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35mpg  do you push it along instead of driving??? 
The "Combined" figure according to Parkers guide is 27mpg ... most guys here seem to get between 23 and 29mpg depending upon their driving style etc.
I would say 20mpg is a little low (unless you have lead foot / heavy trailer)
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I have never had worse than 22 and that was towing caravan and with a roof box one and never better than 29
20 seems low but 35 seems a dream (no offence meant Celticwitch)
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I think i know how celtic witch gets 35mpg, the engine is only running on the flat and uphill *remembers thread about it 
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They were very rough calculations, I'll be a bit more acurate on the next tank of fuel.
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| markymoan wrote: |
| I think i know how celtic witch gets 35mpg, the engine is only running on the flat and uphill *remembers thread about it |
Of course there are hills it's Deepest darkest Derbyshire for goodness sake LOL
But really it's nothing to do with hills, it's magic 
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 19:18 Post subject: |
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| CelticWitch wrote: |
| prior to work being done it was doing about 35mpg I'll be filling up again soon so I'll be checking it again in a couple of weeks. |
The best I've ever managed from a tankful was about 33mpg footling around at 30 or 40 mph on holiday in Scotland. With my normal mix of town & motorway driving, I usually get between 25mpg and 27mpg - and I reckon I'm particularly light-footed (brakes and tyres last forever - and I'm still on the original clutch at 125,000 miles). In reality, my speedo (and odometer) read about 7% high - so I probably get a bit less than that.
I cannot imagine how you can consistently get 35mpg. Have you got a GPS that you can use to check your speedo calibration?
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I'm still on the original clutch at 125,000 miles). |
mine went at 34500
im averaging 29 at the moment wi mine an thats on shell v power and thats averaging 17 mile per day back and to to work and i dont believe in going slow, sort of 'i feel the need, the need for speed' so im quite pleased
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Hands up all those that only press the pedal half way in normal driving and dont floor it on the so called motorways 
I dont and get near 40mpg out of my 2.8
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| markymoan wrote: |
| Hands up all those that only press the pedal half way in normal driving |
Me.... I use the bottom half
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| Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:20 Post subject: |
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| Chris Beesley wrote: |
| markymoan wrote: |
| Hands up all those that only press the pedal half way in normal driving |
Me.... I use the bottom half |
When i'm up to speed it only needs half the pedal to keep it there!
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| Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:28 Post subject: |
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Will have a look in my book at before and after recall MPG, but mine has averaged about 23MPG since i have had it. But i probably average up to half the week towing a trailer and am often in a bit of a rush! 
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