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Had nothing better to do on my lunch break so thought I'd give this a go. Ever since I bought my V50 I've kept note of how many miles per tank I've managed. Not sure why as until today I've never actually done anything with the information gathered, must have a curiosity notched in my brain somewhere!
Since purchase I have filled up 57 times, with virtually every tank being depleted before refuelling to give a more accurate comparison between tanks. An average tank costs £80 as I buy V-Power diesel; so in almost four years that's £4,560 on fuel! Stuff like this always hurts when you sit down and work it out...
Anyway, in terms of frugality, that money has propelled me along 29,261.4 miles, equating to an average of 513.4 miles per tank; resulting in an average 47mpg.
Best I've achieved is 601.2 miles per tank (even though the car is meant to be able to hit 780 miles), so highest is 55.2mpg. I seem to recall this was done on a drive to Wales so steady motorway, standard.
Worst (or best) was the day I took it around Spa for the day in October last year (which also resulted in buggering my car royally!). That tank lasted a mere 211.1 miles; 19.4mpg! Granted that isn't anything compared to my old EP3 which could chew through a tank in 75 miles!! But a far cry from a car that supposedly can hit 74mpg...
Since purchase I have filled up 57 times, with virtually every tank being depleted before refuelling to give a more accurate comparison between tanks. An average tank costs £80 as I buy V-Power diesel; so in almost four years that's £4,560 on fuel! Stuff like this always hurts when you sit down and work it out...
Anyway, in terms of frugality, that money has propelled me along 29,261.4 miles, equating to an average of 513.4 miles per tank; resulting in an average 47mpg.
Best I've achieved is 601.2 miles per tank (even though the car is meant to be able to hit 780 miles), so highest is 55.2mpg. I seem to recall this was done on a drive to Wales so steady motorway, standard.
Worst (or best) was the day I took it around Spa for the day in October last year (which also resulted in buggering my car royally!). That tank lasted a mere 211.1 miles; 19.4mpg! Granted that isn't anything compared to my old EP3 which could chew through a tank in 75 miles!! But a far cry from a car that supposedly can hit 74mpg...
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