Fuel Economy Dropped

robconnors1977 · Post by **robconnors1977** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 12:43 pm

My 406 although is a 90 bhp i had it remapped to 120 bhp and the economy actually got better.
I use the car for taxi work doing approx 950 miles a week.

i always use either shell or asda and get the same mpg from both.
the car never drops below 42 mpg even round town.

Typically i get approx 800 miles a tank full easilly with refill normally being approx 70 litres.

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 3:22 pm

Welton wrote:I have perhaps been a bit conservative with the Diesel MPG here, but if you are getting 38 MPG from your petrol you aint doing bad.

It's called slipstreaming behind the biggest, slowest trucks I can find ;)

djm · Post by **djm** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 7:42 pm

buy a 3.0l coupe 22 mpg

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 8:59 am

djm wrote:buy a 3.0l coupe 22 mpg

I thought they were meant to do the same 28mpg extra-urban as the turbo?

Captain Jack · Post by **Captain Jack** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:15 am

djm wrote:buy a 3.0l coupe 22 mpg

This is what I hate about gas guzzlers

Even if it's something as sexy asa 406 coupe...... Bring on the HDi!!!!! (And join the Diesel Crew

)

Captain Jack · Post by **Captain Jack** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:16 am

supafrisk wrote:I did wonder, seeing as the average man can't cook.........

So how come you never see female cooks on TV

There's Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver etc.....

turbolag · Post by **turbolag** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 1:44 pm

Captain Jack wrote:Don't forget that turbolag has a 90bhp version.... wouldn't that have a positive effect on ecomnomy?

If I recall (too much claret and cigars decays the brain!), Pug claim within 1 or 2 mpg the same between the 90 and 110. Don't forget, most of my motoring is dual carriageway or open country roads at off peak hours, so I typically am able to roll along at an uninterrupted 55-60 mph.

turbolag · Post by **turbolag** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 1:46 pm

Sad, innit>

rossd · Post by **rossd** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 12:07 pm

chili wrote:well rossd we are waiting for you technical response, this is warming up

I'm just regrouping and preparing at the moment, will reply back shortly

Captain Jack · Post by **Captain Jack** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 5:32 pm

supafrisk wrote:Let me see...

[snip]

Meh...

Captain Jack · Post by **Captain Jack** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:45 pm

supafrisk wrote:
Captain Jack wrote:
supafrisk wrote:Let me see...

[snip]
Meh...
Hehe... never argue with a woman

Don't I know it.....

Captain Jack · Post by **Captain Jack** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:30 pm

Speaking of cooking... I found this extremely amusing... Delia's method is crap

http://www.b3ta.com/features/howtopoachanegg/

Post by **Welly** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:59 am

I wonder sometimes how we manage to go from the Fuel Economy of a Diesel engine to 'Poaching an Egg' in one thread

The mind boggles............