Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 22:18:28 +0000 (UTC) From: H. <musicboxnopsamITEnopsamrider.co.uk> Subject: Re: What fuel consumption?
On Thu, 18 Apr 2002 18:50:58 +0100, "Phil Born" <philbornnopsam.fsnojunknet.co.uk> wrote: > >"H." <musicboxnopsamrider.co.uk> wrote in message >news:lumqbucm5rt0obgjmrak81n2du49vhcluanopsamcom... > >> 94 NG900 SE Turbo 5-dr - 27mpg around town, 31 out of town >> > >How the hell do you manage that? Do you get out and push with the engine >stopped? Around town, I get 22-23mpg (that's Imperial gallons, none of your >smaller US gallons), and sometimes as much as 34mpg on the motorway. I have >a 97 900 SE-T coupÈ. Perhaps mine has a heavier throttle pedal ;-) > >Still, well done, most impressive! Spot my email address Phil - I'm in the UK too. I found that judicious use of the cruise control made all the difference - keeping at a steady 80 on the motorway using my right foot as control I got lower consumption that letting the cruise do its job. Apart from that, not must to it really - just careful driving, and getting into a higher gear as quickly as possible - but when the car quite happily went into 5th gear at 30mph, that wasn't too difficult! Of course if I let my hair down and had some fun, those figures went out the window ;-) but for everyday driving, and an overall average, that's what I got. H.
