Re: 307sw 1.6 hdi110, miles per gallon?

my old XJ jag's instant mpg computer would drop to 6 mpg if you put your 
foot down hard.
drive it steady and 25 to 26 mpg  was possible

GGJ


"G.T" <g.t6@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> Hi,
>
>> I check the miles per gallon by setting the trip metre to zero after
> filling
>> it up. then the next time I fill up I check the mile travelled and the
>> litres used. Divide by 4.54 and you have the mpg.
> That's the method I use, too.
>
> Now having the trip computer doesn't change my usual calculation method,
> which showed me how the trip computer lied to me : last time re****ted an

> avg
> 5.7L/100km (49MPG) when I calculated it as being 5.05 (56MPG).
> Driving around Paris and suburbs I'm getting about 50-55MPG.
>
> BTW, I use to drive with the instant fuel economy mode, and if I depress

> the
> throttle by a couple of mm the speed doesn't change but the fuel amount
> drops... Just a trick to show how these "everytime turbocharged" engines

> are
> sensitive. Of course, during "basic" accelerations (i.e not really hard)
I
> can get over 10L/100 (28MPG) :-)
> Worst figure I had was a very hard acceleration (2nd gear almost from 
> idle,
> full load) which told me I was doing 27L/100 (10MPG). Still a bit scary 
> :-)
>
> HTH,
> --
> G.T ('02 206 2L HDi "120g")
>
>