29-12-2015, 07:18 PM
(29-12-2015, 06:16 PM)tigerstyle Wrote: Estimated? What is that about?
Welllll, it wasn't a totally accurately measured journey.
I put in 40 litres before I left Exeter, which had the fuel gauge showing full, though I didn't brim the tank, so I know it wasn't "full". Actually that was before I even got home from Crediton and 2 days before I left for Xmas. I covered 226 miles getting to Hastings and the gauge only showed just below half. I stuck in another 10 litres before leaving to go home and the needle went well over 3/4 tank. Get home and the needle is only a bit below the previous position before I put the 10L in. I was expecting 50mpg easy. But The Scraper has used a lot less fuel that I expected, so I'm saying 55 just to make the car happy. 
It was definitely well better than 50mpg, so he's gonna receive lots of TLC from now on.
WoW! That was cheap! 