03-11-2018, 01:38 PM
(28-10-2018, 09:23 PM)DeeTurbo Wrote: Cully, Hows the DS3 going? I saw you posted about an oil leak on facebook a while back.
Tom, with my 90 HDI I've got 83mpg on a run but that was driving at 55-60mph. I don't think I would have been able to drive that slow without the cruise control.
I'm getting 73mpg on my commute when driving carefully, I was getting 45-50mpg with normal driving with my 306.
That's a decent average, is yours the later 8 valve? I've currently got a 2.0 CR140 Golf with DPF, I've seen 70mpg on the 'single' trip reader a few times on a longer run, but tank average is only ever 55-60mpg.
I still need to change to a petrol though as I just don't do the miles to keep the DPF clear. Still waiting for the facelift 1.0 EcoBoost Focus' to drop into my budget. The pre-facelift 1.0s have too many issues, mainly due to plastic parts being used for boiling hot coolant next to the boiling hot engine & turbo...it's not just PSA fitting useless plastic parts to engines lol!
As Cully says, these engines are built to a very tight budget and not designed to last. The cambelt change on the 1.0EB is so awkward and requiring special tools, I genuinely don't think they're expecting the engines to last long enough to need a belt change (150k miles).