Hi there, I'm new to these forums!
I bought myself a second hand MG ZR 105 02 Reg over the weekend. What an awesome motor! I'm very impressed with the handling and drive of the car, feels like a road legal go kart!
But I have to say I've been a little disappointed with fuel consumption so far. Since filling it up after an initial blast I've been driving it quite gingerly around town but have found that the fuel consumption seems very high. I've done only 80 miles and already the dial has passed the 3 quarter mark and I'm guessing its going to be on half way by the time I get to 125 miles covered or so. This is crap compared to my old saxo furio 1.4 which you could easily get 170-180 miles out of half a tank and that was when being driven hard as well.
Can anyone with a similar car enlighten me on their fuel consumption rates? Anyone got any tips or any ideas on how mine can be improved?
Just I cover a lot of distance during the motor racing season crossing the country and I need good fuel consumption to keep my costs down but so for a 1.4 16v this isn't anywhere near good enough. I'm thinking I've hardly touched a motorway yet so surely my fuel consumption will be even worse once i do.
I bought myself a second hand MG ZR 105 02 Reg over the weekend. What an awesome motor! I'm very impressed with the handling and drive of the car, feels like a road legal go kart!
But I have to say I've been a little disappointed with fuel consumption so far. Since filling it up after an initial blast I've been driving it quite gingerly around town but have found that the fuel consumption seems very high. I've done only 80 miles and already the dial has passed the 3 quarter mark and I'm guessing its going to be on half way by the time I get to 125 miles covered or so. This is crap compared to my old saxo furio 1.4 which you could easily get 170-180 miles out of half a tank and that was when being driven hard as well.
Can anyone with a similar car enlighten me on their fuel consumption rates? Anyone got any tips or any ideas on how mine can be improved?
Just I cover a lot of distance during the motor racing season crossing the country and I need good fuel consumption to keep my costs down but so for a 1.4 16v this isn't anywhere near good enough. I'm thinking I've hardly touched a motorway yet so surely my fuel consumption will be even worse once i do.