Club G40 Forum
Club G40 => General Car Chat => Topic started by: supercharged spaniel on January 14, 2009, 11:22:47 am
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i know you can work it out all mathimatically and all that but just to see what people are getting on average..how much are people getting to say a tenners worth of petrol at the minute? regardless of state of tune and just everyday driving with a bit of boost here and there....i get with quite a bit of boost around 75 miles to a tenners worth..
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The old 'how much does a tenner get you' doesn't really work as petrol prices are all over the shop.
Last time I drove my G I was driving from Coventry to London ~100 miles. I used 3/4 of a tank but that with muchos boostos. My map is pants so not very helpful.
Just to reminisce on the old days and the GT boys can back me up. Giving it death in the GT used to see easily 100 to a tenner when petrol was over a £1
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well i knew someone would say well you cant really...ha ha just a rough guestimate everyone knows approx what they get to a tenner.. just interested thats all.
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I get approx 125 miles to £10
Costs me about £35 to fill her up, give or take a pound and if I use BP or Gulf in Tewkesbury I get about 325-350 miles ;D
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125 miles to £10???
those figures are mad! when i first started driving 10 years ago in my 1.3spi i was lucky to get 350 miles to a tank
what kind of driving do you do?
My G is standard and i do most trips of about 20miles, and i get about 250 miles to a tank 35litres, about 32mpg
im not saying your wrong, im just suprised
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Running 140bhp i get around a 100 miles to a tenner depends on the lead foot.
To a full tank i can get 320 miles
I put £20 in every week and do around 190 before i need to put more in an i would say that is quite good considering i beat it a little.
If i just drive the car for fun then a tenner really does not go far maybe 60 miles.
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my 50+ mpg passat tdi wont even do 125 miles to a tenner, I find it hard to believe people are getting this from a G40 no matter how light footed you are with it.
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yeah i cant agree with these claims, even wozza yours is on the high side?
ive owned numerous G40s and never had consumption like these claims...
I think people round up far too much to put their own mind at rest that they arent spending too much on petrol
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I drove to work an back every day in to London doing 80 miles a day an every week without fail i got between 310 and 320 that is 52 weeks of driving an not once did it deviate majorily maybe down to 290 once or twice. I am very very conciuos of my fuel as i have ran out a few times so i watch it like a hawk.
This is my experience, im not commenting on anyone else here just my car an my driving thats what she does.
I even spent in the region of £3500 on fuel last year, i only noticed when the tesco clubcard points came through an saw how much i had earnt considering i do not shop at tesco just go for fuel.
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310 320 290, and how much were you spending a week filling up??
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310 miles to a full tank (i.e. 9 gallons) is 34.4 mpg so yeah that's perfectly feasible. 100 miles to a tenner is 40 mpg based on a price of 88p per litre. Not impossible but you'd really have to be driving like a granny with a tail-wind to get that from a G40 in my opinion.
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When the fuel was really high Dan i managed to get £43 at the most a couple of times, generally around £39-£41. Once it dropped down it is about £37 now.
I must say though this was mainly all on the M4 an i never really went in to the boost at all, very conservative driving.
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50 mile to a tenner my E30 325 gets even less lol.
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ah i was going off your £20 a week that you said before, i got super concerned!
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No way that would be me getting towed i think ;D if i got that many miles for £20 quid.
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im not saying your wrong, im just suprised
Yeah, doesn't sound like it mate
I don't get why it's so hard to believe?
I've filled up £10, 3 times in the last couple of weeks and every time I get 1/4 of a tank and have got 120 miles! I got 122 miles on Sunday before I full tanked her!
I've only recently reached the 300 mark on a full tank but that's with some lead foot driving... I've just filled her up again, so I'll let you know how many miles I got this time! Probably be Monday now cause I'll use all tha fuel over weekend :)
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i reckon if i drove like a granny all the time i could get 100 miles to 10 quid or near enough...that isnt going to happen so ill not find out...but 125 is outragous! surely not? really?
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I got 125 about 2 months ago and on Sunday I got 122 before i filled her up!
I deffo get 100 + [majority is 110s] easy on £10, serious, i have no reason to lie, i know you all think I am :D
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I don't think you are lying but perhaps over-estimating the mileage you're doing or something. You can't ignore the fact that 56mpg in a g40 is crazy and just isn't possible unless you're doing not much more than coasting downhill all the time. Or you are getting very cheap petrol somehow!
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yup its impossible, your reading something wrong, im sat here trying to see how, maybe your forgetting the extra 50miles you can do above the gauge reading?
again im not saying your wrong, your just reading something incorrect to give you the wrong readings...
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*bangs her head against a wall*
I'll let you know how many miles I got on this tank next week then boys and let you know what driving I did :-*
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why cant you understand that 56mpg is impossible?
if you come out with an impossible answer then surely it's obvious your working-out was wrong?
but i do understand if your just telling how it is, but again we are just trying to find out where you went wrong :D
i have 2 lift pump gauges for sale if you want one lol
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Dan, you really annoy me sometimes, like you wouldn't believe :D
I'm going to bite my tongue real hard, ill reply when I'm empty and will report the mileage back :)
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how do i annoy you???
i really dont mean to, im just writing as it is!
how clearer can we put it, 56mpg is impossible?
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I am love the comments from Dan and Hayesey here basically they saying your not wrong but you are wrong. :P
must be a don't go diesel go G40 day lol
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OK Dan, you're right, I lied, I'm wrong, I can't read how many miles my car has done, you know everything, what you say goes and I know nothing
There we go ;D
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how clearer can we put it, 56mpg is impossible?
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Oh my god, are you still going on? :D Drop it already ::)
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well you dont seem to be reading anything we are putting?
im just trying to explain things!
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I understood the 56mpg being impossible comment the first time I read it, I was just saying what my car told me, I apolosgise for not acknowledging that or coming across like I don't believe any of you - Especially you Daniel
I hope this clears up the situation
Please note: This post was not done in anger or aggression :D
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i thought i would upset yous i get 120-150 miles to a tenner of wait for it LPG
its like 50mpg +++
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I usually get around 60 miles for a tenner
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i dont think dan is being patronising or agressive...there is no way a g40 is getting 56mpg..its as simple as that...lets wait and see as you said when your tank is empty and see what you get.. :)
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i thought i would upset yous i get 120-150 miles to a tenner of wait for it LPG
its like 50mpg +++
ha ha thats awesome but i thought you didnt use it chris? nice to say you have it and could get 50 + though. ;)
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to ten pounds .... 8-) i get around 20miles with all boost.
and round 50miles with grittin teeth
i think the cars helish on fuel... but i dont care! not at all lol
i love the car the fuelin is just a small price to pay to octane boost it past someone haha
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I get about 40mpg+ in my g40 driving normally but its near standard so not really suprising.
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i so wish i got that ..
heres a wee handy link to calculate ur mpg..
most of you would have seen this but :) anyways
http://www.torquecars.com/tools/uk-mpg-calculator.php
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i thought i would upset yous i get 120-150 miles to a tenner of wait for it LPG
its like 50mpg +++
ha ha thats awesome but i thought you didnt use it chris? nice to say you have it and could get 50 + though. ;)
started to use to potter round and motorway driving.switch it to petrol for boooost
done g40 rr day on both.
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i thought i would upset yous i get 120-150 miles to a tenner of wait for it LPG
its like 50mpg +++
ha ha thats awesome but i thought you didnt use it chris? nice to say you have it and could get 50 + though. ;)
well in reality of course it wont be anywhere near 50mpg as you get less mpg from LPG than normal petrol (as it has a lower calorific value) but because it's like half the price that more than makes up for it.
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I get anywhere between about 22-27 mpg in my G40 which has been rolling roaded with 150bhp. I dont think thats too bad really. If I do long journeys on the motorway though, crusing around 60-70, I get up to around 30
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the difference between doing a nice long journey and lots of starting in the morning and going to work and back in fuel consumption is quite considerable i find! feel like the gauge is lower everytime i start the bleeding thing and when it gets past the 1/4 mark it flies down!! if im driving for a long period it seems to last a lot longer!
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i dont think dan is being patronising or agressive...there is no way a g40 is getting 56mpg..its as simple as that...lets wait and see as you said when your tank is empty and see what you get.. :)
I know he wasn't :D that was me playing him up, he knew what I meant by the "please note" comment haha!
We shall :)
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how clearer can we put it, 56mpg is impossible? lmao
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lol please don't turn this place into clubpolo ::)
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yes were here coz were all geeks an love the same thing not to argue petty things
if he gets 56mpg awesome :) ill be the first one to but his car when it sells (showing that it does do this mpg)
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Careful tez, "he" is actually a she. ;D
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ai was just posting it as a joke
dont worry
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really .. ahhh its all clicked okies haha
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I got 337 miles on a full tank on a drive up to Peterhead and back.
That was taking my time with a light right foot.Normally i get about
260-280 miles on a tank.....
(http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q130/busterg40/DSCF0314.jpg)
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Haha I love you buster ;D
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ha ha but that proves nothing dirrt...with your 120 odd miles per tenner you should be getting nearly 500 miles no? a full tanks about 40 quid ish.. 330 miles at a steady pace is about what i would get.. with a lot of boost around 280 -300 for me.
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You make me laugh :D
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and you make us all laugh lol
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hahaahahahaha
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My pleasure :D
It's so hard not to dig my own whole here, when you lot are trying to get me to take the bait. Your replies are patronising and it's really frustrating causing me to want to give a hormonal rant - Now I don't wanna be blamed for turning this forum into clubpolo or anything else, as I will get the blame I'm sure ::)
I never said my car could do 500 miles or that 56mpg was possible, I know it can't, but it can happen from time to time as Buster has also proved.
The way some of you reply, like your post to me Spaniel about 500 miles is really annoying, because I'm not saying that, have never thought such a thing and know it's not possible
I have got 122 miles on £10 before and I have got just under 350 on a full tank before
You all believe it isn't possible and pictures prove nothing, right?
Or is that just you Dan?
Buster has a photo showing that his G once did 337 miles - But you all still think it's not possible?
I think this thread proves how ignorant some of you can be sometimes.
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you cant get 122 miles to £10 quite simply, and spaniel was working off those figures, all buster has done is post a picture of some mileage, mine currently reads 812...
busters 337 again i have owned G40s for about 6 or 7 years now and never got that fuel consumption, but the 337 he is claiming is no where near as your 500 miles? (thats based on your 122 for £10 maths)
we arent having a dig at you, but with your constant replies, your an easy target as you just keep replying and leaving yourself open for sarcastic replies, read back i tried my best to say, you have read something wrong, something somewhere, is wrong, as 60mpg isnt possible
Thats not me being ignorant, hell if anything its you being ignorant at not looking at the maths and figures with mpg
"1. lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
2. lacking knowledge or information as to a particular subject or fact: ignorant of quantum physics.
3. uninformed; unaware.
4. due to or showing lack of knowledge or training: an ignorant statement."
to be honest all the above you seem to be showing!
We are just telling you the maths and facts, but this is about the 4th 5th time ive tried, so i wont reply anymore, but i bet you keep on doing!
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Stop bitching bitches ::),
Back on topic, i got about 340+ miles to the tank when i drove my g40 back from leeds, this was a mix of driving steady at 70 most of the time plus testing the g out now and again 8)
Oh this was on a near stadard g40 running (122bhp) with airfilter, stage 4 charger and exhaust system (but still with a cat).
A standard g40 should be capable of 51.4mpg according to the original spec.
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see thats funny aswell!
im coming across as a right victor meldrew with this, but that exact G40 you mention juan, is toms old one, and we drove to the rolling road together, think it was 130 mile trip for us, he filled up before we set off and he had to stop at petrol station just before he got back home...
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340 miles isn't spectacular, i filled the g40 up the other day and it took 42/43 litres, so 42/43 litres and 340 miles is roughly 35 mpg (give or take a certain amount to allow for error) so i don't think im exagerating or making any ridiculous claims.
Bah don't take things so seriously i was only trying to get back on topic :)
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"A standard g40 should be capable of 51.4mpg according to the original spec."
where you get this from?
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"A standard g40 should be capable of 51.4mpg according to the original spec."
where you get this from?
google
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"A standard g40 should be capable of 51.4mpg according to the original spec."
where you get this from?
google
Oh the info is also on clubg40 aswell, in the articles section ;)
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http://www.polog40.co.uk/article_origspec.php (http://www.polog40.co.uk/article_origspec.php)
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ah got ya, i was just browsing the g40 handbook for it but i couldnt find it, thought i was going mad!
again the 51mpg figure is from doing constant 56mph in theory
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haha you'd have to drive like an old lady i expect.
Theoretically its possible to do 479 miles on a full tank in a G40, maybe 500 is possible if you fill it up to the top of the filler neck haha ;D
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I managed 425 miles or therabouts on one tank. That was running a charger in and sticking to 3k revs for the whole tank, I drove the length of the country on quiet roads so no slowing or speeding up. For normal driving I get about 350 miles out of a tank, thats with fairly mixed driving and I'm not the most economical of drivers.
I think G's when they are all working right are very good on juice, if they arent, there is something amiss somewhere imo.
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Damit i wish i could get more than 320 miles out of mine, even after fresh charger, full service, the works pretty much an still ecomincally driven 320 an im out of fuel. :-[
I think this topic has become more of a 'ten ways to lower your Karma rating' lol
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320 isnt too terrible really. Thinking about it that is probably more of a realistic figure but 350 isnt out of the question. At the end of the day if I was driving the car to get 425 miles out of every tank there would be no point in owning the thing. The fact that I can rag it and still get 30+ out of it is one of the big plus points of the car though for me.
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Back on topic, i got about 340+ miles to the tank when i drove my g40 back from leeds, this was a mix of driving steady at 70 most of the time plus testing the g out now and again 8)
You're wrong, this is not possible, you do know that right? :D
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Standard Mk3 consumption was supposed to be 35-50MPG. I took my old G with only 122bhp on an economy drive one day out of curiosity. A top of the neck to top of the neck fill after 300 odd miles ( not just odd but bore you shitless) came out with 48mpg. That was in up hill, down dale country. I reckon a standard G, well set up, could crack 50 mpg; question is why would you want to?
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oh my god! ha ha some of the stuff people are saying here surely cannot be possible..is it?...sorry dirrt ( I hate calling you that but I don't know your real name) but Im not trying to be patronising...although I am being sarcastic because what are saying is, in no other words is utter rubbish..whatever way you look at it... Busters photo didn't prove anything...as you seem to believe..from your figures you should be getting around 500 miles per tank..if so..I want know whats going on cos I need that mpg! dont we all? but its just not possible! not even occasionally?! I don't want to fall out with people and i don't want to get angry or cause bad feeling but its just so ridiculous i just can't help posting...especially as i also read a post on club polo of you chasing some porsche or something? I can't remember exactly but apart from it not being the best thing to go on about on a forum you need to use a heavy foot to do such things which instantly puts your mpg claims out the window?!
I'm sorry i have upset you i really am but i just can't accept your claims...maybe im just jealous...
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I have got 122 miles on £10 before and I have got just under 350 on a full tank before
for example...there is approx 40 quid to a tank which as you will know is 4 x 10 quid...122 x 4 = 488? eh? how did that work out? this is the point we are making i think...i can understand however very good mpg if your driving like Sam did a few years back but not regular driving... with regular driving with boost (a full tank without boost has got to be a killer, rebuilt engines only ha ha) i get around 300-350..
Anyway i think i've made my point and I dont think i need go on as i don't want to make enemies on this site... :)
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lol i think this is amusing from both sides...
i dont really ever fill the tank to the next coz it gives me the shivers havin to fill it up two days later again..
i always fill it with 10 or 20 so it always looks empty on the needle, so there fore tricking me into not giving me a led foot.
the only time i hit the 9gallon mark i had fuel already in the tank and i added £30 pound in it (when i went to collect the car) i drove 100 miles home ,
slowing down whereever i could and accelerating quickly.
all i'll say is.. I made it home :|
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i usually go for 20 quid...last a while but as soon as it hits the number '4' it disappears!! filling the tank thoughthe needle doesnt move from the top for ages.
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from full to breaking down - i did 436 to a tank... 40odd mpg in heavy but moving traffic all motorway stopping once, i rarely did above 60 or below 45mph.
normally 300-330 on a normally driven g (town and occasional blast) is normal
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i like that 'full to breaking down' lol
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from full to breaking down - i did 436 to a tank... 40odd mpg in heavy but moving traffic all motorway stopping once, i rarely did above 60 or below 45mph.
normally 300-330 on a normally driven g (town and occasional blast) is normal
Look! Reality!
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indeed
wat modification do you have to your polo?
im on gt inlet g60 inj toothies decat 4branch and lots of porting. plus few more
i do no too bad for the mods i imagine, other mates with spoon spec civics and all other crazy cars are doing alot worse than i am.
i say if you own a G40 you must be mental if your worried about mpg it was certainly the last thing on my mind when buying..
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More Horses More Hay. Fact of life
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This threrad had made me laugh on a hung over sunday evening.. :D
When my G was running (standard) i seem to remember getting about 280miles to a full tank. The best i got from my 2006 corsa 1.2 (power!!) is 376miles to a full tank costing £37 around 3 weeks ago - not that its relevent lol..
I dont want to think about how much the G will go through once its done..
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i filled my g40 up at the weekend, done 125 miles since, filled it back up and only managed to get 8 litres back in before the clicker on the pump kept cutting the fuel off. that gives approx 75mpg which is obviously wrong. I didnt use the same garage so i guess that would have an effect, but i doubt i could get more than 2-3 litres of fuel in, so even if we say 11 litres to cover in-accuracies that still gives over 50 mpg. i do drive mainly off boost though