yippeekiay
Well-known member
Sorry to bore you all about fuel economy....once again...lol.
I don't continuously worry about it or try to eek every last drop out of my Puma but I do keep an eye on it for anything strange which can help in forewarning against anything wrong.
Luckily, my latest findings are for the good...or unexplained in my head.
Anyway, filled up Tuesday night in Scunthorpe for the return trip home on Wednesday. Only took it easy as I wasn't feeling in a rush. Steady 60mph all the way home. Then off back to Scunny Thursday morning when I noticed my fuel gauge wasn't falling as fast as it normally does as I've been doing the same trip 3 times a week for 5 weeks now. I managed to get to 165 miles before it was on the three-quarter mark which made me check my photo's from the super economy drive I did in March 09. The car had more fuel left than that trip which certainly suprised me. Took a photo of my gauge at 200 miles to compare later. Then back home again tonight at a steady 60 again and a few more pics took.
Can't believe it but the old Pu still has more fuel left than my 503.7 mile marathon even though I was only doing 50 then. This car certainly keeps suprising me despite it's stupid issues with bearings...lol.
And the photo's...old and new.
March 09 - 200 miles
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Yesterday - 200 miles
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March 09 - 325 miles
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Today when I got home - 335 miles
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As you can see by the last 2 photo's. I've done 10 miles more so far but the gauge is higher by a little. This is at 10mph faster than the economy drive, plus I have done urban driving from the motorways to the office and ditto to my home so god knows what I could get out of the tank.
I'm contemplating trying to get to Ford Fair on this tank on Sunday Morning. That's another 200 miles!!....doh!!!
As I said at the beginning, I don't drive like a complete Tw@t as my average mpg is a meagre 38.1 as my siggy link shows but it's nice to see I could save a bundle if I did become one, and this sort of stuff interests me for some bizarre reason...lol
I don't continuously worry about it or try to eek every last drop out of my Puma but I do keep an eye on it for anything strange which can help in forewarning against anything wrong.
Luckily, my latest findings are for the good...or unexplained in my head.
Anyway, filled up Tuesday night in Scunthorpe for the return trip home on Wednesday. Only took it easy as I wasn't feeling in a rush. Steady 60mph all the way home. Then off back to Scunny Thursday morning when I noticed my fuel gauge wasn't falling as fast as it normally does as I've been doing the same trip 3 times a week for 5 weeks now. I managed to get to 165 miles before it was on the three-quarter mark which made me check my photo's from the super economy drive I did in March 09. The car had more fuel left than that trip which certainly suprised me. Took a photo of my gauge at 200 miles to compare later. Then back home again tonight at a steady 60 again and a few more pics took.
Can't believe it but the old Pu still has more fuel left than my 503.7 mile marathon even though I was only doing 50 then. This car certainly keeps suprising me despite it's stupid issues with bearings...lol.
And the photo's...old and new.
March 09 - 200 miles
View media item 1400
Yesterday - 200 miles
View media item 1402
March 09 - 325 miles
View media item 1189
Today when I got home - 335 miles
View media item 1401
As you can see by the last 2 photo's. I've done 10 miles more so far but the gauge is higher by a little. This is at 10mph faster than the economy drive, plus I have done urban driving from the motorways to the office and ditto to my home so god knows what I could get out of the tank.
I'm contemplating trying to get to Ford Fair on this tank on Sunday Morning. That's another 200 miles!!....doh!!!
As I said at the beginning, I don't drive like a complete Tw@t as my average mpg is a meagre 38.1 as my siggy link shows but it's nice to see I could save a bundle if I did become one, and this sort of stuff interests me for some bizarre reason...lol