Finally after a year of ownership I got chance to do a rough check over last weekend. Came in at around 21 mpg, which was about 90 miles of motorway at around 75 mph (satellite indicated, so pretty accurate 3400 / 3500 RPM) plus the rest buzzing around the peak district.
Thinking there is some opportunity for some tune up. Pot's off the front carb at least look a it rich from the plugs.
Tony
Miles per Gallon
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Re: Miles per Gallon
What goes together.... Must come apart.
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Re: Miles per Gallon
Just had a nice long trip up to Bridlington and back to take my daughter to see Pulp in concert - about 300 miles round trip - so a good chance to check my longer-trip fuel consumption.
Accounting for the fact that the first 75 miles on this tank was my regular commuting, which typically comes to 26.5 mpg (hooning around Northamptonshire country lanes), I reckon the long trip came to 33.0 mpg - a mixture of M1 (sticking to the speed limit (mostly ) and with several slower roadworks) and some steady-state single-carriageway A-roads.
Not bad for a 33 year old sports car.
Accounting for the fact that the first 75 miles on this tank was my regular commuting, which typically comes to 26.5 mpg (hooning around Northamptonshire country lanes), I reckon the long trip came to 33.0 mpg - a mixture of M1 (sticking to the speed limit (mostly ) and with several slower roadworks) and some steady-state single-carriageway A-roads.
Not bad for a 33 year old sports car.
"Farmer" Richard
1990 Lotus Excel SE (Lilith)
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1990 Lotus Excel SE (Lilith)
2022 MG MG5 EV (not due to be a classic for quite a few years...)
2011 Nissan Leaf (Ragly - EV pioneer, must be due to be a classic one day)