Mpg

[chef]

Oh Dear (tm)

have just worked out my MPG for an average working week

Manchester - Reading rtn (mon & fri)
Across reading in rush hr traffic each week day

46.5 litres used in the week, 247 miles driven

2.0l Audi - 24mpg - 19p per mile

[Sockpuppet]

Leicester -> Welwyn Garden City

200miles/day

50mpg (9.5p ish) - Ford Focus 1.8TDCi



If I was to do it in my lorry I would still get 12mpg....

[Troll]

I do 1250 miles a week (gulp)

30 mpg in my 10 year old 4x4 (all motorway & cruse controlled)

We need to get the business use for private cars allowance rate up

[chef]

will do the Reading to Manchester run this afternoon and fill up again tomorrow as im convinced being sat on Reading ringroad for 45mins is the reason for the shockingly low mpg

[DimPrawn]

Focus Diesel has to be the best commuting car out there.

Cheap to buy, cheap to run and doesn't attract any attention whatsoever.

[rootsnall]

My new(ish) Mondeo 1.8 says I'm getting 36 to 37 mpg.

[Troll]

Focus Diesel has to be the best commuting car out there.

Cheap to buy, cheap to run and doesn't attract any attention whatsoever.

what kind of lifespan would you expect out of a Ford?

[Sockpuppet]

Focus Diesel has to be the best commuting car out there.

Cheap to buy, cheap to run and doesn't attract any attention whatsoever.

Damn straight!

Plus the parts for it are beyond cheap. I do all the servicing myself so can do it in total for less than £30.

Although its finally got near 100k now so I have to get the cam belt changed which is something I cannot do myself...mostly as the tools are special and cost the same as the cam belt change.

[DimPrawn]

what kind of lifespan would you expect out of a Ford?

I would say a modern Ford should do over 100K miles without too much trouble.

Not in the Japanese league but as good as the overrated VW brand.

[Sockpuppet]

what kind of lifespan would you expect out of a Ford?

Mines got 97k on the clock (less than 3 years old). Still going well.

As long as its looked after and not ragged then I expect another 200k easily.