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Kieran
06-11-2003, 08:19 AM
One thing I've noticed since I last paid a visit to "Robin Blind" at Variava's in notts is that my fuel economy has nosedived.... before, I was getting about 30-31mpg... I'm now getting 25-26!!!:mad2:

First stop is some redex injector cleaner for the next few thousand miles INSERT INTO post VALUES (seemed to help before)... anybody else got any ideas?
BraindG
06-11-2003, 08:31 AM
what fuel did you use that time?
zedy1
06-11-2003, 09:52 AM
ease off the accelerator :D
Kieran
06-11-2003, 08:15 PM
Originally posted by BraindG
what fuel did you use that time?

The GLS was originally run with Texaco Unleaded + Redex injector cleaner.... I then transferred to Shell Optimax INSERT INTO post VALUES (+cleaner untill it ran out) with no noticeable MPG loss.

Then It was serviced, I've been using Optimax since and it's slurping the go-go juice!:INSERT INTO post VALUES (
SGHOM
06-11-2003, 08:26 PM
25 - 26 mpg ??? mmm :Ponder: I dont think your ready for a VR4 just yet !!:D :D
KiwiTT
06-11-2003, 08:33 PM
I would look at the tune-up they did at the service, for that level of usage.

Unless of course, you are wanting a VR-4 more and more and are pushing your GLS a little harder.
Kieran
06-11-2003, 08:35 PM
The actuall MPG doesn't bother me, i'm just annoyed that it WAS considerably better before... if it had always pulled 25mpg, then I wouldn't be moaning!
Kieran
06-11-2003, 08:36 PM
Originally posted by KiwiTT
Unless of course, you are wanting a VR-4 more and more and are pushing your GLS a little harder.

That's certainly a possibility. Not noticed anything different in my driving style, but my last service was just before Santa Pod........
KiwiTT
06-11-2003, 08:55 PM
I noticed an increase in petrol usage, when I pushed my old car.

Do you have a switch for power and economy mode ?
Have you been accelerating a little harder at the lights ?
Have you altered your driving, using cruise control, when you didn't before, or something like that ?

I heard that driving at 10% more than normal can use 20% more fuel, due to the increase in wind resistance, to move the car forward at higher speeds.
ritch_w
06-11-2003, 09:48 PM
i'm using normal unleaded and optimax, getting an average of 29mpg, thats a mix of town, long commute and back road thrashing, quite reaching speeds of sillyness!

cant complain about that, especially as i'm not paying for the petrol!!!!
zedy1
06-11-2003, 10:21 PM
o right for some :D