gas millage

[TEXSRT4]

2003 dodge srt4. 50,000miles. when im crusing on the freeway i pull about 28mpg (12 gallon tank). however if i drive hard, making lots of boost all the time, i pull closer to 12mpg!!!

[Fleet 500]

'76 Cadillac Fleetwood Limo- 9-13 mpg.
'76 Cadillac Seville- 14-18 mpg.
'71 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham- 10-13 mpg.
'69 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham & '70 Sedan de Ville- 9-12.5 mpg.

Former car:
'66 Dodge Dart GT V-8- 14-18 mpg.

[Matra et Alpine]

OUCH !

Do you own shares in an oil company, Fleet ?

Man you gotta be praying the petrol prices in the US don't end up like us over here.

It leads me to ask how many miles a year you do ?
Right now it feels like a BIG dent in the wallet

[jcp123]

I've been wanting a Cadillac for years. It's part of the experience owning a Cad

[QuattroMan]

Originally Posted by henk4

can't wait to see what mileage you will get

not a good one ha?! but I don't care I'm all about performance..

[Fleet 500]

Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine

OUCH !

Do you own shares in an oil company, Fleet ?

Man you gotta be praying the petrol prices in the US don't end up like us over here.

It leads me to ask how many miles a year you do ?
Right now it feels like a BIG dent in the wallet

The limo averages about 7,000 miles/year. The others only about 4,000/year (or less).
As with a lot other collector car owners, they are not driven too much, which helps offset the low mpg.

[henk4]

Originally Posted by paul

ok guys need and average milage on a vw golf 1.3

my fuel guage has just broken so now have to judge filling up on mileage

im thinking round 250mpg

I think you mean 25 mpg, which could be a bit on the high side, bot for safety reasons just take it from there

[paul]

ha ha sorry was up late and not thinking properly , i was meaning per tank round 250?

im not sure on the size of the tank thats why i asked the overall average

[PerfAdv]

Originally Posted by paul

ha ha sorry was up late and not thinking properly , i was meaning per tank round 250?

im not sure on the size of the tank thats why i asked the overall average

What type of car? Should be easy to find tank size using G gle.
My father had a Beetle in the sixties and it didn't even have a fuel gauge. Just calculating with range was the way to go. How accurate can that be?

Get it fixed eventually, no one will buy a car with a broken gas gauge. Estimate ~200 miles per tank, that way you'll never run out, plus it's easier to add in your head than 265 miles.

[paul]

yea its a 1.3 golf and i really don't think ill be selling it after i have done with it

im filling it up full tank then goin gon average milage per tank

just need to know what the average tank will get me.

i need to get it fixed really

[PerfAdv]

Fuel capacity
55 litres
12.1 UK Gal
14.5 US Gal

They didn't have fuel consumption info. Here's the link for more Golf 1.3 specs

EDIT: To calculate mileage: fill-up with gas fully, zero out your trip meter, drive normally for atleast half a tank, fill-up again. Now, divide miles driven by the number of gallons you added the second time. You've got MPG!

[paul]

cheers dude very helpfull post

[Blue Supra]

79, Datsun Stanza or Violet is you're in the States...
50 Litre tank
most distance from one tank was mum driving, she filled it to the lip anf got 550ks from it

best ive done recently is about 450kays
im a spirited driver with track days in there occasionally...

So i spose it gets around 9 - 12L to the 100ks depending on what im doin... not bad for a 25 yo car

[fpv_gtho]

yeah, some of today's 4 cylinders would struggle to match that, but under normal conditions most would easily beat it. still, as you said quite the accomplishment for a 25 year old car on carbies