Just had a look on a web site that reckons a 1.6 micra 07 should be getting 42.8MPG I am getting 36/7MPG. I am a fairly laid back driver ie i don't rag the t#ts off it. wondering if any one else has had the same problem? and how they improved there MPG. cheers
MPG 42.8?
- Thread starter Paul 1.6 micra
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Ummmmm not sure if this'll help...
....My K9K (dci 82) engine is supposed to get 62 MPG....
I regularly get it upto 72 MPG....sorry
used to average 65 with commuting to my old job (4.5 miles away)
mixture of mainly 30 limit residential and at least 4 junctions that must be stopped at completely plus one fairly long 40mph road.
lots of stopping and starting and accelerating away from traffic lights/roundabouts etc...
...but now drive at a steady pace of 40MPH, in 5th gear, for at least three times as long as I was before to my new/current job (10.5 miles away)
I now only have 3 sections of road on my trip that are 30mph zones
....one of which is over a mile long with no sudden twists or junctions to turn at or need to slow or drop down in gear.
I use the engine to slow me before getting to a junction instead of braking, just easing off and coasting between gear changes.
I keep a healthy distance between myself and the car in front, so even if they suddenly brake I only need to lift off to smoothly slow behind them
(unless of course they stop completely then I get with the brakes)
You may simply be suffering (MPG wise) due to the kind of roads you have to drive on, stop/start, twist/turn, traffic/ques, speed limit variations junctions/roundabouts/traffic lights/crossings etc...
I've also found that if I drove to/from work on the Motorway my MPG goes down to 58
...purely because the Motorway trip isn't long enough to establish cruise...if that makes sense
Edit:....parkers rekons my car is longer than yours?
I thought the sport and SR/Tekna/160/Activ all had the same bumpers? :O
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/facts-and-figures/nissan/micra/hatchback-2003/31701/
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/facts-and-figures/nissan/micra/hatchback-2003/31699/
Edit 2: ....and another thing... check you're tyres are running at the optimal pressures
....My K9K (dci 82) engine is supposed to get 62 MPG....
I regularly get it upto 72 MPG....sorry
used to average 65 with commuting to my old job (4.5 miles away)
mixture of mainly 30 limit residential and at least 4 junctions that must be stopped at completely plus one fairly long 40mph road.
lots of stopping and starting and accelerating away from traffic lights/roundabouts etc...
...but now drive at a steady pace of 40MPH, in 5th gear, for at least three times as long as I was before to my new/current job (10.5 miles away)
I now only have 3 sections of road on my trip that are 30mph zones
....one of which is over a mile long with no sudden twists or junctions to turn at or need to slow or drop down in gear.
I use the engine to slow me before getting to a junction instead of braking, just easing off and coasting between gear changes.
I keep a healthy distance between myself and the car in front, so even if they suddenly brake I only need to lift off to smoothly slow behind them
(unless of course they stop completely then I get with the brakes
)You may simply be suffering (MPG wise) due to the kind of roads you have to drive on, stop/start, twist/turn, traffic/ques, speed limit variations junctions/roundabouts/traffic lights/crossings etc...
I've also found that if I drove to/from work on the Motorway my MPG goes down to 58
...purely because the Motorway trip isn't long enough to establish cruise...if that makes sense
Edit:....parkers rekons my car is longer than yours?
I thought the sport and SR/Tekna/160/Activ all had the same bumpers? :O
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/facts-and-figures/nissan/micra/hatchback-2003/31701/
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/facts-and-figures/nissan/micra/hatchback-2003/31699/
Edit 2: ....and another thing... check you're tyres are running at the optimal pressures
OP
OP
I should of got a dci All my tyre pressure is spot on, I was thinking of getting the engine cleaned wondering how much of a improvement it would make? Was looking at getting it Terraclean but at £108 thats like just under 3 tanks of fuel would it be worth getting it done?
All my tyre pressure is spot on, I was thinking of getting the engine cleaned wondering how much of a improvement it would make? Was looking at getting it Terraclean but at £108 thats like just under 3 tanks of fuel would it be worth getting it done?
Jen the detail in your post is staggering for a girl ( I mean no offence) now this very brings me on to this little piece I read this morning, http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/i-...ource=jalopnik_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
Don't bother with an engine cleaning. Your car is too new to be that gunked up.
Instead, if you haven't, give it a tune up! It's amazing how much simple things can help.
When was the last time you replaced/checked:
-Sparkplugs
-Air filter
-Oil+filter
-Tire pressure (overinflate for extra mpg at the cost of extra tire wear)
-Removed unnecessary weight from the car
-Get a wheel alignment if tires are worn unevenly. Improves mpg if it was off.
-Check if brakes are catching
And the thing that matters most, your legwork. Enginebrake like a madman, and keep distance
Instead, if you haven't, give it a tune up! It's amazing how much simple things can help.
When was the last time you replaced/checked:
-Sparkplugs
-Air filter
-Oil+filter
-Tire pressure (overinflate for extra mpg at the cost of extra tire wear)
-Removed unnecessary weight from the car
-Get a wheel alignment if tires are worn unevenly. Improves mpg if it was off.
-Check if brakes are catching
And the thing that matters most, your legwork. Enginebrake like a madman, and keep distance
