Economy

[Damer]

Just returned from a week in France. Filled up once while over there with normal 95 RON unleaded. Usually I'm lucky to get much more that 350 miles from a tank. Red light has just come on after doing 450 miles! Did some motorway driving but alot of it was pottering around minor roads and in small villages.

Is French petrol magicly super efficient?

[PQuist]

I guess the French 95 is more refined. We get all the crap in this country

[ColinBarber]

Maybe they put in super by mistake?

[yemgi]

You're very lucky so, with a full tank of 98RON, the red light comes at 450kms that equals 300 miles

I should buy an english IS200 to drive in France, I'll make a great economy on fuel :P

[Rob]

very often i get 400 - 425 miles before the red light comes on!

[yemgi]

that may be my driving style so, but I'm only driving in city. When I go on motorways, it can go for nearly 450 miles if I don't go over the speed limit

[Exeter]

i did about 510kms just the other day on the fuel tank and i had about 1 and a half bars before empty before i filled up

[altezzaz]

I'd beg to differ - a few years ago I filled up with French fuel and you could feel the drop in performance. You'd have got the extra mpg because the roads are that much more empty and you can hold a constant speed.

[Zee007]

very often i get 400 - 425 miles before the red light comes on!

yeah but you drive like a girl Rob...........

[yemgi]

very often i get 400 - 425 miles before the red light comes on!

yeah but you drive like a girl Rob...........

I know some girls that drive faster than me

[Fidgits]

very often i get 400 - 425 miles before the red light comes on!

yeah but you drive like a girl Rob...........

I know some girls that drive faster than me

thats only cos your chasing them though :D

[yemgi]

I never do so

They are chasing me :zee:

[vince-com]

LOL Yemgi, remove your tail wing :)

Now seriously, since the French gov decided to put real & impressive anti speed things on our roads, I can notice that the SportX get a much better average around 350/400kms in Paris, a few months ago I was unable to pass 280kms in Paris !

As for the scooter, before 130kms, now around 170kms :P

The only toy who's still drinking as a russain kozak is the Aprilia...on track only Mr the Minister of Transport.

For those who's going to France, take especially care, the fines are HUDGE now, they can retain your car passing more than 50km/m the speed limit, and they will transfer the fee to the UK autority who will actually apply the UK penalty too :(

@d'taleur

Vince

[yemgi]

I no longer have the wing Vince, someone stole it while I was at work

I have quite the same results as you for the fuel consumption, I make more kms when respecting the limits.

[vince-com]

Sorry for your wing, full of crappy people in there, BTW, 78 to 92 why not having a beer one day ? :D

[yemgi]

pas de pb, j'ai déja rencontré qq'un très sympa de St Germain en Laye qui a une 200 avant-hier, il voulait en voir d'autres :)

[kev dood]

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