Has anyone else found a tubby can be very eco friendly?

[samgpr50]

So I'm out tonight doing a trip I do everyday and it usually costs £10 for about 40 miles which is fine with me normally.

Well on the way there I got stuck behind lots of traffic so no boost used at all. Then on the way home I decided to take it extra careful and when I got home I had only used half the amount of fuel I normally would!

It's always good when it's saving money and I know that's not what these cars are about but my BMW would never do that well no matter how I drove it.

Sam

[Peter Gidden]

A turbocharged car will on average, only use the petrol of an n/a version if used like an n/a, i.e. off boost.

I regularly get 35/38 mpg out of my Rev3 Turbo if i drive carefully.

[Ryan S]

yeah man, on a long trip i use my low boost setting, got from Dundee to Edinburgh and back off £15, whatever that is in litres

[Peter Gidden]

I drive to work and back and often don't boost at all!

[RST]

I never considered the 3SGE or GTE that bad if driven sensibly. I think if you service them often and keep what I call a "clean fuel regime" then they are decent enough on mpg / miles per tank compared to other marques.

I know folk who've opted for new cars on the mpg and tax argument but when you take in all the factors the 3S doesn't really do that unfavourably. I'm still of the opinion if you want to save the planet you keep a decent older car going than regularly keep buying new.

90% of it is how you drive though!

[Gullzter]

Well comparing it to my v6 2.8 golf the rev3 tubby was better most times although i boost quite alot, hell it was better than my old golf 1.8 non turbo aswell come to think of it!

[pistol pete]

Well comparing it to my v6 2.8 golf the rev3 tubby was better most times although i boost quite alot, hell it was better than my old golf 1.8 non turbo aswell come to think of it!

the 4motion is not what you would call planet friendly on petrol...

[MR2 Rich]

I can sees single figure mpg on mine!

[pistol pete]

took my focus st for a test run after its remap and other goodies..
i averaged 3.2mpg

[l1ca]

Ive a Rev 3 Turbo, and a 51 plate laguna 1.8 petrol estate as my daily bus, combined in the laguna I get around 37 - 40 which is by no means bad, but when I drive the Mr2 conservatively Its noticeably not that far off the lagunas figure

[Gullzter]

took my focus st for a test run after its remap and other goodies..
i averaged 3.2mpg

[Marf]

Either I had a heavy right foot or my Tubby was not right somehow. I could only ever manage 26mpg on the commute and the best I ever got from it was 32mpg on a long motorway run

[Gullzter]

I guess everyones car is different, take into consideration weight, fuel used, engine health, sensors, mods etc

[synXero]

I reckon people diddle their figures sometimes too

I recorded all my fuel usage on the Beams on that Road Trip iPhone app. There were highs of over 40mpg across a tank down to about 22mpg at a low.

The Corvette is working out about 5mpg down on either figure across a tank. Best I've seen is 30 to a tank, worst 18. The problem is I can't resist driving it like a knob

[Magic Beans]

The best I ever got was mid to high 20's, even when driving ultra casual. I dread to think what it did on boost

[synXero]

Off boost? Was it cammed or anything?

What does westlife get in terms of efficiency?

[Magic Beans]

Off boost? Was it cammed or anything?

What does westlife get in terms of efficiency?

Standard cams with optimised timings and a block bored to take 87mm pistons.

I have no clue what the Westy does. I don't know how big the tank is and it doesn't have a fuel gauge. I basically shake it a bit when it's parked and listen to how much it sloshes I am adding one though, along with a few other bits to make it less of a hillclimber and more of a normal car.

[Ryan S]

Off boost? Was it cammed or anything?

What does westlife get in terms of efficiency?

probably not al ot considering they cut about on private jets

[uglee]

Maybe not scientific but 3 of us brimmed our cars in Elgin and drove together for 200 miles at the same pace. Mine was the only turbo but according to the gauge it had used considerably less fuel. Maybe to do with gearing, the n/a is quite busy at motorway speeds.

[samgpr50]

Off boost? Was it cammed or anything?

What does westlife get in terms of efficiency?

Standard cams with optimised timings and a block bored to take 87mm pistons.

I have no clue what the Westy does. I don't know how big the tank is and it doesn't have a fuel gauge. I basically shake it a bit when it's parked and listen to how much it sloshes I am adding one though, along with a few other bits to make it less of a hillclimber and more of a normal car.

I love the idea of this! Also I can't imagine your 2 would have been good on fuel after reading the build thread!

Sam