somebody , anybody.........

[rich1]

a little while ago i got rid of my 2,4 auto surf coz of its tendency to want to stop at every petrol station it weny by (could onlt get 23mpg out of it) i have heard a rumour that the 3.0l will do more to the gallon is this true or just a myth? me and the wife aint the heavest footed around.
Can anyone shed any light on this please.
also i am looking to swap my car for a 3.0l surf i have a saab 9-5 se 2.0l turbo 1998 if anyone is interested

[Ricksurf]

a little while ago i got rid of my 2,4 auto surf coz of its tendency to want to stop at every petrol station it weny by (could onlt get 23mpg out of it) i have heard a rumour that the 3.0l will do more to the gallon is this true or just a myth? me and the wife aint the heavest footed around.
Can anyone shed any light on this please

I get about 27 mpg out of 3 ltr 3rd gen ........ does not matter if in town or on a run. According to posts on this site 3 ltr are more economical. Hope this will sway you back into surfin'

[da SLUG man]

i did 230 miles for 50 quid last week!

[SSRX3.0TDLE]

i did 230 miles for 50 quid last week!

WHAT.???

[da SLUG man]

WHAT.???

that's what i thought!... not sure what happened there!!

[Dog_Book]

I get about 215 miles to a full tnak in mine, is that good?

[RobD]

I get about 215 miles to a full tnak in mine, is that good?

I get that with £30.00s worth (93.9p/litre)3rd gen manual transmission.

[ecosurf]

I get about 215 miles to a full tnak in mine, is that good?

Doesn't sound great. I get around 26-30 mpg in my 2.4 auto. Around 270 miles on 45 litres on my last run (full tank is 65l)

According to my calculations you're getting just over 15 mpg. But I ain't that great at maths and hope someone corrects me if I'm wrong.

[mamadwyvin]

Doesn't sound great. I get around 26-30 mpg in my 2.4 auto. Around 270 miles on 45 litres on my last run (full tank is 65l)

According to my calculations you're getting just over 15 mpg. But I ain't that great at maths and hope someone corrects me if I'm wrong.

We get around 260 on a full tank and more if its a veg oil mix - too cold at the moment though.

Ecosurf is doing well - is that a certain type of road driving or particular fuel?

Nx

[Boomerang]

We get around 260 on a full tank and more if its a veg oil mix - too cold at the moment though.

Ecosurf is doing well - is that a certain type of road driving or particular fuel?

Nx

I average 24 mpg out of my 2nd gen 3ltr, on a good motorway run keeping it at 65 I have had 30 mpg ! ( Yes, I double checked ! )

[Phil her up]

On last three fill ups I have averaged just (and I mean just ) over 20mpg.

Phil her up !!

[mud skipper]

On last three fill ups I have averaged just (and I mean just ) over 20mpg.

Phil her up !!

mine averages 20-22mpg knocking around here (hilly) took caravan for a weekend in stoke last week and got 17mpg out of it
no worst than a Mazda 626 2.0 16v estate i used to have.

[ecosurf]

We get around 260 on a full tank and more if its a veg oil mix - too cold at the moment though.

Ecosurf is doing well - is that a certain type of road driving or particular fuel?

Nx

Running B50 (50% Biodiesel, 50% Fossil), very light right foot (only used kickdown once I think!), and don't go above 65. The previous owner got about the same on standard derv. Something to do with the bigger tyres he thought. I dunno about that, but I'm quite happy with these figures.

[truckarms]

Some of you guys are getting into the petrol figures now, I manage between 17 and 21mpg in my 3ltr petrol, on average I get about 250miles for 60quid.
I think either your foot is very very heavy or you are carrying around a couple of tonnes in the boot.

[CaptainBeaky]

Some of you guys are getting into the petrol figures now, I manage between 17 and 21mpg in my 3ltr petrol, on average I get about 250miles for 60quid.
I think either your foot is very very heavy or you are carrying around a couple of tonnes in the boot.

For a £60 fill-up, I get around 370-390 miles, less if I'm in a serious hurry