Travelled 500 miles using a little under £90 of petrol using?

Question

2 litre engine to tow 1,435 kilo fully loaded caravan in the highlands of Scotland with an extra 3 kilos luggage weight in car. Mountainous terrain.

Does the £90 seem excessive please?

Saab 95 SE

And Paul I put the trip on before leaving home so could not miscalculate. Must be my good driving skills that saved the day.

Sorry sorry should have said Steve C not Paul apologises

Answer 1

That's 23.8mpg, which for a big car towing a heavy caravan over hilly country roads is pretty good. Towing a caravan really hurts fuel economy, but that's only about 10mpg less than I'd expect to get from your car without towing, and considerind your 'van was about the same weight again as the car, that's not bad at all.

Answer 2

well Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear did 800 miles from London to Edinbrough and back in a Single Tank of 81 Liters, he was Driving a 2004 Audi A8 TDi (Diesel) and TDi means Turbocharged Diesel, the best way to save Fuel is to Close you windows to create Clean cut through the air and Believe me that way you are saving anywhere between 5 mpg to 8 mpg, Do not use Air Conditioning or Heater they are also big Fuel Guzzlers and so goes for the CD Player mind you, you can use the Radio, do not keep Excessive Unneccesary Bagage, Be gentle on the Loud Paddle Especially if the Car is Turbo/Supercharged and do not turn the Steering Wheel Un neccessarely and lastly dont make any Unneccessary Stops aswell and you'll get those Magical MPG Figures that you never thought were Possible through your car and this is my Personal Experience cos I drove from Yorkshire to Paris about 3 Years ago in a 1995 Porsche Carrera 2 and I got 30-32 mpg.

Linkin Soldier.

Answer 3

Nettie I told you that little 2.0 liter Nissan would tow it ok on level ground. But you went and did it anyway. Now you know extra weight wind resistance uses a lot more fuel because the transmission has to be in a lower gear and lots more throttle the fuel economy really drops. I just hope you did not cause excessive wear and tear on the engine and transmission there is no transmission temp warning lamp. Please smell your transmission dipstick smell burnt get the fluid flushed out and new installed.

Answer 4

Some rough "guesstimate" calculations make that probably about 25mpg, not excessive in the circumstances you describe.

You can estimate your own fuel consumption by filling the tank and taking a note of the mileage. When next you fill up, note the litres used and the mileage. Then you have the distance covered and the number of litres used to cover it. Divide the litres by 4.54 to give you the number of gallons. Divide the miles by the gallons and there you are - mpg.

Answer 5

Not at all. I expect your miles to the gallon were about 15.
Our 2.3 petrol MPV does about 22 to the gallon with 5 people and luggage, plus bike carrier, motorway driving.

Answer 6

nope sounds about right. I use £40 for 300 miles in my 1.8l rover 200vi so £90 is about right for a slightly bigger engine and towing as well.

plus you were driving on winding and hilly roads which could be classed as urban, so you were propbably using 2nd , 3rd and 4th gears more than you would if motorway driving.

I would say £90 for 500 miles is about right.

Answer 7

I drive a land rover and I get better miles per gallon than that

Answer 8

You were getting around 24 mpg. In those conditions I think you've done remarkably well.

In fact, so well, I suspect you've miscalculated how much you've used.

Answer 9

Sounds about right to me

Answer 10

That is a poor return, should have been around sixty pounds