Sonico Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Hello folks :) I am the proud owner of a Ford Fiesta Titanium Ecoboost 125 bhp. Bought the car in April, and It have now hit a mileage of about 3400mi. I am very happy with the car, it handles very well, looks great and all. Unfortunatly there is a but... The fuel consumption. I have trying to drive economically (mixed city and highway driving) but I cant get an average above 28mpg (13 L/km in metric). That is very low compared to the advertised 55mpg. I know i am not supposed to expect whats advertised, but still... I shift gear early, Im not speeding, not driving with cold engine, not accelerating to fast, turned off the AC. Neither am i fat thus increasing the car's total weight :). I don´t know what I am doing wrong. I have been reading some other posts on the forum, and people gets an average around 40-50 mpg. That was about what i expected to get from my car, so i´m a little dissapointed. Is there possibly something wrong with the car, or am I bitching over nothing ? Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AleXander Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Thats wired... I have never EVER had that fuel consuption, even when the car was new (<3000km). I flor my Fiesta often and even then fuel consumption is lower than yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAN222 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 The lowest i have every got is 39. I am always stook in traffic and drive very urban. around towns and cities. 22 is very low! Something has to be wrong. Id get it checked out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonico Posted September 14, 2013 Author Share Posted September 14, 2013 I better Call the dealer on monday, and get it checked. Any idea on what could be wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Don't take any notice of the info the car gives you as it's usually inaccurate. I have the same car as you and get around 330 miles out of a full tank at an average of 39 mpg. I would suggest you fill yours up again and drive till its reads 0 miles to empty then compare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Don't forget to reset your mileage. Mpg reading after you fill up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonico Posted September 15, 2013 Author Share Posted September 15, 2013 Think I have made a little mistake here :P when converting L/km to mpg, I have converted to US mpg and not British :D So I can't really use my comparison. Sry :P On a full tank i get around 370 miles (600km) and if I convert to British MPG I get about 36 mpg. I still Think it a bit low, compared to many on this forum. What do You guys Think ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAN222 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 That seems better. Follow Willys instructions. I got 58 out of mine yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 On a full tank i get around 370 miles (600km) and if I convert to British MPG I get about 36 mpg. I still Think it a bit low, compared to many on this forum. What do You guys Think ? Looks about right for a petrol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Here are my petrol readings from my 125bhp fiesta. I don't drive economicely and am happy with my 39 / 40 mpg. I'm using fuellog for android by the way. If your getting these results or better then everything is as it should be :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tochraa Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Could also be the fuel you are using.... i found same problem with cheap fuel..( normal supermarket) switched to ultimate (supermarket) goes much further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack92 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 370 miles is more like 39 mpg the tank is never bone dry when you fill it. Fill the car up, drive till empty, make a note of the amount of litres taken to fill and you'll get an accurate reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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