Hi All.

We have had the 1.8 zetec for 4 months now and we have never got over the 29mpg mark!

Is this normal, it's only a 1.8 for gods sake.

i have been driving it like miss daisy and still cant get it over the 30mpg mark.....

what are others getting?

cheers

ps- i cant find the powers steering fluid reservior (had a nightmare with a 1.4tdci fiesat running low), i was told that this model doesnt have a reservior as it's electric steering????

Hi All.

We have had the 1.8 zetec for 4 months now and we have never got over the 29mpg mark!

Is this normal, it's only a 1.8 for gods sake.

i have been driving it like miss daisy and still cant get it over the 30mpg mark.....

what are others getting?

cheers

ps- i cant find the powers steering fluid reservior (had a nightmare with a 1.4tdci fiesat running low), i was told that this model doesnt have a reservior as it's electric steering????

Is the car new? how many miles has it done and whats the servicing like?

Also Electric PAS sounds right for the later versions of the fiesta.

Can you provide details on both cars, year, model, mileage etc?

I usually get about 35mpg in mine.

cheer for the replies,

sorry for the lack of info, the car is a 2007 and only got 24k on the clock, we are the second owners and it has full service histoy all ford accept the last one.

i think i know what the problem may be, it only does short runs each week roughly 6 miles each day hence its showing crap mpg? we took her on a big run over the last bank holiday and it showed 31pmg

i have also read on the internet if you have the 17" sport pack wheels which we have the onboard computer is programmed for the 16" so does not give a correct reading???

I wouldn't go by what the trip computer says for MPG anyway. Work it out yourself:

• Fill the tank up to the point where the fuel pump clicks off.
  
• Zero your odometer.
  
• Next time you fill up, make sure you fill up to the same point where the fuel pump clicks off.
  
• Make a note of the amount of fuel you have just put in.
  
• Make a note of the mileage on your odometer.
  
• Use the number of litres and mileage to work out your MPG: http://www.mpg-calculator.co.uk/
  

cheers,

makes sense that idea, im old school and dont trust computers ;)

were off on holiday round ireland for a week soon so give it a full run and get an accurate idea then hopefully.

well after doing well over 1,000 miles in ireland, 80% on motorways the best we got was 32.6mpg...

think we'll part ex back for a diesel fiesta!