sut Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 hi i could do with some help please, my car is just around the 55.000 mile mark and although it has not told me yet it needs a service i suspect that it is due so i would like to know if anyone can tell me if they know any good ( honest ) dealers in the birmingham area that i could get to do the service on my car. i also have another issue that you maybe able to help with i have not had my car long but i have noticed it is super heavy on petrol i know i am driving the 2.3 petrol but even so it still seems heavy. for example i puit £35 in the tank the other day and drove a 160 mile motorway trip and by the end of this i needed to refill, can anyone tell me if this is right or if i do have and issue and if i do what it could be please, thank for any help anthony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pragmatix Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I cant help with a garage, but your fuel consumption seems a litle high, though I cant really comment on it as I dont know what speed you where doing on the motorway, also the fuel gauge may be reading low if the tank is low if you see what I mean. The only way to check your fuel consuption is to brim the tank, take a note of your mileage, drive about for a 100 miles or more refill the tank and note the mileage do the maths and you will have an accurate account of your consumption Hope that helps a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btmaldon Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 You were probably doing 29 to 30 mpg. Did you fill up with branded fuel or did you get it from a Super Market. I find I get 5mpg less when I fill up at Asda's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintalkin Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 28-30mpg is about right for the 2.3 and close to fords figures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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