Retro MPG notes from my 340 days.
Retro MPG notes from my 340 days.
I Was tidying up some stuff recently and discovered a little notebook that I used to keep to monitor my MPG's.
The car in question was TAK 198Y (lovely refered to as TAKY) my 1983 340 GL. A 1.4 engine that caught fire 3 times, did a brilliant james bond smokescreen impression inside and out if driven over 70mph for longer than 2minutes. Ate points and condensors regualry.
I think I drove TAKY for the 2 months between Finishing A levels which concluded with selling my Rusty but economical Mk2 Fiesta 1.1 and then starting my first full time job and purchasing a 480ES.
So here's the record of the two months.
Date Miles Litres P per Litre Cost £ MPG
13/07/1997 223 41.97 67.9 28.5 24.12
16/07/1997 213 35.25 70.9 25 27.43
18/07/1997 206 28.76 67.9 19.53 32.52
22/07/1997 133 23.17 66.9 15.5 26.06
25/07/1997 193 30.44 66.9 20.36 28.79
28/07/1997 227 34.77 71.9 25 29.64
02/07/1997 193 35.12 65.5 23.02 24.95
03/08/1997 95 14.79 66.9 9.89 29.16
07/08/1997 198 35.07 68.9 24.16 25.63
10/08/1997 198 34.79 68.9 23.97 25.84
10/08/1997 77 10.43 71.9 7.5 33.52
18/08/1997 211 37.84 68.9 26.08 25.32
24/08/1997 205 37.37 70.9 26.5 24.91
27/08/1997 182 29.61 70.9 21 27.91
01/09/1997 177 31.03 70.9 22 25.90
07/09/1997 181 29.62 70.9 21 27.74
14/09/1997 173 34.55 70.9 24.5 22.73
Total 3085 524.58 69.3 363.51 26.70
Nowadays I'm lucky If i do 300miles a month, abeit its only at 18mpg so perhaps TAKY would be nice to own again.
Are you still out there TAKY??
The car in question was TAK 198Y (lovely refered to as TAKY) my 1983 340 GL. A 1.4 engine that caught fire 3 times, did a brilliant james bond smokescreen impression inside and out if driven over 70mph for longer than 2minutes. Ate points and condensors regualry.
I think I drove TAKY for the 2 months between Finishing A levels which concluded with selling my Rusty but economical Mk2 Fiesta 1.1 and then starting my first full time job and purchasing a 480ES.
So here's the record of the two months.
Date Miles Litres P per Litre Cost £ MPG
13/07/1997 223 41.97 67.9 28.5 24.12
16/07/1997 213 35.25 70.9 25 27.43
18/07/1997 206 28.76 67.9 19.53 32.52
22/07/1997 133 23.17 66.9 15.5 26.06
25/07/1997 193 30.44 66.9 20.36 28.79
28/07/1997 227 34.77 71.9 25 29.64
02/07/1997 193 35.12 65.5 23.02 24.95
03/08/1997 95 14.79 66.9 9.89 29.16
07/08/1997 198 35.07 68.9 24.16 25.63
10/08/1997 198 34.79 68.9 23.97 25.84
10/08/1997 77 10.43 71.9 7.5 33.52
18/08/1997 211 37.84 68.9 26.08 25.32
24/08/1997 205 37.37 70.9 26.5 24.91
27/08/1997 182 29.61 70.9 21 27.91
01/09/1997 177 31.03 70.9 22 25.90
07/09/1997 181 29.62 70.9 21 27.74
14/09/1997 173 34.55 70.9 24.5 22.73
Total 3085 524.58 69.3 363.51 26.70
Nowadays I'm lucky If i do 300miles a month, abeit its only at 18mpg so perhaps TAKY would be nice to own again.
Are you still out there TAKY??
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I've seen that picture I don't know how many times...but only just realised where (I think) it is...your front yard, prior to it being gravelled?
cheers
James
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James
VOC 300-series Register Keeper
'89 740 Turbo Intercooler
'88 360 Turbo Intercooler
'85 360 GLT
'81 343 GLS R-Sport
'79 343 DL
'70 164
...and some modern FWD nonsense to get me to work...
'89 740 Turbo Intercooler
'88 360 Turbo Intercooler
'85 360 GLT
'81 343 GLS R-Sport
'79 343 DL
'70 164
...and some modern FWD nonsense to get me to work...
Yep your correct, that was even pre block paving days. You can see the countless bags of woodchips that were deployed over the front lawn where the cars got bogged down. The gravelled area came several years after the block paving when I started to aqquire a bit to many cars.
Here's another retro pic of VJR the rusty scrote that was replaced by the 340.
You can see we used to have a nice front lawn.
Here's another retro pic of VJR the rusty scrote that was replaced by the 340.
You can see we used to have a nice front lawn.
HAHA!
I drive 100kms of city driving a week and 500km of country driving per week. My combined MPG is 55.31!! (5.12 L/100km using ethanol 94 octane)
AFM is fucked and idles buggered in summer but now it's winter it uses bugger all fuel!! No power though........
I drive 100kms of city driving a week and 500km of country driving per week. My combined MPG is 55.31!! (5.12 L/100km using ethanol 94 octane)
AFM is fucked and idles buggered in summer but now it's winter it uses bugger all fuel!! No power though........
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That is rather low fuel consumptionOzbrick wrote:HAHA!
I drive 100kms of city driving a week and 500km of country driving per week. My combined MPG is 55.31!! (5.12 L/100km using ethanol 94 octane)
AFM is fucked and idles buggered in summer but now it's winter it uses bugger all fuel!! No power though........
Just found out that my 2000km (last friday + sunday) averaged bit over 8l/100km of diesel and I drove steady speed of 110-115kph, which should be economic with brick shaped 240, yes?
Only once I have been able to get under 9l/100km with 360, for some reason it consumes a lot even I have tried to save fuel.
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Re: Retro MPG notes from my 340 days.
I have to admit I had one of those "notebooks" too for the last year in the life of my 343, I just dug out the old Excel sheet.Chesh740R wrote:I Was tidying up some stuff recently and discovered a little notebook that I used to keep to monitor my MPG's.
From August '98 to June '99 fuel economy ranged from 5,5L (51 mpg - trip to UK with no money and at a steady 80kph annoying lorries and caravan drivers) to 9,9L (28 mpg - including a few Nürburgring laps).
I averaged 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg) over 29650 kms in 10½ months.
Fascinating stuff eh
Tom
343 GL Touring B14.1E CVT (155) 98000kms 1980 (sold)
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
360 GLT B200F MT5 (302) 230000kms 1988
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
360 GLT B200F MT5 (302) 230000kms 1988