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Hiya, welcome to the site.

It depends on the sort of driving you do. On a long run, motorways etc, you may be lucky and see 350miles.

Normal town driving usually gives me close to 300, but if you're giving it lots of stick it'll drop to 250 or below.

I wouldnt say it's the most economical hot hatch.

I used to get between 250 to 280 miles until the low fuel light came on.

The maximum I ever saw was 320 miles.

The tank only holds 45 litres, and I never let it go below 5 litres.

I worked it out that on average I got 32mpg.

(I now get 40 hehe)

i get about 230 miles out of £35 of optimax! there are too meny saxo's around my area! hehe! the most i've ever got is 320 miles

On an average run, with a mix of fast road and urban driving, I get between 260-280 miles on BP Ultimate

The best I have ever got was last week - 320 miles on Sainsburys ordinary unleaded. That was before the red light came on, and with the air con on all the time.

Doing a run from Stranraer to Elgin tomorrow, so am hopeful I could get 350 miles from full tank. Will report back after the weekend.

Chris

39.2 mpg @ 60mph on a motorway drive.

Hello Everyone
thanska lot for your quick replie
unfortunatly i cant purchase the GTi POLO
tthe fuel consumption is pretty much the same as mt GTi-6 hence why im selling it..
In fact my car is worse
Oh well ill keep looking
But a friend is offering to sell me his
1.8 16v Renault Clio M reg pretty nice and a nippy lil thing
but am i looking at the same fuel consumption..!!!
Obviously not a thirsty as out lil Beautys
WISE move BAD move...
Does anyone kno where i could look up info on a Renault Clio..???
Please
thasnks alot for you help much appreciated
sadie

i have a 1.4 16v and the best i got was 320 out of a tank on a motorway normal is about 280ish and if i push it its 250ish so the 1.6 is no more thirsty than the 1.4 and has 25bhp more! I wouldnt even consider a clio if you could get a polo gti instead, climate control, xenons, bbs alloys etc.... and they are one of the best looking small cars about. Even at 7 years old they look as good as the new fabia vrs, cooper s, the Ibiza cupra and about 100x better than the new GT (they are also quicker than it). they might not be as fast as some other hot hatches but they are in the next class up.

jimed29 wrote:i have a 1.4 16v and the best i got was 320 out of a tank on a motorway normal is about 280ish and if i push it its 250ish so the 1.6 is no more thirsty than the 1.4 and has 25bhp more! I wouldnt even consider a clio if you could get a polo gti instead, climate control, xenons, bbs alloys etc.... and they are one of the best looking small cars about. Even at 7 years old they look as good as the new fabia vrs, cooper s, the Ibiza cupra and about 100x better than the new GT (they are also quicker than it). they might not be as fast as some other hot hatches but they are in the next class up.

he he well said

I agree, I can't think of anything that is as well equiped and as fun to drive as the Polo GTI in the same age and price range...either that or I cannot face driving a French car...just to think I was considering a Saxo! ha ha ha! the shame, the shame!

My 6N2 only drink me around 7.2-7.3 L Otc98 fuel per 100KM,
It's so close to the stock data (7.1L/100KM).
It's much cheaper than my previous 1.6 Lancer MR

i thought mine was really bad until reading these posts closely! mines just returned 370 miles from 44.49 litres... 37.79 MPG

been and bought some injector cleaner... maybe that'll get me even better figures!

scott

I just got 330 miles out of mine, I didn't let the red light come on.

I generally drive motorway at about 60-70 every day and then a little bit of urban start-stop traffic. I have had the aircon on and did a few fast starts (0-60) so 330 aint too bad.

about 33mpg ish