MG3 Real World MPG test

[Deleted member 18108]

I came across this on Youtube, , bit dragged out but some might find it interesting.

 

[Hybrid Ann]

I found it interesting DeclanB, so thank you for that.

 

[Deleted member 18108]

If anything, it offers some reassurance about the range of the car, when the low fuel warning activates.

 

[gian]

Good test,
but if he did not respect the speed limits, he will have received several fines; he also deactivated the speed camera and camera warning.
The original navigator highlights the position, allowing you to slow down in good time.
Do not imitate the use of the petrol reserve (full of impurities): the carburetor (in the valves) could suffer. I have had negative experiences in the past.

 

[Deleted member 18108]

No carburetor as it's fuel injection, though I'd agree that it's never a good idea to run the tank down to the dregs. Particularly with fuel injection systems. Indeed I was always taught to refuel a half empty tank. In the evening rather than leaving it until morning, to avoid a build up of condensation in the tank. I know the filter will pick it up, but that's the way I was shown.

 

[Mark Mook]

Flipping heck you don't drive for a living do you? I drive my company van till it's nearly run out and even then sometimes I have to fill it three times a week. I guess it's alright if your just driving to work and back covering only a few miles but at a thousand plus miles a week you don't have the luxury of filling up only when you get half way down.

 

[Deleted member 18108]

The beauty of a forum, is that we all have different experiences.

Flipping heck you don't drive for a living do you? I drive my company van till it's nearly run out and even then sometimes I have to fill it three times a week. I guess it's alright if your just driving to work and back covering only a few miles but at a thousand plus miles a week you don't have the luxury of filling up only when you get half way down.

Hi Mark, I see your point of view and appreciate the rationale. In answer to your question, you are correct, I don't drive for a living. My driving experience is limited to a few years as a delivery driver, a few as a minibus driver, and some chauffeuring thrown in. Following that I drove for the Emergency services for over 30 years. In the latter particularly, the last thing you needed was to run out of fuel, so when you got the chance you refueled whenever the tank got to half and always at the end of your shift, I appreciate the advice regarding the recommended way to prevent issues with fuel might not suit everyone in every situation but that doesn't lower its validity. The advice re refueling in the evening and not leaving it until morning came from my machinery teacher, many years ago. It's the same as the advice of never refueling where possible, straight after fuel has been delivered to a fuel station. If you see the tanker filling the tanks, it's best to give it a few minutes for the fuel to settle before refueling. This might not always suit, but it is a good way of avoiding issues. But it's up to everyone to do their own thing and work within whatever suits them and their way of working.