David Aiken 253 Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Are people really so gullible as to believe anything anyone who's in business to make a profit for themselves and their share holders says? Our Fiesta, leased from new quoted up-to 64 mpg. Now, I'm someone who can obtain 18.6 mpg out of a 1998 4.0lt 6 cylinder Jeep Grand Cherokee yet I never bettered 46.5 mpg from our 'new' Fiesta! http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/apr/20/mitsubishi-motors-mishandled-fuel-economy-tests Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 All these figures are produced in ideal conditions - i.e indoors with no wind resistance and no braking, accelerating or hills to contend with. Once the first manufacturer got away with it, they all did it. You can take at least 10% off quoted figures, and more in most cases. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bracken boy 584 Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 50plus on my 07 fiesta on the run so quiet happy with that, driving sensible that is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Are people really so gullible as to believe anything anyone who's in business to make a profit for themselves and their share holders says? Our Fiesta, leased from new quoted up-to 64 mpg. Now, I'm someone who can obtain 18.6 mpg out of a 1998 4.0lt 6 cylinder Jeep Grand Cherokee yet I never bettered 46.5 mpg from our 'new' Fiesta! http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/apr/20/mitsubishi-motors-mishandled-fuel-economy-tests What engine is that fiesta? Is that local or motorway? 46.5mpg is piss poor. I can get that driving round town in my Vectra. Much more on long distance runs. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
just-A-snap 1,269 Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Gullibility is easy to produce in society, if one wants to believe that it is true then that is how it is, Governments, Advertisers and Manufacturers will make it so for you. In my day it was smoke this brand of cigarette and splashing on a bit of Henry Cooper "Brut 33" and any and all women would be yours. My pet hate is extra Virgin Olive Oil, there has and never will be such a thing. Unless produced by the genuine Mary Mother of Jesus, Nazara "Nazareth" Olive Oil Co. Apologies for my blasphemy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Aiken 253 Posted April 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Are people really so gullible as to believe anything anyone who's in business to make a profit for themselves and their share holders says? Our Fiesta, leased from new quoted up-to 64 mpg. Now, I'm someone who can obtain 18.6 mpg out of a 1998 4.0lt 6 cylinder Jeep Grand Cherokee yet I never bettered 46.5 mpg from our 'new' Fiesta! http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/apr/20/mitsubishi-motors-mishandled-fuel-economy-tests What engine is that fiesta? Is that local or motorway? 46.5mpg is piss poor. I can get that driving round town in my Vectra. Much more on long distance runs. That's why we got shot of it! All that monthly expense and poor fuel figures. Now we have a 2000 Peugeot 106 and get the same mpg! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Aiken 253 Posted April 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 All these figures are produced in ideal conditions - i.e indoors with no wind resistance and no braking, accelerating or hills to contend with. Once the first manufacturer got away with it, they all did it. You can take at least 10% off quoted figures, and more in most cases. Minus 10% = 57.6 mpg, I could live with that! I was getting 46 mpg so that`s minus 27% on their official figures, that's taking the micky! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 All these figures are produced in ideal conditions - i.e indoors with no wind resistance and no braking, accelerating or hills to contend with. Once the first manufacturer got away with it, they all did it. You can take at least 10% off quoted figures, and more in most cases. Minus 10% = 57.6 mpg, I could live with that! I was getting 46 mpg so that`s minus 27% on their official figures, that's taking the micky! Have you taken the handbrake off? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David.evans 5,323 Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 There you go again walshie You won't change will you ? Atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 13,154 Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Dont know figures but my motor cost me 20 pound to birmingham and back any good!?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 13,154 Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 From north london/herts border Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 13,154 Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Just looked 64.2 mpg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 46,832 Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Dont know figures but my motor cost me 20 pound to birmingham and back any good!?? Why would you want to go to Birmingham ? Lol 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 13,154 Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Dont know figures but my motor cost me 20 pound to birmingham and back any good!??Why would you want to go to Birmingham ? Lol Lol took lil man there to see some internet sensation 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil82 1,080 Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 most of you still don`t get what the quoted figure is and how they reach it, its a standard (and that standard is set by the government) test to be used to compare figures from car to car, it was never intended to be what anyone could achieve in real world driving conditions, there are way too many variables to make any on road test reliable, give you one extreme example, same driver, same car, does 500 miles at home in Norfolk, takes "x" amount of fuel, comes up here to north wales during the summer and does 500 miles here, takes "y" amount of fuel, how useful is that as an indication of how thirsty or not the car is when I worked in motor dealers there used to be loads coming in who got more than the quoted figures even round here, shame that the petrol engines were as tight as hell through never being revved and diesels smoked and clogged exhausts like there was no tommorrow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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