Make me feel better!!!

**Quicksilver** · Thursday 2nd December 2010, 20:12

Has anybody else's MPG dropped in the cold weather??, stop start short trips mines dropped to 15!!! the wifes giving me grief, keeps talking about a ''deisel''!!!!!!

**Tomcat** · Thursday 2nd December 2010, 20:20

Er....yeah....mine too..lol.

**p fandango** · Thursday 2nd December 2010, 20:21

Originally Posted by Quicksilver

Has anybody else's MPG dropped in the cold weather??, stop start short trips mines dropped to 15!!! the wifes giving me grief, keeps talking about a ''deisel''!!!!!!

yeh i've lost about 8mpg, gone down to 49.0mpg now

**Santa** · Thursday 2nd December 2010, 20:23

Just tell her Diesels are dangerious in this weather, with the lack of rev range and fuel freezing lol

**p fandango** · Thursday 2nd December 2010, 20:27

Originally Posted by santa20

Just tell her Diesels are dangerious in this weather, with the lack of rev range and fuel freezing lol

must admit Bonny is alot worse in this weather than BT ever was, think the wider tyres make don't help & make it slide across the top of the ice/slush instead of cutting into it

**t5_monkey** · Thursday 2nd December 2010, 20:35

my MPG was good driving at 30-50 down the M'way all the way to Edinburgh today!

**JelT5** · Thursday 2nd December 2010, 20:52

Mine's gone up from 17.6 to 18.2 since the blue injectors went in...cold weather doesn't seem to have caused it to drop....yet lol

**p fandango** · Thursday 2nd December 2010, 20:57

Originally Posted by JelT5

Mine's gone up from 17.6 to 18.2 since the blue injectors went in...cold weather doesn't seem to have caused it to drop....yet lol

i'd check the MPG using the trip & how much fuel you've put in mate, if the fuel computer uses pulse rates to work out how much fuel is being injected then the calibration will be out. Because your using bigger injectors the injector duty is less so it thinks your putting in less fuel when its actually the same as the previous injectors were, but they were staying open longer to supply the same amount

**JelT5** · Thursday 2nd December 2010, 21:01

Originally Posted by p fandango

i'd check the MPG using the trip & how much fuel you've put in mate, if the fuel computer uses pulse rates to work out how much fuel is being injected then the calibration will be out. Because your using bigger injectors the injector duty is less so it thinks your putting in less fuel when its actually the same as the previous injectors were, but they were staying open longer to supply the same amount

Used the trip mate and it has actually improved a bit. get about 10-15 more miles out of a tank now. Not much, but it all helps!

**t5 pete** · Thursday 2nd December 2010, 21:04

It would be nice to be able to drive the t5 but the snow is too deep and would makea rite mess of the front bumber using it as a snow plough

**T5frankie** · Thursday 2nd December 2010, 21:05

mine dont seem to tally up since i put blues in it says 22mpg on the trip comp. but it seems to go alot quicker than those figures would suggest

**The Flying Moose** · Thursday 2nd December 2010, 21:08

Well mine hasnt changed at all.... 28.5 MPG

**T5frankie** · Thursday 2nd December 2010, 21:12

Originally Posted by V70ETS

Well mine hasnt changed at all.... 28.5 MPG

28.5????? grandad driver lol

**mightywolf** · Thursday 2nd December 2010, 21:16

My mpg is always bad so I don't bother watching it anymore

Have to put fuel in so no point stressing about it.

**The Flying Moose** · Thursday 2nd December 2010, 21:27

Originally Posted by leighkaicraigmia

28.5????? grandad driver lol

Haha! That made me chuckle.

I just know how to drive Frank! You dont have to drive with your pants on fire all the time do you!

My power is for overtaking and occasionally showing those who dare laugh what a Volvo is capable of.

Other than that its all plain sailing as they say

**The Flying Moose** · Thursday 2nd December 2010, 21:33

Besides if your going to call me a Grandad driver at least extend me the Courtesy of getting it right!

**T5frankie** · Thursday 2nd December 2010, 22:02

Originally Posted by V70ETS

Besides if your going to call me a Grandad driver at least extend me the Courtesy of getting it right!

nice one lol, i know how to drive economically i have to for work, with the "black box" recording system inside monitering my every move with a points system in place. in the t5 i just cant help myself and as you said i dont have to watch the pennies lol

**lance** · Thursday 2nd December 2010, 22:12

My 1.6D has done over 60 miles of short town jounrneys mainly and the gauge has hardly moved!

**Santa** · Friday 3rd December 2010, 05:06

Think I used 1/4 of a tank of fuel and 1000 miles worth of tyre wear trying to get out my road this morning...

Car you have failed me and failed yourself lol

(Plus has anyone noticed with an S60R or V70R that if it cant get traction it just gives up and goes to FWD? Had to turn the car off and on just to get onto my drive as the rear wheels were doing nothing until I did!)

**Phuturephantasy** · Friday 3rd December 2010, 06:40

Mine has dropped slightly but I think it's due to a dodgy thermostat as my car is running cool and doesn't get more than 1/3rd of the way up when moving.

New 'stat purchased from local ***** dealer - just need a warm place to change it..

No idea why but V o l l y was picked up as a naughty word :O)