[Rosieuk]

Originally Posted by cr45

I find this site very useful for getting an idea on real world fuel economy for euro cars.

https://www.spritmonitor.de/en/overv...75&powerunit=2

The average fuel consumption for your car is 6.74 l/100 km or 41.91 mpg (UK) so you are a bit below the average.

The Getz are indeed giving worse fuel consumption. 7.44 l/100 km or 37.97 mpg (UK)

https://www.spritmonitor.de/en/overv...90&powerunit=2

The 1.1 Getz is a good bit better at 44.91 mpg (UK). That's a full 18 % better than the 1.3 engine Getz.

https://www.spritmonitor.de/en/overv...72&powerunit=2

I have driven the 1.1 Getz and could comfortably average high forties and even low 50's on long trips.

I'm getting 41.8-42mpg out of it at the moment and I wouldn't be surprised at 47+ when the cat has been replaced.. but this is my point. I've now got 4 different figures for my car, including yours, one of which is cloud cuckoo land, and two of which can best be described as claimed, ie 44 & 47. I have managed to get 44mpg out of it on precisely one tank and I've driven the best part of 20k. As you say with the Getz, the 1300 is poorer mpg but yet if you look at UK road tax its lower co2 & lower road tax.. by £20! They make it up as they go along..