orrggg Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 hi am putting my n/a supra back on the road start of next month. problem is my daily driver ( civic type r ) insurance is up at the end of the month and cant aford at the moment to insure both and tax mot the supra. so a was thinking of using the supra as a daily driver. just wondered if any one else uses there,s every day and how they found it on fuel with the current prices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 hi am putting my n/a supra back on the road start of next month. problem is my daily driver ( civic type r ) insurance is up at the end of the month and cant aford at the moment to insure both and tax mot the supra. so a was thinking of using the supra as a daily driver. just wondered if any one else uses there,s every day and how they found it on fuel with the current prices The Type-R is bad on fuel anyway, granted the Supra will be worse but not THAT much worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 you should be getting 25 mpg up your neck of the woods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wantthatone Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 i use mine everyday, thats why i bought it, about £50-£70 motorway miles, running the mrs about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andy Bird Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I use mine every day do about 400 miles a week getting 350.to 400 a tank and loving it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty71 Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 just get her on the road........ and dont worry about the fuel, it isnt going to get cheaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orrggg Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 I use mine every day do about 400 miles a week getting 350.to 400 a tank and loving it a was only getting about 300 to a tank, maybe the o2 sensers need replaced or somthing. or maybe i need to learn how to work out mpg better. just a shame to leave the type r of the road when i,m paying money for it every month. but even bigger shame to leave the supra locked up in the garage any longer. fk it supra it is and a new credit card for the petrol lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Used mine for the past 6 months as a daily driver, even in the snow. It's been great and not had to do any maintenance so far, not bad considering it was built from other peoples spare parts! The only problem I've had is a slipping clutch, but that's just because the box & engine was pulled out of a breaker MPG is about 20 around town - I do a lot of short journeys, but get about 30mpg on the motorway just taking it steady. It's actually better on fuel than my 2.5 Mondeo and is FAR more reliable & comfortable. Practical it is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 a was only getting about 300 to a tank, maybe the o2 sensers need replaced or somthing. or maybe i need to learn how to work out mpg better. just a shame to leave the type r of the road when i,m paying money for it every month. but even bigger shame to leave the supra locked up in the garage any longer. fk it supra it is and a new credit card for the petrol lol If it was a TT you could get free petrol..... (only a joke) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orrggg Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 Used mine for the past 6 months as a daily driver, even in the snow. It's been great and not had to do any maintenance so far, not bad considering it was built from other peoples spare parts! The only problem I've had is a slipping clutch, but that's just because the box & engine was pulled out of a breaker MPG is about 20 around town - I do a lot of short journeys, but get about 30mpg on the motorway just taking it steady. It's actually better on fuel than my 2.5 Mondeo and is FAR more reliable & comfortable. Practical it is not. yeah a had one about 5 years ago as a daily driver but was hard to gauge the petrol a used as a got alot of free petrol in my old job. ( worked in a garage/workshop and borrowed alot of petrol, forgot to return it lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 a was only getting about 300 to a tank, maybe the o2 sensers need replaced or somthing. or maybe i need to learn how to work out mpg better. just a shame to leave the type r of the road when i,m paying money for it every month. but even bigger shame to leave the supra locked up in the garage any longer. fk it supra it is and a new credit card for the petrol lol 300 miles to a tank isn't great, as you say it could be a mechanical issue, or maybe just your driving style (no offence intended). If you drive it steady and everything is working well there's no reason not to get well over 350 miles to a tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 yeah a had one about 5 years ago as a daily driver but was hard to gauge the petrol a used as a got alot of free petrol in my old job. ( worked in a garage/workshop and borrowed alot of petrol, forgot to return it lol) Remember to use I's instead of a's when mentioning yourself. It may sound ok when saying it, reading it looks really stupid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 300 miles to a tank isn't great, as you say it could be a mechanical issue, or maybe just your driving style (no offence intended). If you drive it steady and everything is working well there's no reason not to get well over 350 miles to a tank. I've managed that in my TT, much the same as driving an N/A I guess (no boost) but it was VERY boring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orrggg Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 Remember to use I's instead of a's when mentioning yourself. It may sound ok when saying it, reading it looks really stupid I will sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I've managed that in my TT, much the same as driving an N/A I guess (no boost) but it was VERY boring Yeah, I know mate, my single was even better than both the TT and NA on fuel when driven sensibly. Problem was, like the TT, that never lasted for very long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orrggg Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 Last mot they said it just passed the emissions test, put a new set of plugs in it last nite so maybe that should help a bit. Got an issue with the vehicle speed sensor bringing on the the engine light. Going to look at that further once back on the road. Think it might be related to a cheap delimited fitted but that's another thing to look at. Looking for a Thor one but can't find one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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