teamandrews said:
Hello!
I have the ecoboost 125 zetec!
The fuel consumption is disappointing!
I am approaching 2000 miles done.
I reset my guages when I fill up and so far have avevaged between 32 and 40 mpg!
A little less than advertised!
Any thoughts! ?
You will never and should never achieve the figures quoted in sales advertising. You may get nearer to them than other owners but that is down to the driver and conditions.
These figures are only to enable you to compare like with unlike eg. in deciding whether to buy a B-MAX or another similar vehicle from a different manufacturer, you can use these figures.
Why can you? Because the requirements to achieve these are set out in order to enable a statistical comparison to be made.
If you want to then decide what the actual mileage could be for both vehicles you are comparing, you need then to look at reports from actual drivers on as many forums as possible.
Another thing I take into account is the saving made in the Excise Licence, spread over the yearly cost of fuel, the environmental savings and whether your driving is mainly short or long distance overall. Then a true cost per mile becomes a better comparison method.
My previous petrol car averaged 25mpg and I paid a top Licence fee so I now make a great overall saving at 40mpg plus £30 fee. However, my previous car was a coupe sports car which I did not drive sedately. Is that a fair comparison?
My opinions only and no doubt someone may shoot them down