What am i doing wrong

Thanks Darren,

I think that I will have a chat with Skipton as soon as I've completed my house move and I have some spare money!

As far as mpg is concerned, doesn't seem to be doing as well now I'm doing a more local commute, this isn't a scientific observation, just noticed that the fuel gauge is dropping more quickly in relation to the mileage covered!
 
First full tank...

I have just done my first MPG calculation from a full tank using the old fashioned 'brimming it' menthod.

Result: 60.2 MPG.

Quite happy with that, my Smart was yielding 40-50 MPG on the same commute. I travel between Nottingham and Sheffield every day, 83 miles round trip. I also use the car to go shopping, drive to football, gym, friends houses, etc, ie: Urban driving conditions. I'd say the split was 80/20 is favour of motorway cruising.

This particular tankful involved a horrendous traffic jam on the A52 on Monday night which we hardly moved for 45 minutes. I even turned the engine off at one point it was so bad, but most of the time I was on tickover. That must have had a negative effect.

Hoping for slightly better on my current tank, I'll keep people posted!

p.s.: I must say though I was really trying, only in 1st for a car length, change up in all other gears at 2k RPM, never booted it. But that's how I'm always going to drive it, it's not my 'fun' car :)
 
93mpg from Nottingham to Teeside on Sunday night - 123 miles in a tad over 2 hours, M1, M18,A1, A19 and B roads.
 
3,000 miles down the line and I've got into a rythm of getting 60 plus mpg on a regular basis, so chuffed to bits!
Best for a full tank so far has been just over 67 mpg overall and considering that's in winter with a couple of frosty starts, I'm fairly confident that 70 mpg plus is possible during the Summer months or even on a longer run now without the age it takes to warm up!
Yes it does involve driving with a LIGHT right foot but the secret seems to be keeping the car in as high a gear as possible, ie not changing down for roundabouts etc unless really necessary and keeping the car below 2000 rpm which equates to about 55 mph on the motorway. Setting off in second gear on the flat and down hill etc helps keep the revs down and the car will do it with ease.
Have just traded the wife's Sportka in for a Toyota Aygo 1.0 Black so it will be interesting to see how that compares on economy.
 
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