Post pictures of your RPM's at the start

[AeroToy]

Originally Posted by Sarlacc

It's hard to see from that tiny blurry photo.
So. Are you on the metric system and is your display showing an average fuel consumption of 7.4 liters per 100km, or are my eyes deceiving me?

I have about the same consumption 7,4L/100km

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Sarlacc

And OP has an answer! On page 11! Woohoo!

It's hard to see from that tiny blurry photo.
So. Are you on the metric system and is your display showing an average fuel consumption of 7.4 liters per 100km, or are my eyes deceiving me?

Yes, yes and no!
Was just a joke picture as that was the original theme of this thread so wasn't worried about quality!
I am actually at 7.3 about 98% of the time but the car was sitting warming up for a while this morning (due to some freezing drizzle last night) so it had a brief excursion into 7.4.

[Sarlacc]

I reset mine after the snow fell, to see how the slippery roads effects my average. And it's still hovering around 10, as it has been since I bought the car.

Edit: I've started a thread on our Norwegian forum, to try narrowing down the suspects. They are currently: My spirited driving, my car using too much gas, or... uhm... You two driving as responsible adults.
That wasn't insulting, was it? I mean, I didn't use the word "grandmother" in any way?

[AeroToy]

Originally Posted by Sarlacc

I reset mine after the snow fell, to see how the slippery roads effects my average. And it's still hovering around 10, as it has been since I bought the car.

Is this the automatic?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Sarlacc

I reset mine after the snow fell, to see how the slippery roads effects my average. And it's still hovering around 10, as it has been since I bought the car.

I spend up to 14 hours a week in mine and only about 1/2 an hour total of that is city driving so my mileage is very steady.
I reset after the cold weather, ice and snow hit and the snows went on and it still came back down to my standard 7.3 with the rare blip to 7.4 but never, ever 7.2.

[Sarlacc]

Yep, mine's an AT and I drive a lot of city traffic.
Still, it'll be interesting to see what our Norwegian average looks like.

[AeroToy]

Originally Posted by Sarlacc

Yep, mine's an AT and I drive a lot of city traffic.
Still, it'll be interesting to see what our Norwegian average looks like.

Yup, totally different roads, but for the AT you should have lower consumption than manual. Guess it depends on your daily route.

[Phantobe]

How is this thread still not closed lol.

12 pages of...

"Post pictures of your RPM's at the start"

[AeroToy]

[Sarlacc]

Originally Posted by AeroToy

Yup, totally different roads, but for the AT you should have lower consumption than manual. Guess it depends on your daily route.

I use the Sport and Manual modes a lot on the open road, and combined with lots of city traffic I haven't thought much about it, other than registering that is uses a lot less than my old E-class. I drove that hard, too :-)

[Hot Lava]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Snows and no TPM sensors. I got used to it!
Do you think this thread should have lived??? I doubt I killed it anyway as it seems to have become perpetual!

Originally Posted by AeroToy

This, no way this thread would have gone 12 pages if it had stayed on topic, therefore back off topic. Is your metric world tire pressure in kilopascals?

[Sarlacc]

Originally Posted by Hot Lava

This, no way this thread would have gone 12 pages if it had stayed on topic, therefore back off topic. Is your metric world tire pressure in kilopascals?

I usually use psi, but the SI unit of pressure is Newton per square metre = pascal (Pa). 1 psi ~ 6.9 kPa

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Hot Lava

This, no way this thread would have gone 12 pages if it had stayed on topic, therefore back off topic. Is your metric world tire pressure in kilopascals?

You don't think the OP's original request would have got many responses?
Considering the small number of people that have actually contributed to this thread (the rest of you lurkers are cowards) and the number of topic changes it's had I think it has been quite entertaining.
Technically yes but I am old so I still use PSI (and miles, and feet whenever I can get away with it).

[Hot Lava]

Originally Posted by Sarlacc

I usually use psi, but the SI unit of pressure is Newton per square metre = pascal (Pa). 1 psi ~ 6.9 kPa

I'm embarrassed that the US stubbornly adheres to English units.


Hey do me a solid and enter into marriage negotiations with that hot babe. Bet she comes with a healthy dowry. Tell her I'm building a music room for her. That should seal the deal.


Oh and nice scenic pictures. Thanks for sharing.