hi,

 

i'm new to this forum and am maybe looking to buy a 300ZX, could anyone advise me on what they are like on petrol?

 

Both the non-turbo and the turbo's?

 

like, how much miles would you get to £10

 

cheers

Not alot mate...lol

lol, whats not alot? lol

 

come on i need some figures?

tt heavy foot 20-30 miles on a tenner if your lucky dunno about na fuel comsumtion

If you have to think about petrol costs then the ZX is the wrong car to have.

18mpg in a TT around 22ish in an NA

LOL, do NOT buy a Z if you're concerned about fuel costs. £10 will barely move the needle off the red. You need to be in a different mind-set when owning a Z. You get in it and enjoy it rather than worry if £30 worth of fuel will see you to the end of the week.

TT is actually slightly better than an NA on a good motorway run providing you keep the turbos in vacuum as much as you can. NA has different final drive (dif) and is also a higher compression engine.

I've got a manual NA and I get 27mpg on a daily run of about 50 miles. No motorway driving. HTH

With "normal" driving (if thats possible in a Zed LOL) you should expect around 20-23mpg average. They will do around 30mpg on a long steady motorway run, if you have a heavier right foot then more like mid-high teens average.....and if your racing it around everywhere then expect single figures.

 

I know someone who does 55miles out of her NA everyday to work and back on £10 (mostly motoway)

Edited September 15, 200817 yr by Yowser

Low revs, don't show any positive boost pressure and coast lots in gear when you can to save fuel... Ruins the enjoyment of a TT but give you not bad fuel consumption...

owning a TT for about 3 weeks now i am more than happy with the fuel consumption.. i am not minted but i would suggest as previously stated.. if you have to worry about fuel costs get something else.. just dont go down the 200sx route cos they drink even more!

mmmm........So basically i'm looking at arount 20-24 miles with a £10??? driving on local roads?

mmmm........So basically i'm looking at arount 20-24 miles with a £10??? driving on local roads?

 

no, I'd say about double that as an average figure.

 

Based on the MPG most people have said above your looking at 40-50 miles on £10

Edited September 15, 200817 yr by Yowser

coast lots in gear when you can to save fuel

 

This actually uses more fuel than when leaving it in gear with no throttle

no, I'd say about double that as an average figure.

 

Based on the MPG most people have said above your looking at 40-50 miles on £10

 

feck me ive got it all wrong then, id love to see those kind of miles

I use £20 going to see my grandpa, which is roughly 20 miles there and 20 miles back! So thats 20 miles on a tenner for me :eek: :eek: :( :cry:

Heavy right foot in an auto...

Heavy right foot in an auto...

 

Something like that :eek: It cost me over £100 to get to zedfest and back :eek: :eek: But my car does like high speed at night, LMAO :rofl: :rofl:

 

Well its the only fun i have, lol :D

masterfett- have 300zxtt (auto) & 200 sx (s13) manual- mpg far better on 200!!

masterfett- have 300zxtt (auto) & 200 sx (s13) manual- mpg far better on 200!!

 

well you know more than me .. just what i was told by a mate .. his GTST skyline is less thirsty than his old s14 was ...

I'm sure I'm getting about 15mpg in my black TT manual. Mind you I don't take it easy.

 

Before EVERY journey I tell myself to chill out a bit, but 10 mins into it I'm on full chat LOL

 

These cars are awesome on full boost, expensive but worth every penny.

This actually uses more fuel than when leaving it in gear with no throttle

 

That's what I meant dude!! i.e if your going down a hill or along a straight with a good bit of pace, keep your Z in gear with foot off the throttle and according to Clarkson your car won't be using any fuel at all! Hope that's true anyway! :)

Something like that :eek: It cost me over £100 to get to zedfest and back :eek: :eek: But my car does like high speed at night, LMAO :rofl: :rofl:

 

Well its the only fun i have, lol :D

 

Going on my buddies description of the car its sounds as if you were behind him in his bmw going to zedfest but he said you didnt stay behind him long mate:rofl:

That's what I meant dude!! i.e if your going down a hill or along a straight with a good bit of pace, keep your Z in gear with foot off the throttle and according to Clarkson your car won't be using any fuel at all! Hope that's true anyway! :)

 

Ah.. i thought you meant out of gear.. ye its true they don't use any.

Something like that :eek: It cost me over £100 to get to zedfest and back :eek: :eek: But my car does like high speed at night, LMAO :rofl: :rofl:

 

Well its the only fun i have, lol :D

 

Cost us £110 to do 540miles:dance:

Going on my buddies description of the car its sounds as if you were behind him in his bmw going to zedfest but he said you didnt stay behind him long mate:rofl:

 

LMAO :rofl: :rofl: On my way home, he'd of just seen a zed shaped blur! :rofl: :rofl:

 

Cost us £110 to do 540miles:dance:

 

FFS thanks for that :rolleyes: :rofl: