It doesn't make a difference, E5 seems to give higher mpg for me compared to E10.
Carlisle to home (SE England) today on the motorways was an interesting journey for mileage (started in Dundee but didn't think to pay attention until Carlisle).
The rangeometer predicted initially 337 miles and I need 342 to get home. However I made it with 42 miles spare, suggesting a total of 380 ish miles range at the mpg I was maintaining. Not bad at all (and somewhat above the 32mpg Toyota quote officially on the WLTP). The range seems to get wider as the tank empties, for the first 150 miles it pretty much tracked 1 mile real world to meter but towards the end of the tank could get nearer to 1.5-2 miles per meter mile.
(not a terribly exciting post I am aware, but my entire day was spent staring at asphalt, and not the exciting kind either, hope its interesting enough. 40+mpg for motorway cruising is quite good for this type car, I'd say).
The rangeometer predicted initially 337 miles and I need 342 to get home. However I made it with 42 miles spare, suggesting a total of 380 ish miles range at the mpg I was maintaining. Not bad at all (and somewhat above the 32mpg Toyota quote officially on the WLTP). The range seems to get wider as the tank empties, for the first 150 miles it pretty much tracked 1 mile real world to meter but towards the end of the tank could get nearer to 1.5-2 miles per meter mile.
(not a terribly exciting post I am aware, but my entire day was spent staring at asphalt, and not the exciting kind either, hope its interesting enough. 40+mpg for motorway cruising is quite good for this type car, I'd say).
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I imagine you'll be able to do more than the 42 it's saying too.
I brimmed mine just before heading off to the south coast on xmas eve and it quoted a range of 259 miles based on a lot of local short journeys (the return journey is 324) I made it back and today it has just clicked over to zero range. So far 367 miles. I will do a proper brim to brim calculation when I next fill it.
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Bluemanc100
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I’ve been running on unleaded pretty much since October.. The car always felt a little harsh on acceleration.. she was almost empty when I filled up this Tuesday so I put super in.. the car feels much better (could be psychological) and so far the average MPG seems a little better .. I may have to stick with it
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Use something like Petrol Prices app to find the cheapest wherever you are. I never used it before having the 86, but the price differences for Super is crazy.
Bluemanc100
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I generally use Costco @Triggaaar as it’s pretty local.. the annoying thing is that our local branch (Chester) has a difference of ~10p between a litre of Unleaded and a litre of Super Unleaded.. at the branch near my Mum’s (Manchester) the difference is generally only about 4-5p.. I’m not there enough to take advantage
Annoying that Costco choose to exploit the members here and not there
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Delahorney
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I also see a noticeable dip in MPG when I’m forced (due to lack of availability wherever I may be) to put 95 RON fuel in. Finding more regularly that momentum isn’t sold at every Tesco fuel station which is annoying.
KobayashiMaru86
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Went to Swindon and Bristol on Saturday, 270 mile round trip and was about 35mpg and I wasn't hanging about at times. The trick is to save it where you don't have an option not to, like catching traffic etc, average speed zones. I could swear it's better now than it was when I did my Scotland run last year so it's definitely still running in a bit. Even though the 86's main strength isn't motorways, it's by far the most stable and solid car I've driven on one.
jb1750
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Yep I’d agree with that- in fact I just had a great drive this morning to meet a prospective client. Mostly nice flowing B-roads, lovely sunny coast road and a bit of motorway (would be a nice project, but not too bothered if I don’t get it as the drive was so good) av 36mpg, and all pretty sprightly driving…
Usually sits mid-to-high 20s when you mix in a lot of town work
It’s the average since reset, took me a while to work out how to reset it but you press and hold the centre button with the dot on it on the right hand side of the steering wheel.
Elmo1970
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New record for me on a run from west Yorkshire to Oxfordshire. The motorways were flowing pretty well which probably helped but 379 miles on the trip and 0 range left when I filled up. I got 44 liters in for a trip average of 39.2mpg
TorqueOfTheDevil
Obsessed member
Gentle motorway drive, starting with Reading traffic I got over 40 MPG.
I usually get 27ish, but I have a heavy right foot.
I usually get 27ish, but I have a heavy right foot.
Whoa mine must be broken 33 average drove it like miss daisy for a tank full once still only got 36. If I reset when on a motorway it will get high 30s but within a few minute of the motorway end it’s back down to 33/35.
