average mph

[shaun5]

Is this correct ?

 

[Maud]

Do you mean MPG, shaun?

 

[shaun5]

Oops. Yes.

 

[andyinluton]

Sounds about right, went to a clients site today in Catford South London so M1, M25, A12, Blackwall Tunell, South Circular & back about 130 mile round trip travelling at the speed limit according to sat nav so about 77mph on the speedo where appropriate & todays average is showing 41.7mpg, my overall average is 37.6mpg but have only covered 3000 miles in total & one of my regular trips is to a client in Tottenham 40 miles & 2 hours each way.

In comparision we also have a 2 year old mini cooper diesel my overall average in that over 45,000 miles is only 48mpg.

I have had a career change & my mileage has dropped from about 25k per year down to 10K so it may be time to sell the mini.

 

[Maud]

Mine usually says upwards of 40mpg, around 43-46 being typical on Trip1 display, as it is over a single journey (or day's journeys if breaks are less than 2 hours (I think). However, Trip2 will be a better indicator of longer term economy and, like most cars, this is proving to be a little higher than real fill-fill measurements on mine, though only about 4mpg out which is pretty close really. I am averaging 33-34mpg fill-fill (SE 180 DSG) which IMO is good for the first 1500 miles. I reckon as your Cali is lighter and a bit more run-in, you will be getting a fair bit more than me so 44 probably isn't that far above reality

 

[David Eccles]

so what is the difference between trip 1 and trip 2 modes? what does each do...I read the manual ages back and gave up trying to work it out...
mine seems to fluctuate during journeys...anything from 37.1 to 44ish...

 

[shaun5]

Pass !

 

[WelshGas]

One setting gives you actual mpg for the trip and resets if engine off for 2 or more hours. The other shows Average mpg, I think.

 

[GrannyJen]

Trip one rests to zero after an hour.

Trip two continues running until you reset manually.

I use trip to to record my campaign journey, such as my last trip of 1,800 miles. I use trip one for small, daily, multiple daily, recording of anorak detail...

 

[motacyclist]

Trip one rests to zero after an hour.

I thought it reset once the engine went cold but I have no scientific basis for this nor do I read the manual (it's too hard to read and too many safety warnings, too many variations Multivan, Caravelle etc etc etc ... one day I'll find a PDF version and delete all the warnings so I can actually read it!)