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I own a Ford Focus 1.6 Automatic Reg 2009 on mobility. I have done approximately 2,000 miles but get only 33.3 mpg. This feels low to me. Dealer said that it would improve over time. I don't feel this mpg is correct. What do you think?
Asked on 17 July 2010 by DC, Rhayader
Answered by
Honest John
I'm afraid that's all you will get running the car for short distances from cold because the car then runs on enriched mixture and hence uses more fuel. Drive the car some distance and you should get high 30s. I doubt you’ll ever get 40 or more.
Real MPG enables you to register the fuel economy you are actually getting against your make and model of car, its engine and type of transmission.
Every time you enter an average consumption figure against your car, the overall average automatically adjusts to reflect it.
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