good morning everyone. My partner has a Renault scenic which has seen better days. 1.9 dci, 02 model. Engine seems fine, (less than 100k) but it's now looking tatty and battered so I thought I'd look round for something to replace it with. A woman at work has just got a new Nissan Juke, 1.6 petrol model. I had a look at the Juke and thought my Mrs would like it. Quite high driving position, chunky looking. So I got chatting to the woman who owns it. She loves it! She was raving about the sat nav, the reversing camera, the bluetooth and all the other little things. So I asked about MPG. Well, that set her off again! Her eyes went big as she told me how GREAT it was. In economy mode, she gets 33MPG! That's motorway and around town combined. 33MPG??? Can that be right? A brand spanking new medium sized car returning figures like that? Parked a few slots down is a great looking Landrover Defender. Y reg, td5. This has monster truck sized wheels with tyres that gives hedghogs a 50 50 chance. Speaking to owner, he says he gets 30 - 33mpg from that (unless he's towing a trailer with a couple of ton on it) drops to 28 ish then. Infact, my Transit must beat those figures! I know I'm comparing diesel to petrol but my partner only potters round town, never goes on the motorway. Ihe only reason I was looking at something that size is if we go out as a family any distance, we use her car due to the van only having three seats. Someone restore my faith in modern technology and tell me those figures are wrong please? And before anyone comments on the WOMAN driver, my partner is a woman driver and a bad driver I must add.
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The Defender driver is an optimist 
I know someone who has a well maintained one and he claims 25 tops on a run and nearer 20 running about. There are a lot of optimists driving Land Rovers though, I think you need to be. 
I know someone who has a well maintained one and he claims 25 tops on a run and nearer 20 running about. There are a lot of optimists driving Land Rovers though, I think you need to be. cecotto479
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Honest John agrees with her.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring...n-Juke-not-as-economical-as-it-should-be.html
My wife recently purchased a new Nissan Juke four-wheel-drive automatic. Nissan claims Combined fuel consumption of 37.2mpg and 47.1 in the Extra Urban cycle, but after 300 miles we are averaging only 29.6mpg and have yet to better 31.1 on a long trip. We have been told to monitor consumption once the car is properly run in, but by then it will be outside the one-month return period. My wife loves the car, but if the figures do not improve significantly we will not be keeping it and might swap for a diesel. What rights do we have if it is not meeting the manufacturer's performance claims?
HM, Co Antrim
You are quoting EC lab test fuel figures, which are wholly unrealistic but the only ones a manufacturer is legally allowed to quote. There is not and never was any guarantee that drivers will achieve these figures, so you have no grounds to reject the car. According to feedback in the real-world fuel survey at www.honestjohn.co.uk, average economy for the Juke DiG-T 4x4 CVT is 31.1mpg. It would be stupid to swap the car for something else, because the financial loss will be far greater than anything you claw back through improved economy. Modern diesels harbour a number of potentially expensive problems in the long term, too.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring...n-Juke-not-as-economical-as-it-should-be.html
My wife recently purchased a new Nissan Juke four-wheel-drive automatic. Nissan claims Combined fuel consumption of 37.2mpg and 47.1 in the Extra Urban cycle, but after 300 miles we are averaging only 29.6mpg and have yet to better 31.1 on a long trip. We have been told to monitor consumption once the car is properly run in, but by then it will be outside the one-month return period. My wife loves the car, but if the figures do not improve significantly we will not be keeping it and might swap for a diesel. What rights do we have if it is not meeting the manufacturer's performance claims?
HM, Co Antrim
You are quoting EC lab test fuel figures, which are wholly unrealistic but the only ones a manufacturer is legally allowed to quote. There is not and never was any guarantee that drivers will achieve these figures, so you have no grounds to reject the car. According to feedback in the real-world fuel survey at www.honestjohn.co.uk, average economy for the Juke DiG-T 4x4 CVT is 31.1mpg. It would be stupid to swap the car for something else, because the financial loss will be far greater than anything you claw back through improved economy. Modern diesels harbour a number of potentially expensive problems in the long term, too.
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I prefer the Quashqai to the Juke, a friend of mine had the Diesel version, it was fairly nippy and he claimed 50 ish mpg, I was surprised to learn it was only a 1.6.
Incidentally, I saw a Juke the other night with all it's lights on, it looked rediculous coming towards me with little sidelights at the top, HUGE headlights underneath and then fog lights at the bottom, it looked like a speeding block of flats
Incidentally, I saw a Juke the other night with all it's lights on, it looked rediculous coming towards me with little sidelights at the top, HUGE headlights underneath and then fog lights at the bottom, it looked like a speeding block of flats
Christ on a bike, thats chronic !!
My nacky old Xantia HDi does 0ver 40 mpg no matter how I drive it and over 50 on motorways, even at 85 mph !!
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Mate had a 2.6 Vectra that I used to take him & his wife to and from the airport. I never managed to get 42mpg but could easilly get 41.5mpg. My mate was amazed as all he ever got was mid 20's. Same with his current Nissan Pathfinder - I get afround 10 mpg more than him. Basically it's the difference in our driving styles that gets me the better economy and the same will apply to any car.
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il stick with the Rover 45 diesel one of the most economical cars i know of
and no the L series diesel don't suffer the head gasket problem of the K series petrol
40mpg round town stop start and 55/60mpg on a run these figures are full tank to full tank these are taking it steady
if you want to very lead footed on a run you still get 45/50 mpg it still amazes me how much it does to the gallon and cost well £600
these figures are taken from autotrader
Fuel consumption (urban) 38.7 mpg
Fuel consumption (extra urban) 66.4 mpg
Fuel consumption (combined) 52.7 mpg
0 - 62 mph 10.6 seconds
Top speed 115 mph
Cylinders 4
Valves 8 v
Engine power 101 bhp
il stick with the Rover 45 diesel one of the most economical cars i know of
and no the L series diesel don't suffer the head gasket problem of the K series petrol
40mpg round town stop start and 55/60mpg on a run these figures are full tank to full tank these are taking it steady
if you want to very lead footed on a run you still get 45/50 mpg it still amazes me how much it does to the gallon and cost well £600
these figures are taken from autotrader
Fuel consumption (urban) 38.7 mpg
Fuel consumption (extra urban) 66.4 mpg
Fuel consumption (combined) 52.7 mpg
0 - 62 mph 10.6 seconds
Top speed 115 mph
Cylinders 4
Valves 8 v
Engine power 101 bhp
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Our 1.4, 3 cylinder, turbo intercooled, Skoda Fabia diesel does at least 50 mpg no matter how you drive. On a careful motorway run mid 70 mpg easy to obtain. In fact it's more economical than the Smart Fortwo (700cc turbo intercooled petrol) I use every day ! The fuel consuption on that really suffers at speed due to the brick like aerodynamics.
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My sister visited recently, drives a VW polo Bluemotion. On the round trip she got 70mpg and was flashed twice on the Autoroute. (luckily they don't bill UK cars yet
) Alway a fast driver, but gets decent econmy out of her motors.
That Juke is pig ugly, no redeeming features.
KF
) Alway a fast driver, but gets decent econmy out of her motors.That Juke is pig ugly, no redeeming features.
KF
