Eric........
This is going to be tricky! You mention buying fuel by the litre, and
driving almost 1000 miles a month. So, how should we express the expected
fuel mileage when we in America buy fuel in smaller-than-Imperial gallons
rather than litres (which would probably be liters if we were to buy in
them) and, if you ask the Texans, drive longer miles than most normal human
beings!
Anyway, if you are prepared to do the math, in our shop we generally reckon
that a well-tuned, stock B will average 22 miles per US gallon around town,
or 27 mpg cruising on the highway at reasonable speeds.
Lawrie
British Sportscar Center
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Erickson <eric@erickson.on.net>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, December 20, 1998 8:47 AM
Subject: Fuel Consumption
>Is there such a thing as an "average" fuel consumption (or "ideal" fuel
>consumption) for a stock, standard MGB? If not, would anyone hazard any
>thoughts on such an average for a mostly city/suburban (some country)
>driven vehicle?
>
>In Australia we can still buy leaded fuel at all petrol stations and I
>run my '68 'B on leaded fuel as standard at around 70 cents per litre.
>Once or twice (more often if I am feeling rich) each month I fill her
>with AVGAS (i.e. AViation GAS - also called "BP Racing Fuel") high
>octane/high lead - which has recently gone up to $1.30 per litre at my
>local station. There is no doubt, purely from "feel", that the car runs
>better on the more expensive item.
>
>I am putting almost a thousand miles a month on this poor 30 year old
>beast (I take her - and me - for a country run almost every weekend) so
>you can guess that I am starting to look at ways to improve her fuel
>consumption (without compromising power - or changing my driving style
>too much <G>) wherever possible towards any such "ideal". I need a
>target to aim for.
>
>
>Eric
>'68 MGB MkII
>
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