Hi,

Just got back from a round trip to Newcastle (i live in leicester) so its a round trip of just under 400 miles. The route was m1 -> m18 - > a1(m) so motor-way driving 90% of the way. I drove at a steady 70-75 all the way except where the enforced 50's are on the m1 and a1.

I reset the MPG counter at the start and when i got home it showed a staggering 83mpg. Can this possibly be true?

Work it out for yourself dude!

Surelly you filled up for a trip like that. Go fill back up to work out exactly how much fuel you've used. You already know the exact miles - get the old calc out and do the math!

Who needs trip computers?

Wheres james may when you need him?

The MPG computer should be running the country, it's overly optimistic You would struggle to get that MPG from a Polo Blue Motion, let alone a VRS

All the above are valid points, but if it's any use my regular short work commutes result

in a very stingy mpg after a while, lucky to get much over 40mpg even on a run, however

do a reset and I can get 70mpg on a local straight 'B' road.

As suggested, next time do the maths from a full tank re-fill, probably be 50 odd mpg

on that sort of run:)

Mine over estimates by around 5 MPG and I've never, ever seen a reading like that. I sit on the the motorway at 75-77 using cruise control as a comparison.

Someone get the little kitties ready............ they are in trouble again.