economy

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    2.2 diesel poor economy

    Morning all, just taken on a 2014 2.2 diesel in an attempt to reduce some running costs from my previous A6. Bit surprised the mpg is no where near the manufacturers guidelines. On previous cars (Mondeo's, A6, Scirocco, golf...) I can fairly easily get and sometimes exceed the quoted figures so...
  2. D

    Mazda 2/Demio Fuel Economy Thread

    Hi all I am opening a new thread in which we can discuss fuel economy of the Mazda 2 and what did you do to increase fuel economy. Please post you car's information in this order :). Type: Mazda 2 (US or EU) or Demio (Japan) Year: when it was manufacured or registered Engine: 1.3 or 1.5...
  3. L

    ECU programming

    I have a 2002 Protege5, 2L, automatic. I have never been impressed with the fuel economy of this vehicle or of any of the Mazdas that we have owned. My motivation for this request is my daughter's 2006 Subaru Impreza. I monitor an Impreza site to see what is going on and have been impressed with...
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    How do you get 30mpg or better with the MZR DISI?

    I realize the MS3 is a performance car. I wouldn't care about MPG except people keep throwing out high numbers that I can't even approach. Even driving grannystyle, I haven't been able to break 25mpg after six months of trying. Generally, smaller throttle openings are the key -- but this is my...
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