Well, 7 days ago I purchased my 06' MCS. Today I let her ride to empty. All I can say is woah, I must have drove the wheels off her. I only managed 260miles. That's only about 19.7mpg! This tank I'm going to try and baby her, maybe I can get above 20mpg . But I can say, man what a hell of a ride!


Do y'all remember how far your first tank of gas got you?

 

It's kind of hard to keep your foot out of it isn't it...Enjoy!

 

My first tank of gas was too long ago to even begin to remember.

Only 19.7? I've had more fun on a tank. 18mpg

 

A perfect Jeremy Clarkson quote comes to mind

"Now I've got my foot buried into where the carpet used to be, and XXX brake horsepower is roaming around the engine bay!"

Just wait till you put in a CAI and Pulley, You'll really get on it then. The sound difference is enough to make you die from over-excitement.

 

Best I've ever done with mostly city driving is 23mpg. And that was driving like a grandma. I'm usually around the 19mpg mark. Some MCS's seem to get much better mileage than others, I've found. But honestly, the fun outweighs the monetary issues. I didn't buy a Mini for the gas mileage......

 

28-30 mpg on either of the MINIs....and that's including "fun" driving. Makes me wonder what I would get if I went "Grandpa" on it.

You're using premium gas, right?

 

Fill 'er up and enjoy! Welcome to the family...like WL said...it's hard to keep your foot out of it but it sure is fun...

 

Now that makes me feel better... cause I never got the advertised mileage.

My first tank of gas got me ~23.3 mpg and I drove about 270 miles before filling up. The best I ever got was 30.4 mpg on a roadtrip to the FL west coast, and the worst 18.3 mpg. But that may be a bit off as this is from around the time I had the car at the dealership to have work done (leaking power-steering hoses replaced).

 

I got my new 2010 MCS last saturday, one week ago exactly, and i'm still at half a tank! loving that.

 

My avg mpg is about 26.1. Thats with some performance mods too.

 

man, i'm bearly avging 20mpg overall. and i do a lot of highway commuting lol.

 

geez 29 mpg here. Although I can tell when I get on it. You can watch the hand on the guage fall. Kinda like the old american hotrods.

 

I only get 29 mpg on a good tank! I used to get 35 mpg when my Mini was newer and I don't drive like grandma either. :D I'd be disappointed with that low of a tank.

 

I have a 2010S and I get a little over 30mpg no matter how I drive it, in the city and on the highway. Too much fun! Love it.

 

I can't remember the first tank, but I average ~30 consistently (says my computer readout, which I reset at each new tank). I drive mostly country roads, but I spend a lot of time passing slow-movers and playing around town. That's with: CAI, Exhaust, 15% pulley, JCW 380cc injectors, colder plugs, Screamin Demon coil pack, and a quick tune from WMW. I actually never lost mpg numbers while making those mods.

I did get 6 mpg at an autocross though.

 

The 2nd tank of gas is empty. 273 miles and 13.7gallons later. 19.9mpg. This tank i'm going to try and baby her. I will get over 20mpg this time!

 

My guess is that you are going to be trying to baby her on the fourth tank too.

ihave gotten a steady 25 mpg since we bought our 2004 MCS 6 years ago.

To improve your chances you might double check that your air filter is in good condition, your tires are properly inflated, good spark plugs, etc. Good luck! You can do it! And if not at least you will have had fun trying.

 

Coming from an SUV that got 11.5 mpg no matter how I drove it, I was expecting to get around 20. After 2 tanks I've managed to average 28 mpg, which blows my mind. Lot of highway driving though, so who knows how it will be on a full tank of city jackrabbiting.

 

Howdy,
Yes, we bought the Mini for better fuel mileage / lower costs, but it is HARD to resist that blower whine !
I got 28 mpg on the first tank, but that included some hard acceleration and some 85 mph straights.
On my last 100 mile commute, I decided to limit myself to 3,000 RPM and 65/66 mph on the highway. The calculated (no mpg computer on mine) fuel mileage was 31.8 mpg.
Hmmmmmm, for the cost/fun difference, I'm going to have to lean towards the 'fun' side.
Stock, run-flat tires @ 36 psi. 6-speed manual. Air conditioner on. Coasting to the red lights (this car coasts great !).

B.M.

 

Just got my used 2002 6spd (66k miles) and the first tank got right around 34.5mpg with nearly all highway miles (65mph, almost no breaking). Straight commuting car right now. Also, no AC use. Love it. I was commuting with my 2006 BMW X3 and this is just a bit better.

 

I used all my best hyper mileing techniques on the way home night and hit 45.1 MPG on the computer so real world (computer is very optimistic) is proably around 41-42 in real life. the drive was about 30 miles and kept the speed between 55-60 mph wherever possibe.

Big numbers are best maintained by driving like your grandma's grandma and resisting the urge to get on the throttle except when you can get big gains for no money (i.e. down hill).

 

Hehe, I don't exactly grandpa it but I'm definitely restricted. I do an early morning commute (6am~) and mid-afternoon return home in Chicago (3pm~) so that I'm not at a standstill but the traffic is still such that I never really go any higher than 65-70mph. Pretty close to ideal without being completely grandpa about it

 

My normal commute is a run into DC at what feels like 2 mph but actually averages out to about 25-35 depending on the morning. On average I get about the same - 33-34 according to the computer, so right around 30.

 

brand new '10 clubby S. third tank of gas. 28.9 city, 41.3 highway. I think the computer is broken though. having it checked out after this road trip.

 

31-33 mpg consistent with 75%hwy 25% city driving. Tuned 09 JCW.