Just did a round trip - Cincinnati-Cleveland and got 32.87 in my JCW Clubman. My longest trip so far in the MINI. Been hovering around 28 with the daily drive, so this was a very nice number. Just set the cruise at 72-74 and aimed it north. Time to plan another long ride.
I do the Cincinnati-Columbus run pretty regularly in my '08 MCS and get similar results. You can actually get a lot more if you stick to 55~65, but who the heck wants to do that? I did one run on old US 42 and got 35ish, iirc. It's a slower highway, longer drive, but a little more interesting than I-71. But not a whole lot, really. Once you get into Central Ohio flatland it's still dull and flat. I very much prefer my valley and hills.
Amen. Anyone else use FUELLY to track mileage? So far, after 36 fill-ups, my overall average is 30.0 MPG. The best is 32.7 for a tank. Worst is 21.2, but that was several runs on the Tail of the Dragon and other roads in the area :wink: Specifics here: Traveller (Mini JCW) | Fuelly
I do, and have about 140 fill ups logged. I was rather happy with my 27.5 MPG in my 06 JCW until I saw you guys and your 30s...
I've been using the iPhone app Road Trip LE to track mine. Just passed 10,000 miles on the JCW (30+ overall) with an average of 28.5 mpg I only get the 30's on extended road trips. The daily commute (~70mi RT) gives me between 26 and 29 depending how heavy my foot feels. :devil:
I was getting low to mid 40's until I added the sprint booster and torque arm bushing. Now it seems to stay around 38. Jim
Seems almost sacrilegious to talk MPG for this car :wink: Oddly enough, I get better mileage in town/on my daily commute. Highway travel at anything above 72 MPH returns less than 30 MPG. As low as the 21.2 MPG I got while on the Tail of the Dragon, it is about what I saw for an average in my pervious car: 2004 VW R32. All this beats my Jeep that averages 12.4 MPG (single digits when off-road.)
We're friends on Fuelly! Awesome. 11 fill-ups here with an overall average of 29.4 mpg. Best is 32.1 mpg. Worst is 26.9, mostly city driving. Specifics here: Geeklife - 2 Geek 4 U| Fuelly
My other car is a Prius so I need to pump up the mpgs on the JCW so the Mrs. doesn't make me drive the other one since I have the longer commute. :wink: So far so good - I'm still in the JCW