1st Gen R53 Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: Absolute Horrid Fuel Mileage!

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  1. ScottinBend

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    #17 ScottinBend, Apr 6, 2012
    I usually get about 250-300 miles out of an almost empty tank. Closer to 400 when spending the whole tank at constant highway speeds.
     
  2. Crashton

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    #18 Crashton, Apr 6, 2012
    I'm averaging about 320 miles per tank. A mix of highway & city driving with a few rev-limiter tests per tank.... :)
     
  3. Zapski

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    #20 Zapski, Apr 7, 2012
    That's about what I see as well. In Columbus I get a bit less than I did when living in Cincinnati but I attribute that to the lack of hills to coast down. ;)
     
  4. Justa Jim

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    #21 Justa Jim, Apr 7, 2012
    This has no bearing on this thread at all, but I seem to have traded "low end torque", for for an extra 145 miles per tank. Thanks for the info. :Thumbsup:

    Jim
     
  5. Firebro17

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    #23 Firebro17, Apr 7, 2012
    OK, so I drove to the coast today and averaged 28.2 mpg and 60.8 mph..... The computer shows I can still go 280 miles and the gas gauge reads just a shade under 3/4. Not too bad for a 150 mile trip. I'll take that. :D
     
  6. Crashton

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    #24 Crashton, Apr 7, 2012
    ^ I'd be happy with that mileage. It is about what I get with my R53. Mods are JCW intake, JCW exhaust & 15% pulley.....
     
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    #25 Firebro17, Apr 8, 2012
    ^^ Same mods here except a 16% pulley. Negligible.....
     
  8. Crashton

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    #28 Crashton, Apr 9, 2012
    Guess I just cruise. My most fun mileage was 8.5 MPG. The gas lasted longer than the tires..... :)
     
  9. Dave.0

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    #29 Dave.0, Apr 9, 2012
    I think 200 miles on a tank is a great week. :Thumbsup:

    You do not buy a Mini S (SUPERCHARGED) for fuel milage, Its a drive by smile car.

    You should have got a Justa if you wanted good Fuel Mileage. See post #21
     
  10. Mr. Jim

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    #30 Mr. Jim, Apr 10, 2012
    +1 on that ^^^
     
  11. Crashton

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    #31 Crashton, Apr 10, 2012
    I bought mine for smiles too. :D But I also smile at the mileage it gives me. :D A lot of what I get or don't get is right foot dependent.
     
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    #33 t3hwookiee, Apr 12, 2012
    My MCSc gets 24mpg when I drive her, and 28-29 when my husband the granny does. Commute is 9/10 interstate, 1/10 tons of stoplights city streets. I bought May for the smiles not the miles also.

    My previous vehicle was an '03 Harley F-150, so I love having the supercharger again. I knew it would get bad gas mileage-my truck got 13mpg if I was lucky since I was always making her SC whine. I'm very pleased with getting 24mpg-nearly twice as good as I was getting before, and I'm having more fun than I did even in my Shamu truck. Totally worth it. :)
     
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