MG ZT 180 Auto Poor Fuel Economy

cldcp00 · 11th February 2017, 19:01

I have an MG ZT 180 Auto.

I have had new VIS fitted and the car checked if it is running rich and it is not.

I live in london and do mainly very short journeys average 2 - 5 miles.

I am only getting 12.4 mpg and been told that is about right because the car is automatic and for most of my journeys the car is running on choke especially in this cold weather.

Is this correct or should I be checking something else?

coolguy · 11th February 2017, 19:27

Mine does around 18 mpg running locally - 6 mile round trips in winter - but only about 28 on a run, which I gather is on the low side, but then I do drive it as a sports saloon which is what it is!

Christopher Price · 11th February 2017, 20:52

If you're only doing short journeys in the cold, I would have thought that it sounds about right, the 180 was never sold as being economical on short urban journeys.

11th February 2017, 19:01	#1
cldcp00 Regular poster MG ZT Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Forest Hill London Posts: 67 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	MG ZT 180 Auto Poor Fuel Economy I have an MG ZT 180 Auto. I have had new VIS fitted and the car checked if it is running rich and it is not. I live in london and do mainly very short journeys average 2 - 5 miles. I am only getting 12.4 mpg and been told that is about right because the car is automatic and for most of my journeys the car is running on choke especially in this cold weather. Is this correct or should I be checking something else?

11th February 2017, 19:27	#2
coolguy Coolguy Rover 75 CDT Tourer Auto, Rover 75 2.0 Connoisseur Auto, MG ZT 2.5 Auto and MG ZT Cdti Auto (Monogra Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Finedon Posts: 1,900 Thanks: 933 Thanked 638 Times in 430 Posts	Mine does around 18 mpg running locally - 6 mile round trips in winter - but only about 28 on a run, which I gather is on the low side, but then I do drive it as a sports saloon which is what it is!

11th February 2017, 20:52	#3
Christopher Price Banned None at the moment. Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Lincoln Posts: 753 Thanks: 151 Thanked 230 Times in 152 Posts	If you're only doing short journeys in the cold, I would have thought that it sounds about right, the 180 was never sold as being economical on short urban journeys.