Thats pretty much the nail on the head........you get mpg relating to runing a 2500 cc turbo car... same as any other really.
30mpg if you're really good, 10 or so if you nail it.
you're talking about an engine design that is ~20 years old. Of course it's not going to be as good recent merc engine in terms of fuel economy.
It's not reocket science. It's an old car, heavy, with a turbo, 30mpg on a highway run isnt *bad*, its average for a car/engine of the era.
They are capable of 30mpg, but unfortunately Skylines are difficult cars to drive economically!!True mate. I re-read the post from the top and completley missed the "30mpg if you're good" part. Just focused on the negative bit.
Need to stop doing that.:disappointed:
ahmenYou've got to put the Skyline into some sort of perspective when judging running costs...
It's a big, 250bhp + car, it's not going to be cheap to run!
No-one would complain if they took their Porsche 911 to a garage and were told a service was going to be 100's of pounds and they wouldn't moan that it only got 20 to the gallon. Like a 911 or Renault GTA etc they are a specialist car that most people on here I'm sure wouldn't drop off at the local grease monkey for a service, you have to be prepared to pay what it costs to keep them running properly.
People think because it's 'only a Nissan' it's going to be cheap to run, it's not!
It's a 'proper' sport cars and that's reflected in how much it cost to keep on the road
30mpg is Driving Miss Daisy style...30mpg - Jesus - do you have a 1.6ltr skyline lol.
I thikn i average about 18-20 in mine when i'm shunting through the traffic.
I think the worst i've had it was £15 in about 30 miles. I was struggling with an incredible cram p though that made me depress the loud pedal quite a lot.
On a goo day £15 might see me for 50-60miles tops.