MPG (1 Viewer)

[Camdoon]

Came over to France on Saturday night and ended up at Cap Gris Nez (the less said about it having shelter from the wind the better). We had originally intended to head down the coast to Normandy and pootle about there but decided to head towards the Loire. It was still fairly wild all the way down but we averaged 22mpg going at 60 while we would expect 27 going through the middle of France at 65+. Obviously thoughts turned to the tyre pressures (ok) and this morning we realised we had the alde pump on but this was not a factor as the mpg has gone back to a normal 28.
20% loss driving through a storm is quite an overhead. I appreciate this wasn't scientific but was anyone else hit with such a decrease?

 

[mikebeaches]

Not been out driving in the current storms, but also not in the least surprised regarding the impact on your MPG.

 

[The Wino]

Should have headed east and put the awning out!!!!!

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[denisejoe]

Your driving a brick driving against any wind will affect mpg always go with the wind with what we have had you could put it in neutral and still done 60

 

[WillH]

I've seen the wind knock my mpg from 30 down to 26 mpg. We are driving bricks.

 

[Clarky]

A headwind always knocks the MPG down, far more than extra weight.
We normally get about 26mpg but that often goes down to 21-22mpg with a headwind.

Richard.

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[The Dudess]

We have experienced the mpg going down to 19 when battling against a head wind - it's normally around the 26 mpg mark.

 

[Captain Pants]

Surprisingly how much effect the wind has. I used to drive up and down the M5 a lot. Always got better mpg coming back with the prevailing south westerly on my tail than outward journey.

 

[Lenny HB]

A headwind always knocks the MPG down, far more than extra weight.
We normally get about 26mpg but that often goes down to 21-22mpg with a headwind.

Richard.

Ditto.

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[Lenny HB]

Came over to France on Saturday night and ended up at Cap Gris Nez (the less said about it having shelter from the wind the better).

What you complaining about we were on the overnight ferry from Newhaven to Dieppe on Sunday night.

 

[Camdoon]

What you complaining about we were on the overnight ferry from Newhaven to Dieppe on Sunday night.

Yikes
We normally just kip up at CDE so headed to Wissant at about 7. Our phone signal went and we then were faced with going into CGN which someone on here thought would be sheltered so why not. It was in some parts but not where we ended up. The wife got the satellite tv working so she just snuggled in for the night. Don't come aknocking when the van's arockin all night had nothing to do with my vim or vigour.

 

[Lenny HB]

Yikes
We normally just kip up at CDE so headed to Wissant at about 7. Our phone signal went and we then were faced with going into CGN which someone on here thought would be sheltered so why not. It was in some parts but not where we ended up. The wife got the satellite tv working so she just snuggled in for the night. Don't come aknocking when the van's arockin all night had nothing to do with my vim or vigour.

It was me that recommended CNG.
Lovely spot and a nice walk along the cliffs in the morning if you don't get blown over.

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[Camdoon]

It was me that recommended CNG.
Lovely spot and a nice walk along the cliffs in the morning if you don't get blown over.

We had already broken the door handle and a roof vent was loose (both fixed) so we were happy just to get out alive. Thankfully the wife only realised once we had left that the pylon tower was feet away. Of course as we drove out in the morning there was a sweet peaceful spot about 30m away.

 

[autorouter]

Surprisingly how much effect the wind has. I used to drive up and down the M5 a lot. Always got better mpg coming back with the prevailing south westerly on my tail than outward journey.

I think the effect of headwind is widely underestimated. I remember going down the Snake Pass with a strong headwind. Normally I'm in third or second gear to keep the speed under control. But that time, I was slowing down in neutral, and needed a bit of accelerator to keep the speed up.

 

[Minxy]

On our recent trip to Spain and back we averaged 25mpg, as our Carthago only had a few hundred miles on it before we went we knew we'd have to wait for it to 'find its feet' before we got a good MPG but with the wind we experienced on our way back up through Spain and France, coupled with travelling back up the UK in storm Ciara, I'm surprised it wasn't knocked down to 20mpg! We've now got just over 5000m on and its starting to loosen up nicely.

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[Spriddler]

Yep, a headwind murders my mpg. I thought that when I sold my yacht and bought a m/h I wouldn't have to check the wind direction any more before deciding where to go.

 

[Brains]

Surprisingly how much effect the wind has. I used to drive up and down the M5 a lot. Always got better mpg coming back with the prevailing south westerly on my tail than outward journey.

Ahhh the up and down to Cornwall route!

I've been driving that route every couple of months for the last 40+ years!

It's less noticeable in a modern car than in the days when I did it in a Morris 1000, a Ford Escort, A VW Variant, VW Hippy bus, VW T4 and then several Landrovers.
But as @Captian Pants says, it faster and cheaper to get to London than it is to get to Cornwall against the prevailing wind.

I remember on memorable night coming over the M5 bridge at Avonmounth doing 20 mph top speed into a headwind!