Hi everyone,  just discovered this site so I thought I might ask a questions about my Nissan Note and see what experience other people have had.

I bought a new Nissan Note Sept 2009, a 1.6 automatic petrol engine n-tec.  Driving around south London and the suburbs I was only getting about 24mpg which has slowly increased to about 27mpg. First service made no difference.  An experienced mechanic friend thought this figure was a bit on the low side.

Does anyone get about the same, more or less, or is there a problem with the fuel management system.

Apart from that everthing else is brilliant.

Cheers 

Mike

mines a 2009 (59) 1.6 auto tekna

around town i get 26.7-33 mpg depending how i drive air con/climate does make a big dent in the mpg on mine

on a long run i have had 50+ mpg

Are you use to driving auto's ??

Thanks for the reply.

 We have driven autos for  a long time and I tend to try and keep the air con off.

My other half is a bit of a speedster so that does not help!

Just done a long motorway drive and got about 47 doing 70 ish.

Might ask Nissan for advice.

Cheers

it's shocking in town. my 1.6 tekna auto can only manage about 34mpg at most around town (less most of the time) and near 40mpg if i stick to 60mph on the motorways.

with the petrol prices at about £1.34 per litre, I get about 100 miles out of £20.

not very good for a japanese super mini.

Doesnt your note have a trip computer ? my mpg has gone up a little (just over 3100 on the clocks now) 32.7 - 36 around town

It does have a trip computer but they are not 100 percent accurate.

if you want a accurate reading fill up then record the usage but the computer is fine for day to day. I am very pleased with the mpg concidering that it is a 1.6 auto.

mines not far off give or take 2%, one thing i have found, i get better mpg on regular (95-96 ron) than i do running it on premium

got a 100 odd mile trip coming up 1/3 motorway and 2/3 on an A road so see what it does then

PhilT, try resetting the trip comp before running around town. The mpg display is only the average of all the miles done since last reset, not your current consumption live data. My 1.6 auto does around 34mpg urban (short trips 3.5miles lots of stop starts) and 46 mpg on the motorway cruising at around mid 70's.

regards

dave s

my mpg is about the same as yours Dave but again i reset the trip everytime i fill up or an unusual journey just to see how is doing.

a friend of mine never tripped his switch for 12500 and wondered how i could tell between urban driving and long journeys silly man

Phil, you either have a very unusual driving style or a very unusual engine ecu. I have yet to see a tank contents gauge be accurate enough to judge mpg, on my last car the gauge needle would drop like a stone from full to half then drop slowly to empty, i think the analogue sender units are much less sensitive at the full half of the dial than the lower half, this is probably due to the style of sensor used i.e. a resistor wire wound component. try Stebb's system for better accuracy. regards

daves

Hi Phil, then it's just the number of miles covered and not anything to to do with mpg.

regards

dave s

Hi Phil, you stated that your consumption is better around town (less per mile) than when on a dual carrigeway etc, the frequency of refilling the tank is related to the number of miles covered but also to the type of driving done to cover those miles. I definitely get better mpg on the open road than around town by a factor of 32% less around town.

regards

dave s

Hi Phil, that's about right for that sort of trip but a longer journey will give you much more accurate data, then reset the trip for your around town trip and see the difference.

best wishes

dave s

That explains all Phil, your local terrain is so different to what everybody else calls long run versus urban. A long run to the rest of us would be mostly level and no downshifts where as urban would be low gears and lots of stop starts at junctions etc. Agree with the driving reference, a nice balance between handling and comfort and no nasty vices that bite, unlike my last car that was Ok until it bit back with a vengence and if you weren't ready for it, Oh Lordy.

regards

dave s

Glad you like yours, I bought mine after a lot of procrastination as I've always had big vehicles before and covered huge mileage in them. The Note wins on practical space and moving rear seats with dividers to stop the small items rolling all over the place. it's easy to service, nice to drive from a relative standpoint and I'm getting used to the looks but then I can't see it from the inside of the car and therefore doesn't matter too much to me. More importantly the granddaughter loves it and we can get the bicycles in the back etc though she would like the roof to come off in summer.The larger mpv's handle like boats in a squall.

rwgards

dave s

Hi Phil, seems good to me, I don't feel it's narrow though, it has the same inside dimensions as my 2.0 ltr auto vectra and I'm 1.83 mtrs and 100kg's, the armrest if you have one is rubbish too! The main reasons i bought mine were 1) camchain engine (sick of rubber band cambelts) more frequent oil changes will keep the chain and tensioner in good clean operating condition (oil is always cheaper than replacing expensive parts). 2) ease of servicing on my drive. 3) practical and flexible load space. 4) Parts availability and price (parts common with other nissan vehicles). I haven't bought a car on it's looks my entire life and I've had uglier ones than this one including a flourescent lime green SAAB 99, at best it was called kermit and worst mucous (never lost that one in a car park) As to tyres mine has currently on the front a pair of corsa's 185/55/16 and they seem fine, on the rear are conti prem2's. Iv'e never skimped on tyres or brakes as they are so important to keeping your trousers clean. I have access to some racing cars of old, to take on the track for when i wish to let rip and I'm too old to bother with street cred (it stops you being you for a start) though the vectra could take one hell of a load, even had a milling machine in it once, I don't really miss it as I had lots of them of that type as company cars and even now it felt like getting into the office, so a change is good and so far I have no regrets on this choice, so it may stay for ten years or so, the last vectra stayed for 13 yrs.

regards

dave s

with tyres if you go wider and go with a smaller sidewall the price drops by 15-20 quid a corner as there a more common size

speedo wise it only changes the rolling radius by 0.8%

Hi Phil, sorry but no idea on the corsa's price as they were fitted by a friend's garage as a favour for some troubleshooting I did for him not so long ago and I didn't want to ask, but upto now I would fit them next time, if you ring around some places or look on blackcircles.com, they have tyres from £67 fitted, Falken's @£72. The plastic dash rattles more in mine when it's cold below 12°c and is silent above 16°c, then again with the granddaughter in the car I never ever will hear it creak or rattle. have a good weekend.

regards

dave s

Have you swapped the tires around ?? diagonally front to back

you get a bit more wear out of them then

Hi Flash, according to Nissan the tyres should only be swapped front to back on the same side, this would make sense as a tyre swapped diagonally would be subjected to reverse loads compared to where it had spent all it's previous loading and wear patterns and these wear patterns will reduce grip until worn down to suit the new position. I do not swap my tyres around as it can mask misalignment issues that could other wise be spotted and the thought of buying 4 at a time makes my wallet cry.

regards

dave s