1 litre for 6.5km fuel comsumption=$40 for 201Km!!
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Anyone can Help me with my KIA Spectra 1.6A.
I have installed Vkool, 2 x Cyclone2 and a Broquet fuel charger.
Doesn't help a bit. Check with C&C, they said it's ok and often jump back to their safety line" It all depends on your driving habit and road condition" or "It's like that!" Period.
I hardly rev my engine above 3200 RPM! and comon driving around singapore.... That's the road condition. OK wat. Conti cars don't 'drink' fuel like this!!!
I intention to sell off this car, even if it is 4 months old!!!! Too bad, bought it from a 'friend'.(salesman)
Any constructive comments or buyers? -
I think most of the Kia have bad consumption problem...Originally posted by Comconn1:Anyone can Help me with my KIA Spectra 1.6A.
I have installed Vkool, 2 x Cyclone2 and a Broquet fuel charger.
Doesn't help a bit. Check with C&C, they said it's ok and often jump back to their safety line" It all depends on your driving habit and road condition" or "It's like that!" Period.
I hardly rev my engine above 3200 RPM! and comon driving around singapore.... That's the road condition. OK wat. Conti cars don't 'drink' fuel like this!!!
I intention to sell off this car, even if it is 4 months old!!!! Too bad, bought it from a 'friend'.(salesman)
Any constructive comments or buyers?
have you run in the car yet?
What's your mileage clocked?
What petrol you pumping? -
The caris currently at 7200km, well should be 'runned-in'Originally posted by DaKaR:I think most of the Kia have bad consumption problem...
have you run in the car yet?
What's your mileage clocked?
What petrol you pumping?
Shell fusion. tried V-power, but notice under power for accel.dunno why. salesman say fusion is better for this car.
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V-Power is just 98 with plenty of additives that makes it burn faster to make your car more smooth... For normal sedan cars, 95 is more than enough and should give you more mileage.Originally posted by Comconn1:The caris currently at 7200km, well should be 'runned-in'
Shell fusion. tried V-power, but notice under power for accel.dunno why. salesman say fusion is better for this car.
From what i know, Kia Spectra 1.6(m) is quite torquey as i have test driven it before... Like most korean cars, dun expect too good consumption...most of them only clock ard 8-9km/l
It depends alot on your right foot too...
It doesn't matter which rpm you change gear at... But HOW FAST you get to the RPM...
Just drive smoothly, change to fully synthetic engine oil...
check that you inflate your tires properly... For most 1.6 cars, 14-15 inch rims, should ard 24psi in front and 22psi behind... -
Thks for the advise, actually, I have done all the above and more...Maybe, it's really HOW FAST i reach the RPM...HMMm, I don't race my accel...Next time you see a KIA spectra SDW4160B, crawling off the junction after the green signal, dun blame meOriginally posted by DaKaR:V-Power is just 98 with plenty of additives that makes it burn faster to make your car more smooth... For normal sedan cars, 95 is more than enough and should give you more mileage.
From what i know, Kia Spectra 1.6(m) is quite torquey as i have test driven it before... Like most korean cars, dun expect too good consumption...most of them only clock ard 8-9km/l
It depends alot on your right foot too...
It doesn't matter which rpm you change gear at... But HOW FAST you get to the RPM...
Just drive smoothly, change to fully synthetic engine oil...
check that you inflate your tires properly... For most 1.6 cars, 14-15 inch rims, should ard 24psi in front and 22psi behind...
I m just conserving fuel...
Anyway, the same habit and avg route used on my previous Volvo S80 dun swallow fuel like KIA....
Verdict: Know anyone/dealers who offer high trade-ins for new cars? -
Hi,
wow its so bad?!?!?!?!
I used to drive a Nissan March 1.0l (A) and the fuel consumtion is on average 1l for 10.5km!
It's quite bad for a 1000cc car....... guess it's becos its auto.
$40 for 201km, that's simply unacceptable.............. I suggest u better bring it to some outside service agent and see how. Think a Merz save for petrol than your KIA. Something must be wrong.
Btw, my march last time pump Shell 98. $40 for 300plus km. -
Waa... you make me feel like dying.....Originally posted by Ah Wei:Hi,
wow its so bad?!?!?!?!
I used to drive a Nissan March 1.0l (A) and the fuel consumtion is on average 1l for 10.5km!
It's quite bad for a 1000cc car....... guess it's becos its auto.
$40 for 201km, that's simply unacceptable.............. I suggest u better bring it to some outside service agent and see how. Think a Merz save for petrol than your KIA. Something must be wrong.
Btw, my march last time pump Shell 98. $40 for 300plus km. Thinking of changing to New Honda civic.(btw, good fuel consumption?I know City is gd, but can't accept the shape.) gotta lose a bomb first though.... got any gd dealers? heard prices for cars are going up...true? -
Hi,
Yup, prepare to lose a sum 1st, before considering to change car. The qns u gotto ask yrself is, can u afford to lose that sum, though, I admit, if on long run, u will end up saving cos of the high petrol consumtion of your Kia Spectra. But how much u put on downpayment etc. Worth to lose the sum?
Anyway, really, 6.5km is totally unacceptable, sorry to remind you again. I was quite fed up the other time of my march cos of its 10.5km/l. Suppose to save money driving March, end up petrol bill high, kinda morale low. Anyway, sold it at the abt a week ago liao. Intend to keep longer if better fuel efficiency. Just change to a slightly bigger car. The petrol consumtion is still under observation, heh...........
Me still not very sure abt the spec of the new honda civic 1.6. But seriously, it look the same as the 1.5. But then, the thing is you have to pay slightly higher rd tax, for the same performance. Not too sure, have to wait till i got the spec and confirm further. -
I 've the spec. Honda have VTi and Vtis under Civic's unbrella. 1.6 and 1.7l repectively. dunno the fuel consumption. Honda city is on 1.5L.suppose to save fuel based on dual spark plug per chamber. say that city can do 14-15km/l. sound like a big 'beh deh' from them. anyway city is a thai car, resale value will be horrific. sold my city 2.5 years ago.. the one w/o vtec.Originally posted by Ah Wei:Hi,
Yup, prepare to lose a sum 1st, before considering to change car. The qns u gotto ask yrself is, can u afford to lose that sum, though, I admit, if on long run, u will end up saving cos of the high petrol consumtion of your Kia Spectra. But how much u put on downpayment etc. Worth to lose the sum?
Anyway, really, 6.5km is totally unacceptable, sorry to remind you again. I was quite fed up the other time of my march cos of its 10.5km/l. Suppose to save money driving March, end up petrol bill high, kinda morale low. Anyway, sold it at the abt a week ago liao. Intend to keep longer if better fuel efficiency. Just change to a slightly bigger car. The petrol consumtion is still under observation, heh...........
Me still not very sure abt the spec of the new honda civic 1.6. But seriously, it look the same as the 1.5. But then, the thing is you have to pay slightly higher rd tax, for the same performance. Not too sure, have to wait till i got the spec and confirm further. lose abt.$30K that year.
Any way, wat car are you driving now? just avg the cost and let me now asap, k? -
Hi Comconn,
Well actually I have the spec of the new 1.6l Honda Civic Vti as well. But what i find it not quite acceptable is that on paper, the Honda 1.5l Vti is faster than the 1.6l Vti !!! The 1.5l version produces 112 horsepower while the new 1.6l 110bhp. And the pickup is slightly faster for the 1.5l too. So, don't think its quite worthwhile to get the new 1.6l, cos of higher road tax and fuel consumtion I believe.
If you can afford it still, go for the 1.7l lor, heh......... at least it produces 130bhp. Hope SiR will be reborn again in a few yrs time, then might be able to get one, heh............. Hope can afford by that time.
The new Honda City is using iDsi engine, not Vtec, so its suppose to save petrol, but less power. Anyway, the 14km/l on paper is never correct, due to the road condition in Sg.
How long u owed the City? 3 yrs plus and lose 30k??? Actually my Nissan March also lost quite a big sum.
I'm currently driving a 2001 Honda Civic ES Vti 1.5l (A). That's why I'm very sad when the 1.6l came out. Though my 1.5l will depreciate quite a bit. But judging from the car's performance, think situation is not so bad afterall.
Just took over the car not long, from my brother cos he bought a new car. Errrrmmmmm still not too sure abt the fuel efficiency though. WIll be on a business trip to M'sia tomorrow, driving my car in, a good time to see its fuel effieciency. Will only be back on Thursday, and will post to let u know what's the consumtion like. -
wow..$40 for 201km is too little....your car turbocharged is it?Originally posted by Comconn1:Anyone can Help me with my KIA Spectra 1.6A.
I have installed Vkool, 2 x Cyclone2 and a Broquet fuel charger.
Doesn't help a bit. Check with C&C, they said it's ok and often jump back to their safety line" It all depends on your driving habit and road condition" or "It's like that!" Period.
I hardly rev my engine above 3200 RPM! and comon driving around singapore.... That's the road condition. OK wat. Conti cars don't 'drink' fuel like this!!!
I intention to sell off this car, even if it is 4 months old!!!! Too bad, bought it from a 'friend'.(salesman)
Any constructive comments or buyers? -
I am actually quite sad... new civic all come in sohc. this kia is on dohc. xian...very demoralised. Dunno whether to get 2nd hand older honda with dohc or new sohc civic. Well, gd luck for your trip. fill me in when you are back.
no I didn't turbo-charge it. is it legal? to turbocharge the engine? -
hmmm the thing for new cars is that the consumption quite high...
i thought nissan sunny was bad.....hmmm kia even worse...
well i guess one of the best consumption rates is still toyota...old AE101 can go abt 500km for full tank....and the new one abt 12 or 13km/l on avg...
its the power to weight ratio lah...torquey cars dont need so much fuel to burn to pull the car mah.....
6.5km/l is slightly better than evo7 fuel consumption...or abt the same...
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Hi,
Tested the fuel consumtion of the Honda Civic Vti ES (A).
Consist of both running on normal road and highway. The petrol fuel consumtion is abt 10.5km/l ........... surprisingly abt the same as my previous Nissan March (A).
Conclusion: Acceptable fuel consumtion.
Agree, rather sianz that all Civic nowsaday are SOHC. If the SIR is to be launched again, might consider trading in the car for one. But then, now that the new 1.3 Hybrid and 1.6 Civic just came onto the market, I don't see the next generation of Civic to be launched until maybe 2005.
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me drive 2002 impreza ts1.6, run in period used more petrol 45 litres run 350km then now can run 420 km liao... me used to pump v-power, then later super98, now fusion.... hehee... economy not very good, must cut cost...
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actually family cars are built to run abt 450-500km per tank of petrol... so far yah toyota is good really... my friend's soluna can tong very long milege on a tank of petrol...
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yup.. i'm getting 14-15km/l on my g9Originally posted by joe82:actually family cars are built to run abt 450-500km per tank of petrol... so far yah toyota is good really... my friend's soluna can tong very long milege on a tank of petrol...
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Try removing the Cyclones!
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I think a Merc C180 older model like 1994 to 2000 drinks less fuel than your KIA. It looks and feels very heavy, but is only 1350kg. I have one and it is very low in fuel consumption being only 1799cc and even though its auto, it goes far on 1 ltr of fuel. Running on regular unleaded even though supposed to use premium. May have a problem up Sheares bridge from Beach Road entrance though unless you have 1 or no passengers. Was designed basically for flat roads. Otherwise, C200, C220. C280 ??? will get you going faster at a bigger fuel cost.
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C180 having problems on slopes?Originally posted by hocky:I think a Merc C180 older model like 1994 to 2000 drinks less fuel than your KIA. It looks and feels very heavy, but is only 1350kg. I have one and it is very low in fuel consumption being only 1799cc and even though its auto, it goes far on 1 ltr of fuel. Running on regular unleaded even though supposed to use premium. May have a problem up Sheares bridge from Beach Road entrance though unless you have 1 or no passengers. Was designed basically for flat roads. Otherwise, C200, C220. C280 ??? will get you going faster at a bigger fuel cost. -
good for you, my bmw 320i travelling from yishun to orchard, orchard to suntec and suntec to yishun costed my fuel meter from full tank to nearly half tank.Originally posted by Comconn1:Anyone can Help me with my KIA Spectra 1.6A.
I have installed Vkool, 2 x Cyclone2 and a Broquet fuel charger.
Doesn't help a bit. Check with C&C, they said it's ok and often jump back to their safety line" It all depends on your driving habit and road condition" or "It's like that!" Period.
I hardly rev my engine above 3200 RPM! and comon driving around singapore.... That's the road condition. OK wat. Conti cars don't 'drink' fuel like this!!!
I intention to sell off this car, even if it is 4 months old!!!! Too bad, bought it from a 'friend'.(salesman)
Any constructive comments or buyers? -
Not all Korean cars are heavy drinker. My '02 Hyundai has an avg consumption of 16.5km/l. And my driving is not very good - I floor the pedal regularly!
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1st and foremost....
check if your odometer reads in MPH or KPH....
6.5km/l is horrible. If C&C says its normal...tell them to go kiss ur ass. Its even worse than a stock TCed car.Originally posted by Comconn1:Anyone can Help me with my KIA Spectra 1.6A.
I have installed Vkool, 2 x Cyclone2 and a Broquet fuel charger.
Doesn't help a bit. Check with C&C, they said it's ok and often jump back to their safety line" It all depends on your driving habit and road condition" or "It's like that!" Period.
I hardly rev my engine above 3200 RPM! and comon driving around singapore.... That's the road condition. OK wat. Conti cars don't 'drink' fuel like this!!!
I intention to sell off this car, even if it is 4 months old!!!! Too bad, bought it from a 'friend'.(salesman)
Any constructive comments or buyers?