25th Anniversary Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Had a chance to catcth a chat with my eldest daughter today. When I'm not here they let themselves in and mess my stuff around and stock my fridge like im an invalid. ...anyway, a few days ago my eldest took my car down to the shops (about 3 miles) and put either 20 or 30 pound in the tank - she cant remember - so the figure I gave you is obviously not right, but not too far out me thinks...?! I am interested now to see what my car can do to a tank because so far I am seriously impressed with every single thing about the old girl. So, tonight I have topped her up again - brimful - and I will keep a record of the kind of driving I am doing and the length of my journeys etc and take a pic of the needle+milo when I am low on fuel (I took one already when I filled up and re-zeroed the Milo Same pic without flash on...I'd like to brighten the display but everything I have seen advertised promises fairground type brightness but is all I want is something akin to the brightness it showed when the car came out. Does anyone know what would normally be used by the blank that I have circled in this pic, its obviously an extra that I haven't got but might be something I may want in the future. Space for aircon optional extra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digs Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Your clocks look like one of your lights have gone ? Pretty easy to take out and replace 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markup Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 (edited) Thats what I'll do. My kids - and grandkids - used to talk about LEDs. But, theyve all settled down to what they drive off the forecourt these days. I dont for 1 minute want to be like them. But, if I buy the bulb that rectifies the fault on the left side of my speedo, the display will still look pretty dim - as does the whole dash display now. I'd like it brighter, quite a bit brighter. But not sure I'd want to go the super bright LED route. Need to read more and enlist the help of some celica-club users if I can...? Edited August 20, 2015 by Markup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markup Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) Couple of days later (100 miles ish), four 15 mile motorway journeys and about a dozen or so 2, 3 or 4 mile journeys up to and around about the village, through traffic, for coffee or shopping... Edited August 26, 2015 by Markup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOHNTAYLOR32 Posted August 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 After many trials in doing 500+ miles on a full tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markup Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 After many trials in doing 500+ miles on a full tank Here we go after 200(ish) miles. 4X15 motorway runs, 3 or 4 runs up to my local village and half an hour of my grandaughter feeling her feet around my bottom paddock (about 20 miles on dryish grass) - thats not the pre-cursor to an excuse because she was pleasingly gentle on the pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markup Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Here we are after 2x15 mile motorway stints and lots of up and down 3 or 4 mile journeys to my local village... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Red Celica Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 The bottom half is about a third of a tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markup Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 Hmm, not the result I was expecting, or hoping for... I don't speed, I dont even drive hard and this is the mileage from a full tank. The fuel warning light came on about 3 miles ago Not too impressive at all is it? I'm not sure whether its because I enjoy driving the old thing as much as I do, or for some other reason, but it just doesnt feel thirsty to me on a day to day basis. But, theres the numbers. It took me a while to finish as I was away for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usetheforce Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 While it is certainly possible to get somewhat decent MPG out of an ST205 you would never get above mid 20's on a long drive at most IMO (I managed it!), if you keep it at set speed and don't drive like an @%#%# but as others have said MPG and GT-Fours aren't really used in a sentence and if they are you shouldn't have one And the buttons that are missing would be air con as yours doesn't have it looking at other buttons on console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Red Celica Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 Hmm, not the result I was expecting, or hoping for... I don't speed, I dont even drive hard and this is the mileage from a full tank. The fuel warning light came on about 3 miles ago Not too impressive at all is it? I'm not sure whether its because I enjoy driving the old thing as much as I do, or for some other reason, but it just doesnt feel thirsty to me on a day to day basis. But, theres the numbers. It took me a while to finish as I was away for a while. So is that 381 to a tank full? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blue Meenie Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 That's more like it ... I get quite a bit less in the GT , but that's because I prefer B and C roads... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgtt Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 After many trials in doing 500+ miles on a full tank you got the tanker on drip feed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markup Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 So is that 381 to a tank full? Perhaps 400 miles(ish) maybe a little more. I topped up once I saw the light come on but I understand theres quite a few miles left once the light shows. I'm not sure if I may have done some kind of harm by letting the light stay on for 15 miles or so though because now it seems like my automatic choke is staying on. I am still running at around 1500 revs even after 30 or so miles of driving at all times of the day. I'm hoping I havent done her any harm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Red Celica Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 It is cooler in the mornings now. The choke will stay on just that little bit longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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