Hi guys & gals - Got back this evening after 500 mile + journey and got to know my new Captur extremely well (Dynamique MediaNav 1.5 DCi 90). First thing to report is I'm not at all happy !!!!! Not only has it rained on my car at some point every day for three days running, it's now filthy, has squashed suicidal insects all over the windscreen and the fuel gauge needle jammed
! Seriously though, I thought it had jammed because I filled the tank to the brim before I left and travelled over 200 miles before the needle even dropped below full
. I think we're all realistic enough to know we won't get the "official" 76.4 mpg unless we drive to exactly the same speeds, criteria and strictly controlled conditions they use in testing to get those figures. Generally, anyone in the know will tell you to take up to 15% off those numbers in the real world. I was personally thinking anything over 60 mpg would still be impressive so I ran my own test. First half of the trip (I stayed off motorways, had ECO switched on, drove sensibly and actually achieved an absolutely amazing 68.6 mpg ! Second half was mostly motorway, still with ECO on and the average mpg came down to 63 mpg. Found the ECO a little restrictive for motorway travel, struggled uphill and no overtaking power but brilliant elsewhere. Turned ECO off on the way back and my right foot isn't exactly light on the pedal but still recorded 61.5 mpg overall for the whole trip. Once the engine is properly run in I would expect an improvement on that and sensible driving, using ECO off motorway should see mid to high 60's average mpg. Everything worked and worked well. It was an absolute joy to drive on and off motorway and now fully know my way round all the controls etc. All those miles and still not seen another Captur. I now love it even more
I'm out again tomorrow (today now) and disappointed I'm only going 35 miles each way







