1998 corsa using excessive fuel?

Question:
I have a 1998 corsa 1.2 8v and it is using lots of fuel. I get just over 50 miles to £10 and i really don't know what it is? I think that it might be firing on 3 cylinders as it sounds like it is chugging when you stand near the exhaust at the back. It also had some gunge on the oil cap however it doesn't use any water and never overheats. It sometimes has trouble starting up, the engine fires but dies and if you try and rev it it doesn't respond. The car has only covered 67,000 miles. I have just changed the spark plugs and oil. Could somebody please give me some advice, thankyou

Answers:

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