Member Since: 10 May 2006
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Posts: 120
a little survey mpg
rules
1 which petrol station esso,bp,shell etc
2 which diesal grade normal,extra etc
3 must reset all counters and average mpg at filling station
4 do exactly 200 miles and take reading
5 not to exceed 80 mph on motorway
6 state approx how many motorway miles and town miles in the 200 miles
thank you
going to london tomorrow and will show my results
ps
state auto or manwhat the hell,who cares anyway
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24th Jul 2006 8:36 pm
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
Posts: 13710
just done the same trip this morning - forgot to reset the trip after a 50 mile pootle through cheshire lanes yesterday though so mpg is reading 26 and average mph is reading about 30 after 250 miles Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
24th Jul 2006 9:55 pm
DaveT
Member Since: 01 Aug 2005
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 2572
1.Shell
2.Normal
3.Yep
4.Yep
5.Ooops
6.All rural A-road + dual c/way, no off road
Manual
mpg=31.5
trip=200
range=448
temp=23deg
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27th Jul 2006 10:04 pm
dylansdad
Member Since: 04 Apr 2006
Location: Solihull
Posts: 745
shell
normal
motorway 90%
auto
25.6 ! .... and the dealer wonders why Im not happy grrr.... the real mpg calculated properly is more like 23.2004 TDV6 HSE Auto Zambezi Silver
27th Jul 2006 10:11 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26702
Shell
normal
OK did that
Actually done 332
80 ish
All bar 25 on motorway
Auto transmission
24.4 mpg on display.
27th Jul 2006 10:34 pm
al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10297
Total
normal
reset
190 (nearly 200)
75-80
All bar 15 motorway
manual
35.6 mpg showing on display (did get up to 36.4 but dropped back a bit)
one tip, if you're only doing 65-70ish, dont put it in 6th gear, as it has to start working a bit harder, and MPG falls.
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28th Jul 2006 9:38 am
GOLDMAN
Member Since: 10 May 2006
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shell
normal
95% moterway miles
between 70-80mph
26.4mpg
autowhat the hell,who cares anyway
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28th Jul 2006 11:25 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
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Location: Bramhall
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B*gger!!!! I Won (or lost?) I must have a heavy boot.
28th Jul 2006 11:31 pm
GOLDMAN
Member Since: 10 May 2006
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you won i had nothing in the bootwhat the hell,who cares anyway
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28th Jul 2006 11:37 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
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Hmm, yep I do have a boot full of equipment most of the week, but I meant a heavy right boot! ie. too much accelerator! Its gone down to 24.2 today! no motorways.
28th Jul 2006 11:39 pm
GOLDMAN
Member Since: 10 May 2006
Location: SOMEWERE IN THE NORTH WHERE IT RAINS
Posts: 120
hmm i did 100miles today on motorway reading
18.9mpg its weiredwhat the hell,who cares anyway
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28th Jul 2006 11:42 pm
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28th Jul 2006 11:44 pm
dylansdad
Member Since: 04 Apr 2006
Location: Solihull
Posts: 745
is it me or do all the older discos seem to have significantly worse mpg?
do the new ones still have the webasto thing fitted?2004 TDV6 HSE Auto Zambezi Silver
28th Jul 2006 11:45 pm
GOLDMAN
Member Since: 10 May 2006
Location: SOMEWERE IN THE NORTH WHERE IT RAINS
Posts: 120
yepwhat the hell,who cares anyway
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28th Jul 2006 11:46 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
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My advice is ignore the computer, its wrong. Fill the tank, do the miles, fill the tank again and work it out. 4.55 litres = 1 gallon.
The computer is surprisingly inaccurate, and not good for measuring short term fuel consumption. It is OK if you leave it for several thousand miles because it does average out eventually.
I keep a spreadsheet of all fuel and miles both business and private, and I know my actual average is 25.9 mpg. This is over 50,000 miles now and it does not alter any more.
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