Member Since: 01 Aug 2006
Location: Plymouth
Posts: 118
On my drive from East London, across the city (outside Congestion Zone) and down to Plymouth I normally manage 32-33mpg. I don't thrash it and keep my revs steady, I can even get away with cruise control on occasion. On the stint across London it is normally around 18mpg for the hour and half. Put that with the 3 hours to Plymouth and I reckon the cruising economy to be pretty darned good.
As an aside my wife's 1998 1.8 petrol Freelander used to work out at about 27mpg so we are happy with the money we are saving!! AJ
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20th Jun 2007 12:44 pm
Alex08
Member Since: 09 Nov 2006
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 1600
mmmm. It may be more accurate - but will I be happier? I think I can only lose by this - one case of ignorance being bliss!
20th Jun 2007 12:45 pm
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Member Since: 06 Nov 2006
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20th Jun 2007 12:48 pm
Wex
Member Since: 16 Apr 2007
Location: Knackeragua
Posts: 5173
depnds on driving style etc etc .
Personally , 7 seater manual with a Turbochip remap returns are from 31 mpg to 34 mpg .
On current tank fill :
Average Consumption = 31.3 mpg
Average Speed = 48.3 mpg ( Dublin Traffic is a killer )
Trip = 796 Kilometres
Range at current mpg = 87 Kilometres
Using above full tank = 883 Kilometres or 548 ish miles
Im not light on the pedal and the above is of mixed , city ( 30 % approx ) , motorway/carriageway (60 % approx) , country roads/lanes (10 % )
Recommend a Remap if you are fuel conscious or fixated.
PS Enjoy the new vehicle ( Impossible not to ! )
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20th Jun 2007 1:00 pm
Dune Disco
Member Since: 02 May 2007
Location: UK then Italy
Posts: 41
About 15 mpg on a good run
....... 12 when racing the Landcruisers off the lights
..................and about 7 when in the dunes.
But it is a V8 and worth every bit just to feel that power!
20th Jun 2007 2:55 pm
SI 1
Member Since: 19 Jan 2007
Location: York
Posts: 407
6 miles to work and showing 24.5mpg
320 miles to the inlaws 30.5mpg (down hill to Devon)
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28th Jun 2007 1:06 pm
neo
Member Since: 16 Nov 2005
Location: embedded in the Matrix
Posts: 1192
FWIW,
My trip shows around 31/32 during the week and goes upto around 34/35 on the longer runs.
Fill up calculations show I am getting around 30mpg, lowest around 26mpg I do about 650 miles a week, 400 of that as a steady c/c controlled 60mph ish.
Mine is HSE auto with 46k on the clock, and soon to be 'evolved'. The M-Power Express
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28th Jun 2007 3:11 pm
teddyflipper264
Member Since: 28 Jun 2007
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 9
MPG
I have just bought a TDV6 HSE Auto and regularly travel around town and on the motorway. If I set cruise at 70 on the motorway I am returning 32mpg. Around town it varies but combined average for me at the moment is 28mpg which I am really pleased with.
28th Jun 2007 7:29 pm
CY
Member Since: 16 Aug 2005
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 4506
Dune Disco wrote:
About 15 mpg on a good run
Ouch
Although, FWIW, our T5 Volvo gets 17mpg on a jaunt into town - not much better 2007 Porsche Boxster (987) 2.7
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28th Jun 2007 7:37 pm
andym
Member Since: 16 Jun 2005
Location: london
Posts: 211
I find putting 30 quid in helps fuel economy. You dont have to drive heavy !!
28th Jun 2007 8:01 pm
Pricey
Member Since: 10 Jul 2007
Location: Swansea
Posts: 40
Fuel
Just returned from a holiday in the South of France towing my twin axle loaded at about 1600kg 90% on the motorway at 65-70mph and returned 22 miles to the gallon.2750miles in total Think the tank is too small though, other than that she was impecable and sufferred none of that wobbly stuff I had with my TD5, ALSO A LOT QUIETER
16th Aug 2007 6:30 pm
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Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73080
Bodsy wrote:
I measure mine acurately with a sad spreadsheet .
You and me both!!!
24.72 averaged over 18,600 miles. Max 32.55, min 19.5. Mix of short cold trips, long Mway trips & occasional offroading trip.
Went to Newbury last week and averaged 40 mpg for about 15 miles,
not bad considering its an auto, was travelling 56-60 mph in 5th gear.
At 70mph drops to about 33-35mpg
Round town drops further 23-25mpg
16th Aug 2007 7:10 pm
cartm58
Member Since: 17 Aug 2007
Location: Perth, Australia
Posts: 5
NoDo$h wrote:
Initially I was getting 27-27mpg with a mix of town driving and enthusiastic use of rural A, B and unclassified roads. Since fitting AT tyres it's down to 24.5 - 25.5
if you changed tyre sizes as well as tread pattern your speedo reading will be out up to 10% whihc is about the variance in your fuel
17th Aug 2007 4:51 am
djangonut
Member Since: 13 May 2007
Location: Leicester
Posts: 28
On my manual diesel which I bought new in May the on board computer is showing around 32 mpg on normal mixed driving, and I have covered over 2000 miles.
But last week I filled up with Shell a hundred yards from Junction 7 of M6, zeroed the computer, then drove to Leicester on M6 then M69. I drove steadily between 60 and 70 mph in 6th gear, keeping the revs below 2000.
Approaching Leicester at the end of the M69 the OBC was showing 49.9 mpg!
Soon dropped back to the 30s as I hit the lights, the roundabouts, the road works of Leicester.
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I think I can only lose by this - one case of ignorance being bliss!
Think the tank is too small though, other than that she was impecable and sufferred none of that wobbly stuff I had with my TD5, ALSO A LOT QUIETER 
