Member Since: 02 Feb 2007
Location: Bucks
Posts: 115
Ah, I see
2nd May 2015 3:26 pm
fat bloke
Member Since: 07 Aug 2006
Location: OXFORD
Posts: 1257
jdhx wrote:
fat bloke wrote:
Mine stopped working but thats only cause iv'e got a camera fitted.
What do you mean?
It's only a blackvue if the batt gets low eco stop working.
2nd May 2015 8:36 pm
grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 6401
On the other note. Since that start/stop how close to advertised 36MPG is the new Discovery?
Greg
2nd May 2015 8:47 pm
Robse
Member Since: 10 Jun 2014
Location: Cambridgeshire
Posts: 498
Not very. Mines more like 26 mpgVelar MY18 D180 S Narvik
Discovery MY2015 3.0 SDV6 SE Corris - Gone
2nd May 2015 9:10 pm
Hairy Dan
Member Since: 19 Jan 2011
Location: Co. Durham
Posts: 12319
This is what I am averaging on my MY2015
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2nd May 2015 9:47 pm
grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 6401
hmmm my old base coiler is much better than that unless booted
decisions decisions
G
3rd May 2015 6:58 am
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
I don't take the blindest bit of notice of official test results and claims. I simply take one for a decent test drive and re-set the trip computer at the start.
After just under 70 miles, starting with a cold engine and driving within the speed limits, keeping it to 70 on the dual carriageway, 50 to 60 on the A roads, with some land driving and no traffic (it's Cornwall), it came to 30.6 mpg.2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
3rd May 2015 7:15 am
Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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That would only work if the mpg display was accurate.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
True, but I'm comparing it with the read out on the Freelander, which would have reported around 33-34mpg for the same drive.
I was driving it very gently, I would expect it to have been a lot worse if I'd been in a hurry....
I remember getting my first MPG computer, in a Citroen XM and comparing it with the old fashioned way of doing it and over the full capacity of its 90 litre tank; the trip computer figure was bang on! I haven't bothered to check a computer since.2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
3rd May 2015 8:06 am
Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Posts: 17932
The D4 trip computer is notorious for being programmed to be overly optimistic, but it can be tweaked to be accurate.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
Member Since: 13 Jan 2010
Location: hants
Posts: 604
we are a bit off-topic, but whilst on the mpg - my 2015 with stop/start does lower mpg than my 2010 without....I thought 8 speed box would improve things...I guess the engine is a bit tight to start with but getting 40 less miles per tank at the moment!d4 HSE
3rd May 2015 8:48 am
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
Now you've got me slightly worried....
I'm going to do a brim to brim test on the FL2 today and see how that performs.2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
3rd May 2015 8:48 am
Robse
Member Since: 10 Jun 2014
Location: Cambridgeshire
Posts: 498
My 26 mpg is as displayed, so it's probably worse than that !!Velar MY18 D180 S Narvik
Discovery MY2015 3.0 SDV6 SE Corris - Gone
3rd May 2015 8:52 am
grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 6401
so the question is - what sense does it make to pay extra 30-40K replacing old with a new version of same vehicle which is still bad on consumption compared to rivals?
G
3rd May 2015 8:58 am
Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Posts: 17932
I lost about 10% of my mpg when I had the revised 8-speed software installed. It does drive incredibly well with the revision, but it came at a cost.
Over the 27 months of ownership I have averaged just over 30 (true) mpg. This includes the relatively poor mpg for the first few months of running in, the peak of efficiency on the original software and the 10% drop.
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