Member Since: 04 Oct 2016
Location: Hampshire
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10 to 12mpg.Extra urban is about 18mpg.
Had a few petrol cars. A 3.0L Z3 was achieving 17mpg in my hands for assorted trips. Whilst an first edition x5 3.0d rarely better 23mpg. (Managed 30mpg on a run)
Fuel consumption on the v8 is far better than I thought it could be.
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11th Mar 2017 11:10 pm
Mogwyth
Member Since: 03 Oct 2014
Location: Pwllheli
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There are those out there that have claimed regular 20 plus on their V8s and one member on here claimed 28 for a remapped one, I treat them with a little scepticism. I have achieved over 20 (22 on the lieometer) at steady eddy speeds on the motorway but life's too short for that.==================================
05 D3 HSE V8 4.4
04 MG TF 135
03 MG TF 115 Cool Blue Edition
02 MG TF 160
00 Hymer B564 Lionheart
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11th Mar 2017 11:17 pm
pjm-84
Member Since: 04 Oct 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2508
Always use the computer / lieometer.
Checked mine only once with a brim to brim and it was around 1mpg out so close enough.(22 vs 21mpg).
11th Mar 2017 11:23 pm
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
Mogwyth wrote:
There are those out there that have claimed regular 20 plus on their V8s and one member on here claimed 28 for a remapped one, I treat them with a little scepticism. I have achieved over 20 (22 on the lieometer) at steady eddy speeds on the motorway but life's too short for that.
I still think thats very good mog for what it is
12th Mar 2017 6:24 am
KP-disco's
Member Since: 30 Dec 2008
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 48
hmmm 12mpg from a petrol V8 v 28mpg from a TDV6, on paper there's no contest but my main worry (apart from SWMBO!) is this bastid government and their evil eurocrat led machinations against the humble diesel aka child killer engines, I'm getting around 50 mpg from my Skoda snooze-mobile, but in the process am killing the young, old, infirm plus polar bears every time I start it up compared to the earth loving embrace only a V8 can give, what would Jebus do????
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engines, I'm getting around 50 mpg from my Skoda snooze-mobile, but in the process am killing the young, old, infirm plus polar bears every time I start it up 
compared to the earth loving embrace only a V8 can give, what would Jebus do????
