Member Since: 14 Oct 2006
Location: Scotland
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Shocking MPG
Hey everyone,
I appear to be aver 18 to 19mpg in my TDV6.
While I still love it and realise its not aerodynamic It stikes me that this mpg is not good.
In my 4.5 V8 petrol Cayenne S I averaged 15.8 mpg doing the same driving.............So if I had moved to the Disco purely to get better mpg (good job i did not) it would have been a waste of time LOL
I guess you only get higher mpg doing motorway driving.
That is quite low, I do a fair mix of driving but mostly shortish runs and very little motorway and always average around 25mpgZermatt silver 06 reg.
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8th Nov 2006 10:00 pm
suevite
Member Since: 15 Oct 2006
Location: Surrey
Posts: 69
Doesnt sound right to me; - Unless of course you drive off road or over mountains a lot?. .
Have you checked manually based on actual fuel consumption?
Even with cold weather short trips and the extrnal heater operating daily, I am still getting around 26 mpg (down from 32 on the motorway) in my TDV6, but still pretty good.Don't put it off, go for it!
8th Nov 2006 10:03 pm
DiscoStu
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Allan I'm getting about the same (19 - 20 mpg) on short journeys. On a long trip a few months ago I managed to get 29.8 but unfortunately now I'm back to between 19 and 20 again .1996 Discovery 1 300TDI ES Biarritz Blue, sold
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8th Nov 2006 10:14 pm
Angel1403
Member Since: 14 Oct 2006
Location: Scotland
Posts: 59
Cheers
Thanks for the replys.
Its bizzare that there are so many differences??
My best is about just less than 20 and that was on a longer journey through town instead of start/stop Q town driving.
I drive 3 miles on dual carriageway about 1.5 miles hold up start stop then another 2.5 pretty clear traffic to car park x 2 a day average.
I may asl the dealer to check it out.
Cheers
Allan
8th Nov 2006 10:25 pm
crvfr
Member Since: 01 Jan 2006
Location: County Durham
Posts: 27
During the week my wife manages around 22mpg with journeys less than 5 miles. At the weekend, on longer trips, we now get about 31mpg.
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8th Nov 2006 10:30 pm
zebadee
Member Since: 15 Feb 2006
Location: The Magic Roundabout
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While I don’t have the figures, I too noticed the TDV6 to have very poor MPG. It was quite a shock compared to my Td5 & TDi discos, which would run on a sniff of diesel.
I also noticed that having the climate system set in “Auto†mode had a detrimental effect on MPG when compared to when I selected the Air-con to off.
Having moved over to the “Dark Side†since May I can say that the RRS TDV6 is a vast improvement on the D3’s MPG figures.
Which makes no sense really as it’s the same TDV6 engine.
8th Nov 2006 11:01 pm
bkehoe
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Isn't the RRS lighter, and probably a bit less of a brick? IE - 05 D3 TDV6 HSE - Zambezi Silver
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8th Nov 2006 11:16 pm
TonyH
Member Since: 01 Mar 2006
Location: Market Drayton, Shropshire
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Took a look at average m.p.g. reading after seeing this posting. Haven't reset it for about 2 months, currently showing 31.4. Mostly main roads and motorway but with some town driving. This is very similar to my previous D2, so I'm quite happy.*Disco3 7-seat Auto
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9th Nov 2006 1:52 am
Ken
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I only get 18-20 if I'm lucky cant think why
9th Nov 2006 7:47 am
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OR the fuel....50:50 mix of diesel & camel pee
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9th Nov 2006 8:40 am
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As long as it was just camel pee!
9th Nov 2006 8:47 am
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It is short journeys that the car doesn't like, if my week consists of 20 mile plus journeys I'd expect 28mpg, if I was just doing little trips to the village 22 would be more likleyDS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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