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Re: MPG
« Reply #30 on: 09 January 2009, 01:20:40 »
I'm off to Geordieland on Saturday afternoon. I'll make a note of what I get.  
From what I gather, chipping a TD can improve fuel consumption. (Once you've stopped @r$eing about with the grin factor achieved from the extra ponies ;D)
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Re: MPG
« Reply #31 on: 11 January 2009, 23:17:59 »
Well, arrived in Geordieland in one piece. Average consumption shows 42.5 with Cruise set at 80mph. I'll see what it does by sticking to 70mph on the way back.

Really need to sort out the light tho'. A combination of not the worlds best lights, road spray on the lenses and the white lines blending in with the greyed out carriageway due to the road salt proved to be a bit of a taxing journey through the darker unlit sections.
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Re: MPG
« Reply #32 on: 11 January 2009, 23:56:30 »
3.0 Litre Elite manual  ( have had two in last couple of years) both have given low 30's mpg on motorways and mid 20's around town. Pretty consistently. :)
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Re: MPG
« Reply #33 on: 12 January 2009, 03:31:51 »
better stop booting mine then, 24 showing for my 25 minute commute to sluf. on the m4. Shift work means nothing in the way.
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« Reply #34 on: 13 January 2009, 23:00:29 »
Stuck to 60mph from Newcastle to Strensham Services and got 53.4mpg. May have got a little more cos sitting at 60mph means accellerating before pulling out to overtake lorries and coaches as most are restricted to 56mph.  
Along the M4 for the last 70 odd miles I stuck to 70mph and got 44.8.

So not much difference between 70 and 80mph, but 60mph gives over 11mpg extra.  

Got caught up in a fair old tail back on the M50. Lorry carrying batteries went over and spilt a load of acid over the carriageway. When I finally passed the incident you'd have thought a plane had come down. I counted 17 various fire and police vehicles.    
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Re: MPG
« Reply #35 on: 19 January 2009, 20:50:26 »
Mine Avrg'd 26 MPG during a 200 mile round trip

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Re: MPG
« Reply #36 on: 19 January 2009, 21:11:24 »
Must add just come back from daughters at hemel to doncaster averaged 31 going down and 32 coming back well ch uffed 80 ish all way and back 3.2 elite

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Re: MPG
« Reply #37 on: 19 January 2009, 21:35:51 »
Traveled back from daughters yesterday, 137 miles of which only 10 miles non-motorway, and I did it in 1 hour 32 minutes, at 29.8 mpg which I was more than happy with as I didn't spare the kick downs! 8-) 8-)

My 3.0 over a similar journey and timings used to see about 32mpg, so I am finding my 2.5 is working harder and therefore using more fuel. ::) ::) ::)
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Re: MPG
« Reply #38 on: 19 January 2009, 22:46:57 »
My manual with cruise on at 70 .35-37
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Re: MPG
« Reply #39 on: 19 January 2009, 23:29:23 »
V6 hates city centre traffic

motorway driving i get around 22mpg but  thats because i storm the inside lane at silly speeds

round town i get according to the trip computer 17mpg but thats a 3.0 Manual
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Re: MPG
« Reply #40 on: 20 January 2009, 01:00:11 »
Best I ever had was when I picked it up. I took it steady MOST of the way, and drove from Gloucester to York. This I got around 32 mpg ish.

The screen currently reads 15.5 :( And I last reset that over a week ago  :'(

Mostly town driving, and me getting impatient at junctions / roundabouts so booting it into small gaps!!  ;D
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Re: MPG
« Reply #41 on: 20 January 2009, 10:11:36 »
from 2.5 I get 33-34  mpg..
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Re: MPG
« Reply #42 on: 20 January 2009, 10:14:19 »
I get a consistent 38mpg combined.....every week for the last 6 months doing a 100 mile round trip door to door average.

This includes two cold starts, some city/town work but mainly motorway and major road.

It is achieved by pussy footing about though!

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