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[tigers_gonads]

I never, ever got anything better then 33mpg out of my old petrol 2.5 manual and that was a steady 75 coming back from Redich when I first bought it 

Must say though that i've been playing with my new toy over the past couple of days around town.
After 38 miles, i've just got 27.2 mpg (LPG) using the fill / fill method which i'm amazed at considering the best I ever managed with the slush box was 16 mpg around town 

With it still having the 3.9 diff, it will sit in 5th at just over 1000 revs so well happy with it tbh 
I even managed 22 mpg (LPG) when I would normally struggle to see 17 mpg over 200 miles mixed town, lots of playing  , and dragging the pikey van around for 40 of those 200 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

As with everything a compromise, given the vast amount of town driving I do I become tempted to fit a 'quicker' diff, but then knowing when we do bomb down the motorway, we'd be doing 3000rpm at 70 or whatever silly amount it is..

I know the best option in terms of everything - mpg plug acceleration - is fit a manual box. To be honest that's on the cards if we get the Royale. Off topic, but a later Carlton GSi 12v in that, plus manual box and in a 1300kg shell that thing would be a right barrel (roll) of laughs. 

dropped to 19.1mpg today.