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Tony H

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Fuel comsumption
« on: 09 September 2008, 19:27:24 »
According to the MID on the trip back from Newent with an average speed of sixty MPH my barge did 39.3 MPG. pleased with that  :)
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Re: Fuel comsumption
« Reply #1 on: 10 September 2008, 00:03:29 »
Very good!  :y

If only mine did the same! (not a problem down hill though, Does 999.99! ;D)
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Re: Fuel comsumption
« Reply #2 on: 10 September 2008, 00:30:40 »
 :o Thought I was doing well getting around 24.5! ::) Mind you, I was 4 up and fully laden (and not hanging about! ::))
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Re: Fuel comsumption
« Reply #3 on: 10 September 2008, 08:00:35 »
I got 30.3 after my 800 mile trip of epic-ness

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Re: Fuel comsumption
« Reply #4 on: 10 September 2008, 09:32:45 »
well on a long run to a few airports and back i managed to get it up to 38 mpg with three people on board for half the trip
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Re: Fuel comsumption
« Reply #5 on: 10 September 2008, 10:37:36 »
How come I only get 6.2km per litre on mine? 3.2.
Thats 3.88 miles per litre or 17.5 miles per gallon. Thats quite poor :-[
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Re: Fuel comsumption
« Reply #6 on: 12 September 2008, 21:26:39 »
Perhaps your pressing the "load peddle" to hard ::) how much is petrol out there I imagine your mpg won't hurt in the wallet department too much :)
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Re: Fuel comsumption
« Reply #7 on: 12 September 2008, 21:31:01 »
Mine was mid 40s over entire trip....
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Re: Fuel comsumption
« Reply #8 on: 12 September 2008, 21:34:10 »
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Mine was mid 40s over entire trip....
Coal burner ::)
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Re: Fuel comsumption
« Reply #9 on: 12 September 2008, 21:37:33 »
I only averaged 28 mpg on the Newent trip but there again i did have a MX5 in the boot  on the way down ::) ::)
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Re: Fuel comsumption
« Reply #10 on: 12 September 2008, 21:42:36 »
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I only averaged 28 mpg on the Newent trip but there again i did have a MX5 in the boot  on the way down ::) ::)


Lol, was just watching Harry Enfield with 'Clarkson Island'.....it featured an MX5....VERY funny!
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Re: Fuel comsumption
« Reply #11 on: 12 September 2008, 22:41:39 »
i was getting 23.8 for the whole weekend......


mind you the car was sat you about 2 hours over the weekend idling    ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Fuel comsumption
« Reply #12 on: 12 September 2008, 23:15:44 »
15.2 mpg  over the weekend  :y :y :y :y

(mind you .. thats on LPG at 57.7p/ltr , towing a 1600 kg "pikey wagon" averaging 55-60 along the A417  :)  )
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