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[05omegav6]

400km is 250miles, so to use that much fuel in that short a distance, either you're driving everywhere at 120% or you've a problem. The worst I've seen is 270miles from a tank, about 440k, and that was entirely from flying round town

[dbdb]

Ok I've just done a test which is repeatable.   I'll post the results as a new post but basically 36.8mpg at constant 60 mph, 4.7% less withthe air con on.  2.6 V6 Elite, 70K.

[Andy B]

If you're that worried about fuel consumption, a 10 yr old V6 Omega auto or manual isn't the car for you. You need a stop/start mini Euro box. 

[dbdb]

If you're that worried about fuel consumption, a 10 yr old V6 Omega auto or manual isn't the car for you. You need a stop/start mini Euro box. 

Why do people fit LPG to migs then?

[Andy B]

If you're that worried about fuel consumption, a 10 yr old V6 Omega auto or manual isn't the car for you. You need a stop/start mini Euro box. 

Why do people fit LPG to migs then?

Haven't a clue! That one defeats me too!  LPG your large saloon to get better fuel consumption & have the boot of a mini Eurobox 

I drive an Omega anyway 

[albitz]

If you're that worried about fuel consumption, a 10 yr old V6 Omega auto or manual isn't the car for you. You need a stop/start mini Euro box. 

Why do people fit LPG to migs then?

Big comfy luxurious barge for the running costs of a cramped noisy little shitebox.

[05omegav6]

Accepting that your car does 23mpg is one thing

Paying £1.38ish for a litre of fuel, when you can buy a perfectly good alternative for a mere £0.78ish per litre is something entirely different 

The simple saving of running a car on lpg apply whether it's a Fiesta or a Supercharged V12 Merc, which is nice

[Andy B]

Accepting that your car does 23mpg is one thing

Paying £1.38ish for a litre of fuel, when you can buy a perfectly good alternative for a mere £0.78ish per litre is something entirely different 

The simple saving of running a car on lpg apply whether it's a Fiesta or a Supercharged V12 Merc, which is nice

but you need to spend the value of most Omegas before you can use the 78p per litre fuel ....... it's not a direct comparison 

[Kevin Wood]

Accepting that your car does 23mpg is one thing

Paying £1.38ish for a litre of fuel, when you can buy a perfectly good alternative for a mere £0.78ish per litre is something entirely different 

The simple saving of running a car on lpg apply whether it's a Fiesta or a Supercharged V12 Merc, which is nice

but you need to spend the value of most Omegas before you can use the 78p per litre fuel ....... it's not a direct comparison 

.. and if the car lasts another 5 months (YMMV) you've made that money back anyway.

[Andy B]

Accepting that your car does 23mpg is one thing

Paying £1.38ish for a litre of fuel, when you can buy a perfectly good alternative for a mere £0.78ish per litre is something entirely different 

The simple saving of running a car on lpg apply whether it's a Fiesta or a Supercharged V12 Merc, which is nice

but you need to spend the value of most Omegas before you can use the 78p per litre fuel ....... it's not a direct comparison 

.. and if the car lasts another 5 months (YMMV) you've made that money back anyway.

milage dependant 

[biggriffin]

 urm some differences around then.
   i have yet to own a fuel eficent car. if i had to do a big comute to work then that would be looked into,but as others have said..... buy big estate car then fill boot with a gas tank is it me, or take out spare wheel and put tank there? what happens when you get a puncture still not convinced.   each to there own

[Chimpchoker]

2.6 v6 cd auto.  18.9 MPG around town.

[Chimpchoker]

urm some differences around then.
   i have yet to own a fuel eficent car. if i had to do a big comute to work then that would be looked into,but as others have said..... buy big estate car then fill boot with a gas tank is it me, or take out spare wheel and put tank there? what happens when you get a puncture still not convinced.   each to there own

You need to ask yourself when you last had a puncture. I have had 2 in 30 years of driving and only one of those in the miggy about 12 years ago.

 If I could afford the gas route then I'd lose the spare and get one of the inflater goos that most modern new cars come with these days rather than the spare wheel.

[Andy B]

urm some differences around then.
   i have yet to own a fuel eficent car. if i had to do a big comute to work then that would be looked into,but as others have said..... buy big estate car then fill boot with a gas tank is it me, or take out spare wheel and put tank there? what happens when you get a puncture still not convinced.   each to there own

You need to ask yourself when you last had a puncture. I have had 2 in 30 years of driving and only one of those in the miggy about 12 years ago.

 If I could afford the gas route then I'd lose the spare and get one of the inflater goos that most modern new cars come with these days rather than the spare wheel.

I've not had many more punctures in a similar number of years on the road. But a spare wheel in the boot in the piddling rain at  2 in the morning is preferable to me than a can of goo & a compressor, especially when there's no wall left in the tyre - as 2 of those blow outs have left my tyre.    As it is, SWMBO's car has no spare at all, my Merc has an elastic get you off the motorway spare and an almost full sized spare in the boot of the Omega. 

[spanish_lad]

400km is 250miles, so to use that much fuel in that short a distance, either you're driving everywhere at 120% or you've a problem. The worst I've seen is 270miles from a tank, about 440k, and that was entirely from flying round town

its had an exaust leak / manifold leak for the last two or three tanks .. thats now fixed, so we´ll see if the consumption improves. (with that being repaired and having a service)

if i can crack 500 km i´ll be chuffed to bits.