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[TheBoy]

If anyone has the knowledge to write the emission controls out of the ECU, they would make an absolute fortune on the 'update'.

On the contrary, as nobody in their right mind would "upgrade" this.

[dbug]

If anyone has the knowledge to write the emission controls out of the ECU, they would make an absolute fortune on the 'update'.

On the contrary, as nobody in their right mind would "upgrade" this.

Yep seems like a bit of a stupid statement

[Mr.OmegaMan]

26.7mpg over 228miles, That's mainly A & B roads.

How often does everyone reset the system ?, I tend to do it every long trip before driving off or every few hundred miles.

[dbdb]

26.7mpg over 228miles, That's mainly A & B roads.

How often does everyone reset the system ?, I tend to do it every long trip before driving off or every few hundred miles.

I reset the avg mpg  the time, until I get a good figure .   Anyone know what the MID's average MPG extended reset is all about - if you reset, it goes to dashes, but if you hold the reset it goes to stars.  Star reset erases all mpg memory perhaps?

[05omegav6]

23.5 from mine...

[tunnie]

25mpg from 2.2 on last tank of gas, cost 70p litre to fill up. So 12.6 ish pence a mile, to get same cost per mile from a diesel, would need to average 52mpg 

But you could get a gazillion miles from a tractor...

Suspect if I had an Insignia diesel I could average 55mpg looking at the official figures anyway.

Was looking at them the other day, the Mk4 Mondeo, with similar miles/spec appears to be much cheaper   

[Kevin Wood]

25mpg from 2.2 on last tank of gas, cost 70p litre to fill up. So 12.6 ish pence a mile, to get same cost per mile from a diesel, would need to average 52mpg 

But you could get a gazillion miles from a tractor...

Suspect if I had an Insignia diesel I could average 55mpg looking at the official figures anyway.

Was looking at them the other day, the Mk4 Mondeo, with similar miles/spec appears to be much cheaper   

.. and comes with a free tartan blanket for the parcel shelf.

Saw 5th gear were testing the Mazda 6 the other day.. Reckoned it was 10MPG better on fuel than the Mundano and quicker. Has the best looks of the bunch too IMHO.

Then again, if I was desperate enough to be considering a diseasel repmobile, I'd probably rework the driveway to buy me another parking space, keep the Omega and do what Guffer has done.

[05omegav6]

Mundeos are cheap for a reason

Shall have to take a tape measure to the Leaf with regard interior space, might have working potential if it proves reliable...

[tunnie]

25mpg from 2.2 on last tank of gas, cost 70p litre to fill up. So 12.6 ish pence a mile, to get same cost per mile from a diesel, would need to average 52mpg 

But you could get a gazillion miles from a tractor...

Suspect if I had an Insignia diesel I could average 55mpg looking at the official figures anyway.

Was looking at them the other day, the Mk4 Mondeo, with similar miles/spec appears to be much cheaper   

.. and comes with a free tartan blanket for the parcel shelf.

Saw 5th gear were testing the Mazda 6 the other day.. Reckoned it was 10MPG better on fuel than the Mundano and quicker. Has the best looks of the bunch too IMHO.

Then again, if I was desperate enough to be considering a diseasel repmobile, I'd probably rework the driveway to buy me another parking space, keep the Omega and do what Guffer has done.

Do hear of quite few injector issues, although I've always found big Fords quite comfy. Just pondering really as the day will come in next few years, when the Omega has to go 

Trying to make them last as long as possible, 145k & 166k, both should do 200k easy. Hoping for a few more years!

[05omegav6]

The cheapest ones tend to be 1.8s a woeful engine to drive, especially with a slush box. Had one as a courtesy car that managed a whole 27mpg

Better of saving your cash and sticking with the Omega

[TheBoy]

26.7mpg over 228miles, That's mainly A & B roads.

How often does everyone reset the system ?, I tend to do it every long trip before driving off or every few hundred miles.

I reset the avg mpg  the time, until I get a good figure .   Anyone know what the MID's average MPG extended reset is all about - if you reset, it goes to dashes, but if you hold the reset it goes to stars.  Star reset erases all mpg memory perhaps?

Resets all FC figures, not just the one you're looking at

[TheBoy]

25mpg from 2.2 on last tank of gas, cost 70p litre to fill up. So 12.6 ish pence a mile, to get same cost per mile from a diesel, would need to average 52mpg 

But you could get a gazillion miles from a tractor...

Suspect if I had an Insignia diesel I could average 55mpg looking at the official figures anyway.

Was looking at them the other day, the Mk4 Mondeo, with similar miles/spec appears to be much cheaper   

Well, if I can average low 50s from a CDTi 2.0l Insignia, I'd expect you to fare far, far better

[Mr.OmegaMan]

26.7mpg over 228miles, That's mainly A & B roads.

How often does everyone reset the system ?, I tend to do it every long trip before driving off or every few hundred miles.

I reset the avg mpg  the time, until I get a good figure .   Anyone know what the MID's average MPG extended reset is all about - if you reset, it goes to dashes, but if you hold the reset it goes to stars.  Star reset erases all mpg memory perhaps?

Resets all FC figures, not just the one you're looking at

Yep that's what i do 

When i first got it, It was in the thousands of miles, Probably never bothered to reset it, Most I've had it up to was around 600 miles around 25mpg if i remember correctly before re-setting again.

[jonny2112]

I got 32mpg out of my 3.0l auto on one of my holidays to the south of France. I was pretty please with that as well!

were you feeling ill?

It probably doesn't corner quite as well with the pikey loft extension fitted

Pre LPG days, so no pikey boxes . Fully laden to the rafters though on the journey there (Aigues Mortes) and back, but obviously mostly empty for the 10 days or so we were pottering about down there.

As we were in convoy, we have a code of honour, the convoy leader sticks to the maximum speed limit. If others fall behind for whatever reason, its their responsibility to do whatever to catch up (except emergencies, where walkie talkies (and phones if necessary) are used - never leave a man down is the other part of the code). So, as you can imagine, there were some quite high speed runs and overtakes .  When I was leading, I was averaging high 30s mpg on the motorways at 130kph.

These are also the only time I've ever managed 500m from a tank in that MV6 

Aigues mortes. What a lovely, lovely place 

[2boxerdogs]

My 2.6 always returns 30mpg on my daily round trip to work, 54 miles on very good A roads, my wife has very short journeys in the 2.2 auto estate around 19mpg ,on a decent run around 33mpg..