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Fuel consumption
« on: 30 September 2013, 09:12:35 »

Just got over 35mpg on a round trip from Somerset to the Lake District from my Omega 2.2 auto.  :)  Pretty pleased with that as on my usual running around I rarely get better than 23mpg.
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Re: Fuel consumption
« Reply #1 on: 30 September 2013, 09:14:37 »

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!
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Re: Fuel consumption
« Reply #2 on: 30 September 2013, 09:31:52 »

Congrats, was there any helium balloons fastened to your right foot lol, I only managed to squeeze out 27mpg from mine on a trip from Margate to ashford (Middlesex) and back, almost 200 miles and exactly half a tank.
I did have 4 passengers a semi full boot and started with a full tank so I might have been a little heavier.
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Re: Fuel consumption
« Reply #3 on: 30 September 2013, 09:48:03 »

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?
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« Reply #4 on: 30 September 2013, 09:54:03 »

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 :-\
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Re: Fuel consumption
« Reply #5 on: 30 September 2013, 11:47:23 »

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?

No, it came back on a low loader..... ;)
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Re: Fuel consumption
« Reply #6 on: 30 September 2013, 12:15:49 »

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 :D. 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  :-[
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Re: Fuel consumption
« Reply #7 on: 30 September 2013, 12:20:02 »

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?

No, it came back on a low loader..... ;)
I try to forget that year. Economy was marginally improved on the way home, as I had a 1.7 diesel Astra-H Estate to get back to Calais from Dijon.  And I can confirm that it goes faster than its stated top speed, but did it use some fuel (virtually entire tank to do 350ish miles) :o
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Re: Fuel consumption
« Reply #8 on: 30 September 2013, 12:47:32 »

 I've just returned 29.9 MPG on a 400 mile return trip from Lincolnshire to Powys.  :-\

Last time I did the trip, the old girl manged 31.4 MPG. :y
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Re: Fuel consumption
« Reply #9 on: 30 September 2013, 12:49:10 »

I wouldn't take what the trip computer comes up with as the 'gospel truth'..... ;)
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Re: Fuel consumption
« Reply #10 on: 30 September 2013, 15:30:26 »

I wouldn't take what the trip computer comes up with as the 'gospel truth'..... ;)

No, but on the occasions I've compared mine with brim to brim readings, it's not too far out.
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Re: Fuel consumption
« Reply #11 on: 30 September 2013, 16:07:46 »

I wouldn't take what the trip computer comes up with as the 'gospel truth'..... ;)

No, but on the occasions I've compared mine with brim to brim readings, it's not too far out.

I'd go along with that, Andy.

The last time I did a 'brim to brim' test on my MV6, it was within 2 MPG.
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Re: Fuel consumption
« Reply #12 on: 30 September 2013, 20:16:58 »

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  8)
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Re: Fuel consumption
« Reply #13 on: 30 September 2013, 20:22:21 »

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  8)
But you could get a gazillion miles from a tractor...
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Re: Fuel consumption
« Reply #14 on: 30 September 2013, 20:25:12 »

Proper calculation (not OBC) proves 14.2MPG.  ;D

Stupid Lambda Sensors.

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

All on Esso 'rip-off' Ultimate fuel.
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