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Jay w

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35.3 mpg
« on: 06 August 2008, 22:09:58 »
started work on a new contract today, straight run up the M5 to bristol 103 miles.

Left at 7am, took a nice steady drive between 60 and 70, got into work with the MID reading 35.6mpg.
Drive home was a liitle more testing by the time i pulled up on the drive Mid was showing 35.3.
Filled up with LPG - averaged 27.5 mpg  :o for a 2.6 i thought this was good going.

Couple of things i would say here, driving like this required a lot of forward planning, and in someways feels like it is more difficult to drive that say 80 in the fast lane, you are constantly trying to gauge the approach rate of the car in front or is the car behind going to move out and block you in so you have to use the brakes.
this was also done using both cruise and me controlling the pedal, on the flats i would use cruise, downhill cruise woudld be set but i would accelerate so as to build a little speed up, in the hills i would contol the speed manually and cruise would come off.

I doubt i am going to beat that in a hurry, my style of driving doesn't lend itself to economy  ;)
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Re: 35.3 mpg
« Reply #1 on: 06 August 2008, 22:11:55 »
Pretty good figures --- what's it like driving an ECONOMY class car ??  ;D
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Re: 35.3 mpg
« Reply #2 on: 06 August 2008, 22:13:42 »
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Pretty good figures --- what's it like driving an ECONOMY class car ??  ;D

slow....very slow....

i have to say it is incredibly quite though, at one point this morning i turned the stereo off and all i could hear was the tyre noise, no engine note at all
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Re: 35.3 mpg
« Reply #3 on: 06 August 2008, 22:15:31 »
It is nice to drive like that from time to time but boy it feels f*****g great when you bang the loud one down ;D ;D ;D :y

How much did your round trip cost on gas :)
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« Reply #4 on: 06 August 2008, 22:15:42 »
So -- you drove 10 - 20 mph slower than normal --- out of interest what did that add, time wise to the trip ?
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« Reply #5 on: 06 August 2008, 22:16:53 »
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It is nice to drive like that from time to time but boy it feels f*****g great when you bang the loud one down ;D ;D ;D :y

How much did your round trip cost on gas :)

I'd get thrown out of the car for banging a loud one down !!! ::) :D
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« Reply #6 on: 06 August 2008, 22:20:32 »
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It is nice to drive like that from time to time but boy it feels f*****g great when you bang the loud one down ;D ;D ;D :y

How much did your round trip cost on gas :)

I'd get thrown out of the car for banging a loud one down !!! ::) :D
Well you best drive the buggy all the time ;D ;D
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Re: 35.3 mpg
« Reply #7 on: 06 August 2008, 22:21:31 »
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So -- you drove 10 - 20 mph slower than normal --- out of interest what did that add, time wise to the trip ?

added 40 mins in total

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It is nice to drive like that from time to time but boy it feels f*****g great when you bang the loud one down    

How much did your round trip cost on gas

total cost to refill was 17.98 :y just over 33 litres, i was well chuffed.....

Mind you my mileage expenses for today alone was £86 and i have to do that 5 days a week  :y
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« Reply #8 on: 06 August 2008, 22:21:54 »
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It is nice to drive like that from time to time but boy it feels f*****g great when you bang the loud one down ;D ;D ;D :y

How much did your round trip cost on gas :)

I'd get thrown out of the car for banging a loud one down !!! ::) :D
Well you best drive the buggy all the time ;D ;D

Yep -- let the wind blow free  ;D ;D
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Re: 35.3 mpg
« Reply #9 on: 06 August 2008, 22:24:42 »
with no long runs, round town only including loads of start-stop postie journeys, i'm averaging 39mpg!!!

*cough* [size=8]corsa[/size] *cough*
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Re: 35.3 mpg
« Reply #10 on: 07 August 2008, 00:20:27 »
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with no long runs, round town only including loads of start-stop postie journeys, i'm averaging 39mpg!!!

*cough* [size=8]corsa[/size] *cough*

Same here (cost equivalent).

*cough* [size=8]3.2 MV6 on LPG[/size] *cough*

 :D

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Re: 35.3 mpg
« Reply #11 on: 07 August 2008, 04:43:20 »
i seem to remember Debs has the records for mpg heights... and great technique too!
i'm just greatful to be getting over 20 from time to time.
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Re: 35.3 mpg
« Reply #12 on: 07 August 2008, 12:33:42 »
Your 206 mile round trip is about what I average in a week. I put £30 of derv in , 23litres or as near to 5 gallons, so it roughly does 40mpg. With the much lower price of LPG it sounds like you are running a decent car for next to nowt. At the moment I am using an old Rover 600 and I know what I'd rather be driving. Still looking for a Mig.
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Re: 35.3 mpg
« Reply #13 on: 07 August 2008, 13:42:20 »
Well, been driving carefuly this week about (65-68mph).

So far

7 off 50 mile trips (Nottingham to Coventry and back) and the mpg is currently 38....and the tank and range sudgest this is correct.

In fact, the range currently shows 238miles left!

Which means 500 miles in a week, 10 journeys and I will still have some fuel left from a full tank!
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« Reply #14 on: 07 August 2008, 13:54:41 »
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with no long runs, round town only including loads of start-stop postie journeys, i'm averaging 39mpg!!!

*cough* [size=8]corsa[/size] *cough*

Same here (cost equivalent).

*cough* [size=8]3.2 MV6 on LPG[/size] *cough*

 :D

Kevin

44.6 mpg  ;D

*cough* [size=8] clit [/size] *cough*
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