fuel consumption

MudLifeCrisis · 14-06-2010, 22:56

Went to Cornwall for the weekend,drove down late at night. Filled up before I left, fast motorway and A roads all the way.

Topped it up before coming home .....

24mpg !!!!!!!!! ;O)

Result ;O)

briggie · 14-06-2010, 23:00

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Originally Posted by MudLifeCrisis

Went to Cornwall for the weekend,drove down late at night. Filled up before I left, fast motorway and A roads all the way.

Topped it up before coming home .....

24mpg !!!!!!!!! ;O)

Result ;O)

i filled up my mistral before driving down to norfolk , when i got here i looked at the gauge .... just over half a tank ...... its 214 miles from home to here

tezzer · 14-06-2010, 23:00

was you towing your caravan? and how fast was you going?

briggie · 14-06-2010, 23:02

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Originally Posted by tezzer

was you towing your caravan? and how fast was you going?

me ? ..... i dont have a tow bar ... but i was averaging 65 ish

makeitfit · 14-06-2010, 23:02

My mpg always LOOKS good on the guage at half way, but seems to drop big time on the last quarter

It's not linear, you'll just have to do it properly and fill up and do the maths

briggie · 14-06-2010, 23:04

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Originally Posted by makeitfit

My mpg always LOOKS good on the guage at half way, but seems to drop big time on the last quarter

It's not linear, you'll just have to do it properly and fill up and do the maths

mines a auto too , so i guess less mpg ?

makeitfit · 14-06-2010, 23:04

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Originally Posted by briggie

me ? ..... i dont have a tow bar ... but i was averaging 65 ish

That's just about tickover

Put your foot down boyo, enjoy

At 65 mph I'm doing about 2000 rpm

MudLifeCrisis · 14-06-2010, 23:09

No not towing the van. Speedo showing 80 ish ,sat nav 75 ish ;O)

341 miles and 69.93lts fuel.

Maybe cleaning the air flow sensor has paid off.

Brian

MudLifeCrisis · 15-07-2010, 23:15

31 mpg today up to Warwick Castle and back. Either the K&N is working wonders or the 50mph though the M1 road works had something to do with it ;O)

Either way the cars running so much better with the induction filter but it has got the most annoying whistle

Brian

lacroupade · 15-07-2010, 23:29

well I'm the first one to pick holes in bullshit mpg claims but this is gods honest truth...

during my trip to France, I've been putting 300-400ml of 95% alcohol in the tank (about 2 euros in BricoDepot for a litre, cheaper than vodka

)...the last full tank I ran through was under my usual 'foot on the floor' driving conditions and I got a gobsmacking 35.5 mpg..even on the way back on the autoroute, towing a heavily laden twin axle trailer at 80mph I was still getting mid-20s which is unheard of for me with a trailer...BUT, as others who've been there may have noticed, french diesel is much superior to the shite we get over here...car runs much better and more quietly, mainly as a result of their judicious use of bio....

MudLifeCrisis · 15-07-2010, 23:35

On one of the caravan forums I've read a thread saying just the same. Many members saying how good their fuel consumption is when abroad.

Is there anything us Brits don't get ripped off with ?

(RIP) PLANK · 15-07-2010, 23:37

i generaly average 25/26 mpg with a mix of towing and not towing, towns, country lanes and motorways. Some times outrunning boy racers at the lights and sometimes taking it easy listening to radio two.

lacroupade · 15-07-2010, 23:38

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Originally Posted by MudLifeCrisis

On one of the caravan forums I've read a thread saying just the same. Many members saying how good their fuel consumption is when abroad.

Is there anything us Brits don't get ripped off with ?

and the price has backed off to a reasonable 1.18 euros off the autoroute, around 1.29 euros on it....still cheaper than the UK, yet their unleaded is more expensive by quite a bit....

briggie · 15-07-2010, 23:40

i know its not exact , but i used £40 of diesel going to norfolk .... a distance from here of 210 miles , but im guessing autos arent as economical as manuals

MudLifeCrisis · 15-07-2010, 23:40

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Originally Posted by lacroupade

yet their unleaded is more expensive by quite a bit....

Quite right so, stop those fecking Prius drivers killing the planet ;O)

14-06-2010, 22:56	#1
MudLifeCrisis Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St Albans Herts Vehicle: 1997 Mav 2.7tdi lwb Posts: 1,377	fuel consumption Went to Cornwall for the weekend,drove down late at night. Filled up before I left, fast motorway and A roads all the way. Topped it up before coming home ..... 24mpg !!!!!!!!! ;O) Result ;O)

14-06-2010, 23:00	#3
tezzer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: basildon essex Vehicle: transit camper van 1987 Posts: 2,829	was you towing your caravan? and how fast was you going?

14-06-2010, 23:02	#5
makeitfit Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: on the beach WEST WALES Vehicle: Maverick TDi BLACK mmm Posts: 15,136	My mpg always LOOKS good on the guage at half way, but seems to drop big time on the last quarter It's not linear, you'll just have to do it properly and fill up and do the maths

14-06-2010, 23:09	#8
MudLifeCrisis Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St Albans Herts Vehicle: 1997 Mav 2.7tdi lwb Posts: 1,377	No not towing the van. Speedo showing 80 ish ,sat nav 75 ish ;O) 341 miles and 69.93lts fuel. Maybe cleaning the air flow sensor has paid off. Brian

15-07-2010, 23:15	#9
MudLifeCrisis Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St Albans Herts Vehicle: 1997 Mav 2.7tdi lwb Posts: 1,377	31 mpg today up to Warwick Castle and back. Either the K&N is working wonders or the 50mph though the M1 road works had something to do with it ;O) Either way the cars running so much better with the induction filter but it has got the most annoying whistle Brian

15-07-2010, 23:29	#10
lacroupade Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: All hail to the Glove of Love... Posts: 9,212	well I'm the first one to pick holes in bullshit mpg claims but this is gods honest truth... during my trip to France, I've been putting 300-400ml of 95% alcohol in the tank (about 2 euros in BricoDepot for a litre, cheaper than vodka )...the last full tank I ran through was under my usual 'foot on the floor' driving conditions and I got a gobsmacking 35.5 mpg..even on the way back on the autoroute, towing a heavily laden twin axle trailer at 80mph I was still getting mid-20s which is unheard of for me with a trailer...BUT, as others who've been there may have noticed, french diesel is much superior to the shite we get over here...car runs much better and more quietly, mainly as a result of their judicious use of bio....

15-07-2010, 23:35	#11
MudLifeCrisis Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St Albans Herts Vehicle: 1997 Mav 2.7tdi lwb Posts: 1,377	On one of the caravan forums I've read a thread saying just the same. Many members saying how good their fuel consumption is when abroad. Is there anything us Brits don't get ripped off with ?

15-07-2010, 23:37	#12
(RIP) PLANK Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Central England, in the Heart of the Black Country Vehicle: T2 2004 TDI SE LWB Posts: 7,740	i generaly average 25/26 mpg with a mix of towing and not towing, towns, country lanes and motorways. Some times outrunning boy racers at the lights and sometimes taking it easy listening to radio two.

15-07-2010, 23:40	#14
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	i know its not exact , but i used £40 of diesel going to norfolk .... a distance from here of 210 miles , but im guessing autos arent as economical as manuals