MPG WHEN TOWING CARAVAN

iandouglas · 15-07-2007, 00:22

HI .
JUST WORKED OUT FUEL FIGURES FOR TRIP TO PAIGNTON .
TRIP DOWN DONE DRIVEN AT 55/60 MPH............20.64 MPG.
TRIP BACK UP DRIVEN AT A STEADY 50 MPH......26.11 MPG
A SAVING OF £14.38p. :P :P
truck now done 170k life in the old girl yet.
rgds.iandouglas

mr-gadget · 15-07-2007, 08:17

I get roughly 28 to 32 at 50mph. Not bad for such a heavy weight really,

When towing 22' 1300kgs caravan I get between 24 and 28 I was well pleased as i thought it would be very thirsty dragging that weight..

15-07-2007, 09:18

Took the van to Blackpool yesterday for my Son and his family, steady 50mph over Snake Pass 30 mins queing at end of M67 then steady 60mph rest of way, into strong head wind: 14.3 MPG

Coming home, solo just me and daughter needle hardly moved from full mark.

mr-gadget · 15-07-2007, 09:25

That is pretty frightening.. don't want to go far at that mpg...

15-07-2007, 11:38

you not considered lpg or dont u do enough milage to warrant the conversion costs? shouldve bought a diesel !

JonathanM · 15-07-2007, 13:42

I'll put a spanner in the works here; the speeds you describe, are they from the speedo on the Mavrano, or from a more accurate (GPS) source?

I ask because my vehicle the speedo consistently over reads by about 6 to 8 mph up to 70, over 70 the discrepancy gets bigger. So if I drive at an indicated 50, I'm actually only doing about 43mph. Means it does the fuel economy good, but i also know I'm driving slower than the traffic conditions often allow. Hence the reason that i try & drive to s even 56mph, which is about 25oorpm on my vehicle.

iandouglas · 15-07-2007, 13:52

HI JONATHAN M.
MPH TAKEN FROM TOMTOM SATNAV ON LEVEL ROAD,SO SHOULD BE PRETTY ACCURATE.THEN CALCULATED ON TAX BUDDYS WEB SITE.
RGDS.IANDOUGLAS

15-07-2007, 13:58

sorry to drag u off subject ian just saw youve hit the 170,000 marker! well done mr gadget there aswell with few niggles has yours been hastle free. whenever anyone asks me about reliability on nissan engine i always quote them your high milers in everyday use towing caravans etc whilst still returning respectable mpg!

iandouglas · 15-07-2007, 15:29

hi jace.
yep cleared 170k while on holiday .
bought her 15/5/05 with 135k for £2,250

have put a rad, heater matrix ,water pump,front callipers,exhaust system, tyres. I welded a new front vallance ,front crossmember.
already had a recon gearbox fitted when i got it. :P

engine still funs ok needs tappets setting .
intend to keep her running as long as practical.

all in all still a good truck :P
rgds.iandouglas

15-07-2007, 15:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by jace

you not considered lpg or dont u do enough milage to warrant the conversion costs? shouldve bought a diesel !

Looked into LPG, expensive and costs more on insurance, also some horror stories of LPG conversions. £2k up front for a conversion takes a lot of gallons to recover cost, plus look at how gas is increasing in price, although still only about half petrol. Diesel and petrol costs about same to buy but diesel cars cost more to buy. Differance in MPG between the two are not worth bothering about. I like a petrol motor for its power, I have 196BHP and 195 lbs of torque, have to go a long way to find that in a diesel. Plus i bought my car (no diesel model available BTW) cos I loved it with all its extras and everthing, tows fantasic, and the Wife can get in and out better than a low down car or a high up 4x4. Wouldn't have bought it, if I'd been worried about the fuel consumption.

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15-07-2007, 16:25

yep it it an exspensive way to save money lpg when i worked on taxis some them were gassed up more trouble than they were worth! one old merc had like a gas burner ring sat on top single point inj thingy when relay opend gas was sucked down into engine by the down draft always blew back knocked damn thing off leaving gas flowing untill driver switched back to petrol the newer e classes they bought detected the gas in manifold and shut down as it had detected a foreign substance entring engine ! all good fun!

albert · 27-03-2012, 21:58

old 1972 Ford Cortina Mk3 did more MPG towing a 16 ft Sprite major than it did solo,

albert · 27-03-2012, 22:00

deleted, replied to old posting,

laurieash · 28-03-2012, 20:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by iandouglas

hi jace.
yep cleared 170k while on holiday .
bought her 15/5/05 with 135k for £2,250

have put a rad, heater matrix ,water pump,front callipers,exhaust system, tyres. I welded a new front vallance ,front crossmember.
already had a recon gearbox fitted when i got it. :P

engine still funs ok needs tappets setting .
intend to keep her running as long as practical.

all in all still a good truck :P
rgds.iandouglas

Hi Ian sounds like triggers brush

Laurieash

wildbri · 28-03-2012, 22:53

I get 24 mpg towing my caravan but its only a 12ft 2berth, overall on a caravaning trip I would expect 26 mpg. Regards bri

15-07-2007, 00:22	#1
iandouglas Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Vehicle: LANDROVER Disco 300TDI Posts: 1,802	MPG WHEN TOWING CARAVAN HI . JUST WORKED OUT FUEL FIGURES FOR TRIP TO PAIGNTON . TRIP DOWN DONE DRIVEN AT 55/60 MPH............20.64 MPG. TRIP BACK UP DRIVEN AT A STEADY 50 MPH......26.11 MPG A SAVING OF £14.38p. :P :P truck now done 170k life in the old girl yet. rgds.iandouglas

15-07-2007, 13:52	#7
iandouglas Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Vehicle: LANDROVER Disco 300TDI Posts: 1,802	MPG WHEN TOWING CARAVAN HI JONATHAN M. MPH TAKEN FROM TOMTOM SATNAV ON LEVEL ROAD,SO SHOULD BE PRETTY ACCURATE.THEN CALCULATED ON TAX BUDDYS WEB SITE. RGDS.IANDOUGLAS

15-07-2007, 15:29	#9
iandouglas Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Vehicle: LANDROVER Disco 300TDI Posts: 1,802	MPG WHEN TOWING CARAVAN hi jace. yep cleared 170k while on holiday . bought her 15/5/05 with 135k for £2,250 have put a rad, heater matrix ,water pump,front callipers,exhaust system, tyres. I welded a new front vallance ,front crossmember. already had a recon gearbox fitted when i got it. :P engine still funs ok needs tappets setting . intend to keep her running as long as practical. all in all still a good truck :P rgds.iandouglas

15-07-2007, 08:17	#2
mr-gadget Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: runcorn Posts: 207	I get roughly 28 to 32 at 50mph. Not bad for such a heavy weight really, When towing 22' 1300kgs caravan I get between 24 and 28 I was well pleased as i thought it would be very thirsty dragging that weight..

15-07-2007, 09:18	#3
Guest Posts: n/a	Took the van to Blackpool yesterday for my Son and his family, steady 50mph over Snake Pass 30 mins queing at end of M67 then steady 60mph rest of way, into strong head wind: 14.3 MPG Coming home, solo just me and daughter needle hardly moved from full mark.

15-07-2007, 09:25	#4
mr-gadget Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: runcorn Posts: 207	That is pretty frightening.. don't want to go far at that mpg...

15-07-2007, 11:38	#5
jace Guest Posts: n/a	you not considered lpg or dont u do enough milage to warrant the conversion costs? shouldve bought a diesel !

15-07-2007, 13:42	#6
JonathanM Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Merseyside Posts: 1,048	I'll put a spanner in the works here; the speeds you describe, are they from the speedo on the Mavrano, or from a more accurate (GPS) source? I ask because my vehicle the speedo consistently over reads by about 6 to 8 mph up to 70, over 70 the discrepancy gets bigger. So if I drive at an indicated 50, I'm actually only doing about 43mph. Means it does the fuel economy good, but i also know I'm driving slower than the traffic conditions often allow. Hence the reason that i try & drive to s even 56mph, which is about 25oorpm on my vehicle.

15-07-2007, 13:58	#8
jace Guest Posts: n/a	sorry to drag u off subject ian just saw youve hit the 170,000 marker! well done mr gadget there aswell with few niggles has yours been hastle free. whenever anyone asks me about reliability on nissan engine i always quote them your high milers in everyday use towing caravans etc whilst still returning respectable mpg!

15-07-2007, 16:25	#11
jace Guest Posts: n/a	yep it it an exspensive way to save money lpg when i worked on taxis some them were gassed up more trouble than they were worth! one old merc had like a gas burner ring sat on top single point inj thingy when relay opend gas was sucked down into engine by the down draft always blew back knocked damn thing off leaving gas flowing untill driver switched back to petrol the newer e classes they bought detected the gas in manifold and shut down as it had detected a foreign substance entring engine ! all good fun!

27-03-2012, 21:58	#12
albert Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: yorkshire Vehicle: xtrail Posts: 3	old 1972 Ford Cortina Mk3 did more MPG towing a 16 ft Sprite major than it did solo,

27-03-2012, 22:00	#13
albert Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: yorkshire Vehicle: xtrail Posts: 3	deleted, replied to old posting,

28-03-2012, 22:53	#15
wildbri Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: south lakeland Vehicle: terrano 1997 tdi Posts: 940	I get 24 mpg towing my caravan but its only a 12ft 2berth, overall on a caravaning trip I would expect 26 mpg. Regards bri