Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: England
Posts: 1526
First long run in the disco
Took the car for its first run today, from Gloucester to just outside Aylesbury. Mainly A roads and a bit of dual carriageway. Pretty pleased with this though. I know they aren't all that accurate, but even so, better than expected.
And then the return leg back to home got this.
Can't complain really!
Car was faultless and a much more relaxed drive than I'm used to on that route. Even stuck in the traffic in Oxford on the way home I wasn't fazed, just sat back in comfort and crawled along.
15th Oct 2016 6:35 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
I'd be very happy to get them from mine! 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
I did a 360 mile return run today and the MPG liometer was reading 28.3. Was actually just under 25. Considering I was stuck on the M25 around heathrow for an hour or so and was travelling in a spirited manner up most of the M40 thought it did well Mark.
2006, D3 SE Auto - gone but not forgotten.
2014 BMW 530d M Sport Tourer.
1977 Triumph Spitfire 1500
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15th Oct 2016 6:49 pm
tcr4x4
Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: England
Posts: 1526
I may have gone just slightly over 70mph on the one bit of dual carriageway that wasn't either coned off to one lane or packed with cars. Just in the interest of experimentation you must know.
15th Oct 2016 6:54 pm
VVS210
Member Since: 05 Aug 2015
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 508
Red Merle wrote:
I'd be very happy to get them from mine!
You won't be wanting to see this then...
Central Hampshire to Central London for some overnight work over two days, about 240 miles all told, was keeping to speed limits as too many speed cameras on the A3 & in town!D4 - Stornoway Grey
D2 V8 - Zambesi Silver (rust free JDM import 😎)
FL2 - Sd4 HSE
110 Td5 DCPU - Bonatti Grey - sold
FL2 Td4 - Zambesi Silver - sold
D2 Td5 - Epsom Green - sold
F1 Td4 - Giverney Green - sold
90 300 Tdi - White – sold BIG mistake should have kept it!
F1 Td4 - written off by a taxi!
D1 300 Tdi - written off by a Fiesta...
D1 200 Tdi - sold
90 Turbo Diesel - sold
Ser 2a SWB - sold and glad I 'got rid'
Ser 2 SWB - sold but wish I still had it!
15th Oct 2016 7:06 pm
Aguesty1
Member Since: 21 Feb 2016
Location: Clitheroe
Posts: 330
On the motorway we are averaging 30-32 mpg but as soon as we have to come off the A59 it drops to 26 mpg due to the country roads to get home! Love being out in the stick not so much the mpg!
15th Oct 2016 7:16 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
VVS210 wrote:
Red Merle wrote:
I'd be very happy to get them from mine!
You won't be wanting to see this then...
Central Hampshire to Central London for some overnight work over two days, about 240 miles all told, was keeping to speed limits as too many speed cameras on the A3 & in town!
I struggled to get that out of a 2.2D Freeloader with a manual gearbox! As Aguesty1 says, rural roads (especially combined with lots of hills) don't help 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
15th Oct 2016 7:57 pm
D16PJM
Member Since: 08 Dec 2015
Location: Sidcup, Kent
Posts: 309
i cant have my MPG on the dash, as daft as it sounds I drive it different when I can see the figures trying to get the best I can, now I drive it and when it needs filling I fill it, its comfy, its big and I love it.
That's a lot of ITS. De tango
BAS remap
EGR blank
Colour coded
21" range rover wheels
tinted windows
side steps
3 blink, C.O.D
15th Oct 2016 8:50 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73048
Nothing like a wee run to improve the mpg.
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15th Oct 2016 9:00 pm
tcr4x4
Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: England
Posts: 1526
TBH I couldn't care less about the mpg, just thought that it was a pretty good value. My disco 2 averages 18mpg, best I ever had was 26mpg on a trip to Wales.
You don't buy a 2.5t car to get good mpg!!
Did you get that figure on the way to Chepstow DSL?
15th Oct 2016 9:12 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73048
Was a few miles after this but I didn't think this would be believed.
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Nothing like the long downhill after entering Andorra from France.
15th Oct 2016 9:15 pm
EMcC
Member Since: 10 Jul 2015
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 536
I have just done 1420 miles in Germany mostly using CC set at 130kph/85mph and averaged 31mpg but the 240 round trip from Dover to home I got 29mpg so quite happy with my 2015 D4 SE Tech.
15th Oct 2016 9:46 pm
defector
Member Since: 23 Feb 2009
Location: Greater Manchester
Posts: 1469
Trip to South of Glasgow yesterday, all clear motorway/roads. Set cruise at 62 on speedo (thinking that would equate to 60mph - in reality the bloody speedo is dead accurate on mine i found after i had to fit my Garmin as the LR navigation was sending me 10 miles longer - but i digress).
On the journey up the lieometer showed 35.7 average for 222 miles.
On the return journey, again cruise set at 62, the average for 450 miles was 36.4. (including a trip into Carlisle centre for a bite to eat at an old haunt)
I was mightily impressed even though i realise it is inaccurate but even allowing for 10% error, not bad.
very quiet going North so rarely dipped below cruise speed and rarely went much above either.
Today with 480 miles showing, i have exactly quarter tank showing.
FBH came a smoking after a stop at Southwaite services on restart - outside temp showing 5 degrees. Was pleased to see all that smoke as wasn't sure FBH was operational.
19th Oct 2016 11:24 pm
professorpool
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
Posts: 3213
tcr4x4 wrote:
You don't buy a 2.5t car to get good mpg!!
D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
20th Oct 2016 6:03 am
defector
Member Since: 23 Feb 2009
Location: Greater Manchester
Posts: 1469
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