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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
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Disco3's now got 6k miles on it, got used to a more or less contant 28mpg on runs and 24 round town, greenlaning would drop to 22 - ish but build back up on the run home.
So why is it now hovering around 20  yep, got a roofrack on but this is on the run home last night at 70-75 and round town this morning with no traffic queues. I reset the counter twice and it still settles around the 20 mark  has something broke?
Last long run with the rack on returned 26. something 
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 20th Feb 2006 1:16 pm |
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AndrewS
Tarquin of the Desert
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Y...... because I can
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10forcash wrote:Disco3's now got 6k miles on it, got used to a more or less contant 28mpg on runs and 24 round town, greenlaning would drop to 22 - ish but build back up on the run home.
So why is it now hovering around 20 yep, got a roofrack on but this is on the run home last night at 70-75 and round town this morning with no traffic queues. I reset the counter twice and it still settles around the 20 mark has something broke?
Last long run with the rack on returned 26. something
Where did you fill up last? was it cheapo fuel? perhaps a fuel station you dont normally use. I have found that lower grade fuel will effect the MPG. In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
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| 20th Feb 2006 1:26 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
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the fuel claimed to be BP ultimate...
and yes, noticable difference with Asda's best vs. Shell / BP / Esso
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| 20th Feb 2006 2:07 pm |
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Mossy
Member Since: 01 Jul 2005
Location: Hollyoaks, UK
Posts: 2682
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10forcash wrote: So why is it now hovering around 20 yep, got a roofrack on but this is on the run home last night at 70-75 and round town this morning with no traffic queues. I reset the counter twice and it still settles around the 20 mark has something broke?
Last long run with the rack on returned 26. something
Hey TFC, I had the same promble a couple of nights ago - saw 20 mpg - then it went horribly wrong from there - I woke up.
 D3 HSE V8...
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| 20th Feb 2006 3:45 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
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... and yes, I have checked that it hadn't been swapped for a V8 overnight 
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| 20th Feb 2006 3:54 pm |
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Mossy
Member Since: 01 Jul 2005
Location: Hollyoaks, UK
Posts: 2682
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10forcash wrote:... and yes, I have checked that it hadn't been swapped for a V8 overnight
A V8 in TDV6 clothing... ya never know - I've heard stories on this site about miss badging and.. well, ?
Being serious for a min (yes, it IS possible), have you noticed any change in engine noise or performance - seems like too big a swing to be just an anomoly? On my old D2 (diesel) I had a restricted fuel line caused by dirty fuel contaminants (although the technician said cheap) and this surprisingly caused havoc with the MPG for a bit - cleared after they fiddled with some "actuator". D3 HSE V8...
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| 20th Feb 2006 4:12 pm |
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Winger
Site Moderator
Member Since: 15 Feb 2005
Location: UK
Posts: 3428
 
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10forcash wrote:So why is it now hovering around 20 yep, got a roofrack on but this is on the run home last night at 70-75 and round town this morning with no traffic queues. I reset the counter twice and it still settles around the 20 mark has something broke?
Last long run with the rack on returned 26. something
Headwind
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| 21st Feb 2006 4:58 pm |
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
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I was behind him most the day.............there was a funny smell now I come to think of it DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
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| 21st Feb 2006 5:59 pm |
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Mossy
Member Since: 01 Jul 2005
Location: Hollyoaks, UK
Posts: 2682
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Pelyma wrote:I was behind him most the day.............there was a funny smell now I come to think of it
Pelyma, did you notice if his windows were down???  D3 HSE V8...
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| 21st Feb 2006 6:19 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
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Yep, there was a headwind, although the MPG hasn't changed back to the normal 'urban' despite two resets of the mpg-o-meter 
looks like a snotogram to BP tomorrow then
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| 21st Feb 2006 9:31 pm |
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Winger
Site Moderator
Member Since: 15 Feb 2005
Location: UK
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Would you like BP's address?
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| 21st Feb 2006 10:00 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
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Well they had one at Buncefield... but I doubt thats an active address any more
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| 21st Feb 2006 10:01 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
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Well at least the Buncefield Post Man was warm during December 
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| 21st Feb 2006 10:16 pm |
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