jays
Member Since: 16 Jan 2010
Location: swadlincote
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my other half drives around 8 miles to work mainly A roads max 60mph
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 20th Jan 2010 9:42 pm |
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BrumLee
Member Since: 07 Mar 2008
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 1362
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I'm getting around 20 at the moment, but when its warmer I average 24mpg  Faultmate MSV2 EXTREME
FOXWELL N624 Elite
Hantek 1008c Oscilloscope
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| 20th Jan 2010 9:51 pm |
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jays
Member Since: 16 Jan 2010
Location: swadlincote
Posts: 82
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I guess untill she starts using it she wont know. Thats not as bad as i thought.
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| 20th Jan 2010 10:02 pm |
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gt-steve
Member Since: 09 Oct 2009
Location: Northants
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At the moment im averageing 25.5 mpg on a manuel,when the weaather was warmer it was around 27mpg.
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| 20th Jan 2010 10:24 pm |
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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10333
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auto, cold weather, I recon I'm at about 20mpg. 
Al Volvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD
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| 21st Jan 2010 10:01 am |
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2DISCO3ORNOT
Member Since: 27 Apr 2009
Location: at sea
Posts: 1209
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Auto around town 27mpg was just over 30 when I bought her
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| 21st Jan 2010 12:05 pm |
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astonbuilder
Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
Location: MIDLANDS
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2007 Auto doing 25% urban, 25% motorway and 50% A/B roads and driven with economy in mind, but not ridiculously so, I am getting 31.5mpg overall. However add in a bit of cut'n'thrust driving or 'making progress' and 27/28mpg is fairly consistent on every D3 I've had (about 6 since 2005) with manual adding about 2-3mpg in like-for-like conditions
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| 21st Jan 2010 12:17 pm |
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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10333
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wish my 09 auto was that good - as an update, just filled up this morning, 312 miles on 15.09 gal = 20.6 mpg, almost all urban. My 55 plate manual was much better around town, and much more consistant, staying up above 26 around town, and up around 28 even when belting it up and down the motorway. The auto comes up to high 20's, even just into 30's on a steady run, but is much worse around town.
Al Volvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD
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| 21st Jan 2010 12:21 pm |
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astonbuilder
Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
Location: MIDLANDS
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Forgot to add that if its an auto it doesn't lock out in 6th gear till you are doing about 55-60mph so I find myself sometimes gently trundling along and I'm in 5th gear. Slip it over to command shift and manually change into 6th (I know, I know its what the extra cost of the auto 'box is supposed to be doing....  ). You are still nicely in the torque band at around 1700rpm and car will pull it cleanly.
On the journey you mention I'd expect to be hitting 31-33mpg if a consistent run.
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| 21st Jan 2010 12:23 pm |
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