mart.c
Member Since: 03 Mar 2012
Location: Birmingham
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HI need some advice. Got new d4 at weekend  The dealer said to drive about 800mils & not to over do it to run it in.O.K .BUT the wife would lilke to use the tin tent for the long week end. So towing may be over doing it ?. Now do i leve it on tickover all night or Drive it land`s end to John O Groats just to get the miles on it over night. All tell the wife we will spend the week end in the pub ?
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 4th Apr 2012 7:31 pm |
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allforus
Member Since: 20 Mar 2010
Location: Cumbria
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Towed my tin tent after just collecting my d4 no issues so go for it
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| 4th Apr 2012 7:50 pm |
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Russell
Member Since: 24 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
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Also towed my tin tent after a couple of hundred miles with no issues. Would just say do not drive it hard take it steady and let the car do the work it was designed for 
Nearly got 4k on the clock now and the fuel economey has started to improve by a big amount. MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
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| 4th Apr 2012 8:52 pm |
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drmcw
Member Since: 10 Mar 2009
Location: 9/10 people have trouble Reading
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Sure its been discussed before and consensus was that an initial thrashing (having warmed up first) was best for reliability and economy later on.
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| 4th Apr 2012 8:53 pm |
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Zapp79
Member Since: 25 Jan 2012
Location: Staffordshire
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Have been driving mine fairly 'normally' since collecting, if not a touch granny-like, apart from the odd enthusiastic moment to upset a boy racer at the lights.
875 miles on mine and fuel consumption is still shocking though  Hopefully, in another few hundred miles I will see the consumption drop back a bit.
Still, at least all the predictable rattles are appearing now, so I can get those looked at in due course. 
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| 4th Apr 2012 9:01 pm |
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Disco4SE
Member Since: 23 Aug 2010
Location: Mt Martha Australia
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I towed my 2.2ton boat with only 1,200Klm's on the clock.
In my opinion, providing you don't over rev the engine, the towing is good for the running in process (words from my father-in-law who is a diesel engineer / mechanic).
The secret is not to rev the motor and give it time to cool down when you stop. In other words, let it idle for a while.
Cheers, Craig
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| 4th Apr 2012 9:05 pm |
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mart.c
Member Since: 03 Mar 2012
Location: Birmingham
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Thanks all for your input and thanks drmcw for the thread. As for the fuel consumption still loved up with the car to let it shock me yet. So i will have to take it steady.Thanks
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| 4th Apr 2012 10:35 pm |
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D4mation
Member Since: 29 Jul 2011
Location: Ruralshire
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Russell wrote:
Nearly got 4k on the clock now and the fuel economey has started to improve by a big amount.
I'm hoping for something similar in improved fuel use. Only done 2K so far and average based on fill ups is 27mpg. I'm taking the tintent out for the first time next week so getting excited - should I use cruise when towing or will I get better consumption without it, does anyone know ? MY12 D4 HSE Ipanema Sand
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| 4th Apr 2012 11:05 pm |
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Peely
Member Since: 12 Dec 2011
Location: Lancs
Posts: 283
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27mpg..... Wow !
Done 200 in mine and the best I've had is 23mpg ! 
All town work though !
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| 5th Apr 2012 10:19 am |
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Paul White
Member Since: 27 Jan 2012
Location: Marshfield, Nr Bath
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Just come back from a 63mile journey, all stop/start and got 32.3mpg!!
The 2011 D4 I exchanged last week, I'd have been lucky to have got 25mpg! So I am very pleased indeed!
Paul
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| 5th Apr 2012 1:34 pm |
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Zapp79
Member Since: 25 Jan 2012
Location: Staffordshire
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Paul White wrote:Just come back from a 63mile journey, all stop/start and got 32.3mpg!!
Paul
that must have been some hill you were driving down there
Current average in the D4 is 24mpg (calculated from fillups). My D3 gave me an average of 28mpg.
Best seen in the D4 is 36mpg - on the motorway at 65. 
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| 5th Apr 2012 6:59 pm |
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D4mation
Member Since: 29 Jul 2011
Location: Ruralshire
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The best I've seen on my lieometer was 40 mpg on a long slow A road limited to 50mph by trucks - A49 if you know it. The following fillup calculated it at 29 mpg  MY12 D4 HSE Ipanema Sand
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| 5th Apr 2012 11:16 pm |
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qwerty2008
Member Since: 20 Dec 2011
Location: Glasgow
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Also got a new D4, 400mile on the clock, avg a horrific 23mpg. My old D3 did a reliable 26mpg. I hope the D4 gets substantially better?
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| 7th Apr 2012 1:23 pm |
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Paul White
Member Since: 27 Jan 2012
Location: Marshfield, Nr Bath
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I've done 440 miles in my new D4 and it shows 31.3 mpg average at present. The miles have been on stop/start, short commute and about 100 on motorway.
I haven't done a check on fill up but it certainly is better than my 2011 D4. That never showed more than 28 even on a long motorway journey and it had done 16k when I exchanged.
Paul
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| 7th Apr 2012 2:19 pm |
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