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DG
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Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
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Ken wrote:I dont care its never going to be economical the way I drive 
No s  t ! 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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 18th Mar 2008 3:55 pm |
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neophyteguy
Member Since: 30 Jan 2008
Location: South Melbourne
Posts: 116
  
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1k km's on mine and currently getting around 11l.100 with mixed driving and taking it a bit easy during the week (city style). Wife called the other night while driving our D3 and said it was sluggish.............I think it has remapped itself, so I am currently CORRECTING this..........If you see a Stornoway Gray in the South Melb area and are thinking about pulling out in front of it, I would suggest otherwise..........In the name of corrections of course! Picked up my new MY08 Stornaway TDV6 SE late Feb. FULLY STOKED! Thanks in advance for all the advice/tips you guys have shared on here!!!!!!!!!!!!
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1961 Karmann Ghia - Audrey
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| 19th Mar 2008 8:03 am |
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Daf
Member Since: 21 Aug 2007
Location: Wales, mun ;-)
Posts: 164
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simonsi wrote:Daf wrote:Mind you, best I've ever seen was 54 mpg downhill, just after I'd re-set the trip!
Thats not even trying, see here:  
You've got the Infinite Probability Drive and not the Diesel engine, haven't you?
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| 19th Mar 2008 3:08 pm |
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simonsi
Member Since: 14 Oct 2007
Location: Auckland
Posts: 1264
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Either that or mine is calibrated in Metres per gallon Cheers
Simon
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| 19th Mar 2008 3:24 pm |
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lafona00
Member Since: 30 Nov 2007
Location: Dubai
Posts: 808
 
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I am trvaelling from London (teddington) to Fontainebleau (1 hour South East of Paris in few hours!
I will record mileage and MPG.
I will post it on Wednesday when I return Arno
No more LR... but a Toyo
 Disco 3 XS Auto - MY2008 - Leather, heated seats.
 Def 90 - 1993
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| 19th Mar 2008 4:03 pm |
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stuart27
Member Since: 22 Feb 2006
Location: darlington
Posts: 19
 
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I have a 2006 tdv6 SE auto and get an average of 24.5mpg
If anything, I think fuel consumption has dropped by about 1-2 mpg since new.
I drive pretty gently, usually keep revs below 2000, and rarely drive above 75mph
My driving is pretty much dual carriageway and free flowing A roads.(very little time in stopped traffic)
On a purely motorway run, have gotten 28-29mpg average, but for regular commuting, the lower figure is pretty much the norm.
Don't listen to those guys who claim averages of 30mpg + for every day driving.....they aren't driving D3'S!
I don't know why people insist on telling such tall stories.....does it make them feel better? 2006 TDV6 SE Auto :- Buckingham Blue with Alpaca
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| 20th Mar 2008 1:34 pm |
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BrumLee
Member Since: 07 Mar 2008
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 1362
 
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Mine sits at 22.4mpg driving it like a grandad  But I don't want to drive it fast as it means I'll have to get out of it sooner 
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| 21st Mar 2008 11:32 pm |
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WOODY179
Member Since: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Chesterfield
Posts: 3642
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Just filled mine up and worked out the MPG it is only 17.36  - I'm only doing urban mileage and a lot of short journeys at the moment but that is seriously low. 1996 Discovery 1 300TDI ES Biarritz Blue, sold
1999 Discovery 2 TD5 ES Rioja Red, sold
2002 Discovery 2 TD5 ES Buckingham Blue, sold
2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Adriatic Blue, sold
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Zambezi Silver, sold
2011 Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE Nara Bronze, sold
2016 Volvo XC60 D5 AWD Lux Nav Twilight Bronze, sold
2020 Range Rover Evoque P250 First Edition, Nolita grey, sold
2023 Range Rover Evoque P300e Autobiography, Carpathian grey
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| 24th Mar 2008 4:12 pm |
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fisherman
Member Since: 16 Jan 2007
Location: Hornchurch Essex
Posts: 1789
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I do mainly urban driving, dropping kids to school and short journies to customers through pretty heavy traffic and return about 21mpg. On a run of any distance it picks up to 27ish. If I select gears manually through the auto box I can get up to 30mpg on country roads, but who can be bothered.
All in all I think the D3 is just about the best car/limo/van/people carrier I've ever had despite the fuel consumption costs.
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D4 HSE 2012 Like a second wife, more expensive but goes better! I almost cried this time!
D3 HSE 2006 (Almost 8 years together, true love)
Land Cruiser VX 1994 11 years together, wife cried when I p/ex'd for my D3
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| 24th Mar 2008 10:02 pm |
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dick dastardly
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: wiggleigh bottom
Posts: 1112
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Never gets below 23 SPG (me driving locally, country roads, bit of motorway, loadsa welly)
or above 31 SPG (Wifey driving, mostly motorway)
Tried different types of diesel, doesnt seem to make a difference to MPG but can improve SPG
(SPG = Smiles Per Gallon  ) There's one wheel on my wagon, but i'm still rollin' along, it's the cherokee, they're after me, but I'm singing a happy song
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| 25th Mar 2008 12:39 am |
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discoagogo
Member Since: 30 Aug 2007
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 209
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This weekend following my mates in their classic campers, on Shell fuel I managed 32.8MPG for a 2 hour drive to Dorset! 2007 TDV6 XS Silver
Running with some <a>BioDiesel</a>
<a>4x4 Prejudice</a>
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| 25th Mar 2008 10:13 am |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
Posts: 19689
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at 25mpg I think my brakes must be binding, my EGR must be stuck or my intercooler is blocked  . Or all three I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 25th Mar 2008 12:09 pm |
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Jimbob Squarepants
Member Since: 27 Oct 2007
Location: Miles Away from Home
Posts: 1063
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BrumLee wrote:Mine sits at 22.4mpg driving it like a grandad But I don't want to drive it fast as it means I'll have to get out of it sooner
Brum, your logic is impeccable! However, try driving faster and go the long way round Too much intellectual firepower can damage your common sense.
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| 25th Mar 2008 1:33 pm |
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integrale
Member Since: 10 Mar 2008
Location: Aarhus
Posts: 230
  
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Reminds me of this advice:
Think logical about it, when is the risk of being invovled in a crash the highest: when you drive once from A to B or when you drive 25 times from A to B?
Clearly, its when you drive 25 times from A to B => the longer you're on the road, the higher the risk.
Consequently, to reduce the risk you should - at all times - drive as fast as possible!*)
*) of course observing all relevant laws and regulations in the process...
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| 25th Mar 2008 2:47 pm |
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lafona00
Member Since: 30 Nov 2007
Location: Dubai
Posts: 808
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Well after a trip from
Motorway mainly:
Teddington (London) to Folkstone via the M25, M26 and M20 at 70mph maximum, I am doing 33mpg
From Calais to Fontainebleau (South East Paris) via A16, A1, A104, A5 at 90mph I am doing 24.8mpg.
By the way this trip has been done when normal poeple (daughter and Wife)are sleeping, therefore we did not had any trafficjums...
When I am doing the office trip, when the engine is very cold, the mpg is dropping around 21mpg.
See you soon Arno
No more LR... but a Toyo
Disco 3 XS Auto - MY2008 - Leather, heated seats.
Def 90 - 1993
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| 26th Mar 2008 9:53 am |
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