AndyGreen
Member Since: 18 Jul 2007
Location: Tramore
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Hi All,
I know there is a thread on general fuel consumption, but I found that it got too diverse to get meaningful info from it
Can anyone with a Deisel Auto post the fuel compsumption they are getting, and an indication of the type of driving done (Urban, Motorway or mixed)
When I first got my Disco3 in March 2006, I got typically 27 MPG mixed driving, but it has steadily dropped to typically 23 mixed. On a long run I might just get 27, but not normally, and my driving mix is much the same.
This would be a useful hint as to whether there is something wrong, as I can't rely on the main dealers -(except to charge a fortune for a service!)
I normally have to tell THEM what is wrong and tell them about service bulletins etc!
Thanks
Andy
Last edited by AndyGreen on 14th Mar 2008 11:11 pm. Edited 1 time in total
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 14th Mar 2008 10:58 pm |
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mick
Member Since: 21 Jan 2007
Location: Yorkshire
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mine does 23 to 25 mixed . best not to look just keep filling up and enjoy 
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| 14th Mar 2008 11:02 pm |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
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With scorpions, on twisting, narrow rural roads (like your main roads    ), A-roads and dual carriageway, I'm getting 25-26. On a motorway run keeping it below 75 it's 28-29. I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 14th Mar 2008 11:09 pm |
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simonsi
Member Since: 14 Oct 2007
Location: Auckland
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NoDo$h wrote:With scorpions... A-roads and dual carriageway, I'm getting 25-26. On a motorway run keeping it below 75 it's 28-29.
Same here, key is keeping below 75, push to 75-80 and the consumption really starts to drop.
Lowest seen on the fuel computer is 9.9mpg but highest is 999.9....  Cheers
Simon
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| 14th Mar 2008 11:14 pm |
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CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
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On MTR's around 25mpg
On Scorpions around 27mpg
Mixed driving. 2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
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| 14th Mar 2008 11:41 pm |
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gauge in the LCD panel is like a weather vane....not very accurate....the only way of getting a true value for overall fuel consumption is to brim the tank & record the distance between fills. If you do this you see just how dodgy the instantaneous value displayed.
My VW Golf + DSG in comparison is very accurate...it has two values to display...rapid update figue (a bit like the D£ one) &an average value which when compared with distance & volume used data is very accurate....by my data a couple of percent error. BREXIT - done properly.
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| 14th Mar 2008 11:46 pm |
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DG
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I'm not generally into all of this MPG worry stuff ..it does what it does relative to the way I drive TBH ...but has anyone monitored the reduction of mpg due to engine idle time .The reason I ask is that I have a Mitsubishi Grandis as a company vehicle for the gaff and I noticed the other day while waiting for one of my bods that the average mpg reduced by .3mpg on tickover just while I was sat there ...over around 30 minutes. Does anyone take idling into account?? 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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| 14th Mar 2008 11:56 pm |
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roystonh
Member Since: 26 Feb 2007
Location: Kent
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27.5 mpg average consumption on scorpions
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| 15th Mar 2008 12:27 am |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
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35 on average 
Peak is 37.3
Minimum 33
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| 15th Mar 2008 1:11 am |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
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And the topic of this thread is......
Simon, your's doesn't count  I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 15th Mar 2008 1:16 am |
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weim71
Member Since: 21 Jun 2007
Location: Scotland
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Im getting 27mpg but last week i went to Birmingham, and was getting 33mpg driving down the M6. 07 D3 Zermatt Silver, Stainless Steel Tubes, Chrome Mirror caps, Tints.
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| 15th Mar 2008 1:17 am |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
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NoDo$h wrote:And the topic of this thread is......
Simon, your's doesn't count
It can count to bigger numbers than yours though... and Mr DarlingTwat doesn't screw me quite as much because I can change the gears myself
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| 15th Mar 2008 1:23 am |
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Reggieb
Member Since: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Watford, Herts.
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On a run(Motorway) 80ish about 27
Can be as low as 20 on short hops round the houses
Average about 23
But with the TC mod I ignore it all, turn the display off and just keep grinning !
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| 15th Mar 2008 1:26 am |
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DG
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simon wrote:because I can change the gears myself
..or you clearly have a fault
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| 15th Mar 2008 1:26 am |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
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Yeah my auto is soo manual its getting me down 
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| 15th Mar 2008 1:30 am |
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