last year we went there and the car reading and a proper tank to tank showed only 24mpg but that was at 80 mph nearly all the way..kinda looking forward to getting a better mpg this time.. ... - .- -.




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Just got back from a drive, check my mpg and nearly fainted. Yes it *is* a 5.0 V8 SC!

See why I was so shocked! -->

Ha, was the drive downhill with a gail force following wind  FFRR TD6 HSE
Adriatic Blue with Parchment leather.

4.4 TDV8 last tank with some motorway at 80+ 31.3 MPG
if i hammer it and i do not hang about worst i will see is 24 usual Round-T is 28-29 Far to many gone...

I cant wait to get a 4.4 TDV8. Plenty of grunt and with reasonable ecomony. Prob going to be another 6-8 years til I can afford one mind. FFRR TD6 HSE
Adriatic Blue with Parchment leather.

I'm only getting about 22 to 24 in my 4.4 V8 diesel, but that's because I am only doing town driving right now and my right foot seems realyl heavy at the moment

Been stuck in some horendous road works too taking about 1 hour to do a 4 mile round trip ! So actually not too bad
I dread to think what a 5.0 SC would be in that situation

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I dread to think what a 5.0 SC would be in that situation

Not as bad as you might think

12 / 13 mpg ?

18-21 in mine

I have never had an avg under 17 ..... (on a journey) - obviously I can make the "instant" go to 2mpg, or likewise 99mpg ....

Had a 5.0 SC on loan for 2 weeks never got above 14 out of it  Far to many gone...

Thrasher wrote:

18-21 in mine

I have never had an avg under 17 ..... (on a journey) - obviously I can make the "instant" go to 2mpg, or likewise 99mpg ....

Ah yes, overall, but I meant when you're stuck in traffic crawling for 4 miles taking an hour !
Surely the petrol couldn't get 17 then when the diesel is only about 20 - 22.

If I average with some long journeys then I can get close to 30

Durham - Leeds - Durham. Sunday night - 34 MPG on the computor, 80-90 when I could, 50 mph speed restriction for 20 minutes on the A1.  2003 Vogue TD6 - Adriatic Blue - 2010 Facelift & 2010 20" wheels
1996 90 Tdi soft top gone
2003 HSE TD6 gone
2005 RRS TDV6 HSE gone
2007 Vogue SE TDV8 gone

Well tonight seemed to be even better

108 miles of mixed driving

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Ah yes, overall, but I meant when you're stuck in traffic crawling for 4 miles taking an hour !
Surely the petrol couldn't get 17 then when the diesel is only about 20 - 22.

If I average with some long journeys then I can get close to 30 Thumbs Up

I don't see why the petrol would be any worse when idling/not under load...it's injected remember - no requirement, no fuel

I'm getting 25-26 MPG whilst commuting 15 miles on A & B roads , 28-29 MPG on long motorway runs at 80-90 MPH.

Although whilst towing a 2tonne caravan down to 18 MPG  2021 L405 Westminster P400e