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Wirdy *****
Joined: 01 May 2008 Posts: 695 Location: Glenrothes, Fife
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 14:28 Post subject: |
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madmum wrote: |
errh somethins not right with that glasgow to cornwall - 650 miles each way, 21mpg towing a twin axle at motorway speeds, 30 around town , I thought I was doin well! |
There was me thinking I was the only fool to drag my van a similar distance (from St Andrews to Dawlish) Never again.
I'm sticking to Scotland this year and it'll be a static nect time Devon / Cornwall is contemplated.
Love the journey - it's the fuel cost that's the killer.
P.S -mine does 24 mpg towing, 29 on its own. _________________ 2001 3.0 DT LWB Duty - Dragon Green Metallic. |
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fintius maximus ****
Joined: 24 Mar 2009 Posts: 273 Location: SHEFFIELD
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 15:48 Post subject: |
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Think I need an engine transplant - towing the tin tent from Sheffield to the Lizard in Cornwall a couple of months ago I was getting mid twenties - how on earth do you get over 30?? |
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TimBanham Lifetime member
Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 1258 Location: Newark, Nottinghamshire
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:33 Post subject: |
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Best I have had from mine when towing is 23 worst 16 (the 16 was because I had two roof boxes on and foot to the floor to maintain speed up and down hills) _________________ 3.0TD LWB Citation |
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mutlley *****
Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 553
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 15:22 Post subject: |
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try travelling through the night.
i work nights driving a truck and am getting on average 8.9 to gallon. the best my day man can get doing the same runs, is 7.5mpg.
cool air and less traffic. makes for good mpg.
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Philp *******
Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 3869 Location: Shropshire
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 19:48 Post subject: |
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I'd say I agree with that, always get better MPG on a cool night. I'm dragging my 6 x 4 Ifor williams trailer with its top extension box on loaded up with a large ride on mower/lawn tractor, complete with powered sweeper and a load of other *beep*, boxes of tools, 5 gallons of proper creosote and a roof load of 3m lengths of feather edge board 900 miles down to my house in France in about two weeks time, it still gets around 33 mpg at motorway speeds, sadly not in my currently MoT-less Trooper, in the wifes X-Trail. I'd be lucky to see 25 in the troop so it does make a big difference in fuel over that distance. _________________ Phil
96 or is it a 98 Isuzu Bighorn Lotus |
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mickyboy63 Lifetime member
Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 176 Location: LEICESTER
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 20:58 Post subject: m p g =34 |
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Been driving at a maximum 2000 revs and have managed 34 to the gallon,very easy drive to
work and back.On the Isle of wight I did the same and got 31 to the gallon which is bril,lots
of hills and gear changes.
Towing the van there at a max of 2000 revs got 27 to the gallon,and there was half
hour of crawling traffic into that.On the way back driving
normally up to just over 3000 revs got 25 to the gallon.
I'm going to carry on driving solo at a max of 2000 revs,but with the van on
not going to bother.
Could be turning into my dad,driving wise. _________________ Mickyboy
They say I drink to much to me well thats just profound.
How do you know you can't swim untill you have drowned. |
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bogtrotter ***
Joined: 20 Jun 2009 Posts: 153 Location: SCOTLAND
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 22:37 Post subject: |
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I get between 30 and 34mpg solo this is over a variety of road types, but not much town driving
and I dont hang about never get less than 30mpg except when towing,
towing either a 16 foot trailer with up to 2 ton weight or mobile chill unit approx. the same weight
mpg drops to the low 20s.
Great machine for towing more grunt than a landrover and almost half the fuel costs |
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JohnW ***
Joined: 21 Jun 2009 Posts: 172 Location: HARROGATE NORTH YORKSHIRE
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Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 19:19 Post subject: |
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Hi just returned from 3000 mile tour of France towing a 1800 Kg 7 Mtr caravan with my 2002 3.0Ltr auto Insignia most of it on A type roads no toll roads used, and managed average of 22 MPG for complete tour didn't seem bad to me, aprox £200 for trip, however did make a slight miscalculation and ran out completely 2 miles from home lukily had a can in boot.
I still wonder about 32 MPG I havn't managed that since my short wheelbase days not towing, can't get it out of my LWB auto or manual even solo. |
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JohnW ***
Joined: 21 Jun 2009 Posts: 172 Location: HARROGATE NORTH YORKSHIRE
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Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 19:22 Post subject: |
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JohnW wrote: |
Hi just returned from 3000 mile tour of France towing a 1800 Kg 7 Mtr caravan with my 2002 3.0Ltr auto Insignia most of it on A type roads no toll roads used, and managed average of 22 MPG for complete tour didn't seem bad to me, aprox £200 for trip, however did make a slight miscalculation and ran out completely 2 miles from home lukily had a can in boot.
I still wonder about 32 MPG I havn't managed that since my short wheelbase days not towing, can't get it out of my LWB auto or manual even solo. |
Appears I have made another miscalculation I should have said approx £550 for full trip. |
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