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lesdecks · * Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 17 Location: Stoke-on-Trent

There's '94 3.1 Trooper on eebuygum, (just sold), the seller claims it does a 'Nice' 45-55 MPG on a run ! I suggested he was confusing Kilometers with miles, and got a bit shirty with me.

Does any one else get this sort of 'Nice' mileage, if so , please share the secret with me !!

See eebuygum item on;

http://cgi.eebuygum.co.uk/ws/eebuygum.dll?ViewItem&item=270112457659&sspagename=ADME:L:RTQ:UK:1
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Mike_S · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:33 Post subject:

I've got 34.3 mpg out of my 3.1TD LWB auto - but that was on a run of only 159km and under good conditions.

I did have to drive through a city (on a motorway) and I think the slow/fast driving required in the heart of the city with heaps of traffic would have dropped the milage a bit - I would guess that a carefully selected run, with real gentle driving, might _just_ get the results claimed, but for normal driving conditions I would say not.

The real world milage I got recently on a run of 750km was just over 30mpg, and I've found that to be quite consistent over several trips to different destinations and with different loads in the vehicle, so that's the number I quote when asked.

Mike.

markymoan · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:43 Post subject:

He's talking out of his aris, also i'm now half blind with his caps lock childs writing Laughing

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Chris B · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:39 Post subject:

Not chance! The trooper is not aerodynamic or light enough to see that sort of mpg...
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K.Goodwin · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:58 Post subject:

yeah, thats boll ocks.

Pete B's dad has had i think 36mpg out of his 3.1
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Murray · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 9:59 Post subject:

I think 'CAPS LOCK MAN' on eebuygum must have swapped out his motor for a smart car engine Laughing

what a merchant banker! Ah but I noticed it a LOTUS model so perhaps it goes a lot faster to cover that mileage (if you get my reasoning Shocked

)I get about 15 out of my petrol/LPG 3.5 and I'm happy because

ITS AN ISUZU!!!

I didnt want a chelsea tractor *ange *over, or a BLANDcruiser they are pimps cars! Laughing

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Hard1 · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:48 Post subject:

Jesus, I've got a thumping headache Crying or Very sad

45-55? I wish.... Confused

Cr*p.
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markymoan · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:52 Post subject:

I got low 40's out of my 2.8 last year, but that was on a 300 mile round trip to peterborough at a steady 60 ish.
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Hard1 · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:05 Post subject:

Yeah, good mileage in a 2.8 is very do-able....

45-55 in a 3.1? Never... pottytrain5

I'm amazed they went back to indirect injection, but I know they did it to make the engine "less crackly" , you know, that classic Ford Transit early morning diesel rattle which is a feature of direct injection.

I blame GM for probably thinking they could compete with the Rangie / Land Cruiser market and make a diesel acceptable in the US (after all, they wouldn't be all that worried about fuel consumption at a buck a gallon over there in the early '90's) and went backwards instead.

Isuzu had it right with the 2.8 and they should have carried on with the motor in that form...
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mickyboy63 · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:58 Post subject:

Its only done 110 miles so who knows Laughing

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rhill9.orangehome.co.uk@f · Newbie Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 5 Location: Nottingham

My 3.1D has an 85ltr tank, i get 450 miles per tank, on average that is 27MPG, if he gets 45-55mpg i won't his engine, or has he put a 1.1 panda engine in it but not saying?