GOLDMAN
Member Since: 10 May 2006
Location: SOMEWERE IN THE NORTH WHERE IT RAINS
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rules
1 which petrol station esso,bp,shell etc
2 which diesal grade normal,extra etc
3 must reset all counters and average mpg at filling station
4 do exactly 200 miles and take reading
5 not to exceed 80 mph on motorway
6 state approx how many motorway miles and town miles in the 200 miles
thank you
going to london tomorrow and will show my results
ps
state auto or man what the hell,who cares anyway
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TDV6 SE AUTO SIDESTEPS( MAYA GOLD) REAR TINTS NEW LEXUS GS300 SE-L ADAPTIVE CRUISE
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MERCEDES E270 CDI
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SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Wishing I was ...
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just done the same trip this morning - forgot to reset the trip after a 50 mile pootle through cheshire lanes yesterday though so mpg is reading 26 and average mph is reading about 30 after 250 miles  Steve N | 2008 TDV6 SE Auto  | Was 2006 TDV6 S Auto  | Club Tunisia | Am I Online?
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DaveT
Member Since: 01 Aug 2005
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 1609
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1.Shell
2.Normal
3.Yep
4.Yep
5.Ooops
6.All rural A-road + dual c/way, no off road 
Manual
mpg=31.5
trip=200
range=448
temp=23deg
messages: something about speed, something about coolant. D3 number 3: 08 TDV6 SE Stormygrey /owlpacker
Evoque. Gone. Prefer the Disco. D4 next??
SIII Lightweight - neglected & rusting. Bulkhead now disintegrated - Next years project!
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dylansdad
Member Since: 04 Apr 2006
Location: Solihull
Posts: 745
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shell
normal
motorway 90%
auto
25.6 ! .... and the dealer wonders why Im not happy grrr.... the real mpg calculated properly is more like 23. 2004 TDV6 HSE Auto Zambezi Silver
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Gareth
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Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
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Shell
normal
OK did that
Actually done 332
80 ish
All bar 25 on motorway
Auto transmission
24.4 mpg on display. Club 18 - 30 (I wish !!)
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| Thu Jul 27 2006 10:34pm |
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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 5074
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Total
normal
reset
190 (nearly 200)
75-80
All bar 15 motorway
manual
35.6 mpg showing on display (did get up to 36.4 but dropped back a bit)
one tip, if you're only doing 65-70ish, dont put it in 6th gear, as it has to start working a bit harder, and MPG falls.
Alan TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV, BAS Electrickery - and obligatory D3 sticker
Old - TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD
If you think you are too small to make a difference - you've never shared a bedroom with a mosquito
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| Fri Jul 28 2006 9:38am |
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GOLDMAN
Member Since: 10 May 2006
Location: SOMEWERE IN THE NORTH WHERE IT RAINS
Posts: 120
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shell
normal
95% moterway miles
between 70-80mph
26.4mpg
auto what the hell,who cares anyway
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TDV6 SE AUTO SIDESTEPS( MAYA GOLD) REAR TINTS NEW LEXUS GS300 SE-L ADAPTIVE CRUISE
SMART FOUR FOUR
MERCEDES E270 CDI
JAG Xf 2.7 TWIN TURBO DIESAL
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| Fri Jul 28 2006 11:25pm |
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Gareth
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Location: Bramhall
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B*gger!!!! I Won (or lost?) I must have a heavy boot. Club 18 - 30 (I wish !!)
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| Fri Jul 28 2006 11:31pm |
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GOLDMAN
Member Since: 10 May 2006
Location: SOMEWERE IN THE NORTH WHERE IT RAINS
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you won i had nothing in the boot what the hell,who cares anyway
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TDV6 SE AUTO SIDESTEPS( MAYA GOLD) REAR TINTS NEW LEXUS GS300 SE-L ADAPTIVE CRUISE
SMART FOUR FOUR
MERCEDES E270 CDI
JAG Xf 2.7 TWIN TURBO DIESAL
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| Fri Jul 28 2006 11:37pm |
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Gareth
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Hmm, yep I do have a boot full of equipment most of the week, but I meant a heavy right boot! ie. too much accelerator! Its gone down to 24.2 today! no motorways. Club 18 - 30 (I wish !!)
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| Fri Jul 28 2006 11:39pm |
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GOLDMAN
Member Since: 10 May 2006
Location: SOMEWERE IN THE NORTH WHERE IT RAINS
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hmm i did 100miles today on motorway reading
18.9mpg its weired what the hell,who cares anyway
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TDV6 SE AUTO SIDESTEPS( MAYA GOLD) REAR TINTS NEW LEXUS GS300 SE-L ADAPTIVE CRUISE
SMART FOUR FOUR
MERCEDES E270 CDI
JAG Xf 2.7 TWIN TURBO DIESAL
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| Fri Jul 28 2006 11:42pm |
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DG
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Location: The Gaff
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are you sure it's not a V8  Existential Phenomenologist.
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| Fri Jul 28 2006 11:44pm |
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dylansdad
Member Since: 04 Apr 2006
Location: Solihull
Posts: 745
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is it me or do all the older discos seem to have significantly worse mpg?
do the new ones still have the webasto thing fitted? 2004 TDV6 HSE Auto Zambezi Silver
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| Fri Jul 28 2006 11:45pm |
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GOLDMAN
Member Since: 10 May 2006
Location: SOMEWERE IN THE NORTH WHERE IT RAINS
Posts: 120
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yep what the hell,who cares anyway
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TDV6 SE AUTO SIDESTEPS( MAYA GOLD) REAR TINTS NEW LEXUS GS300 SE-L ADAPTIVE CRUISE
SMART FOUR FOUR
MERCEDES E270 CDI
JAG Xf 2.7 TWIN TURBO DIESAL
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| Fri Jul 28 2006 11:46pm |
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Gareth
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Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
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My advice is ignore the computer, its wrong. Fill the tank, do the miles, fill the tank again and work it out. 4.55 litres = 1 gallon.
The computer is surprisingly inaccurate, and not good for measuring short term fuel consumption. It is OK if you leave it for several thousand miles because it does average out eventually.
I keep a spreadsheet of all fuel and miles both business and private, and I know my actual average is 25.9 mpg. This is over 50,000 miles now and it does not alter any more. Club 18 - 30 (I wish !!)
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