Member Since: 11 Jan 2007
Location: Belgium is not that big!!!
Posts: 63
I have a consumption of 9.3 - 9.8 liters/100 km. But I have to say that I drive a lot of motorway with cruise control.My Kyoto is fantastic
9th May 2007 7:32 am
caverD3
Member Since: 03 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
Re: V8 consumption
Roberto Naar wrote:
My LR3 must be DRUNK!
It is "drinking" 4,8 Km/L!
Considering a TDV6 . . .
How come your details say V8?“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.
9th May 2007 8:29 am
simkna
Member Since: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Leicester
Posts: 806
DaveT wrote:
But has anyone actually managed 600 miles from one tankful yet???
I'm still trying to achieve 500 on a tank, let alone 600!! Not managed it yet.
Si.Pat's Van
D3 TDV6 S Auto
Rimini Red / Alpacca Leather
9th May 2007 8:50 am
caverD3
Member Since: 03 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
Re: V8 consumption
caverD3 wrote:
Roberto Naar wrote:
My LR3 must be DRUNK!
It is "drinking" 4,8 Km/L!
Considering a TDV6 . . .
How come your details say V8?
Oops
just re-read the post.
still seems high though
I get about 12.5 around town (fastish)“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.
9th May 2007 9:20 am
dgrr
Member Since: 04 Apr 2006
Location: York
Posts: 212
simkna wrote:
DaveT wrote:
But has anyone actually managed 600 miles from one tankful yet???
I'm still trying to achieve 500 on a tank, let alone 600!! Not managed it yet.
Si.
Me too! 500 mls would be worth celebrating. Post-1st service, the mpg read-out (I have NEVER re-set it) has settled around 25.9 which is slightly up on the pre-service reading of 24.4. The real-world consumption is about 10% worse for both of these figures, as, so far, I've never seen more than 430 miles out of a brim-to-brim tankful. And that's whilst being driven fairly gently - no violent accelleration, only about 30% round town, the rest at a steady 50-60mph. When on the motorway, never over 85. Oh well... DGRR
9th May 2007 10:56 am
kpmclaren
Member Since: 14 Mar 2006
Location: Kingston/Leeds
Posts: 98
Sorry to dissapoint you guys but been there and done that....500 miles on one tank!!
Member Since: 08 May 2007
Location: Adelaide Hills
Posts: 259
fuel economy
On a recent trip I set the cruise to 85kph for 200km and the trip computer showed 7.8 to 8.0 ltrs/100kph. When I topped up the fuel used, to odometer reading was 7.75ltr/100! or about 36mpg. On 2 recent trips, Adelaide to Melbourne about 1400km return including city driving where the highway speeds are 110kph in South Aus. and 100kph in Victoria the average has been 10.0 to 10.ltr/100 for both trips. These figures are as good as I could get in the 300Td1.2013 D4, E-diff, Vision pack
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13th May 2007 6:57 am
JOMO
Member Since: 04 Jul 2006
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 24
DaveT wrote:
But has anyone actually managed 600 miles from one tankful yet???
I've come pretty close.
I filled up week before last (to the top of the filler tube) with BP Ultimate. Did a run to Doncaster and back, a bit of local running around over the weekend then a run to Kent and back on one tank.
Total mileage 592.3 I refilled to the top of the filler with 81.98 lts
That puts the average somewhere around 32.8mpg (unless my maths is wrong, which is highly likely).
14th May 2007 9:10 am
bkehoe
Member Since: 25 Feb 2006
Location: Wexford
Posts: 1481
Just to show the unbelievers that 30+ MPG is possible in an auto D3 when driven normally. By no means was this example a clear run - around 10 miles at slow speeds up and down some quite steep hills, a few cold starts, and then stuck in stop-go traffic for 30mins. Also a bit of weight in the back, maybe 50KG. Also have a nice heavy winch at the front which doesn't help either!
Quality is crap but you can barely make out the display cycling from: 31.1MPG (it later went to 31.5 before falling back to 31.0 by the end of my journey) - AV Speed of 41.5MPH - Trip 197.1 miles - Range 397 miles. Note the tank is still 3/4 full and almost 200 miles travelled since filling up IE - 05 D3 TDV6 HSE - Zambezi Silver
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I think it's down to my fat, heavy feet. 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.
23rd May 2007 10:40 pm
DaveT
Member Since: 01 Aug 2005
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 2572
JOMO, I reckon you could have done it with that one, from empty (but not run out) to FULL, I've had about 86ltrs in it, so assuming there was still 4ltr in the car, thats about another 25 miles.
Trouble is, actually reaching 600 is a lot harder than nearly getting there
I reckon my new D3 is more economical than the last - but I can't be bothered to try at the moment, and the AT2's are probably knocking about 30miles off per tankfull, but they grip well offroad Long succession of Disco's since 2001...
SIII Lightweight - neglected & rusting. Bulkhead, A panels, vent panel & outriggers now disintegrated - Next years project!
23rd May 2007 11:01 pm
pbhawkin
Member Since: 14 Dec 2006
Location: Mudgee
Posts: 377
Hi all,
How long does it take to fill your Diesel tank right up to where you can see the fuel in the filler neck?
On mine the pump clicks off with about 8Litres to go and then it takes about 5 minutes of slow filling as the foam returns up the filler neck so quickly. Smae actually used to happen on my D2.regards
Peter
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Oct 2013 SDV6 3.0 HSE.
2007 TDV6 SE E-diff, adaptive lights sold 1/2014
24th May 2007 12:10 am
x90lro
Member Since: 25 May 2007
Location: South Derbyshire
Posts: 10
Hello All,
Just drove back 50 miles on dual carriageway A road. Got stuck behind two duelling Artics' at 56 mph, and decided I couldn't be arsed with flogging it. So, I reset the trip and watched the average consumption. At one point it showed 47mpg!
Alright, so I didn't have to put my foot down to get up to speed as I was already doing 56, and there was no sharp braking for junctions, etc., but I was pretty impressed.
Got overtaken by a Prius... ha ha ha!17" alloys with Cooper ST 240/75, G4 Snorkel, A Bar, Spots and sump guard.
25th May 2007 11:39 am
neo
Member Since: 16 Nov 2005
Location: embedded in the Matrix
Posts: 1192
I am getting a 'real' average of around 30/31 mpg (based on tank calcs.) and the trip is showing 31-32. This means that I do get over 600 miles per tank.
Most of my mileage is motorway run twice a week, but the rest if varied A roads, B roads and M4/A329M. Good use of C/C.
MPG does not drop that much during the course of the week, say 2-3 mpg at most, but I pick my travel time to avoid heavy traffic and I drive very steady.
Danny.The M-Power Express
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25th May 2007 2:30 pm
Donny Mac
Member Since: 25 Jan 2013
Location: Newchapel
Posts: 14
Fuel Comparison
Great reading - I am yet to get my Disco 3 - but am searching. The MPG is my main worry. Thanks for the tips.
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By no means was this example a clear run - around 10 miles at slow speeds up and down some quite steep hills, a few cold starts, and then stuck in stop-go traffic for 30mins. Also a bit of weight in the back, maybe 50KG. Also have a nice heavy winch at the front which doesn't help either!
