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Bush Tucker Man:
Over the past few fill ups I've been calculating the consumption.

My driving is (I suppose :? )
Mainly commuting 5miles to work on reasonably free-running roads with a 40MPH maximum limit
School-run, same roads as above, but at 08:00 peak time & long queues
'Out & Abouts', not as often as they should be :(
Very little motorway work, once in the past 2 weeks (M62 jct 27 -31)

I tend to drive fairly conservatively, ie; 1st to 2nd, 2nd to 3rd & 3rd to 4th changes are usually taken at about 1,100-1,200RPM


So, with regard to the figures
I've been getting
24.7mpg
26.7mpg
And over the last 300miles; 28.2mpg


Can 30mpg be near at hand.
Is this feasible from a 110Td5?
(used to see an average of 30-32mpg from the 110Tdi)

smo:
On short runs....no.

On motorways its only possibly to squeeze 30mpg with conservative driving.

tenpolequint:
So the TD5 is more uneconomicsl than the TDi. Surely this defeats the object of the Euro regulation on making engines cleaner as you have to burn more fuel to travel the same distance.

smo:

--- Quote from: "tenpolequint" ---So the TD5 is more uneconomicsl than the TDi. Surely this defeats the object of the Euro regulation on making engines cleaner as you have to burn more fuel to travel the same distance.
--- End quote ---


Its marginal and dependant on a lot of factors, tyres, weight, journey etc etc.

The TD5 also has more power and torque and in my opinion having driven both Tdi and TD5's its much much nicer to drive.

gecko:
i think the tdi is a bettre drive than the td5
td5 is a bit to much on the power

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