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3.5 Carb or EFi??? Also Manual or Auto???

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Big Rich:
I've got a 3.9 efi auto and it runs like a dream. Not too bad on fuel and the gas coversion helps.

Its very quick. Even good when towing.

Rich

DEANO3528:

--- Quote from: "Guardian." ---we have all heard of them doing 20mpg+ but there isnt one that will actually really do it.

--- End quote ---


Must be right then!

So my carb'ed V8 pick-up with LT95 and overdrive couldn't have averaged 23mpg to Billing and back in 2002 with the missus driving following me in my 2.8 Paj engined RR SE with the 'van on back*. Even though I checked the fuel used against mileage covered. Just like it couldn't average 18 to Billing and back the first time I took it as a proper 2dr RR with a caravan on the back.
Anyhooooo!
EFi is far preferable due to the lack of surging and playing around on steep stuff I reckon, and so smooth it is.
Still keep a spare set of carbs for Shed in case it all goes chest up but so far I think it only needs a temp sensor to make it right again (but living with it for 18 months now)!
To be fair (for a change) Shed used to do around 13 to the gallon most of the time but then it is fairly well armoured with a light bar front and back up top and the spare wheel mounted up there.
TBH the Paj engined one didn't do much more than that when towing!!!

*Or that my mate with his ex-comp-safari 110 V8'ed S2a could regularly get 24 on a run with a gentle right foot.

Nope your right.

Pete5844 as was:
3.5 EFI only ever done more than 12mpg on the back of the RAC truck after a play day,well after nearly every play day.Water and V8,s never a good idea :lol:  :cry:

clbarclay:
Manual v Auto?

For on road driving it has to be manual all the way, I find there is no advatage to the auto above a manual. Its something I just have to live with.

Off road is a different matter, first time out with the v8 auto even with various critical problems I was still impressed with the way it just crawled over obsticles that the diesel manual struggled with a run up. The only thing I dislike is the lack of engine breaking for decents, though this also has a fair bit to do with running oversized tyres and of course a v8 that has a lower compression ratio than a diesel.


In a nut shell
on road = manual
off road either manual or auto depending on personal preferance



Ps. Interesting side point, during the course of an off road weekend with the v8 auto I used no more fuel than previous weekends with the diesel manual. My theory is that driving a gas guzzler can affect the way you drive for the better (though this may only apply to skint students).

PPs. A lot of the cheapest RRC are Auto, possible due to them being more common on the late 80s RRC and due to manuals being preffered by most buyers.

Range Rover Blues:
I disagree.

The time honoured advice was manual for off-road, better control on descents etc but TBH the smoother power delivery of an auto for climbing added to the free left foot to cover the brake for controll has won me over and the engine braking in 1st low on an auto is fantastic, just be careful it doesn't pull you into trouble as in 1st low it has quite a lot of grunt at idle.

I'm converiting Blue to Auto when I get time to strip the engine and box from the donor.

On road, no question Auto all the way.  Auto boxs suite big engines, my LSE is way faster up through the gears than Blue which has the LT77 peice of cack, it's on it's second and they are both rubbish.

Julie's TDi has the R380 which is way better and quite nice to drive, but surprisingly the TDi auto my sister has is also a very nice car.

Given how many clutches I've had to swap and how tiring I find driving a manual RRC, even before considering the poor choice on offer I'd have to say give serious thought to an auto.

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