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300Tdi Auto vs manual: really 5mpg difference !!??!!

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Mark_Solesbury:
Not related, but whos is the Durman Stearn van?
They had the contract for the estate my house is on in Rushden.

Guardian.:
what i wanna know is how you lot get over 30mpg out of a tdi not got any now andprobably wont have another but ive had more than most over the years and if i got 25mpg out of it i though id had it right off!
before you all say this that end everything else, a few were brand spankers some were a couple of years old and some old dogs, but, all did around 24/25mpg.
as a matter of interest, what are those of you with 3.9v8's getting.?

Range Rover Blues:
Firstly I think the fat controller can engage smug mode, that's a very economical TDi, isn't it?  I suppose doing a constant 55mph will help though but are you slipstreaming a truck :wink:

Julie's TDi was regularly doing 25 mpg, I'm still waiting to see what it does now it's had the top end rebuilt, it's alomost done the miles it would on a full tank and there's still some left, so it's definitely better but I don't know how much yet.

Jane's is also better, that's had a new head, but again I don't know by how much.  On her V8 she'd recon to get maybe 16 on petrol and 12 on LPG IIRC.

Personally I can't afford to use petrol for long enough to work it out but my LSE will do 12 on LPG if I'm careful.

The Fat Controller:
David if some ones in the kettles on
i travel on first the 142 then the 141.my avtar shows kwik-fits car park Huntingdon
the transit is driven by the bloke 2 doors away
i don't tailgate on the roads,i'm the one people overtake because there's a large gap between me and the car in front.
i travel at this speed as then i don't have to brake and can normaly make the round abouts without slowing down
the discovery now has over 179000 miles on the clock

Wireless:
Average LPG 17mpg, Average Unleaded 18mpg

Best on LPG 19mpg", Best on Unleaded 21mpg^

Worst LPG 9.5mpg*, Worst Unleaded 12mpg#

* - Motorway towing Sheep Trailer that I couldn't get over 50mph, hence torque converter couldn't lock up!

# - Town driving when local LPG supply was unavailable.

" - Long motorway journey at constant 60mph.

^ - Mixed country roads and motorway.

Like Range Rover Blues, I can't really afford or want to do long motorway journeys on Unleaded, so can't verify the 27mpg that the manual claims for a constant 56mph.

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