Poor MPG

[Ubique]

Probably still drivable though

No. Not after a 40mm HE round from a UGL or a LAW 94 'crowd pleaser' was lobbed at it - even a round from an AS50 anti-materiel rifle would cause it to stop immediately & catastophically...

 

[premmington]

All my micro plastics are still in my 26 year old Toyota Surf, I'll not be adding to the problem by buying a new unreliable sxxxbox disposable car

I think Greta should come over and give me a massive hug!

That made me smile - the above!

 

[premmington]

No. Not after a 40mm HE round from a UGL or a LAW 94 'crowd pleaser' was lobbed at it - even a round from an AS50 anti-materiel rifle would cause it to stop immediately & catastophically...

Hilux - is not the "techinical" of choice?

Series 75 Landcruiser - looks the tool for the job to me!

But a 50cal BMG thru the block kills all....

 

[Ubique]

You can't mount a DShK (Dushka) on a Landcruiser.... it rips the roof.

 

[Ubique]

That's the only publicly postable photo with a pickup in it I have.

 

[cardiffrob]

I drive a 2008 Diesel 1.8 Mondeo Estate. I get up to 72.1mpg (Current record for the 206 mile trip) on a journey east but maybe 65 on a journey west. I guess the prevailing wind makes all the difference. Around town on the 3 mile trip to work each day it goes down to a miserable 52 mpg.
It has become a challenge on each long trip to try and raise the record.

 

[dobbslc]

I wonder if the modern equivalent will get anywhere near that sort of MPG?
Nowhere near is my bet

 

[Morris]

Wifeys Suzuki Swift Sport easily does 40+ running about even with the occasional "fun" moments. Over 50 on a run. Not bad for a turbocharged "pocket rocket".

 

[Trevorleach]

Workmate had new mondeo every two years, always diesel always manual trans, one year he got petrol as salesman told him they were now as economical as the diesel models, he is now back in a diesel.
Diesel one was low 40s to the gallon.
Petrol was 30 at best.

Petrol autos are always poor on fuel.

 

[keithski122]

Wifeys Suzuki Swift Sport easily does 40+ running about even with the occasional "fun" moments. Over 50 on a run. Not bad for a turbocharged "pocket rocket".

I have the 1300 swift and according to the computer am getting 41mpg.

 

[Ubique]

Workmate had new mondeo every two years, always diesel always manual trans, one year he got petrol as salesman told him they were now as economical as the diesel models, he is now back in a diesel.
Diesel one was low 40s to the gallon.
Petrol was 30 at best.

Petrol autos are always poor on fuel.

Fully agree - however, diesels, especially EU5+ suffer badly with short, low temperature, commuting type journeys - even though it may cost more in fuel (but ultimately less in TCO) I'd personally always recommend a petrol vehicle for commuters/school runs/pension & shop type usage

 

[Moose McAlpine]

I’ll cheer you up, my Ranger only does 19mpg.

My Sprinter only gets 16-22mpg, it drinks. It's so bad on fuel that with a loaded trailer it barely gets any worse.

 

[Migmac]

My Sprinter only gets 16-22mpg, it drinks. It's so bad on fuel that with a loaded trailer it barely gets any worse.

Makes no significant difference if i have my trailer on or not, nor wether I drive it like a granny or boot it.

 

[Bornfree]

My Sprinter only gets 16-22mpg, it drinks. It's so bad on fuel that with a loaded trailer it barely gets any worse.

My 3.5ton always loaded to 3.2ton Citroen relay has averaged 28.5mpg over 146,000 miles not bad for a ford 2.2 transit engine.

 

[Moose McAlpine]

My 3.5ton always loaded to 3.2ton Citroen relay has averaged 28.5mpg over 146,000 miles not bad for a ford 2.2 transit engine.

That is pretty good. My old Sprinter got probably twice the fuel mileage of the current one. Same engine, but different gearing and body.

My (diesel) A6 will do up to 45mpg on the motorway and my old commute it was doing high 30s, but i think my current commute it's probably about 15mpg. Luckily, it's only 3.5 miles.

 

[Trevorleach]

Fully agree - however, diesels, especially EU5+ suffer badly with short, low temperature, commuting type journeys - even though it may cost more in fuel (but ultimately less in TCO) I'd personally always recommend a petrol vehicle for commuters/school runs/pension & shop type usage

He lives 20 miles from work, so no issues with short runs.

 

[8ob]

Its quite a surprise how much more to the gallon you get by driving slow, last trip back from Wales the roads were busy and I dont think I did more than 50mph most of the way, used about half of what I normally use on that run.

Bob

 

[Moose McAlpine]

Its quite a surprise how much more to the gallon you get by driving slow, last trip back from Wales the roads were busy and I dont think I did more than 50mph most of the way, used about half of what I normally use on that run.

Bob

My old 1.9 Golf would get 60+mpg at 60mph, but drop to 40-45 at 70mph.

Suppose that's wind resistance that makes such a difference based on speed? (Apparently it only comes in to play above ~40mph.)

 

[Ubique]

He lives 20 miles from work, so no issues with short runs.

I was meaning more generally, not your mate specifically - another issue with EU6 is SCR (AdBlue) only kicks in once the engine has been running for >20 mins, so if there are loads of sub-20min. journeys, when there is a longer one the AdBlue usage goes through the roof triggering a 'SCR effectiveness / AdBlue usage too high DTC with an EML & sometimes a 'AdBlue fault - vehicle will not start in xxx miles' message. We get quite a few, where the honest answer to stop reoccurence should be 'trade it in for a petrol engined car', instead, we run the checks, reset the DTC's and AdBlue countdown, tell them to drive it more often for longer - see you in a couple of months....

 

[reb78]

Its quite a surprise how much more to the gallon you get by driving slow, last trip back from Wales the roads were busy and I dont think I did more than 50mph most of the way, used about half of what I normally use on that run.

Bob

When fuel.prices peaked last year, i stuck the D3 at 60 on cruise control on the A30/M5/M4/M25 run from the southwest to London. I was getting in excess of 36mpg. That sounds poor but if I hoof it around I can lose 10mpg on that easily somisnvery good for me in this car.