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RolandL Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 386 Doncaster Gender: Drives: '99 2.5 V6 mini facelift	Back from hols 07. Aug 2006 at 18:54 Hello boys, and girls, I'm back ! Had a great time, and am one happy bunny. From Doncaster to St Austall, door to door in my trusty 2.5 V6 I got what I think is a good mpg 33.4, and I wasn't driving like my granny. On way back, I drove even less like my granny and got 32.3. Well chuffed with that result.
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: Back from hols Reply #1 - 07. Aug 2006 at 18:57 Fantastic mile eater, ain't they. Even when I do Brackley to South of France in a day, it's not a chore....
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: Back from hols Reply #2 - 07. Aug 2006 at 19:09 longest run i have done so far is brackley to heathrow and back taking my parents to the airport. Its like having an arm chair that can sit @ 80mph all day long
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Re: Back from hols
Reply #3 - 07. Aug 2006 at 19:12

It was a joy to drive, no stress ,wasn't tired when I got there, and as you say, a fantastic mile eater.

Had a laugh on the way back though. Traffic reports said there was a lane closure on the M5 due to a caravan turning over, so there would be delays while they "removed" it. 5 mins mins later we joined the queue. As we past the accident I couldn't help laughing, there was tractor with the jaws of death attatched, taking huge chunks out of the caravan and dumping them on a low loader.

Hope I never brakedown on the motorway and have to be "Removed" Shocked

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Re: Back from hols
Reply #4 - 07. Aug 2006 at 20:35

tunnie wrote on 07. Aug 2006 at 19:09:

longest run i have done so far is brackley to heathrow and back taking my parents to the airport.

Its like having an arm chair that can sit @ 80mph all day long

Only 80 Tunnie....There must be summat wrong! Change the petrol filter, air filter, cambelt, pollen filter, oil and filter, brake fluid, and anything else you can think to change.

HTH Grin

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RonaldMcBurger Ex Member	Re: Back from hols Reply #5 - 07. Aug 2006 at 20:58 So, that cambelt made it then! Phew!!!!!!!
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RolandL Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 386 Doncaster Gender: Drives: '99 2.5 V6 mini facelift	Re: Back from hols Reply #6 - 07. Aug 2006 at 21:47 Quote: So, that cambelt made it then! Phew!!!!!!! Finlay! did you doubt your own workmanship purred like a kitten
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: Back from hols Reply #7 - 07. Aug 2006 at 21:49 Ronnie McB has done so many of those cambelts, he can do them with his eyes shut
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RolandL Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 386 Doncaster Gender: Drives: '99 2.5 V6 mini facelift	Re: Back from hols Reply #8 - 07. Aug 2006 at 21:55 Hmmm, anyone out there fancy letting RB change their cambelt, with his eyes shut? we could do a filmed How2, he could do it by feel. Mrs McB said he's good with his hands Now don't all rush at once!
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Re: Back from hols
Reply #9 - 08. Aug 2006 at 09:53

RolandL wrote on 07. Aug 2006 at 18:54:

Hello boys, and girls, I'm back !

Had a great time, and am one happy bunny.

From Doncaster to St Austall, door to door in my trusty 2.5 V6 I got what I think is a good mpg 33.4, and I wasn't driving like my granny. On way back, I drove even less like my granny and got 32.3. Well chuffed with that result. Smiley

Bet you're so pleased to be home....not Sad

Pretty good mpg though, I still can't get much better than 25.....perhaps I should stick a brick under the loud pedal!! Grin

Going down to St Agnes in Cornwall on 18th August for long weekend, this is about 325 miles so I'll see how the old barge performs on a long run.

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RolandL Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 386 Doncaster Gender: Drives: '99 2.5 V6 mini facelift	Re: Back from hols Reply #10 - 08. Aug 2006 at 20:37 Same car, would be interesting to see results.
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Re: Back from hols
Reply #11 - 08. Aug 2006 at 23:06

RolandL wrote on 08. Aug 2006 at 20:37:

Same car, would be interesting to see results.

Believe it or not I've had my miggie for a year now and covered just over 10k miles, but I've not had the chance to give it a real long run, especially on M ways. Most of my journeys are to/from work which is about 50 miles a day through town and country routes and mpg rarely gets better than 25 Undecided

Not sure if this is good or bad as some guys on here get a fair bit better than that.

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hotel21 Administrator Offline Posts: 12766 Doghouse Gender: Drives: into lamposts	Re: Back from hols Reply #12 - 09. Aug 2006 at 22:16 My 3ltr manual averaged 22 over the past 3100 miles since last reset, over mixed roads, not too much distance on the motorway/dual carriageway. But it is LOADS of fun on the twisties.. Within the limits of the car .. that is...
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Re: Back from hols
Reply #13 - 09. Aug 2006 at 22:23

bobdent wrote on 08. Aug 2006 at 23:06:

RolandL wrote on 08. Aug 2006 at 20:37:

Same car, would be interesting to see results.

Believe it or not I've had my miggie for a year now and covered just over 10k miles, but I've not had the chance to give it a real long run, especially on M ways. Most of my journeys are to/from work which is about 50 miles a day through town and country routes and mpg rarely gets better than 25 Undecided

Not sure if this is good or bad as some guys on here get a fair bit better than that.

My other half uses the car most, too and from work mainly, town/country routes, averages mid 20s. I think the Omega likes to stretch her legs on a good long run.

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Re: Back from hols
Reply #14 - 10. Aug 2006 at 21:24

I have covered around 1100 miles in the last fortnight averaging 15mpg for towing and short runs to the beach.

Luckily there were 3 LPG stations near me.

In the lanes around Helford area you are lucky to get over 40 and autos usually never get to top, plus stop start work.

Towing at road limits hurts fuel consumption however I got from Okehampton to Worcester on one tank of gas

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