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Fuel economy.. not bad!
20. Aug 2006 at 19:02

That's about 2.5 weeks and 1500 after resetting it. Not bad for a 3.0 barge, especially with my driving style Cheesy

Admittedly it's gone up loads cos I'm doing 90% motorway stuff now (use the 840Ci at weekends, so that's doing 14 MPG just now lol) and it tends to be too busy to get the speed up at the times I'm driving. Before reset it was sitting at 24.6 MPG.

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STMO123 Ex Member Gender:	Re: Fuel economy.. not bad! Reply #1 - 20. Aug 2006 at 19:15 Am I missing something? Whats the current mpg?
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Paul M Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1689 Edinburgh Gender: Drives: BMW 840Ci, Yamaha R1	Re: Fuel economy.. not bad! Reply #2 - 20. Aug 2006 at 19:19 There's a pic there but it seems the host is playing up and sometimes it doesn't show. Anyway it's at 29.6 MPG.
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STMO123 Ex Member Gender:	Re: Fuel economy.. not bad! Reply #3 - 20. Aug 2006 at 19:22 29.6 is excellent. I get about 28 from my 2.5. Judging by the threads on here, there seems to be a huge variation on what people achieve. I seem to remember someone mentioning 19mpg in a 2.5!
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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: Fuel economy.. not bad! Reply #4 - 20. Aug 2006 at 19:26 Paul M wrote on 20. Aug 2006 at 19:19: .... Anyway it's at 29.6 MPG. What kind of speed's that at? My 3.0 (have I said it's an auto though? ) hovers around 26.0 mpg doing around 80/85 mph (on my private road of course - just in case Hotel 21 is watching )
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Reply #5 - 20. Aug 2006 at 19:32

STMO123 wrote on 20. Aug 2006 at 19:22:

..... there seems to be a huge variation on what people achieve. I seem to remember someone mentioning 19mpg in a 2.5!

A couple of winters back my wife used my car to go to the couple of miles each way to work (her car was off the road due to a skip wagon wanting the same bit of road as her at the same time! Sad

) She knows only 2 positions for the 'GO' pedal - all the way up or all the way down Shocked

and over the couple of weeks succeeded in getting my fuel consumption to 16 mpg Shocked

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Re: Fuel economy.. not bad!
Reply #6 - 20. Aug 2006 at 19:32

Changed the image host so the pic should be more reliable now.

Yep it's damn good, admittedly the speeds are kept artificially low due to traffic most of the time, 80 is good but in reality it drops to 60 or even less a lot. Most of the M8/A8 from Glasgow to Edinburgh has only 2 lanes and you always get a few pillocks who think it's a good idea to crawl past another car at 58 MPH when the one they're passing is doing 56 (usually a truck).

As I said, my average before resetting (which is the average since I bought the car) was 24.6 or thereabouts, which I'd say is more realistic when I get to drive it properly Cool

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Reply #7 - 20. Aug 2006 at 19:37

Paul M wrote on 20. Aug 2006 at 19:32:

...... Most of the M8/A8 from Glasgow to Edinburgh has only 2 lanes and you always get a few pillocks who think it's a good idea to crawl past another car at 58 MPH when the one they're passing is doing 56 (usually a truck).......

Try going east up 'Windy Hill' on the M62 where there's 4 lanes. It might as well be 2 as you get 3 lanes of f*@%ing trucks doing somewhere between 53.5 & 54.5 and the rest of mere mortals get to use the remaining outside lane! Angry

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Del Boy Omega Lord Offline Posts: 9381 Ashford, Kent. Gender: Drives: Various things.	Re: Fuel economy.. not bad! Reply #8 - 20. Aug 2006 at 19:58 I get around 17-23 MPG according to my computer in my 3.0 MV6 i must have a heavy right foot ) lol
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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: Fuel economy.. not bad! Reply #9 - 20. Aug 2006 at 20:03 Quote: I get around 17-23 MPG according to my computer in my 3.0 MV6 i must have a heavy right foot ) lol Is that with a proper gearbox or one of those 3 pedal things where you have to change yourself?
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Del Boy Omega Lord Offline Posts: 9381 Ashford, Kent. Gender: Drives: Various things.	Re: Fuel economy.. not bad! Reply #10 - 20. Aug 2006 at 20:10 Yes m8 it's ex-police manual i do a lot of motorway drivin thats over 70 MPH (130MPH) once but i like me licence
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Auto Addict Administrator Offline OOF's Elder Statesman Posts: 10091 North Birmingham Gender: Drives: 2.6 CDX	Re: Fuel economy.. not bad! Reply #11 - 20. Aug 2006 at 20:34 Mine does 999.99 down hill when I take my foot off the pedal, beautiful sight
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Del Boy Omega Lord Offline Posts: 9381 Ashford, Kent. Gender: Drives: Various things.	Re: Fuel economy.. not bad! Reply #12 - 20. Aug 2006 at 20:36 Wish mine did that lol mine does that when i first start it up tho
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Marks DTM Calib Administrator Offline Ex Member Posts: 25671 Northern Hemisphere Gender: Drives: Astra J, Mum Bus, Dexta Tractor, 108 DMU wip	Re: Fuel economy.. not bad! Reply #13 - 20. Aug 2006 at 20:39 Quote: Yes m8 it's ex-police manual i do a lot of motorway drivin thats over 70 MPH (130MPH) once but i like me licence i.e. it has the optional driver involvement pack..
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Del Boy Omega Lord Offline Posts: 9381 Ashford, Kent. Gender: Drives: Various things.	Re: Fuel economy.. not bad! Reply #14 - 20. Aug 2006 at 20:41 Thats about right lol
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