Towing MPG CDTI

[ANDY 545]

Hello all
Hope you can help me on this one, I tow a caravan weighs 900kg with my 75 cdt which has had the x power upgrade to 131. Now Iam no speeder and I drive with in the speed limits eg 60mph on the motorway. The car tells me on the message centre Iam getting 28mpg, Iam just currious is that what other caravanners are getting. One last thing I dont speed but dont drive like a snail with the van.
THANKS ANDREW

Sorry one last thing its a manual saloon

[moonstoneboy]

I tow a 1400kg van and it can dip in to the 20s though it can also be in the low 30s - and that is with a CDT without upgrade.

Paul

[billt]

I tow a 1300kg caravan with my 2005 cdti auto tourer and get 31mpg. Not bad for a car with 90000 on the clock.

[rover]

I tow a 1300kg Van with 2003 CDTi Saloon & average 30mpg when towing versus average 46mpg solo.

[ANDY 545]

Thanks for all the replys, before the upgrade and with the original maf I was getting about 33mpg towing. Fitted mafin with pierburg because old maf was shot and the car failed the mot on emissions. Now I bought an after market maf and feel Iam using more fuel than I should be. I think the temp side on the mafin wasnt working correctly because on the mot the car was overfueling badly loads of black smoke.
Thanks Andy

[jamesdude]

hi we tow a 1350kg caravan with a 2003 75 tourer 2.0 CDTI 131 bhp and average about 30-32mpg going about 65 on the motorway the car has almost done 93000 miles!

[ANDY 545]

Thanks for the replys, now Ive sent my mafin to Rover Ron and he's tested both the mafin and my pierburg sensor and given them the all clear so the next time I go away with the van I should hopefully see an improvement.

[Hampton Caught]

Hi Andy,

I tow a 1100Kg caravan plus luggage, food bikes (on the roof) and family of four with my ZT-T (with Ron Box set to 10) and usually get 24 - 28 mpg when towing. This contrsts with 36-38 solo (albeit on different types of roadat different speeds :D). My ZT-T is manual too and has now racked up a heady 23,000 miles!

Steve

[ANDY 545]

Hi Andy,

I tow a 1100Kg caravan plus luggage, food bikes (on the roof) and family of four with my ZT-T (with Ron Box set to 10) and usually get 24 - 28 mpg when towing. This contrsts with 36-38 solo (albeit on different types of roadat different speeds :D). My ZT-T is manual too and has now racked up a heady 23,000 miles!

Steve

Hi Steve

Iam not away now until the end of May for along run with the caravan my mate tows a 1575kg twin axle with a Ford Galaxey 130tdi and he says hes getting 24-28mpg. I wonder its not just the weight being the main factor more to do with wind resistance anyway I will see how I get on.

Andrew