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Old 11th November 2006, 19:17   #31
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Pete please help me before I have to result to sending one and only son out to clean chimneys AND catch worms. How can I get that out of mine?
Drive at 50 and don't use the brakes.

Seriously, the only things you can do to keep the consumption down is minimise the amount of time the throttle is open. That means watching your rate of acceleration and where possible trickling it in wherever possible. Anything which drags the motor consumes fuel so keep windows closed, tyre pressure on the button (NOT high, it's a false economy as wear rate will be faster) and the aircon off. Do that lot and you should get into the low thirties easily on a run.
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Old 11th November 2006, 21:25   #32
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Drive at 50 and don't use the brakes.

Seriously, the only things you can do to keep the consumption down is minimise the amount of time the throttle is open. That means watching your rate of acceleration and where possible trickling it in wherever possible. Anything which drags the motor consumes fuel so keep windows closed, tyre pressure on the button (NOT high, it's a false economy as wear rate will be faster) and the aircon off. Do that lot and you should get into the low thirties easily on a run.
Thanks Pete,I'm ok on motorway she does about 34mpg. It's the works and school traffic that kills it stone dead. To be honest for an auto V6 she's not to bad and any cars consumption figs crash if it's stood still alot. On a less serious note and with the risk of personal injury leaving my wife behind and hence having much much much less weight to carry helps
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Old 11th November 2006, 21:30   #33
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What is 'MGP'?

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Old 11th November 2006, 21:36   #34
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I don't know mate but I will see if I can get you some cream to rub on it
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Old 11th November 2006, 22:07   #35
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Old 12th November 2006, 03:30   #36
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That's pants I can get 18 any time I want.

I'd love 40 - 60 mpg but I'd rather eat worms than drive a diesel
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Old 14th November 2006, 17:31   #37
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did 320 miles on saturday,north east to north west england,90 ish when possible and got around 40 mpg from my diesel auto.sunday did 260,south yorkshire and back,stayed around 75 and got around 48 mpg.used cruise control most of the time.canny for a big car IMHO,but around town on a cold engine is much worse.
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