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17th April 2018, 12:49 | #11 |
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You lot are doing something right, in over 5 yrs of owning my V6 I couldn’t manage above 30 mpg.
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17th April 2018, 15:09 | #12 |
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The way I calculate is miles traveled divided by gallons in tank = mpg
Now I am the first to admit not an exact science as there was a little in tank already (between empty and 1/4 tank) before I put fuel in... so my calculations are give or take a few miles.
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17th April 2018, 15:19 | #13 |
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Only ever seen above 30 when resetting on the motorway at steady 70ish! Auto shows 24 max on local roads (more like 22)!! But no diesel ZT for me! Neil |
17th April 2018, 15:24 | #14 |
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Totally agree I get about 25 mpg on local roads real s***. But for me driving my R75 Contemporary SE with the looks I get and comments from people,and its such a beautiful car to drive...... outweighs the mpg.......
Only good thing about diesels are the higher mpg, but they do chug after a while, and they smell of diesel too, how many cars have you walked near, or got into and smelt the odour of diesel.... I used to drive many different diesel taxis many years ago and they all did. Oh! and the price of petrol is cheaper than diesel.................
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To have and not need, than need and not have. Eve was born on: Tuesday 14th September 2004 @ 07.54.23 Date of first Registration: Friday 24th September 2004 She was the: 103,715th 75 to run off production line, out of 112,381 She was the: 382nd 75 2.5 V6 Contemporary SE to be made out of 686 She was the: 1,415th 75 in Firefrost Red (code CEV) to be made out of 2,089 Firefrost Red 75's Last edited by m2n; 17th April 2018 at 15:30.. |
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17th April 2018, 22:50 | #16 |
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I quite agree, my last 3 diesel cars, plus my diesel van - do NOT smell of diesel, -unless you sniff their tailpipes! My2001 CDT does its 100mile per day commute with smooth, quiet ease, returning close to 45mpg on standard diesel, - and I am keeping up with most of the Audis and BMWs in the outer lanes of the uncrowded, Cumbrian M6. If your car smells of diesel, get it fixed - it must have a leak!
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