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23rd January 2021, 20:38 | #11 | |
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I still found it a bit better on fuel than my v6 auto. If stuck in stop start traffic I could see the fuel gauge moving down. Around 300 miles a tank at best in both of them. Was the reason why I went back to a diesel. If the fuel consumption wasn't so heavy then I would have kept that tourer, miss the power of that one, had so much overtaking power. |
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23rd January 2021, 23:01 | #12 |
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I previously owned a R75 2.5 v6 Auto for 6 years during which I did about 22000 miles (55k when I bought it, about 77k when I sold it).
Not daily. Mostly holidays and weekends, so a mix of (often very) short trips and long (100s of miles) trips Overall MPG during my ownership: 28 Best: 36.5 Achieved twice (steady trip Essex to Liverpool, and another from Yorkshire to Essex) Worst: 20 All fill-ups and calculations brim to brim Current R75 2.5 v6 Auto Owned for just over a year and only done about 1300 miles, mostly short runs (due to lockdown), so not really representative Overall: 15 ! Best: 26 (to/at/from holiday in Norfolk - when holidays were allowed!) Worst: 13.7 !! But as others have said, you don't buy a v6 Auto for its economy From 2012 to 2015 I had a R75 1.8 Turbo Manual which was a daily (40 miles round trip commute) and did 35,000 miles in my ownership. Sold it at 118k miles Overall: 34,6 MPG Best: 42.1 (Essex to Liverpool) Worst: 29.7 Always brim to brim |
23rd January 2021, 23:02 | #13 |
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I really don't think it is Rob for a six cylinder petrol engine. The results that have been quoted don't seem unreasonable to me. As SideValve rightly points out, consumption will be higher in the winter for a variety of reasons.
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23rd January 2021, 23:12 | #14 |
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Mine says 21mpg and has done for the past 3 years or so.
Takes 15 minutes to get to work along narrow betractored lanes, only exceeding 50mph for a couple of minutes. Best I got out of it was 35mpg when driving from Bristol to SW Cornwall.
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24th January 2021, 00:31 | #15 |
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Maybe "thirsty" was a little unfair to the 'ol girl but driving like a saint I was hoping it would be a little better than 21mpg I suppose but it's not too much of a problem only working a short distance from home.
So do my figures seem about right then around 300 given the town to town driving I mostly do?. From my workings out brim to brim using 58 litres of fuel almost exactly, given the conditions and size of the car.. and the fact the car hasn't covered many miles since it's last mot last may, regular use may improve the mpg slightly. Rob |
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Following your thermostat work I would also monitor the coolant temperature to make sure it's reaching the low nineties on your 7 mile drive. Simon
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24th January 2021, 09:34 | #18 |
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when I was working more, my 190 manual was my semi-daily driver and this was mainly short runs to the station and the odd longer run so would get about mid 20s to the gallon. I knew if I'd done around 300 miles it was time to fill up.
On a longer run with mostly motorway I know it will do about low 30 to the gallon, and the last long run I did was about 360 miles and did that on a full tank with a bit to spare. My other semi-daily driver is a 2-litre auto Volvo 740 and that I think is actually worse around town than my 2.5L V6. |
24th January 2021, 11:14 | #19 |
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I find that winter knocks about 3/4 mpg off, whatever type of journey you are doing. However, I do find that my current V6s which are both 2.5 autos are better on fuel than my previous 2.0 V6 auto was.
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24th January 2021, 12:10 | #20 | |
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I logged my Cowley V6 2.5 litre manual over 2 years and I got Total miles 13,485 Total gallons 493.22 Average MPG 27.34 Not far off yours.
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