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scorpio · 14th May 2016, 10:43

I got a 75 tourer a few weeks ago, very high mileage 234,000 and a bit dirty but sounded fine.

Went away for a few days and put £40 of diesel in and that returned 448 miles now if my calculation is right thats 51mpg, WOW.

Found a funny noise that appears at about 50 and is a loud hum and when at rolling pace sounds like a flat tyre , thump, thump thump weird but other than that really happy.

Alan123 · 14th May 2016, 11:20

Could be wheel bearing

Mike Noc · 14th May 2016, 11:34

Also worth checking the inner wheel rims for any damage - it can put a wheel well out of balance.

buckyhill · 14th May 2016, 14:39

Sounds wheel or tyre related , slapping is probably dodgy tyres

roverbarmy · 14th May 2016, 15:41

If it's a diesel, bottom pulley rubber on its way out?

Ravinder · 14th May 2016, 18:03

A bulge in your tyre?

75driver · 14th May 2016, 22:51

[QUOTE=scorpio;2288021]

Went away for a few days and put £40 of diesel in and that returned 448 miles now if my calculation is right thats 51mpg, WOW.

/QUOTE]

Sigh....I don't know if it's just me, but mpg can't be calculated based on £££ of fuel. You need to know miles travelled, and qty fuel used to achieve that mileage. (Cost of fuel is irrelevant).
Also don't know if the tank was completely empty or, say, 1/4 full before you put the £40 in, and was it completely empty or 1/4 full when you completed the 448 miles.😕
Check out "brim to brim".
Maybe I've had too much sun today...
Either way, 448 miles isn't unreasonable for "a tankfull" for a manual, and not shabby if it's an auto.😄, assuming it's for a diesel.
As for the noise.. If it only appears at 50, is it also accompanied by vibration.? If so, may just need wheels balanced.
Glad your liking your new car, and sorry for sounding like a **** on the mpg thing.😄

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Ravinder · 14th May 2016, 23:04

He may of just forgot to put up how many litres of fuel.

trikey · 15th May 2016, 07:08

Thats not high mileage!!!

scorpio · 16th May 2016, 14:54

[QUOTE=75driver;2288432]

Quote:

Originally Posted by scorpio

Went away for a few days and put £40 of diesel in and that returned 448 miles now if my calculation is right thats 51mpg, WOW.

/QUOTE]

Sigh....I don't know if it's just me, but mpg can't be calculated based on £££ of fuel. You need to know miles travelled, and qty fuel used to achieve that mileage. (Cost of fuel is irrelevant).
Also don't know if the tank was completely empty or, say, 1/4 full before you put the £40 in, and was it completely empty or 1/4 full when you completed the 448 miles.😕
Check out "brim to brim".
Maybe I've had too much sun today...
Either way, 448 miles isn't unreasonable for "a tankfull" for a manual, and not shabby if it's an auto.😄, assuming it's for a diesel.
As for the noise.. If it only appears at 50, is it also accompanied by vibration.? If so, may just need wheels balanced.
Glad your liking your new car, and sorry for sounding like a **** on the mpg thing.😄

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If it was any help it was from brim to brim i filled up before i left and refilled it when i got back It took £40 to refill @107.9 per litre, it is a manual diesel.

14th May 2016, 10:43	#1
scorpio Loves to post 75 Tourer zircon silver Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Birmingham Posts: 270 Thanks: 47 Thanked 32 Times in 27 Posts	Love it I got a 75 tourer a few weeks ago, very high mileage 234,000 and a bit dirty but sounded fine. Went away for a few days and put £40 of diesel in and that returned 448 miles now if my calculation is right thats 51mpg, WOW. Found a funny noise that appears at about 50 and is a loud hum and when at rolling pace sounds like a flat tyre , thump, thump thump weird but other than that really happy. __________________ Peter Rover 75 Tourer Connoisseur CDT Auto Zircon Silver

14th May 2016, 15:41	#5
roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 7,050 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	If it's a diesel, bottom pulley rubber on its way out? __________________ Oil in my veins!

14th May 2016, 22:51	#7
75driver Posted a thing or two Rover 75 saloon, manual. Rover 75 Tourer, Auto. Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Newry Posts: 1,781 Thanks: 574 Thanked 443 Times in 371 Posts	[QUOTE=scorpio;2288021] Went away for a few days and put £40 of diesel in and that returned 448 miles now if my calculation is right thats 51mpg, WOW. /QUOTE] Sigh....I don't know if it's just me, but mpg can't be calculated based on £££ of fuel. You need to know miles travelled, and qty fuel used to achieve that mileage. (Cost of fuel is irrelevant). Also don't know if the tank was completely empty or, say, 1/4 full before you put the £40 in, and was it completely empty or 1/4 full when you completed the 448 miles.😕 Check out "brim to brim". Maybe I've had too much sun today... Either way, 448 miles isn't unreasonable for "a tankfull" for a manual, and not shabby if it's an auto.😄, assuming it's for a diesel. As for the noise.. If it only appears at 50, is it also accompanied by vibration.? If so, may just need wheels balanced. Glad your liking your new car, and sorry for sounding like a **** on the mpg thing.😄 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 2006 75 Contemporary SE diesel manual (#1) 2003 75T Connoisseur SE diesel auto (For Comfort) 2005 75 Connoisseur SE diesel auto (Marmite duotone ) 2006 75 Connoisseur SE diesel auto (The last one?) 2009 E220 (For a change) 2018 L200 (For Big & Heavy Things) 1976 W114 250 Manual (For Sundays)

15th May 2016, 07:08	#9
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,764 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	Thats not high mileage!!! __________________ Lest we forget..

14th May 2016, 11:20	#2
Alan123 Posted a thing or two Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Darlaston Posts: 1,897 Thanks: 484 Thanked 325 Times in 261 Posts	Could be wheel bearing

14th May 2016, 11:34	#3
Mike Noc This is my second home Rover 75 CDT Manual Connoisseur SE, Rover 75 CDT Automatic Connoisseur SE & a Freelander Td4. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hampshire Posts: 11,547 Thanks: 3,470 Thanked 3,119 Times in 2,247 Posts	Also worth checking the inner wheel rims for any damage - it can put a wheel well out of balance.

14th May 2016, 14:39	#4
buckyhill Loves to post mg ztt and mg rv8 and mgtf Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: buckhurst hill Posts: 490 Thanks: 62 Thanked 58 Times in 50 Posts	Sounds wheel or tyre related , slapping is probably dodgy tyres

14th May 2016, 18:03	#6
Ravinder This is my second home Rover 75 saloon x2, Rover 75 Tourer x2, Rover 220 Coupe Turbo Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife Posts: 9,036 Thanks: 2,278 Thanked 2,852 Times in 1,718 Posts	A bulge in your tyre?

14th May 2016, 23:04	#8
Ravinder This is my second home Rover 75 saloon x2, Rover 75 Tourer x2, Rover 220 Coupe Turbo Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife Posts: 9,036 Thanks: 2,278 Thanked 2,852 Times in 1,718 Posts	He may of just forgot to put up how many litres of fuel.