Disco 1 300TDI MPG

Dr_evil · Jan 21, 2013

40 seems to be a bit of a lie given that the best figures possible are 35 IIRC unless it was all downhill!

tombardier · Jan 21, 2013

slimbob said:
300tdi auto between 20-25 on the motorway doing 70 ish and under 20 on a short run to work and back on cold mornings.I had a go at working it out once over a week , but really couldnt be arsed as its a 2 ton landrover and wasnt designed for economical driving .

No, people say that, but you don't want to be wasting the juice in it either

I must admit that I don't mind burning propane in my outback because it's a sporty drive, but the disco really isn't. I prefer to drive it like a luxury tractor

robint · Jan 21, 2013

Dr_evil said:
40 seems to be a bit of a lie given that the best figures possible are 35 IIRC unless it was all downhill!

ere mines doing well over 50 mpg

because i dont drive it to much

Dr_evil · Jan 21, 2013

robint said:
ere mines doing well over 50 mpg

because i dont drive it to much

Yer well if thats the case I've done 140mpg in my series

tombardier · Jan 21, 2013

Have you got one of those inserts in your air intakes that swirls the air in to a vortex? Guaranteed 10mpg extra!

tombardier · Jan 21, 2013

Or the ones with magnets!

Pikey · Jan 21, 2013

tombardier said:
They quote over 40mpg on a 56mph run in the 200tdi manual owners manual. Auto might be another matter but a lot of these figures are from manual boxes

200's have better mpg than 300's. Because LR ****ed about with the 300's to try and get em thru the draconian new emissions tests that the EU was gonna be introducing. But then they never arrived. So egr & Particulate filters were a waste of fooking time and money :doh:

slimbob · Jan 21, 2013

The way I look at it , is that yes it does use a lot of diesel but weigh that up against the wide availability and relatively cheap cost of parts compared to other manufacturers ( I own an old j*** so I know!) and that the only garage bill I pay out for has been for an m.o.t. every year.

tombardier · Jan 21, 2013

slimbob said:
The way I look at it , is that yes it does use a lot of diesel but weigh that up against the wide availability and relatively cheap cost of parts compared to other manufacturers ( I own an old j*** so I know!) and that the only garage bill I pay out for has been for an m.o.t. every year.

Just £2000 of welding each year then?

ricc · Jan 21, 2013

Dr_evil said:
40 seems to be a bit of a lie given that the best figures possible are 35 IIRC unless it was all downhill!

and theres nowt quite as obnoxious as a dickhead who thinks he knows it all when he obviously dont.

to be fair i didnt believe it either the first time i worked it out, but twas there in black and white .

but you beleive what you want , makes no difference to me.

slimbob · Jan 21, 2013

Not if you buy a mig welder... a little bit here, and a little bit there..whenever another bit needs doing.

tombardier · Jan 21, 2013

slimbob said:
The way I look at it , is that yes it does use a lot of diesel but weigh that up against the wide availability and relatively cheap cost of parts compared to other manufacturers ( I own an old j*** so I know!) and that the only garage bill I pay out for has been for an m.o.t. every year.

In all seriousness though, if I couldn't weld and do my own mechanics then there's no way I would own a disco of the age I do. I would never recommend one to anyone who couldn't do the same either. The fact that I can keep it on the road cheaply with cheap parts etc makes it a great vehicle for me personally though

tombardier · Jan 21, 2013

Dr_evil said:
40 seems to be a bit of a lie given that the best figures possible are 35 IIRC unless it was all downhill!

To be fair, the auto torque convertor locks up at 52, so why shouldn't it do the same as the manual at around about peak torque on a long run ?

Dr_evil · Jan 21, 2013

tombardier said:
To be fair, the auto torque convertor locks up at 52, so why shouldn't it do the same as the manual at around about peak torque on a long run ?

No idea, but they just don't

Dr_evil · Jan 21, 2013

ricc said:
and theres nowt quite as obnoxious as a dickhead who thinks he knows it all when he obviously dont.

to be fair i didnt believe it either the first time i worked it out, but twas there in black and white .

but you beleive what you want , makes no difference to me.

Ahhh the cnut who wasn't even quoted has arrived………

Wasn't talking to you was I fcukwit so toddle back off up your arse, was talking to cornish

tombardier · Jan 21, 2013

The book figure for extra urban mpg on the 300tdi auto is 41.5mpg

Pikey · Jan 21, 2013

tombardier said:
To be fair, the auto torque convertor locks up at 52, so why shouldn't it do the same as the manual at around about peak torque on a long run ?

Increased drag thru the drivetrain is the main reason.

Dr_evil · Jan 21, 2013

tombardier said:
The book figure for extra urban mpg on the 300tdi auto is 41.5mpg

Fair enough, guess it could be realistic then at 40

thats rather good !

Pikey · Jan 21, 2013

tombardier said:
The book figure for extra urban mpg on the 300tdi auto is 41.5mpg

never happened except in some LR geeks fevered imagination..

tombardier · Jan 21, 2013

Well it's just the figure for a run at an invariable 56mph isn't it, like all those figures are.

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