I disagree. I always work out my consumption in miles per litre as the UK has used metric measure for pumping fuel for decades & that's what is shown on your invoice when you buy the stuff.
For those who can't handle 'this new fangled measurement' (used by the Romans thousands of years ago) simply multiply by 4.546 for your MPG ;)
Then you are missing the point of my post. In metric it is how many litres per 100kmh. Not How many km per litre….
 
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Won’t get 30 out of a V8. Specially with turbos.
21 is on the clock not in pocket/brim-brim I presume? 15 with the wind behind you maybe. Maybe bit more if you get a mate to hang out the back and flap a towel
The TDV8 is pretty good on fuel. Know a few people with them. Over 30 is certainly possible. But not on 2 miles runs.

My Uncle has a 4.4 L405 TDV8. It does better mpg than their manual 2.2 Freelander 2!
 
Well i never expected those responses thank you to the the people who gave me the true daily running mpg I enquired about. I was just asking about people who actually run vehicle. Never believed some of the negative replies about a simple enquiry.
 
Then you are missing the point of my post. In metric it is how many litres per 100kmh. Not How many km per litre….

My mis-understanding of your post, apologies offered :rolleyes:

Fuel consumption is not something I've ever been concerned about, my hobby used to be WW2 trucks (petrol engines) that regularly turned in single figure mpg.
If you like the vehicle the fuel simply becomes a commodity.
 
I like my D3, but when the time comes I wont be getting a D4, tbh I have no idea what I would replace it with, certainly not a range rover.

hi mate

Indeed is a difficult choice , suppose the closest thing to a D3 is a RRS, think in 2011 when they went over to the 8 x speed , however around that year they done away with the dipstick on the TDV8 engine , D4 petrol are a lot of money around 35k, D5 are around 30k

Ref the FFRR and insurance would go up another 17 x groups so that’s out the question,

will be interesting to see what u also look at , wonder if a Volvo XC90 would be an option, hears the engines are supposed to be bulletproof with good build quality
 
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Real world on my 4.4 tdv8.

Short 10 minute journeys, awful, like most diesel cars.

I'm averaging 25ish with general driving into and out of town, pottering about.

Longer journeys it sits at 28-30 quite happily with a slightly heavy foot. If I ease off and stay 'sensible' then it's 35-38mpg.

I make sure it gets a good blast on the motorway at least once a week and ensure the second turbo is well used.

Problem with the 4.4 is not using the second turbo, i.e. not going above 2500rpm.

If you're just going to potter about like a granny on short journeys, get a petrol.
 
Fuel consumption is not something I've ever been concerned about

If you like the vehicle the fuel simply becomes a commodity.
I suppose if you are a rich ****er. Then no it isn’t an issue. But for us mere mortals it is something we have to contend with.
 
I suppose if you are a rich ****er. Then no it isn’t an issue. But for us mere mortals it is something we have to contend with.

Not rich at all, just a mere mortal ;)
At the time I only had had an average paid job & chose to spend money on petrol rather than alternatives such as booze, fags or expensive holidays. Not needing to support kids or a mortgage helped as well.
Anyone buying a car needs to be realistic about it's ownership costs. If they get that wrong, but still want to enjoy the car, it's a choice of either making sacrifices or moving it on :rolleyes:
 
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Is a futile question. Fuel economy is the last of your worries when you realise how much they cost in service & repair. If you ever pull into a garage they will come out and greet you rubbing their hands or outright refuse to work on it due to time/liability. Your not gonna get a service for £50 even diagnostics before touching it will be under ‘specialist’ rate. Keep few grand of your budget back for ‘what ifs’ then you can get on with enjoying it rather than worrying about the millions of things to go wrong. It will go wrong and when it does the people here will help you without the £1000 charge.
 
Negative some may be but experience could also be behind some of those comments.
I suppose if the comments where, "go ahead, they are brilliant on fuel and never had a problem with that model" and shortly after buying it im pretty sure we'd be seen as fibbers... :rolleyes:
Agreed 100% and i also forgot to mention as an owner of one of these superb L405's is that in addition to all the other running costs the bloody road tax is high. Pre stop start = £600 a year and post stop start about £400 now with the 1st April tax rise and i think the petrol supercharged v8 is above £600 a year to tax so not good unless your not worried about money. LOL
 
Agreed 100% and i also forgot to mention as an owner of one of these superb L405's is that in addition to all the other running costs the bloody road tax is high. Pre stop start = £600 a year and post stop start about £400 now with the 1st April tax rise and i think the petrol supercharged v8 is above £600 a year to tax so not good unless your not worried about money. LOL
Holy ship batman:eek:
 
Holy ship batman:eek:
Great cars Mark if you get a good one which has been looked after and serviced properly to the book as mine was. I enjoyed owning her albeit the road tax killed it for me in the end as i would only have been doing around 2000 miles a year ( long runs ) in her so i sold her and made a healthy profit on her and returned to the classic Rolls Royce marque. Latest is a V12 but only £295 to tax for 12 months so not a show stopper and i will only use her for shows and the odd long run up to Nottingham and over to Lincoln and back home again which will do her good. MPG??? who bloody cares about that. LOL. If we did think about it then we cannot afford the car at the end of the day and this is often the case with many folk nowadays who get " buyers regret " shortly afterward when the reality kicks in running costs wise and this is where the cars start to decline due to poor servicing and skimping by owners who simply cannot afford to pay the bills which these Rangies cost to run.
 
Great cars Mark if you get a good one which has been looked after and serviced properly to the book as mine was. I enjoyed owning her albeit the road tax killed it for me in the end as i would only have been doing around 2000 miles a year ( long runs ) in her so i sold her and made a healthy profit on her and returned to the classic Rolls Royce marque. Latest is a V12 but only £295 to tax for 12 months so not a show stopper and i will only use her for shows and the odd long run up to Nottingham and over to Lincoln and back home again which will do her good. MPG??? who bloody cares about that. LOL. If we did think about it then we cannot afford the car at the end of the day and this is often the case with many folk nowadays who get " buyers regret " shortly afterward when the reality kicks in running costs wise and this is where the cars start to decline due to poor servicing and skimping by owners who simply cannot afford to pay the bills which these Rangies cost to run.
You've nailed it and unfortunately a lot of bods get that way and also their cars.....
Not miles per gallon but smiles per gallon and mine is the most economical car I've ever enjoyed :cool:
 

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