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Somerset-sb

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Hi Guys,
I don't have a defender yet but i'm activily looking at the mo.
I have a jag which currently does 20 -25mpg and its useless for the country lanes to the area where i have moved. So I'm looking at getting a defender but I still need to commute 25 miles to work which is 50 miles a day.
I'm not so concerned with the ride as I know its rough as a badgers arse but I'm confused about the mpg on the SWB 90 as i've seen conflicting experiences. My brother gets about 30 mpg on his 2001 110.
What can i expect to get from the 2.5TD?

Any answers happily recieved

Thanks
 
My 200 TDi gets mid 20's overall, steady cruise on motorway at 55-60 gives nearly 30mpg.
 
My TD5 gets about 28mpg normally and 23mpg on motorway journeys, but then I do usually do 70mph+. The ride is a bit bumpy but not too bad.

Be warned though landy's are contagious!
 
My 2.5TD gives me about 25mpg and that was running just on diesel and now on a veg/diesel mix.
I spend all my time on country lanes and quite a fair bit every week off road.
£35 did last me the week with everything i did now thats down to £29 with some veg added in.
 
If you get a TD5 though DON'T try running veg oil.

All the others, TDi's, TD's, N/A etc are fine but the injectors are different on a TD5.
 
they basically have their own high pressure plunger that runs off yer camshaft which takes the fuel pressure from around 4 bar supply pressure to about 1600 bar (around 26,500psi) inside the injector just prior 2 injection.
 
thats on a TD5...orthers have a normal injector supplied from a common fuel rail which is under pressure from a secondary fuel pump
 
Thanks for all the replies, unforunately with those stats i don't think i'll be joining the ranks of the defender owning club. I thought the 90 might deliver something better than the 110 (body weight etc) but it doesn't appear so. I'm currently spending circa 60 quid a week on fuel and it doesn't look like that would change much if i was commuting 50 miles a day :( . But X-trails and freelanders seem just awful in comparison.
I have a budget of around 9k for a machine.
 
:D Get a motorbike... I do 60 miles a day commute in all weathers and use £16 a week in fuel. What's that, about 60mpg ?
 
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