jamie1210 · Jul 27, 2011

hi i dont know weather my 2001 dhse is getting good or bad mpg i get 18mpg around town and 21/24 on a run is this good or not

my last p38 was much better but it was chiped and that was doing 21mpg around town and high 20s on a run.......wot dose yours do

and is it standerd or not...thanks for your help and info:blabla:

mcapinha · Jul 27, 2011

This is what I'm getting on my '98DSE:

For the last 3.526km I used 471.30 lts of diesel. This translates to 2190 (imperial) miles done with 103.60 (UK) gallons, giving an average of 21.14 mpg.

My best "tank" was 302 miles with 13.4 gallons which is around 22.5mpg.

Am I correct assuming that when you UK folks talk about mpg you're using imperial (and not US) units ? This would explain why I was convinced that my car was returning around 18mpg when it's really more like 22-23mpg :clap2::clap2::clap2:

jamie1210 · Jul 27, 2011

mcapinha said:
This is what I'm getting on my '98DSE:

For the last 3.526km I used 471.30 lts of diesel. This translates to 2190 (imperial) miles done with 103.60 (UK) gallons, giving an average of 21.14 mpg.

My best "tank" was 302 miles with 13.4 gallons which is around 22.5mpg.

Am I correct assuming that when you UK folks talk about mpg you're using imperial (and not US) units ? This would explain why I was convinced that my car was returning around 18mpg when it's really more like 22-23mpg :clap2::clap2::clap2:

hi you are correct about units and imperial. and thanks for takeing the time to let me know about your mpg.. going by wot you have said mine could be a bit better but is not that bad thanks for your time

362bkr · Jul 27, 2011

It so depends on how light footed you can be on the gas pedal and how hilly the places are where you drive.I can get 24 mpg around town but i have to say it ts agony driving like that. On a long run at around 67 mph on cruise i am not far off 30 mpg.

kernowdragon · Jul 27, 2011

About the same as 362bkr! Last time I really checked a run, Reading to Galway (465 miles) + about 100 miles once I got there on one tank = approx 28mpg overall

jamie1210 · Jul 27, 2011

362bkr said:
It so depends on how light footed you can be on the gas pedal and how hilly the places are where you drive.I can get 24 mpg around town but i have to say it ts agony driving like that. On a long run at around 67 mph on cruise i am not far off 30 mpg.

thanks mate.. i do drive a bit fast. but even when trying i dont get no where near 30mpg 24mpg at best so i think something must be wrong i hope a quick service will make it do better mpg and i should give my cruse control a go as iv never used it and that might help

jamie1210 · Jul 27, 2011

kernowdragon said:
About the same as 362bkr! Last time I really checked a run, Reading to Galway (465 miles) + about 100 miles once I got there on one tank = approx 28mpg overall

see every one is getting better mpg then me 465miles is me out.. from a full tank the best i have ever got from this p38 is 465 on the dot and you got another 100miles arfter that around town...i fell robbed

gfromleeds · Jul 28, 2011

Ha ha ha
Get a v8 and run at 11mpg for 6 months then complain about your diesel only doing 20mpg
After fueling the beast for 2 years id be in heven to get above 17mpg
Mind you id soon miss the power

jamie1210 · Jul 28, 2011

gfromleeds said:
Ha ha ha
Get a v8 and run at 11mpg for 6 months then complain about your diesel only doing 20mpg
After fueling the beast for 2 years id be in heven to get above 17mpg
Mind you id soon miss the power

i see your point and i did think long and hard about getting a petrol one

the way i was thinking is the money i would of saved by getting a petrol . would help to cover the cost of the fule bill.. i paid top money for my dhse and could of brought the same petrol hse for £2000 less and the petrol range rover comes with a few more bits and bobs. but in the end i got the disel witch is slow. but a chip or power box will sorts that and will make it just as quick as a 4.0l petrol.. and it still makes good mpg.im not complaining im just shocked at wot other people are getting from there cars. the best iv had out of this p38 is 18mpg and 24mpg on a run. im not to bothered about my fule bills there my only vice. i have a car that will kill £20 petrol in less then 20 min.i just think my p38 needs a good service by the sound of it

wammers · Jul 28, 2011

Yeah Jamie lad but the government need your cash from fuel to halt global warming. Which causes all manner of nasty things. We don't want to be like the Italians having to make pasta by hand because a drought in the thirties killed all the spaghetti trees.

jamie1210 · Jul 28, 2011

wammers said:
Yeah Jamie lad but the government need your cash from fuel to halt global warming. Which causes all manner of nasty things. We don't want to be like the Italians having to make pasta by hand because a drought in the thirties killed all the spaghetti trees.

johnmowcop · Jul 28, 2011

98 2.5 DSE. 79K Miles

Went from Stoke on Trent area to Cambridge (A50, M1 and A14) and back towing a twin axle plant trailer (Middle size) last saturday. With the cruise control set at just under 65mph and used where possible, neck to neck I got 19.6mpg. Coming back the trailer had a bike on it.

Around home without trailer but hilly I get about 21 to 22 mpg.

John T.

tomcat59alan · Jul 28, 2011

jamie,get it chipped and take the lead out of your right boot,nah just get it chipped.29.9 mpg on a run wirral to wiltshire

jamie1210 · Jul 28, 2011

johnmowcop said:
98 2.5 DSE. 79K Miles

Went from Stoke on Trent area to Cambridge (A50, M1 and A14) and back towing a twin axle plant trailer (Middle size) last saturday. With the cruise control set at just under 65mph and used where possible, neck to neck I got 19.6mpg. Coming back the trailer had a bike on it.

Around home without trailer but hilly I get about 21 to 22 mpg.

John T.

thanks top man

jamie1210 · Jul 28, 2011

tomcat59alan said:
jamie,get it chipped and take the lead out of your right boot,nah just get it chipped.29.9 mpg on a run wirral to wiltshire

lol

i think thats the way to go for me..altho the deal with audi could still be on

but ill no wots wot by this time next week. if i do keep the range rover it will be getting chipped 29.9 sounds good to me

did you say put some lead in me boots

cool ill do it right now

tomcat59alan · Jul 28, 2011

jamie,your easily lead,and i dont mean pb i mean as on a leash.before you ask pb is the chemical symbol for lead.nice to see your posts mate,you do cheer me up.:cool2:

jamie1210 · Jul 29, 2011

tomcat59alan said:
jamie,your easily lead,and i dont mean pb i mean as on a leash.before you ask pb is the chemical symbol for lead.nice to see your posts mate,you do cheer me up.:cool2:

wot you been smoking mate:crazy:

Fur Trapper · Jul 29, 2011

tomcat59alan said:
jamie,your easily lead,and i dont mean pb i mean as on a leash.before you ask pb is the chemical symbol for lead.nice to see your posts mate,you do cheer me up.:cool2:

cat; lead is the metal

led is, I led the dog

Jamie is easily led

tomcat59alan · Jul 29, 2011

true john,but jamie spells phonetically and two different spellings may confuse him,plus i was full of whiskey.fancy being corrected by a yank,we gave you our language and look what you did with it,bastards.I guess the irony was lost on you pal.safe journey regards alan

jamie1210 · Jul 29, 2011

tomcat59alan said:
true john,but jamie spells phonetically and two different spellings may confuse him,plus i was full of whiskey.fancy being corrected by a yank,we gave you our language and look what you did with it,bastards.I guess the irony was lost on you pal.safe journey regards alan

now whos upsetting who:doh:

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