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[Albatross]

Yup the 2173.80 was the total cost of having the job done, the analysis figures on the bottom of page 2 are consolidated figures anyway, calculations are continuous as the B/F figures from page 2 row 4 are included in row 35 - which is where the analysis figures are sourced from ..

The figures right now are very much like the figures were whilst in France .. as petrol has dropped and - round here - LPG has not but still saving around 6 pence / mile

Never got a reply e-mail BTW ..

Sorry, I hadn't clicked the "Send" button. It should be with you now.

[tmx]

19mpg i get lol! aye the V6 hates city driving i turn the engine off on red lights etc save fuel  

[MadMark73]

My motor must be buggered then.  I do 20 mile each way to work at a steady 65 and only getting at best 20 mpg. Is this normal and any info would be appreciated.

[Rob James]

I have a 3.0V6 and do a mix of journeys. I keep all my reciepts and at the end of each month fill in various details in a spreadsheet (I have a fuel card with work and need to keep track of amount spent and miles). Here are the details for the last few months

Miles    Cost         PPM      Liters      MPG
1856    £397.34    21.41    340.81    24.76
1249    £252.86    20.24    207.13    27.41
1096    £242.76    22.15    204.65    24.35
1984    £349.00    17.59    298.80    30.18
1581    £322.37    20.39    286.94    25.05
692      £135.31    19.55    130.18    24.17

PPM = pence per mile

[feeutfo]

My motor must be buggered then.  I do 20 mile each way to work at a steady 65 and only getting at best 20 mpg. Is this normal and any info would be appreciated.

Check multi rams, vac system from brake servo. They even out the torque curve and if not working make you press the pedal harder to get the car to accelerate. Worth a look. A tech2 can activate remotely and its more obvious if they are working.

[tmx]

you can test the multirams without a Tech 2 Rev by revving the engine up on the throttle body cable the rear one will operate on low revs but the front one requires a but of a thrashing!

i assume this car has had a recent service? Plugs, Filters etc?

[hp7166]

I do a 60 mile round trip all motorway everyday and i have a 2.5td auto. Get around 40mpg according to the onboard computer but i never take the revs above 2000

[psnimv6]

my 3.0 mv6 manual in 2 years of ownership has never done less than 26 mpg on the tank and i check each time i fill it up ,my work is 13 miles of poor b road driving each way and the rest is just mixed b roads some town driving almost never motorway and i think that is truly excellent considering the car, and even in scotland this summer with roofbox camping tralier and car full it done 28-29 mpg over 1200 odd miles   athough saying that i don,t really drive that fast but it does get tramped to the red line prety often it rarely puts the red petrol light on before 380- 400 miles

[feeutfo]

my 3.0 mv6 manual in 2 years of ownership has never done less than 26 mpg on the tank and i check each time i fill it up ,my work is 13 miles of poor b road driving each way and the rest is just mixed b roads some town driving almost never motorway and i think that is truly excellent considering the car, and even in scotland this summer with roofbox camping tralier and car full it done 28-29 mpg over 1200 odd miles   athough saying that i don,t really drive that fast but it does get tramped to the red line prety often it rarely puts the red petrol light on before 380- 400 miles

Never done less than 26 mpg?... Nah, MUST be something wrong with it, defo!  

[psnimv6]

nothing wrong with it at all ,it purrs like a cat but is fitted with a proper gear box thats what makes the difference (wait till they read this a can of worms comes to mind )

[sev]

Any V6 is always going to be thirsty especially till it warms up, and that means not only the engine, but all the drivetrain bearings as well!

My mrs' CLK 3.0 v6 returned 25mpg as a rule with 35 on a long M40 run, and that's mercs newest variant!

When we picked it up it showed just 17 on the trip computer!

My mig does an average of 23 with town driving and mid to high 20's on decent runs - I've yet to take it for a proper motorway blast.  But that'll be soon now that all the shocks are done.

[Andy B]

An auto then  .... like they should all have!        

[psnimv6]

An auto then  .... like they should all have!        

yea thats the lazy man,s gear box   never had one myself and never will if i can help it ,that was the reason that i had to get a cop car as you well no proper gearboxes are hard to find in 3.0-3.2 omega,s so it was cop car or no car for me

[notacarbuff]

Just back from a 210 mile trip to Coventry and got 34mpg from a 3.0 V6 auto. Very happy with that. 8-)

However round town can't seem to get more than 20.

[JamesV6CDX]

I use my car mostly on combined runs with some town driving, and consistently get 30+ mpg, with my 3.0 V6 Auto Estate.

With unleaded at 91ppl here, and diesel 15p more at 106ppl, it makes no sense whatsoever to get an oil burner.

For me, petrol is just over £4 a gallon, to which I get 30 miles. That's less than 13p per mile, so I'm more than happy with that, given car size, engine size, and autobox.

If fuel economy  over short distances is anything of a concern for you, then I'd probably suggest a V6 Omega probably isn't the best choice of vehicle in that department  

In terms of incresing MPG, my biggest bit of advice is make sure it's getting up to temp quickly