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[biggriffin]

Hopefully I will be adding my 2.2 petrol, manual to the list very soon. 

half an engine. should do well

[artsoul_no1]

Driving locally round town its always 19mpg

[Nick W]

My 3.0l auto estate generally shows about 25mpg average with my  mixed 7 mile commute and running around town. Loaded up on holiday, with 3 people, a bootful of stuff and my bike on the towbar it averaged 28mpg over 1800 French motorway miles, running at at least the speed limit.
Driven gently on the motorway, it happily does 30mpg, and if I can keep the speed down to 60(which we did all the way back from Beaulieu one time) about 34mpg.

I should add that although I don't have a heavy right foot, I do consistently make good progress on all roads.

What am I doing wrong, as these figures seem a bit high?

[omega3000]

My 3.0l auto estate generally shows about 25mpg average with my  mixed 7 mile commute and running around town. Loaded up on holiday, with 3 people, a bootful of stuff and my bike on the towbar it averaged 28mpg over 1800 French motorway miles, running at at least the speed limit.
Driven gently on the motorway, it happily does 30mpg, and if I can keep the speed down to 60(which we did all the way back from Beaulieu one time) about 34mpg.

I should add that although I don't have a heavy right foot, I do consistently make good progress on all roads.

What am I doing wrong, as these figures seem a bit high?

Sounds right for a 3.0 , they are the most fuel efficient 

[firemoth]

My 3.0l auto estate generally shows about 25mpg average with my  mixed 7 mile commute and running around town. Loaded up on holiday, with 3 people, a bootful of stuff and my bike on the towbar it averaged 28mpg over 1800 French motorway miles, running at at least the speed limit.
Driven gently on the motorway, it happily does 30mpg, and if I can keep the speed down to 60(which we did all the way back from Beaulieu one time) about 34mpg.

I should add that although I don't have a heavy right foot, I do consistently make good progress on all roads.

What am I doing wrong, as these figures seem a bit high?

Sounds right for a 3.0 , they are the most fuel efficient 

Me and my diesel beg to differ

[Osprey]

2.6 auto - 17mpg London stop-start driving, 25mpg mucking about on country roads, 33mpg steady 70 on the motorway.  Subtract one or two with air-con.

But here's one to give you a laugh.  Couple of years back when my thermostat failed stuck open, the temperature would drop off the cold end of the scale at motorway speeds with correspondingly poor mpg .  Looking for a way to reduce air flow over the rad I tried tucking in behind HGVs and the temp did indeed rise to around normal.  But, with speed restricted to 57mph and getting the air tow from the wagon ahead, I could get 45mpg!  The boredom quickly does your head in but definitely the way to go if you're trying to make it to the next filling station on an empty tank.

[firemoth]

Please do not do this. I'm a wagon driver and I know how blind it is directly behind. If I've got to anchor on, I won't know you're there and I'll give it welly. You wouldn't stand a chance

[Osprey]

Not that close!  I'm not suicidal 

[firemoth]

If your close enough to be in the slipstream out of the turbulent air you were very close. You'd have to be within a car length to get any positive effect. Driven won't see 4 or 5 car lengths behind. You may also get reported as a potential hi jacker