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Title: 30mpg?
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 19 May 2008, 14:46:41
He must be having a laugh. I get 15-20 out of mine! :D

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Title: Re: 30mpg?
Post by: FRE07962128 on 19 May 2008, 14:50:37
I am sure he doesn't either, unless that is when he is standing still or being towed! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :y
Title: Re: 30mpg?
Post by: Martin_1962 on 19 May 2008, 15:17:30
Unless at a silly slow speed.
Title: Re: 30mpg?
Post by: Baron Von Spongebob on 19 May 2008, 15:20:35
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Unless at a silly slow speed.

30mpg from a diesel yes but not a V8..Unless he free wheels everywhere.. ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: 30mpg?
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 19 May 2008, 15:40:18
A kit car with a Rover V8 struggles to get 30mpg.....so a house brick with one fitted sticks no chance!
Title: Re: 30mpg?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 19 May 2008, 15:40:42
Maybe he's got a particularly large rust hole in the driver's side floorpan that allows him to use a hybrid "fred flintstone" drive system meaning he only has to fire up the V8 when maximum performance is required.

 ;)

Kevin
Title: Re: 30mpg?
Post by: TheBoy on 19 May 2008, 15:40:57
I had trouble getting 30mpg from a diesel Disco 3 I borrowed a couple of years back...  ...may have been my lead foot though....  ::)
Title: Re: 30mpg?
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 19 May 2008, 15:42:13
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I had trouble getting 30mpg from a diesel Disco 3 I borrowed a couple of years back...  ...may have been my lead foot though....  ::)


What option do you have though, no lead foot = no go!
Title: Re: 30mpg?
Post by: Baron Von Spongebob on 19 May 2008, 15:42:35
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I had trouble getting 30mpg from a diesel Disco 3 I borrowed a couple of years back...  ...may have been my lead foot though....  ::)


I could get 30 mpg out of mine when i had one..But then again i had SWMBO sitting beside me with a stick in case i went too fast.. ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: 30mpg?
Post by: TheBoy on 19 May 2008, 15:57:47
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I had trouble getting 30mpg from a diesel Disco 3 I borrowed a couple of years back...  ...may have been my lead foot though....  ::)


What option do you have though, no lead foot = no go!
Considering the size, weight, and the fact it is as aerodynamic as a brick, and not forgetting its tractor engine, I was pleasantly surprised with its performance.  Won't win many races, but by no means a slug.
Title: Re: 30mpg?
Post by: tunnie on 19 May 2008, 17:29:49
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I had trouble getting 30mpg from a diesel Disco 3 I borrowed a couple of years back...  ...may have been my lead foot though....  ::)


What option do you have though, no lead foot = no go!
Considering the size, weight, and the fact it is as aerodynamic as a brick, and not forgetting its tractor engine, I was pleasantly surprised with its performance.  Won't win many races, but by no means a slug.

Are we still talking about the disco?  :-/ ;) ;D
Title: Re: 30mpg?
Post by: TheBoy on 19 May 2008, 17:35:52
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I had trouble getting 30mpg from a diesel Disco 3 I borrowed a couple of years back...  ...may have been my lead foot though....  ::)


What option do you have though, no lead foot = no go!
Considering the size, weight, and the fact it is as aerodynamic as a brick, and not forgetting its tractor engine, I was pleasantly surprised with its performance.  Won't win many races, but by no means a slug.

Are we still talking about the disco?  :-/ ;) ;D
Must be, as my tractor has some aerodynamic plus points.  Sod all else going for it, obviously  (he says gingerly, hoping it will get him to the slums of Manchester (aka Salford) and back tomorrow)
Title: Re: 30mpg?
Post by: jereboam on 19 May 2008, 20:25:45
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I could get 30 mpg out of mine when i had one..But then again i had SWMBO sitting beside me with a stick in case i went too fast.. ;D ;D ;D

One of the reasons I wanted a Jaguar XJ8 (which I never got) was because it had a deeply recessed speedo not visible from the passenger seat.   :)

My (non-driver) wife goes into panic mode if I go above 75.   :(  For some strange reason, we don't get out much these days :-/
Title: Re: 30mpg?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 19 May 2008, 21:33:52
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I could get 30 mpg out of mine when i had one..But then again i had SWMBO sitting beside me with a stick in case i went too fast.. ;D ;D ;D

One of the reasons I wanted a Jaguar XJ8 (which I never got) was because it had a deeply recessed speedo not visible from the passenger seat.   :)

My (non-driver) wife goes into panic mode if I go above 75.   :(  For some strange reason, we don't get out much these days :-/

Just keep it planted. They go quiet again when you reach 3 figures.  ;D

Kevin
Title: Re: 30mpg?
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 19 May 2008, 23:56:58
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Maybe he's got a particularly large rust hole in the driver's side floorpan that allows him to use a hybrid "fred flintstone" drive system meaning he only has to fire up the V8 when maximum performance is required.

 ;)

Kevin

 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: 30mpg?
Post by: Lazydocker on 20 May 2008, 20:02:44
Never in a million years will he get 30mpg average!!! Perhaps he's going off a display which is being fooled, i.e. being re-set whilst rolling at steady speed, downhill with the wind behind!!  ;D ;D