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Title: mpg
Post by: tidla on 02 August 2011, 21:45:05

set the cruise from scouse land and got a respectable..

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34mpg

Title: Re: mpg
Post by: henryd on 02 August 2011, 22:33:38

very good,better than I've ever managed :'(

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Post by: 51M0N on 03 August 2011, 09:06:01

what!

I've never had more than 22

Title: Re: mpg
Post by: bob.dent on 03 August 2011, 09:47:22

Best I've ever managed from my 3.2 is 31.5mpg driving from Lake District to Devon at a steady 75-80.
Shell fuelsaver petrol seems to improve the mpg by 2-3 mpg.

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Post by: henryd on 03 August 2011, 10:18:47

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what!

I've never had more than 22

Lead boots :D ;D,altough thats all mine does locally :-/

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Post by: 51M0N on 03 August 2011, 10:34:28

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what!

I've never had more than 22

Lead boots :D ;D,altough thats all mine does locally :-/

stop start daily commute. haven't floored it once this week and still only got 48 miles to 10 litres   >:

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Post by: albitz on 03 August 2011, 11:48:02

My readout usually shows an average of around 24mpg running on LPG (probably not that accurate).
Went to welsh wales last December and averaged approx. 31mpg (on LPG) which I thought was superb.
Omegas are pretty economical cars for their size if used for motorway work,but how many of us spend most of our time on motorways ?

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Post by: 51M0N on 03 August 2011, 14:09:53

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My readout usually shows an average of around 24mpg running on LPG (probably not that accurate).
Went to welsh wales last December and averaged approx. 31mpg (on LPG) which I thought was superb.
Omegas are pretty economical cars for their size if used for motorway work,but how many of us spend most of our time on motorways ?

If I do end up on the motorway its usually at uneconomical speeds.  :-X :-X

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Post by: 51M0N on 03 August 2011, 15:11:22

Although tbf my mid doesn't work. When it did I was always looking at it and trying to get it up. (pardon the expression)

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Post by: tunnie on 03 August 2011, 15:31:03

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My readout usually shows an average of around 24mpg running on LPG (probably not that accurate).
Went to welsh wales last December and averaged approx. 31mpg (on LPG) which I thought was superb.
Omegas are pretty economical cars for their size if used for motorway work,but how many of us spend most of our time on motorways ?

MID reading or old school method?

Best I've got was 28mpg over course of 390 miles on a tank of LPG, doing old school way of filling, zero trip, filling. But with LPG pumps that not exactly accurate either!

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Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 03 August 2011, 17:31:32

My 2.6 auto managed 32 MPG on a recent 400 mile round trip from Lincolnshire to Wales

How accurate is the trip computer I wonder?

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Post by: Andy B on 03 August 2011, 17:35:26

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How accurate is the trip computer I wonder?

I did a couple of brim to brim checks when I first got my car & it wasn't too far off the mark.  :y

Title: Re: mpg
Post by: tunnie on 03 August 2011, 17:35:37

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My 2.6 auto managed 32 MPG on a recent 400 mile round trip from Lincolnshire to Wales

How accurate is the trip computer I wonder?

Its quite accurate running on petrol, but LPG its just guessing, and is quite often a long way off.

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Post by: bigboykarl on 07 August 2011, 15:45:22

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My readout usually shows an average of around 24mpg running on LPG (probably not that accurate).
Went to welsh wales last December and averaged approx. 31mpg (on LPG) which I thought was superb.
Omegas are pretty economical cars for their size if used for motorway work,but how many of us spend most of our time on motorways ?

ME..i do approx 180 miles to london ..approx 35-40 miles in london commuting to and from where i stay for 4 nights ..180 miles home..and then anything between 50-150 miles when home for my 4 days off...i only around 260 miles out of my first lot of 60 litres lpg as the 3a.m run to london is done at  85/90 only 20 mpg but at 62p/litre it's not too bad