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[Sixstring]

Just got back from a trip to Liverpool (croxteth) then on to Manchester (Trafford Park) clocking up over 508 miles in one day.
Got out of the car just as fresh as I got in it, comfortable, and to cap it off, did it on a complete tank of fuel!!!! (fuel light on 2 miles from home)

All this in a 3.0 V6 elite estate!!    HAPPY BOY.

Dunno what that equates to, but put £80 on V-power in before I left, and was just on empty before the light came on.

Honestly.

[JamesV6CDX]

33mpg 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

In my book that is great MPG Sixstring!!

You obviously didn't have to waste too much fuel / mpg at the nightmare M5 / M6 junction then!

[Sixstring]

Not too shabby for one who cruises at 80 mostly, AND was well loaded up in the back with the seats down!!
I love my miggy.......V6s expensive to run...........pah!

(thanks james for info)

[JamesV6CDX]

500 miles eh... you'll be due a cambelt change soon 

[STMO999]

500 miles eh... you'll be due a cambelt change soon 

JamesV6Elite?  You've gone up in the world.

[Sixstring]

Doing wishbones and droplinks and steering rods this weekend............as long as it doesnt rain........

I'm in my new house now, but cos of junk in cardboard boxes my garage/workshop can't get a car in it!!

It's her fault.................

[JamesV6CDX]

Well, from full to red light, is about 70 litres.

70 litres =15.38 gallons

So 15.38 gallons over the course of 508 miles is 33.03mpg 

And if you're lazy - there is an online MPG calculator 

http://www.torquecars.com/tools/uk-mpg-calculator.php

[Sixstring]

In my book that is great MPG Sixstring!!

You obviously didn't have to waste too much fuel / mpg at the nightmare M5 / M6 junction then!

Left at 5AM Lizzy for just that reason!

[Sixstring]

James....is there any advantage for me with 3.2 cams and headers??

[Lizzie_Zoom]

In my book that is great MPG Sixstring!!

You obviously didn't have to waste too much fuel / mpg at the nightmare M5 / M6 junction then!

Left at 5AM Lizzy for just that reason!

  oh that sounds soooo familiar for when I lived near Bristol!!

[JamesV6CDX]

James....is there any advantage for me with 3.2 cams and headers??

I seem to recall MDTM was going to measure up 3.2 cams to look at advantages.... I'm not sure what the outcome was in the end.

In all honesty, I doubt it'd make much of a difference to a 3.0 

[Sixstring]

Like the look of your LPG setup though, James...........

gotta be my next purchase at that sort of price, perhaps if you sort the tank problem you will let me know, but my bet is on the cut-out boot floor 120l one I mentioned earlier.