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[Lazydocker]

Managed to break 240 from 63l this week... Can't see the current tank being so good after the drive down to Reading on Friday night

17mpg & 18 pence per mile  (assuming best case of fuel 69p litre)

4 pots rock! 11p a mile, when I was commuting I could crack 10p a mile 

Yes, but you and I have very different driving styles Plus I couldn't get more than 20k from a set of cheap, fairly hard tyres

[TheBoy]

Managed to break 240 from 63l this week... Can't see the current tank being so good after the drive down to Reading on Friday night

17mpg & 18 pence per mile  (assuming best case of fuel 69p litre)

4 pots rock! 11p a mile, when I was commuting I could crack 10p a mile 

Yes, but you and I have very different driving styles Plus I couldn't get more than 20k from a set of cheap, fairly hard tyres

I've been close....   ....I once got 17k from a set of Michelins....       ....on the rear of a FWD car

[tunnie]

So you guys get through 5 sets of tyres in same time as me? That's a lot of money!

That's at least 1.5k 

[feeutfo]

So you guys get through 5 sets of tyres in same time as me? That's a lot of money!

That's at least 1.5k 

Interesting driving approaches by you both. One performance is almost everything, the other economy is all. Totally different needs from your tyres for both of you, yet seem to be considering the exact same tyre.  :-/

[tunnie]

So you guys get through 5 sets of tyres in same time as me? That's a lot of money!

That's at least 1.5k 

Interesting driving approaches by you both. One performance is almost everything, the other economy is all. Totally different needs from your tyres for both of you, yet seem to be considering the exact same tyre.  :-/

Kumo's in budget, I no longer do 500 miles a week, so wear rate not an issue any more.

When I find my missing 4 pots and get 8, i'll get some decent boots  8-)

[Kevin Wood]

Beat 380 miles from 74L in a 90L tank 

Funnily enough I did last week, in a 3.2 Auto.

Drove up to Coventry and back for a meeting and the Tom Tom had my ETA as 30 minutes early the whole way, so the cruise was set to 70. My time on the way back, so speed crept up a little. Did a couple of days commute on that tank too and I filled it up at 320 miles, where it took 60L.

[tunnie]

Beat 380 miles from 74L in a 90L tank 

Funnily enough I did last week, in a 3.2 Auto.

Drove up to Coventry and back for a meeting and the Tom Tom had my ETA as 30 minutes early the whole way, so the cruise was set to 70. My time on the way back, so speed crept up a little. Did a couple of days commute on that tank too and I filled it up at 320 miles, where it took 60L.

First time I've heard someone beat my miles from a V6, maybe you should pass your tips to little fatty and the cripple?

They can barely crack 20mpg!

[tigers_gonads]

I got 238 miles out of 43 ltr / 30 quid last week   

Thats with 3 adults and a big dog in the boot

Happy days 

[Kevin Wood]

First time I've heard someone beat my miles from a V6, maybe you should pass your tips to little fatty and the cripple?

They can barely crack 20mpg!

 

I should add that it was mostly motorway cruising and it was at a strict 70MPH. Boring driving. But not as boring as having time to kill in Coventry.

In addition, averaging over 1 tank of LPG is not necessarily accurate because you don't always get a consistent fill. That said, this tank never takes more than 65 litres, and the red light had not been on that long, so I'm confident that 60L is relatively accurate.

Just shows it can be done. However, there is a penalty for doing urban driving or caning it on the motorway. Cruise at 80-85 or do any round-the-houses stuff and the tank would have been done in 270-280.

[Lazydocker]

Beat 380 miles from 74L in a 90L tank 

Funnily enough I did last week, in a 3.2 Auto.

Drove up to Coventry and back for a meeting and the Tom Tom had my ETA as 30 minutes early the whole way, so the cruise was set to 70. My time on the way back, so speed crept up a little. Did a couple of days commute on that tank too and I filled it up at 320 miles, where it took 60L.

First time I've heard someone beat my miles from a V6, maybe you should pass your tips to little fatty and the cripple?

They can barely crack 20mpg!

Actually, if you refer back to my Italy trip I did 380 miles with cruise set at 85-110mph with occasional bursts of more and only got about 70l in But it was all motorway

[albitz]

In the last 7 weeks I have done1588 miles.Used 398 litres of LPG costing £310 - which I think is around 19.5 p per mile.
I have also used £30 of petrol, which brings the figure to 21.4 p per mile.
Had I been running on petrol - assuming a true mpg of 23, I would have spent approx. another £80.So petrol would work out at around 26.5p per mile.
So by my calculations Im saving approx.7p per mile. :-/
Its too late for my brain (?) to work out what that is as a percentage(around 26 ?), or what the eqiuvalent mpg is on LPG.

[Lazydocker]

In the last 7 weeks I have done1588 miles.Used 398 litres of LPG costing £310 - which I think is around 19.5 p per mile.
I have also used £30 of petrol, which brings the figure to 21.4 p per mile.
Had I been running on petrol - assuming a true mpg of 23, I would have spent approx. another £80.So petrol would work out at around 26.5p per mile.
So by my calculations Im saving approx.7p per mile. :-/
Its too late for my brain (?) to work out what that is as a percentage(around 26 ?), or what the eqiuvalent mpg is on LPG.

Which sounds wrong... Think we need to have a look at your Albs

[TheBoy]

Albs - when do you fill yours?  I have found if I fill mine when its only half empty, economy is appalling.  If I wait until I've done 250m, its better.  I wouldn't have thought you lose much during filling, but clearly, IME, you do...

[feeutfo]

So you guys get through 5 sets of tyres in same time as me? That's a lot of money!

That's at least 1.5k 

Interesting driving approaches by you both. One performance is almost everything, the other economy is all. Totally different needs from your tyres for both of you, yet seem to be considering the exact same tyre.  :-/

Kumo's in budget, I no longer do 500 miles a week, so wear rate not an issue any more.

When I find my missing 4 pots and get 8, i'll get some decent boots  8-)

Yeah but you see my point? Your paying for grip you don't need... Although the tyre that spring to mind  for you ain't cheap....

[TheBoy]

So you guys get through 5 sets of tyres in same time as me? That's a lot of money!

That's at least 1.5k 

Interesting driving approaches by you both. One performance is almost everything, the other economy is all. Totally different needs from your tyres for both of you, yet seem to be considering the exact same tyre.  :-/

Kumo's in budget, I no longer do 500 miles a week, so wear rate not an issue any more.

When I find my missing 4 pots and get 8, i'll get some decent boots  8-)

Yeah but you see my point? Your paying for grip you don't need... Although the tyre that spring to mind  for you ain't cheap....

But I reckon tunnie could get 25k from a set of ZZ3s, because he wouldn't overdrive them, and he certainly wouldn't mind the lack of grip.  In fact, I reckon he could get decent mileage out of any tyre  :-/


As he can get KU31 in his size, they are cheap, and it matters not to tunnie than they give little feedback.....