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JamesV6CDX

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Re: Fuel Consumption
« Reply #15 on: 10 November 2007, 01:41:31 »
Out of all Omega's, the 2.5 V6 manual is the best mix of performance and economy ... but the bigger engines are still not bad

My 3.0 Auto project/shed did 34mpg coming back from Kent, and that's a dog !

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« Reply #16 on: 10 November 2007, 02:03:11 »
Now that ain't bad going at all James!  
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Re: Fuel Consumption
« Reply #17 on: 10 November 2007, 05:31:10 »
 According to the trip computer, I've had 22.8mpg out of my 2.6 manual. But I have a heavy right foot, and I'm addicted to the sound of the V6...

 I've had 30-plus on a motorway run, steady 60-70mph, and it got me back from Brum (about 200 miles away) on £25's worth of juice...
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Re: Fuel Consumption
« Reply #18 on: 10 November 2007, 09:09:02 »
i've got a 98 2.5 auto estate which i run down to london every week to work and i get 32mpg on the way down and 35 on the return journey ,only being heavy footed when overtaking.
i also have a w reg bmw tourer 318i 1.9 and driving it exactly the same way there is no difference in the consumption .
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Re: Fuel Consumption
« Reply #19 on: 10 November 2007, 09:43:54 »
Worst 11 head wind towing hilly.


Best 27 on a 30 mile run through the new forest

My commute is a thrash, don't do many long runs without towing

Most holidays tend to end up with lots of short trips and narrow slow lanes
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« Reply #20 on: 10 November 2007, 12:08:11 »
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That's bloody good...

I get 18mpg on my commute, all A roads and dual carraige way!


 :o :o :o 18  :o :o

Ragging the nuts off my 2.2 constantly i can never get it below 28..... and i do try hard!   ;D ;)
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« Reply #21 on: 10 November 2007, 12:40:07 »
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That's bloody good...

I get 18mpg on my commute, all A roads and dual carraige way!


 :o :o :o 18  :o :o

Ragging the nuts off my 2.2 constantly i can never get it below 28..... and i do try hard!   ;D ;)

But you have two cylinders missing ;D
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Re: Fuel Consumption
« Reply #22 on: 10 November 2007, 13:06:35 »
When I first got my auto 3.0 MV6 just over a year ago I was getting somewhere between 27-28mpg - not too bad I thought.  But over that time it's dropped and dropped until now my average is little better than 23mpg.  And at £1/litre that doesn't take me far...  :(

So what's changed?  Well, new tyres all round, and a full geometry (thanks Tony!) means that I have more confidence that it'll actually go where I point it, so I admit that the right foot get used a little harder...  And my journey to work has changed from MK roundabouts to a90, er 70mph dash on the A43.  But even if I try really hard to drive "softly" - I can't seem to achieve the figures I once did...   :-/

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« Reply #23 on: 10 November 2007, 18:50:02 »
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When I first got my auto 3.0 MV6 just over a year ago I was getting somewhere between 27-28mpg - not too bad I thought.  But over that time it's dropped and dropped until now my average is little better than 23mpg.  And at £1/litre that doesn't take me far...  :(

So what's changed?  Well, new tyres all round, and a full geometry (thanks Tony!) means that I have more confidence that it'll actually go where I point it, so I admit that the right foot get used a little harder...  And my journey to work has changed from MK roundabouts to a90, er 70mph dash on the A43.  But even if I try really hard to drive "softly" - I can't seem to achieve the figures I once did...   :-/

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« Reply #24 on: 10 November 2007, 19:22:22 »
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That's bloody good...

I get 18mpg on my commute, all A roads and dual carraige way!


 :o :o :o 18  :o :o

Ragging the nuts off my 2.2 constantly i can never get it below 28..... and i do try hard!   ;D ;)

But you have two cylinders missing ;D

Having driven 2.5 manuls and 3.0 autos... those extra 2 pots do sod all for any real performance difference ....
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Re: Fuel Consumption
« Reply #25 on: 10 November 2007, 20:20:41 »
Try driving a 3.2 manual  ;)
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« Reply #26 on: 10 November 2007, 20:21:45 »
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That's bloody good...

I get 18mpg on my commute, all A roads and dual carraige way!


 :o :o :o 18  :o :o

Ragging the nuts off my 2.2 constantly i can never get it below 28..... and i do try hard!   ;D ;)

But you have two cylinders missing ;D

Having driven 2.5 manuls and 3.0 autos... those extra 2 pots do sod all for any real performance difference ....

V6 is no different? Really? I'd like to see your 2.2 keep up with my old 3.0 Estate ;) ;D
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« Reply #27 on: 10 November 2007, 21:21:42 »
 Bah, it's not the outright speed, its the laziness, and the sound, that made me get a sixer...
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Re: Fuel Consumption
« Reply #28 on: 10 November 2007, 21:49:44 »
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That's bloody good...

I get 18mpg on my commute, all A roads and dual carraige way!


 :o :o :o 18  :o :o

Ragging the nuts off my 2.2 constantly i can never get it below 28..... and i do try hard!   ;D ;)

But you have two cylinders missing ;D

Having driven 2.5 manuls and 3.0 autos... those extra 2 pots do sod all for any real performance difference ....
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Re: Fuel Consumption
« Reply #29 on: 10 November 2007, 22:10:30 »
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Having driven 2.5 manuls and 3.0 autos... those extra 2 pots do sod all for any real performance difference ....

You're not pressing the loud pedal far enough or for long enough. ;D  ;D
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