"MVP" <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 07:05:13 GMT, "b.barwick" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >"MVP" <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> wrote in message
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> >> On Sat, 09 Apr 2005 17:30:38 GMT, "b.barwick" <[email protected]>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Having bought a second hand (2000 reg X) V6 Freelander, I seem to be
> >getting
> >> >extremely poor miles per gallon. I know it all depends ........ and
there
> >> >are a lot of variables of course.
> >> >
> >> >Has anyone else with a V6 Freelander experienced poor mileage please?
> >> >
> >> >Brian Barwick
> >> >
> >>
> >> according to the book 22.7mpg..
> >>
> >>
> >> Regards.
> >> Mark.
> >> --
> >> _______
> >
> >
> >Hi Mark......
> >
> >Thanks for that, believe it or not, that's exactly what I got recently on
a
> >long trip. Mix of motorway and back country roads etc.,
> >
> >Thought I probably needed a service, I changed from a 3 litre sports car,
to
> >the Freelander, and was getting far better mpg in that....more power too!
> >
> >Ah well, I do actually like the Freelander, it got me through pretty deep
> >snow and ice when all other 'cars' got stuck!
> >
> >Regards
> >
> >
> >Brian
>
> I must say I'm personally surprised as I get a similar mpg from my
> higely inefficient 20 year old 110 with the aerodynamics of a brick.
>
> Having said that the V6 is, by all accounts, a nice pokey engine.
>
> And if I had to drive something car-like it'd be a tough choice
> between a freelander and a saab, but I'd go for the freelander purely
> because I like to know that no matter what nature throws at me I can
> almost certainly get there. I've driven over and arround fallen trees,
> through floods and heavy snow, over sheet-ice roads (literally
> ice-rink for miles and miles, I couldn't stand-up so how could I keep
> driving? no idea). so for that 'get there no matter what' it's the
> green oval every time for me (or mebbe a black oval).
>
> crikey, I may have overdone the coffee this morning......
>
>
> Regards.
> Mark.
> --
>
Hello Mark......
Yes, I must agree there, I have in the past bought sporty type cars usually
with big engines, but, as I live in the sticks on a hill, I usually get
stuck in the snow for at least 3 days each year, so, thought I'd try a 4
wheel drive, and choose the Freelander.
He had a bad bout of snow here a few weeks ago, so I decided to 'risk'
getting home in the snow, no problems at all, the HDC worked a treat, in
fact so much so, I decided to 'play' and drove round a bit in the
snow...great fun!
I owned a 3 litre Toyota (225bhp) before, excellent car, bags of power, but
lethal in snow and on ice, highy dangerous, but, having said that, on a run
I was getting near to 30+mpg, compared to 22 ish with the V6 Freelander.
I wondered if this was due to permanent 4 wheel drive? Anyway, the
Freelander is lovely to drive, I always wanted an automatic (with leather
heated seats!) now I have one.
Looking in the used car book, these seem to hold their second hand price
too!
Regards
Brian (Golcar, Huddersfield)
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