disco mpg

my mate is looking at a disco 3000tdi auto
though i'd ask you disco divas out there wot kind of mpg your getting (on a run and erbane)
he drives a volvo t4 at the mo. its got to be better than that on liquid gold

ta :car:

search box..... 25 to 35 mpg.

thats not bad for a big lump to tug about

cheers dude :beer2:

65mpg

37 mpg driving like miss daisy

thanks, therse no point in looking that kind of stuff up, you need to ask the folk who got um
:beer2:

Tell him he can run it on veg oil at around £1 a litre, i dont care what MPG i get i just love what it can do lol

wiltshire landyman said:

65mpg

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Not really eh

y get a disco if hes bothered about mpg its not miles per gallon its smiles per gallon thats the main bit

davesdisco said:

y get a disco if hes bothered about mpg its not miles per gallon its smiles per gallon thats the main bit

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He's not that botherd about mpg , i just thought id find out for him to sway him to buy one (his t4 does f all mpg)
Smiles per gallon you say, an orgasmic ride would defently sway him :beer2:

Ianski said:

Not really eh

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Sorry i thought we were plunking pointless figures from the air
And i was the winner

I get an average of 30mpg with a mix of "****e I'm going to miss my ferry" and "feck it I'll get there when I get there" driving.
Big difference between 55 and 70 mph, but who's counting

davesdisco said:

y get a disco if hes bothered about mpg its not miles per gallon its smiles per gallon thats the main bit

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exactly, my speedo is unplugged so got no idea what my mpg is - nore do i care

I was getting 39 years ago with my 200tdi disco...driving carefully about 55-60...

dirrerant motor i know,
i new my wife sorry v8 was a gobbler when i got it, stick some in it pay day bomb about till empty park it up till next time.
shes just a pay thing
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I find it varies with thetype of use. Recently on a trip from Portsmouth to Scotland, taking it easy, it did over 34, but used locally on short trips we are lucky to get 27.

Sheffield said:

I find it varies with thetype of use. Recently on a trip from Portsmouth to Scotland, taking it easy, it did over 34, but used locally on short trips we are lucky to get 27.

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My Td5 was getting 33/34 with about 2/3rds long journey 1/3rd 40/50mph zone urban and that was with what I now know to be diesel filling the sump...200tdi was a bloody good engine IMO

My 98 300tdi returns 30 to 32 mpg time after time. Thats 80% urban and 20% 60mph on motorway, I also tow a small two axle trailer and a car trailer with car on short journies (10 - 15 miles) and the fuel consumption remains at 30 to 32 mpg

I'm going to try thinner tyres when I replace them to see if the mileage per gallon is better, I'm on 235's at the moment and they are a bit wide for my taste.

has anyone got any first hand experience of tyre width versus mpg..... the wifes pug 306 does crap mpg... paret is her driving style and short runs but im beginning to suspect the 195/55 tyres are partly to blame... its only doing arround 40 mpg

my 200tdi is on 205s normally does 32 ish pottering locally, in the last fortnight ive done several long runs at 70mph which has dropped the mpg down into the high twenties

landowner said:

My 98 300tdi returns 30 to 32 mpg time after time. Thats 80% urban and 20% 60mph on motorway, I also tow a small two axle trailer and a car trailer with car on short journies (10 - 15 miles) and the fuel consumption remains at 30 to 32 mpg

I'm going to try thinner tyres when I replace them to see if the mileage per gallon is better, I'm on 235's at the moment and they are a bit wide for my taste.

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I usually add about 3 psi over the recommended pressure and it does make a difference...my Td5 has 235's on but I'm thinking back to my 200tdi and I had 205 mud and snow tyres on it for the most part...that one gave me the best mileage...

Gave me the most enjoyment too actually...was off road quite alot with it...