Gas Guzzling 4x4's.....

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On or around Wed, 24 May 2006 22:34:05 +0100, "TonyB"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>> >
>> The transfer box gearing is quite a lot different, 5th on the Defender is
>> similar to 4th on the Disco.
>
>Aha.
>I've got Pirelli Scorpions on the front at 28 psi. I was driving gently and
>not accelerating hard either.

If your front tyres wear on the edges, then you can put more air in 'em.
Running 235/70R16 GT+4's here at the moment, and they look quite nice at 36
psi. 28 makes 'em definitely look soft.

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"The boys are dreaming wicked or of the bucking ranches of the night and
the jollyrodgered sea." Dylan Thomas (1914 - 1953) Under milk wood
 
In message <[email protected]>
DavidM <[email protected]> wrote:

> Ian Rawlings wrote, On 24/05/2006 18:58:
> > On 2006-05-24, TonyB <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> The average was 35.8 mpg.
> >
> > A chap I know has a 300TDi Discovery, he reckons he gets 40MPG out of
> > it without really trying, despite me insisting he's wrong. I don't
> > see how he can manage that, especially since my Defender 300TDi seems
> > to average below 30MPG.
> >
>
> Is there a difference in diff ratios, or transfer box gearing between
> the Disco and Defender? Or maybe tyre treads?
>
>

Aerodynamics - it's as simple as that!

Richard
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>
> not bad going. I doubt you can get much better without doing serious
> "economy marathon" techniques.

No, and I don't want to get silly about it. I will try your suggestion of
running the fronts at a higher pressure although they are wearing evenly so
far. A lighter wheel is always a nice feature! The Pirellis are
significantly harder than the Hankooks though and seem to slide a little
more easily in the wet. I don't want to exaggerate that trend! The Hankooks
didn't last as long as it looks like the Pirellis will do, but to be fair to
them the Hankooks were running on somewhat shot shockers.

TonyB


 
> No, and I don't want to get silly about it. I will try your suggestion of
> running the fronts at a higher pressure although they are wearing evenly so
> far. A lighter wheel is always a nice feature! The Pirellis are
> significantly harder than the Hankooks though and seem to slide a little
> more easily in the wet. I don't want to exaggerate that trend! The Hankooks
> didn't last as long as it looks like the Pirellis will do, but to be fair to
> them the Hankooks were running on somewhat shot shockers.

On a similar subject, has anyone heard of filling your tyres with
Nitrogen? My local tyre place is offering it for free with new
tyres if you bother to ask them. The poster on the wall seems to
suggest a number of benefits - was going to ask them to do it (since
it was free!) but forgot when they put my tyres on. Anyone tried it,
or got any opinions?

Matt
 

"Nige" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Jack wrote:
>> "TonyB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> Just got back from a trip to Aberdeen from Norfolk in the trusty 200
>>> Tdi.
>>> All the way up on one tankful at 75 mph, that's 510 miles. Average 34
>>> mpg.
>>> On the way back I kept it to 55 on A roads and 60 on dual carriageways
>>> but
>>> we did a lot of town work in Edinburgh. The average was 35.8 mpg. I'm
>>> well
>>> chuffed with that seeing as she's 15 years old and has 230k on the
>>> clock!
>>>
>>> TonyB
>>>
>>>
>>
>> TonyB:
>>
>> Your lucky. My petrol 96 Disco with a Detroit locker in the rear and a
>> Detroit Tru-trac in the front does 10.5 MPG City and 11.5 - 12.0 MPG
>> highway
>> along with an OME heavy duty suspension given a mild lift.
>>
>> Jack
>
>
> US gallons though i suspect?
> --
>
> Subaru WRX
> Range Rover 4.6 HSE (The Tank!)
>
> We might be going on a summer holiday, the Greece Ball rally!!!!
>

Yes, Nige, U.S. Gallons.


 
On or around Thu, 25 May 2006 15:36:00 +0100, "TonyB"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>>
>> not bad going. I doubt you can get much better without doing serious
>> "economy marathon" techniques.
>
>No, and I don't want to get silly about it. I will try your suggestion of
>running the fronts at a higher pressure although they are wearing evenly so
>far. A lighter wheel is always a nice feature! The Pirellis are
>significantly harder than the Hankooks though and seem to slide a little
>more easily in the wet. I don't want to exaggerate that trend! The Hankooks
>didn't last as long as it looks like the Pirellis will do, but to be fair to
>them the Hankooks were running on somewhat shot shockers.


which Pirellis? I had STs on a disco, gripped the road nicely but wore out
fairly quick. however, they're not the most expensive, either.
--
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Appearances: You don't really need make-up. Celebrate your authentic
face by frightening people in the street.
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.
 
I reckon gas is the least thing we have to worry about, I was listening to
Farming Today this morning and there was a Canadian geezer on there saying
that the worlds emergency food reserves are only good for 57 days, and as
time goes on that will get shorter with an increasing amount of land being
given over to the production of things like ..... bioethanol.


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes





"TonyB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Just got back from a trip to Aberdeen from Norfolk in the trusty 200 Tdi.
> All the way up on one tankful at 75 mph, that's 510 miles. Average 34 mpg.
> On the way back I kept it to 55 on A roads and 60 on dual carriageways but
> we did a lot of town work in Edinburgh. The average was 35.8 mpg. I'm well
> chuffed with that seeing as she's 15 years old and has 230k on the clock!
>
> TonyB
>
>


 
>
>
> which Pirellis? I had STs on a disco, gripped the road nicely but wore
out
> fairly quick. however, they're not the most expensive, either.

Ah, sorry, they're Scorpions.
TonyB


 
On or around Thu, 25 May 2006 22:11:53 +0100, "TonyB"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>>
>>
>> which Pirellis? I had STs on a disco, gripped the road nicely but wore
>out
>> fairly quick. however, they're not the most expensive, either.
>
>Ah, sorry, they're Scorpions.

yebbut, which ones... ST, AT, MT?

makes a bit of difference. ST are 80% on-road, MT are 80% off. AT are
50-50.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young / In a world
of magnets and miracles / Our thoughts strayed constantly and without
boundary / The ringing of the Division bell had begun. Pink Floyd (1994)
 
> >>
> >> which Pirellis? I had STs on a disco, gripped the road nicely but wore
> >out
> >> fairly quick. however, they're not the most expensive, either.
> >
> >Ah, sorry, they're Scorpions.
>
> yebbut, which ones... ST, AT, MT?
>
> makes a bit of difference. ST are 80% on-road, MT are 80% off. AT are
> 50-50.


Didn't know there were options available! They're AT's and I've pumped 'em
up a bit as suggested, ride is better, handling better and steering lighter.
Need to test the grip limits but that can wait.....

TonyB


 
On or around Fri, 26 May 2006 22:49:40 +0100, "TonyB"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>> >>
>> >> which Pirellis? I had STs on a disco, gripped the road nicely but wore
>> >out
>> >> fairly quick. however, they're not the most expensive, either.
>> >
>> >Ah, sorry, they're Scorpions.
>>
>> yebbut, which ones... ST, AT, MT?
>>
>> makes a bit of difference. ST are 80% on-road, MT are 80% off. AT are
>> 50-50.
>
>
>Didn't know there were options available! They're AT's and I've pumped 'em
>up a bit as suggested, ride is better, handling better and steering lighter.
>Need to test the grip limits but that can wait.....

ST are nice road tyres and BiL swears by 'em on his classic rangie, reckons
they're good offroad for up and down the muddy fields, I imagine in really
thick mud they'd not be much good.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero" (sieze today, and put
as little trust as you can in tomorrow) Horace (65 - 8 BC) Odes, I.xi.8
 
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