P38 diesel, manual gearbox, 35+mpg?

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Hi all, I drive approx 40k miles per annum, 90% m/way and dual carriageway, very little urban use, comfort, reliability and elevated driving position. Occasional use of 4WD but nothing too ambitious (roads with some snow, muddy fields used as car parks).

I have recently bought a Santa Fe, it does all the above except for the ride quality, which is dire on our broken roads. I have previously looked at P38 diesels, I'll probably look again. The stumbling block could be mpg, although I've seen a couple of posts mentioning 35mpg at motorway speeds, is that achievable?
 
Mike7777777 said:
Hi all, I drive approx 40k miles per annum, 90% m/way and dual carriageway, very little urban use, comfort, reliability and elevated driving position. Occasional use of 4WD but nothing too ambitious (roads with some snow, muddy fields used as car parks).

I have recently bought a Santa Fe, it does all the above except for the ride quality, which is dire on our broken roads. I have previously looked at P38 diesels, I'll probably look again. The stumbling block could be mpg, although I've seen a couple of posts mentioning 35mpg at motorway speeds, is that achievable?
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The best I've achieved on a run was 32 mpg, 2.5 diesel manual,
 
My auto DSE will record 34 MPG at motorway speeds 60 to 70 MPH. But it is chipped and the more linear mapping will give you slightly better MPG in those conditions. However hammer it urban and it can drink fuel. You cannot have improved torque and BHP use it and save fuel at the same time.
 
Mike7777777 said:
Hi all, I drive approx 40k miles per annum, 90% m/way and dual carriageway, very little urban use, comfort, reliability and elevated driving position. Occasional use of 4WD but nothing too ambitious (roads with some snow, muddy fields used as car parks).

I have recently bought a Santa Fe, it does all the above except for the ride quality, which is dire on our broken roads. I have previously looked at P38 diesels, I'll probably look again. The stumbling block could be mpg, although I've seen a couple of posts mentioning 35mpg at motorway speeds, is that achievable?
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Long term average using brim to brim checks every fill for 9 years on my P38 Auto is 24mpg, on long runs it gets close to 30mpg.
 
Not being a P38 owner, I cant speak from experience but have read loads and loads and loads, on here and elsewhere. As such I think there are a few things to consider;
Don't buy a Range Rover , any Range Rover , if you are worried about mpg, 35mpg is a 'bit' hopeful. Datatek's figure is more likely than 35mpg. Which is around 50% less than a newish Santa Fe
Don't buy a Range Rover , any Range Rover, if you are worried about reliability
At 40, 000 mpy you will need a second vehicle ..............a lot
Don't buy a Range Rover based on purchase price, or hopeful mpg. They always cost a lot more (pretty quickly) and give a lot less.
Before buying a Range Rover, ask yourself; Can you work on the problems yourself, or do you have a good specialist, independent, garage , you trust.
Most importantly, nobody buys a Range Rover to worry about mpg. If future costs come into it , in any way, including mpg, then have a really long, hard , think, because on top of everything else, they are thirsty beasts.



Did I mention , don't buy a Range Rover if you want high mpg, reliability and are having to budget ;)
Do buy, if you're good with a spanner, have money to spare and want a wonderful, comfortable, vehicle that has no equal in its class and a character you will fall in love with , whilst being the envy of others.
 
gold rover said:
Not being a P38 owner, I cant speak from experience but have read loads and loads and loads, on here and elsewhere. As such I think there are a few things to consider;
Don't buy a Range Rover , any Range Rover , if you are worried about mpg, 35mpg is a 'bit' hopeful. Datatek's figure is more likely than 35mpg. Which is around 50% less than a newish Santa Fe
Don't buy a Range Rover , any Range Rover, if you are worried about reliability
At 40, 000 mpy you will need a second vehicle ..............a lot
Don't buy a Range Rover based on purchase price, or hopeful mpg. They always cost a lot more (pretty quickly) and give a lot less.
Before buying a Range Rover, ask yourself; Can you work on the problems yourself, or do you have a good specialist, independent, garage , you trust.
Most importantly, nobody buys a Range Rover to worry about mpg. If future costs come into it , in any way, including mpg, then have a really long, hard , think, because on top of everything else, they are thirsty beasts.



Did I mention , don't buy a Range Rover if you want high mpg, reliability and are having to budget ;)
Do buy, if you're good with a spanner, have money to spare and want a wonderful, comfortable, vehicle that has no equal in its class and a character you will fall in love with , whilst being the envy of others.
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+1 to most of that, especially being able to do the work yourself. Having said that, in 9 years mine has been pretty reliable but I do not do high mileage.
 
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A good point Keith, for 26ltrs i get 150mls around the little roads of an average of 40mph and on the motorway i can easily stretch the economy to around thirty. I once had 68mpg!!
 
I did drop off a cliff though and through a worm hole into another dimension but back in time for tea!:p;)
But seriously, thats what get from ma'bus!
 
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wammers said:
That is cheating moving with engine running and in gear. What has cheese and wine got to do with it. We make better cheese and wine than the frogs. :D
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Frog-france-cheese-wine.."Château Latour 2009 please". If i remember..:p
You like wine dont you?
94.6mpg, no.. i guess not tony!! But i will be paying more attention to the mpg clocko_O;)
 
Mark Piercy said:
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Frog-france-cheese-wine.."Château Latour 2009 please". If i remember..:p
You like wine dont you?
94.6mpg, no.. i guess not tony!! But i will be paying more attention to the mpg clocko_O;)
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No don't like wine in particular that was just asking for the most expensive stuff i could find. Reset trip at top of a long hill out of town down to motorway. Coasted down hill and got that reading at bottom. Have had several 60 MPG plus readings doing that on other slopes but 94.6 is my record. Did used to enjoy a JD and lemonade now and again. But can't drink at all now because of medications i have to take. Bit of a bugger really. ;):D
 
wammers said:
What's this obsession with V8s they are just another engine and the Land Rover one is not all that good. Was not bad as a 3.5 but ruined when they bored it out. :D
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Yeah!

Just another engine that sounds amazing!

And its fragile nature suites the rest of the car ;)
 
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