RangeRover Consumption in Real Life

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I intend to buy a Range Rover 4.0/4.6 around '97-'99. I understand that
this cars are "amaizing" on gas, thirsty. I know that official should
take arround 16mpg (~15%) on hwy and 12-13mpg (~18-19.6%) in city.

Can you tell me about your experiences?

THANK YOU!

 
....and [email protected] spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...


> I intend to buy a Range Rover 4.0/4.6 around '97-'99. I understand
> that this cars are "amaizing" on gas, thirsty. I know that official
> should take arround 16mpg (~15%) on hwy and 12-13mpg (~18-19.6%) in
> city.
>
> Can you tell me about your experiences?
>
> THANK YOU!

RR 4.6 1997

Overall (~12 mile commute plus long journeys, no "city" driving) - 16.4
Worst (Weekend event including a lot of idling and lots of off-road) - 12.2
Best (A-road cruising with CC set to 60, M-way cruise at 70) - 20.3

Based on UK gallons, BTW.

These figures over 22K miles.

HTH

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)


 
The message <[email protected]>
from "Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> contains these words:

> ....and [email protected] spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...


> > I intend to buy a Range Rover 4.0/4.6 around '97-'99. I understand
> > that this cars are "amaizing" on gas, thirsty. I know that official
> > should take arround 16mpg (~15%) on hwy and 12-13mpg (~18-19.6%) in
> > city.
> >
> > Can you tell me about your experiences?
> >
> > THANK YOU!

> RR 4.6 1997

> Overall (~12 mile commute plus long journeys, no "city" driving) - 16.4
> Worst (Weekend event including a lot of idling and lots of off-road) - 12.2
> Best (A-road cruising with CC set to 60, M-way cruise at 70) - 20.3

Absolutly amazing my 93RR vogue SE 3.9 returns 23mpg relentlessly, never
go into towns if I can possibly avoid it though, and on long motorway
cruise runs has returned over 30mpg.
 
Warwick Barnes wrote:
> The message <[email protected]>
> from "Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> contains these words:
>
>> ....and [email protected] spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>
>
>>> I intend to buy a Range Rover 4.0/4.6 around '97-'99. I understand
>>> that this cars are "amaizing" on gas, thirsty. I know that official
>>> should take arround 16mpg (~15%) on hwy and 12-13mpg (~18-19.6%) in
>>> city.
>>>
>>> Can you tell me about your experiences?
>>>
>>> THANK YOU!
>
>> RR 4.6 1997
>
>> Overall (~12 mile commute plus long journeys, no "city" driving) - 16.4
>> Worst (Weekend event including a lot of idling and lots of off-road) - 12.2
>> Best (A-road cruising with CC set to 60, M-way cruise at 70) - 20.3
>
> Absolutly amazing my 93RR vogue SE 3.9 returns 23mpg relentlessly, never
> go into towns if I can possibly avoid it though, and on long motorway
> cruise runs has returned over 30mpg.

Wish I got that sort of figure from my (now sold) 3.9 Disco. Best I
ever got was 18mpg (UK) taking it really easy on a long motorway trip.
Usual mileage was more like 11-15mpg!

I'd like to know what you've done to your engine, I don't even get 30mpg
out of my diesel P38!

Matt.
 
....and Warwick Barnes spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...


> The message <[email protected]>
> from "Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> contains these words:
>
>> ....and [email protected] spake unto the tribes of Usenet,
>> saying...
>
>
>>> I intend to buy a Range Rover 4.0/4.6 around '97-'99. I understand
>>> that this cars are "amaizing" on gas, thirsty. I know that official
>>> should take arround 16mpg (~15%) on hwy and 12-13mpg (~18-19.6%) in
>>> city.
>>>
>>> Can you tell me about your experiences?
>>>
>>> THANK YOU!
>
>> RR 4.6 1997
>
>> Overall (~12 mile commute plus long journeys, no "city" driving) -
>> 16.4 Worst (Weekend event including a lot of idling and lots of
>> off-road) - 12.2 Best (A-road cruising with CC set to 60, M-way
>> cruise at 70) - 20.3
>
> Absolutly amazing my 93RR vogue SE 3.9 returns 23mpg relentlessly,
> never go into towns if I can possibly avoid it though, and on long
> motorway cruise runs has returned over 30mpg.

I never got near that with my 3.9 - my figures were very similar to the
P38's. Perhaps the environment pixies have come in the night and replaced
the oily bits with something from a Prius?

Unless it's a manual - were there any?


--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)


 
On or around Mon, 9 Jan 2006 21:03:23 +0000 (UTC), Matthew Maddock
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>I'd like to know what you've done to your engine, I don't even get 30mpg
>out of my diesel P38!

I've come to the reluctant conclusion that some people have a lighter right
boot than I.

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"Warwick Barnes" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> The message <[email protected]>
> from "Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> contains these words:
>
>> ....and [email protected] spake unto the tribes of Usenet,
>> saying...
>
>
>> > I intend to buy a Range Rover 4.0/4.6 around '97-'99. I understand
>> > that this cars are "amaizing" on gas, thirsty. I know that official
>> > should take arround 16mpg (~15%) on hwy and 12-13mpg (~18-19.6%) in
>> > city.
>> >
>> > Can you tell me about your experiences?
>> >
>> > THANK YOU!
>
>> RR 4.6 1997
>
>> Overall (~12 mile commute plus long journeys, no "city" driving) - 16.4
>> Worst (Weekend event including a lot of idling and lots of off-road) -
>> 12.2
>> Best (A-road cruising with CC set to 60, M-way cruise at 70) - 20.3
>
> Absolutly amazing my 93RR vogue SE 3.9 returns 23mpg relentlessly, never
> go into towns if I can possibly avoid it though, and on long motorway
> cruise runs has returned over 30mpg.

I can only just get 30mpg from my MkIII................

.............Diesel.

An average of nearly 27 with a light foot.


In approximately the same conditions my MkI V8 used to average about 18,
dropping to 15 on occasions. MkI diesel VM2.4 averaged 26 with dips to 24.

Huw


 
MKIII

Average 17-18mpg
Motorway - 25mpg
Mixed driving all day - 20mpg

Can get it as low as *cough* 7....but that's usually corrected after
levelling out!
--
Neil


 
Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Mon, 9 Jan 2006 21:03:23 +0000 (UTC), Matthew Maddock
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>
>> I'd like to know what you've done to your engine, I don't even get
>> 30mpg out of my diesel P38!
>
> I've come to the reluctant conclusion that some people have a lighter
> right boot than I.

Suspect for that consumption it would need amputated at the knee!

--
"He who says it cannot be done should not interrupt her doing it."

If at first you don't succeed,
maybe skydiving's not for you!


 
....and Austin Shackles spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...


> On or around Mon, 9 Jan 2006 21:03:23 +0000 (UTC), Matthew Maddock
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>
>> I'd like to know what you've done to your engine, I don't even get
>> 30mpg out of my diesel P38!
>
> I've come to the reluctant conclusion that some people have a lighter
> right boot than I.

The figure of 20.3 cruising was with the cruise control set to 69.5mph.
Boots had nothing to do with it!

I still suspect magic.

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)


 
....and Neil Brownlee spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...


> MKIII
>
> Average 17-18mpg
> Motorway - 25mpg
> Mixed driving all day - 20mpg
>
> Can get it as low as *cough* 7....but that's usually corrected after
> levelling out!

I did see 6.3mpg once on the trip computer, after a particularly nadgery bit
of off-road. Tempted to take a photo. I did get better once I was on the
road again.

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)


 

"Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> ...and Neil Brownlee spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>
>
>> MKIII
>>
>> Average 17-18mpg
>> Motorway - 25mpg
>> Mixed driving all day - 20mpg
>>
>> Can get it as low as *cough* 7....but that's usually corrected after
>> levelling out!
>
> I did see 6.3mpg once on the trip computer, after a particularly nadgery
> bit of off-road. Tempted to take a photo. I did get better once I was on
> the road again.
>

My old Series III petrol 2.25 used to *average* a disgusting 9mpg which
meant it had to be filled every 85 miles or so. Never did get much more
than 14 on a run.

Huw


 
....and Huw spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...

> My old Series III petrol 2.25 used to *average* a disgusting 9mpg
> which meant it had to be filled every 85 miles or so. Never did get
> much more than 14 on a run.

I sense a great feeling of injustice here. Like Overfinch fuel bills for
Series speed, quietness and comfort.

I used to have a Jawa 350 motorcycle (OK, I was poor) and it did about
30mpg. I always used to resent paying Kawasaki 350 fuel bills, without the
attendant speed, style and reliability.

Hell, that was a **** bit of engineering.

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)


 
I get 10.5 mpg around town- '98 4.0., 113,000 kms, new O2 sensors.
Always returns that figure, even if I run it in sport mode, makes no
difference at all.
18mpg on the freeway. Amazing indeed. Takes my breath away every time I fill
it up.


<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I intend to buy a Range Rover 4.0/4.6 around '97-'99. I understand that
> this cars are "amaizing" on gas, thirsty. I know that official should
> take arround 16mpg (~15%) on hwy and 12-13mpg (~18-19.6%) in city.
>
> Can you tell me about your experiences?
>
> THANK YOU!
>


 
Huw wrote:

>
> My old Series III petrol 2.25 used to *average* a disgusting 9mpg which
> meant it had to be filled every 85 miles or so. Never did get much more
> than 14 on a run.

My totally standard Series IIa 2.25 petrol SWB will manage 16 mpg on a
trip. And about 8 mpg running around in town.

My Series IIa/III mongrel 3.3 Holden powered SWB with 3.9 diffs returns
about 20mpg on a trip but I've always been too scared to work out what
it does around town.

--
EMB
 
Richard Brookman wrote:
> ...and Huw spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>
>> My old Series III petrol 2.25 used to *average* a disgusting 9mpg
>> which meant it had to be filled every 85 miles or so. Never did get
>> much more than 14 on a run.
>
> I sense a great feeling of injustice here. Like Overfinch fuel bills
> for Series speed, quietness and comfort.

Almost a CRIMINAL injustice. Best thing I ever did was to change it for the
2.5 diesel 110 Hi-cap which I have still got. Still only manages to average
about 18mpg which is indeed still crap for a naturally aspirated 67hp engine
by todays standards. The low consumptions are partly due to inefficient old
engines but mostly due to the type of work these things do, which is
predominantly heavy commercial low mileage work.


>
> I used to have a Jawa 350 motorcycle (OK, I was poor) and it did about
> 30mpg. I always used to resent paying Kawasaki 350 fuel bills,
> without the attendant speed, style and reliability.
>
> Hell, that was a **** bit of engineering.

I have a Suzuki 300 [actually an Arctic Cat/MF quad] which manages some
25mpg on average. It does a very low annual mileage and 15 forward gears so
I have no complaints. I wish it had my Fiat Panda multijet engine though
which averages over 65mpg and goes like **** off a shovel.

Huw


 
On or around Wed, 11 Jan 2006 23:40:56 -0000, "Huw"
<hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> enlightened us thusly:

>
>I have a Suzuki 300 [actually an Arctic Cat/MF quad] which manages some
>25mpg on average. It does a very low annual mileage and 15 forward gears so
>I have no complaints. I wish it had my Fiat Panda multijet engine though
>which averages over 65mpg and goes like **** off a shovel.

Nah, you'll never get it to fit...
--
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On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 19:26:11 -0000, "Huw"
<hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> scribbled the following nonsense:

>
>"Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> ...and Neil Brownlee spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>>
>>
>>> MKIII
>>>
>>> Average 17-18mpg
>>> Motorway - 25mpg
>>> Mixed driving all day - 20mpg
>>>
>>> Can get it as low as *cough* 7....but that's usually corrected after
>>> levelling out!
>>
>> I did see 6.3mpg once on the trip computer, after a particularly nadgery
>> bit of off-road. Tempted to take a photo. I did get better once I was on
>> the road again.
>>
>
>My old Series III petrol 2.25 used to *average* a disgusting 9mpg which
>meant it had to be filled every 85 miles or so. Never did get much more
>than 14 on a run.
>
>Huw
>

just looked back through my books for my S3, and it used to average
22mpg
--

Simon Isaacs

Peterborough 4x4 Club Newsletter Editor and Webmaster
Green Lane Association (GLASS) Financial Director
101 Ambi, undergoing camper conversion www.simoni.co.uk
1976 S3 LWT, Fully restored, ready for sale! Make me an offer!
Suzuki SJ410 (Wife's) 3" lift kit fitted, body shell now restored and mounted on chassis, waiting on a windscreen and MOT
Series 3 88" Rolling chassis...what to do next
1993 200 TDi Discovery
1994 200 TDi Discovery body sheel, being bobbed and modded.....
 
Simon Isaacs wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 19:26:11 -0000, "Huw"
> <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> scribbled the following nonsense:
>
>>
>> "Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> ...and Neil Brownlee spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>>>
>>>
>>>> MKIII
>>>>
>>>> Average 17-18mpg
>>>> Motorway - 25mpg
>>>> Mixed driving all day - 20mpg
>>>>
>>>> Can get it as low as *cough* 7....but that's usually corrected
>>>> after levelling out!
>>>
>>> I did see 6.3mpg once on the trip computer, after a particularly
>>> nadgery bit of off-road. Tempted to take a photo. I did get
>>> better once I was on the road again.
>>>
>>
>> My old Series III petrol 2.25 used to *average* a disgusting 9mpg
>> which meant it had to be filled every 85 miles or so. Never did get
>> much more than 14 on a run.
>>
>> Huw
>>
>
> just looked back through my books for my S3, and it used to average
> 22mpg

I don't think mine was worse than any other. It was/is just a result of the
type of use they get. My diesel 2.5 never gets near your 22mpg but another
which was used more as a car did indeed average about 25mpg at times when I
tried. This being a diesel mind you.
I cannot really imagine how you could actually average anywhere around 20mpg
from a SIII petrol, but there you go.

Huw


 
On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:07:42 -0000, "Huw"
<hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

>I cannot really imagine how you could actually average anywhere around 20mpg
>from a SIII petrol, but there you go.

Complete aside, but I have a 101 owner who insists, and will not be
convinced otherwise, that he is getting 18mpg on general around town
driving, fully loaded. Better on a long run without too heavy
footage.

I have told him his speedo is in Km - he doesn't believe me...


--
Bit sad that we still, in this age of communications, have
so many folk who wear blinkers and are convinced that the
whole world is the same as their own extremely limited view
of it. Peter G Strangman Born 1937, rang-off: 1999-07-08
 
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