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Robbiedoo

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Hi All

Traded my Disco 300Tdi for a Merc C-Class in July 2003, realised immediately
it was a mistake.
It took all this time to recover and now I've traded the Merc for a RR 2.5
DSE, at last I'm a satisfied customer.

Chuffed to bits they've forecast snow this week but DVLA are holding things
up, I can't drive it (legally) until documents come back after cherish
transfer.

I'm a bit worried about mpg, computer says average 14.5, what's everyone
else getting out of theirs?
TBH it doesn't matter, I'd like more but it's a fair price to pay for an
awful lot of car.

It's good to be back

Robbiedoo

--
1999 Range Rover 2.5 DSE


 
Robbiedoo wrote:
> Hi All
>
> Traded my Disco 300Tdi for a Merc C-Class in July 2003, realised
> immediately it was a mistake.
> It took all this time to recover and now I've traded the Merc for a
> RR 2.5 DSE, at last I'm a satisfied customer.
>
> Chuffed to bits they've forecast snow this week but DVLA are holding
> things up, I can't drive it (legally) until documents come back after
> cherish transfer.
>
> I'm a bit worried about mpg, computer says average 14.5, what's
> everyone else getting out of theirs?
> TBH it doesn't matter, I'd like more but it's a fair price to pay for
> an awful lot of car.
>
> It's good to be back
>
> Robbiedoo

I have never had less than 15 out of mine & it's a 4.6 V8!!

Something doesnt sound right.

Nige


--
--
Subaru WRX
Range Rover LSE (Bob) FOR SALE!!!
Range Rover 4.6 HSE (The Tank!)

'"I don't remember asking you a goddam thing"


 
Thanks Nige
As if the DVLA hadn't upset me enough...............


I guess that I really need to trial it when I start to drive it regularly,
just wondered what the average seems to be - I think the book says around 26
but I don't believe that. It's due a service in about 1500 miles so if it's
not improved (considerably) by then I'll get it looked at.

Rob


"Nige" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Robbiedoo wrote:
>> Hi All
>>
>> Traded my Disco 300Tdi for a Merc C-Class in July 2003, realised
>> immediately it was a mistake.
>> It took all this time to recover and now I've traded the Merc for a
>> RR 2.5 DSE, at last I'm a satisfied customer.
>>
>> Chuffed to bits they've forecast snow this week but DVLA are holding
>> things up, I can't drive it (legally) until documents come back after
>> cherish transfer.
>>
>> I'm a bit worried about mpg, computer says average 14.5, what's
>> everyone else getting out of theirs?
>> TBH it doesn't matter, I'd like more but it's a fair price to pay for
>> an awful lot of car.
>>
>> It's good to be back
>>
>> Robbiedoo
>
> I have never had less than 15 out of mine & it's a 4.6 V8!!
>
> Something doesnt sound right.
>
> Nige
>
>
> --
> --
> Subaru WRX
> Range Rover LSE (Bob) FOR SALE!!!
> Range Rover 4.6 HSE (The Tank!)
>
> '"I don't remember asking you a goddam thing"
>


 
> I have never had less than 15 out of mine & it's a 4.6 V8!!
>
> Something doesnt sound right.

Agreed.

Worse I've ever seen is just under 20 and that is only once.

Taking it easy you should be able to get 30+. Average around 26-28.

Mine is a 2.5 DSE (manual) with nearly 200k on the clock!

Matt
 
Thanks Matt
It's Auto so that'll make a difference but not to this degree.
As soon as the paperwork comes through I'll run it properly and report back.
Should be about Wednesday if DVLA come up with the goods.

Rob

"Matthew Maddock" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
>> I have never had less than 15 out of mine & it's a 4.6 V8!!
>>
>> Something doesnt sound right.
>
> Agreed.
>
> Worse I've ever seen is just under 20 and that is only once.
>
> Taking it easy you should be able to get 30+. Average around 26-28.
>
> Mine is a 2.5 DSE (manual) with nearly 200k on the clock!
>
> Matt


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


> Thanks Nige
> As if the DVLA hadn't upset me enough...............
>
>
> I guess that I really need to trial it when I start to drive it
> regularly, just wondered what the average seems to be - I think the
> book says around 26 but I don't believe that. It's due a service in
> about 1500 miles so if it's not improved (considerably) by then I'll
> get it looked at.
> Rob
>
>
> "Nige" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Robbiedoo wrote:
>>> Hi All
>>>
>>> Traded my Disco 300Tdi for a Merc C-Class in July 2003, realised
>>> immediately it was a mistake.
>>> It took all this time to recover and now I've traded the Merc for a
>>> RR 2.5 DSE, at last I'm a satisfied customer.
>>>
>>> Chuffed to bits they've forecast snow this week but DVLA are holding
>>> things up, I can't drive it (legally) until documents come back
>>> after cherish transfer.
>>>
>>> I'm a bit worried about mpg, computer says average 14.5, what's
>>> everyone else getting out of theirs?
>>> TBH it doesn't matter, I'd like more but it's a fair price to pay
>>> for an awful lot of car.
>>>
>>> It's good to be back
>>>
>>> Robbiedoo
>>
>> I have never had less than 15 out of mine & it's a 4.6 V8!!
>>
>> Something doesnt sound right.
>>
>> Nige
>>
>>
>> --
>> --
>> Subaru WRX
>> Range Rover LSE (Bob) FOR SALE!!!
>> Range Rover 4.6 HSE (The Tank!)
>>
>> '"I don't remember asking you a goddam thing"

Remember that computers can go wrong - do a proper check (brim it, drive at
least 500 miles, brim it again and do the maths) before condemning the
engine!

--
Rich
==============================

There are 10 kinds of people in the world - those who understand binary
and those who don't.


 
> I guess that I really need to trial it when I start to drive it regularly,
> just wondered what the average seems to be - I think the book says around 26
> but I don't believe that. It's due a service in about 1500 miles so if it's
> not improved (considerably) by then I'll get it looked at.

26 is certainly not out of the question for an Auto. I was speaking to
a guy the other day with an auto and he said he was doing 28 on average.

I saw a buyers guide a couple of months ago that reckoned the manual was
12% better than the auto on fuel. Of course, it all depends on how you
drive. I'd certainly say that consistently under 20 means there is
something wrong, no matter how you drive! Even if I really thrash the
car fully loaded (which is regularly is!) I still get 22-23.

Matt.
 

"Matthew Maddock" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
> > I guess that I really need to trial it when I start to drive it
regularly,
> > just wondered what the average seems to be - I think the book says
around 26
> > but I don't believe that. It's due a service in about 1500 miles so if
it's
> > not improved (considerably) by then I'll get it looked at.
>
> 26 is certainly not out of the question for an Auto. I was speaking to
> a guy the other day with an auto and he said he was doing 28 on average.

Take it out of low ratio, it'll do a bit better then..... :))
TonyB


 
Hmmmmmmm....
Thanks Tony, I figured that one already.

Actually I had a similar problem with the wife's car but cured it when I
realised that she thought the choke was a clever little hanger for her
handbag. ;)


Rob


"TonyB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Matthew Maddock" <[email protected]> wrote in
> message news:[email protected]...
>> > I guess that I really need to trial it when I start to drive it
> regularly,
>> > just wondered what the average seems to be - I think the book says
> around 26
>> > but I don't believe that. It's due a service in about 1500 miles so if
> it's
>> > not improved (considerably) by then I'll get it looked at.
>>
>> 26 is certainly not out of the question for an Auto. I was speaking to
>> a guy the other day with an auto and he said he was doing 28 on average.
>
> Take it out of low ratio, it'll do a bit better then..... :))
> TonyB
>
>


 
Robbiedoo <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny
about:
> Hmmmmmmm....
> Thanks Tony, I figured that one already.

Check the tyre pressures too.

Lee


 
Well

DVLA called yesterday at around 13:30, that's the 7 working days almost to
the hour so I made the trip from home to Stretford and back in about 1 hr 40
to collect the docs (and that's not bad at all on a Friday afternoon).

I took her out for a spin and boy has it been worth the wait. Superb drive,
comfortable, effortless, acceptable performance (not bad at all for diesel,
but she's no sports car). Everything I missed about the Disco and more
besides.....

BUT

the best thing about the experience was watching the average mpg climb to
28.9, then I came home & picked up SWMBO & went to Sainsburys. Naturally
average mpg dropped to below 21 round the car park but what the heck. I'm
happy as a pig in ****.

Regards to all

Robbiedoo


"Robbiedoo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi All
>
> Traded my Disco 300Tdi for a Merc C-Class in July 2003, realised
> immediately it was a mistake.
> It took all this time to recover and now I've traded the Merc for a RR 2.5
> DSE, at last I'm a satisfied customer.
>
> Chuffed to bits they've forecast snow this week but DVLA are holding
> things up, I can't drive it (legally) until documents come back after
> cherish transfer.
>
> I'm a bit worried about mpg, computer says average 14.5, what's everyone
> else getting out of theirs?
> TBH it doesn't matter, I'd like more but it's a fair price to pay for an
> awful lot of car.
>
> It's good to be back
>
> Robbiedoo
>
> --
> 1999 Range Rover 2.5 DSE
>


 
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