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Originally Posted by Dippydog
Stop worrying about fuel consumption. Drive it.Yes you might be able to get a gazillion miles to the tank full,but you'll also grow old and die doing it!Drive it and enjoy yourself!!
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They're old diesels that weigh about the same as a well laden car ferry and handle on a similar level too... probably safe to say most owners have them for the simple reason they are massive, cheap and will return decent MPG figures. Doubt many were bought for their driver focused credentials and handling dynamics to be honest. And yes, the thread is about real world MPG...
However, I digress...
I echo what others have said and remain impressed with their ability to return good figures, even when driven with a little more care free attitude. Mine isn't exactly cherished, works hard for it's money and whilst maintained it's run on whatever fuel is there at the time and yes, I also know the computer likes to lull you in to a false sense of security but I've racked up nigh on 300 miles this week and still on about 3/4 of a tank though as said before, they will swallow more than the stated 70 litres from empty so that'll skew things a bit and would explain why the bottom half of the tank goes quicker than the top.
I'm still pushing up towards 600 miles to a tank and that's mixed driving... some day it does a 4 miles commute each way, some days it's doing 200 miles of motorways so I really can't fault it and nor do I sit at 56mph, slip streaming HGV's. Pretty sure with the tyres pumped up, a coat of wax and be having a light lunch combined with favourable road conditions, 800 miles would be attainable from a single tank. I usually tip a bottle of Toolstation own brand diesel treatment in every couple of tanks and it does seem slightly smoother, can't say I've noticed an MPG increase however but then again I don't do a set route day in, day out to judge it.
Either way, it's a nice way to offset the R and it's insatiable thirst for Momentum and it's ability to consume it at a gallon every 20 miles when pressing on.