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Landie Man · Oct 29th, 2017, 10:15

I'm sure there are a fair few topics on this; but a quick half job search didn't yield anything!

How do we all cope with MPG? My Automatic 240GLT is my daily car and it is expected to do between 250-500 miles a week which it does without complaint. The biggest gripe is the MPG but I live with it, I find I can acheive 27-30MPG which is a good number for these cars. I don't potter about and sit at the speed limit, including on the motorway and I always use my overdrive (I spent the first two months switching it off as I thought the light meant it was on! Rookie Mistake. Ouch. I did 650 miles in one weekend on motorways too :-/), I don't carry too much weight in the car and generally use Premium fuel: BP Ultimate or Shell Nitro V Power+ which seems to really help the old girl.

Are there any good fuel additives? I've used Forté products which my mechanic mate swears by on other cars in the fleet with good results.

What do people do to make it more manageable? I do 15,000 miles a year roughly.

Oct 29th, 2017, 10:15	#1
Landie Man New Member Last Online: Dec 1st, 2017 12:27 Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Aylesbury	Mpg I'm sure there are a fair few topics on this; but a quick half job search didn't yield anything! How do we all cope with MPG? My Automatic 240GLT is my daily car and it is expected to do between 250-500 miles a week which it does without complaint. The biggest gripe is the MPG but I live with it, I find I can acheive 27-30MPG which is a good number for these cars. I don't potter about and sit at the speed limit, including on the motorway and I always use my overdrive (I spent the first two months switching it off as I thought the light meant it was on! Rookie Mistake. Ouch. I did 650 miles in one weekend on motorways too :-/), I don't carry too much weight in the car and generally use Premium fuel: BP Ultimate or Shell Nitro V Power+ which seems to really help the old girl. Are there any good fuel additives? I've used Forté products which my mechanic mate swears by on other cars in the fleet with good results. What do people do to make it more manageable? I do 15,000 miles a year roughly. __________________ 1988 Volvo 240 GLT- Daily Driver 1983 Triumph Acclaim CD - Second in Command/Weekend Car 1996 Carbodies Fairway Driver (FX4) London Taxi-Because, why not? 1978 Land Rover Series III 88" 2.25D - Long Restoration, Daily Driver of my young adulthood.