Honest answers please...LOL Fuel consumption?

[The Duke]

Mpg

We have just returned from France having completed just short of 700 miles. A/S Warwick 2008 2.2 achieved 31.9 MPG.

We are going to replace our much loved MH in the next five years. Our current fuel consumption is roughly 20 miles per gallon as we are badly geared.

What is a reasonable expectation from a modern 2 or 2.5 litre diesel?

We are planning on a 7m vehicle or maybe 8 so not massive.

PW

 

[pughed2]

good fuel consumption

my 2.5 ton fiat 2.3 jtd trigano tribute 2003 diesel is fantastic gives an average of 43 mpg which includes town work........before you laugh, others who have the same vehicles, and go all out for low fuel use get the same........you have to take all measures to save though, including driving steady all the time. Others have got 50mpg on mway at steady 45mph........steve bristol

 

[Simon Pullen]

Fuel Consumption

My Wife and i run a Fiat Ducato Twin, on our March trip to the Alps we were getting a respectable 32 m.p.g this is a 2.3 diesel. Hope this helps!

 

[lucky roy]

We are going to replace our much loved MH in the next five years. Our current fuel consumption is roughly 20 miles per gallon as we are badly geared.

What is a reasonable expectation from a modern 2 or 2.5 litre diesel?

We are planning on a 7m vehicle or maybe 8 so not massive.

PW

we have a sprinter 413/ 05 converted it 3 years ago 40000 miles later averaging 25 mg thrash it or poodle makes no diferance
regards roy

 

[Pedalman]

We are going to replace our much loved MH in the next five years. Our current fuel consumption is roughly 20 miles per gallon as we are badly geared.

What is a reasonable expectation from a modern 2 or 2.5 litre diesel?

We are planning on a 7m vehicle or maybe 8 so not massive.

PW

I get 39 to 44 mpg from my 2002 2.5 TDI VW T4 , even on the motorway I can average 39mpg.

 

[mossypossy]

Drive down thru France last week on slow roads never going above 50 in my 3.5 tonne 2.8tdi fiat

38mpg amazingly......would not have got the same driving up thru France though

 

[Hymercar]

2.3 Fiat base Hymercar 2009 vintage over 38,000 miles average is 28.05 mpg. Lowest was 22.8mpg best 37.95mpg (that is over 42 filling of tank) Speeds generally kept to 60mph but creeps up a bit on motorways. touring areas include France Alps, Spain Pyrenees and Morocco. A bit disappointed with this figure as we managed 32.8 over 40,000miles in our 2.5tdi VW Topaz. My feelings are that the Fiat is slightly low geared with barely 22 mph /1000rpm

 

[tomboy352]

vw transporter fuel consumption

VW Transporter , 46,000 miles ,elevating roof, 2.5 Tdi. Returns 35mph in hilly terrain, 43mpg motorway, Driven conservatively /60mph

We are going to replace our much loved MH in the next five years. Our current fuel consumption is roughly 20 miles per gallon as we are badly geared.

What is a reasonable expectation from a modern 2 or 2.5 litre diesel?

We are planning on a 7m vehicle or maybe 8 so not massive.

PW

 

[sasquatch]

Life's too short its a holiday/leisure vehicle. But I do return around 28mpg its a 2.2 diesel Transit based Hymer Exsis weighing in at 3.5T

 

[Roger Haworth]

I hope none of these figures are based on what your fuel consumption "computer" is telling you. I have a 2.2 Fiat Ducato based van conversion (Adria Twin) which has a computer which tells me that my fuel consumption is about 6 m.p.g. better than it really is. I measure fuel consumption by filling the tank, then travelling how ever many miles, filling the tank again and dividing the miles travelled by the gallons consumed (1 gallon = 4.55 litres). I realise that my milometer may be inaccurate!

 

[jmd100]

Adria matrix 7 metre 4 ton 3lt twin turbo 26 -30mpg depending on who drives has a six spead gearbox
And has the power you need to get you out of trouble.
Still only do 60 mph occasionally 70 for overtaking

John d

 

[hextal]

I hope none of these figures are based on what your fuel consumption "computer" is telling you. I have a 2.2 Fiat Ducato based van conversion (Adria Twin) which has a computer which tells me that my fuel consumption is about 6 m.p.g. better than it really is. I measure fuel consumption by filling the tank, then travelling how ever many miles, filling the tank again and dividing the miles travelled by the gallons consumed (1 gallon = 4.55 litres). I realise that my milometer may be inaccurate!

I just brim it every time and reset the trip-meter (after checking it), then simply divide trip-meter reading by the amount of fuel that i've just put back in.

 

[Full Member]

Autosleeper Palermo 2006 vintage, 3800kg, built on a Peugeot Boxer base with 2.8 diesel engine.

19th June 2014 to 1st Sept 2015 total 9083 miles using total 281.05 gallons so average of 32.3 mpg.

Journeys all over UK inc. Scottish hills and all over France inc. Pyrennees.

Recommend the Peugeot Boxer and DEFINITELY Autosleeper - though I know nothing of the more recent models and their build quality.

Hope this helps you decide the best way forward.

Colin

 

[Robert mcmurray]

We are going to replace our much loved MH in the next five years. Our current fuel consumption is roughly 20 miles per gallon as we are badly geared.

What is a reasonable expectation from a modern 2 or 2.5 litre diesel?

We are planning on a 7m vehicle or maybe 8 so not massive.

PW

Just returned from our 8 week German trip start to finish Autotrail Scout,Fiat 130 euro 5, 27 m p g fill to fill. 1600 miles total

 

[wildman]

2.1 sprinter based "A" class weighing in at 4,100kg and brim to brim over 2500 miles comes out at 26MPG am pleased with that.

 

[saxonborg]

We are going to replace our much loved MH in the next five years. Our current fuel consumption is roughly 20 miles per gallon as we are badly geared.

What is a reasonable expectation from a modern 2 or 2.5 litre diesel?

We are planning on a 7m vehicle or maybe 8 so not massive.

PW

About 30mpg average from a Burstner Nexxo on a Transit 2.2TDCI , 2008 vintage.

 

[Robert mcmurray]

I just brim it every time and reset the trip-meter (after checking it), then simply divide trip-meter reading by the amount of fuel that i've just put back in.

It's not that simple if have to say. You are assuming that you're speedo is correct. This only works accurately if you have a calibrated speedo ie a tacho.

 

[hextal]

It's not that simple if have to say. You are assuming that you're speedo is correct. This only works accurately if you have a calibrated speedo ie a tacho.

It's about as accurate as you're going to get in the real world though, short of annual calibration checks (and I don't think most motorhomers will be that fussed about the accuracy that they'd bother with that).

 

[jeanette]

We have just been to Scotland and OH worked it out at 23/25 MPG we have a Fiat Ducato that was fill to fill it is not a new model 1991 and we did some really heavy hills and he drove at a steady speed, He was really pleased with the mileage we got considering where we went and the hills we went up and down for that matter:scooter:

 

[Morphology]

I have just come back from a 2,350 mile trip round Scotland, including the NC500.

Renault Master 3.5t, 7m, 2.5litre dCi 120.

Fuel consumption varied from 29.07 to 30.32