Honest answers please...LOL Fuel consumption?

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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 finished(ish) converting mine a few months back so took it for a quick shakedown belt across europe. Did about 2.5k miles in about a week and a half, split between motorways, towns and mountain routes.

Was getting circa 40mpg when chugging along motorways at 65ish, this dropped to around 32mpg across Czech and Germany on the autobahns at around 80-90mph and around 27mpg on a combination of towns and v twisty alpine roads.

So, somewhere between 27-40mpg depending on roads and how lead-footed i'm being. On average i'm getting circa 35mpg though.

It's a mwb movano 2.5cdti and 2-up (and fully packed/watered/gassed/fuelled) it weighs about 2.7t from memory.
 
Not what you asked for cos it ain't modern...

1988 Hymer s700, 4.6 ton, massive rear fixed bed, 21-25 mpg :)
 
27.6 in my transit based Hobby. Whether I go fast or slow, on A-, B-roads or motorways, it always seems to be 27.6.

Wonder if the readout is working properly?!
 
in my mitsubishi canter i get 16-17mpg when towing the trailer and 19-20 when solo.
mind i,m still using spanish diesel in it .i came back end of april and with tanks full and a can its almost 500 litres of fuel.
might have to buy some before i go again ,shame .
 
Over 30mpg

Usually.
I do proper reckoning ie full tank to full tank.
Best figure ust over 34mpg cruising at 55mph on motorway
28 mpg in hilly slow areas.
2.5 dci diesel 7metre 3.5 ton vehicle.
Have just got a tunit remapping box.(£200 secondhand)
Better power.7
Better mpg
Normal setting is 5 higher settings give more power.
I have changed setting to 3 for more mpg.

I think this will up my mpg by 2
so now over 30mpg nearly always and up towards 35.
PS I have 6 forward gears...gear 6 only above 50mph and revs at 2000.
 
Fiat ducatto 1997 2.5 turbo cat. 7 mtr 3.5 ton and overcab bed. 23-25 mpg. Ohh and have hydrogen assist fitted.
 
2006 Low profile Peugeot Boxer 2.8 HDi running @ 4,100 Kg and 7.5 m long, 29.5 mpg.
 
have to agree- it's like living within your means. if you can afford the fuel,then mpg isn't important, if you can't, don't go too far !
 
Unless you're doing big miles, it really isn't going to make that much difference. a couple of hundred quid a year the have the right MH for you, and all the good times that go with it.

3000 miles per annum, difference between 20 and 30 mpg is less than £300.

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in the next five years.
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You take your time deciding lol.
 
Never checked mine it does what it does, not cos wealthy just I did not buy it expecting it to be economical. 1998 2.8 jtd swift kontiki 640. I know it does more to the gallon than 2008 mini cooper s did.
 
st3v3 said:
Unless you're doing big miles, it really isn't going to make that much difference. a couple of hundred quid a year the have the right MH for you, and all the good times that go with it.

3000 miles per annum, difference between 20 and 30 mpg is less than £300.

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You take your time deciding lol.
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But I do about 25k miles a year....so every mile of fuel saved helps a lot
 
Just to throw in a good cross section 1987 Merc 508 3.7 ltr (om314 engine) 4,6 tonne s/b high top never less than 24 as high as 26 tank to tank
never more than 60mph ,because it wont go any faster.
 
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