WOW 27mpg

[mossypossy]

First trip and the fuel economy of the big old beast seems excellent....but then I am a superbly efficient driver:lol-053:

 

[delicagirl]

head as big as the van then ? :lol-053:

 

[MarkJ]

Good thing it's painted in camouflage colours, otherwise it'd look quite large.

 

[RoadTrek Boy]

Are you sure it wasn't downhill all the way, see what you get on the way back..:lol-053::rulez:

 

[wineciccio]

I had a hobby siesta and we thought it was pretty large, but years ago we used to park next to one like yours for 3 years down in Fuengirola," camping La Rosaleda" pity it closed and the land was sold on for a tower of flats I believe, that was over 10 years ago and the couple travelled from ABERDEEN. long old trek down that part of Spain.:scooter::scooter::scooter::scooter::scooter::scooter::scooter::scooter:

 

[Firefox]

Fit an HHO generator and you'll be getting 40mpg. I read it on the internet :lol-053:

 

[Deleted member 2636]

what engine does your van have?

 

[mossypossy]

what engine does your van have?

Fiat 2.8i TD

 

[Obanboy666]

I have a 2013 Swift Sundance with the Euro 5 engine 2.3 lt engine. I'm a careful steady away driver and average around 26 mpg.
I'm amazed your huge motorhome can do 27 mpg, I must be doing something wrong ?

 

[mossypossy]

Good thing it's painted in camouflage colours, otherwise it'd look quite large.

No, this is large
36 feet long. 7.5l V8 engine

Motorhome- Canadian 6 berth | eBay

wonder what the mpg on that is?

I would guess about 11

 

[trevskoda]

my iveco 2.8 returnes 30mpg and thats with a low diff ,i think that the new engine management stuff is just nonsence.My van is 22ft 6.4 ton.

 

[mossypossy]

my iveco 2.8 returnes 30mpg and thats with a low diff ,i think that the new engine management stuff is just nonsence.My van is 22ft 6.4 ton.

Another superb driver then

Welcome to my club:bow:

 

[trevskoda]

Another superb driver then

Welcome to my club:bow:

the light right foot club.:wave:

 

[Teutone]

so what is your average speed then? 40mph?

 

[mossypossy]

50/50 mix of dual carriageway and B roads

40mph average is bang on

 

[Teutone]

50/50 mix of dual carriageway and B roads

40mph average is bang on

Seems good average mpg then. A lot is down to how you drive. And I still believe a human will beat the cruise control when it comes to mpg figures.

 

[mossypossy]

Seems good average mpg then. A lot is down to how you drive. And I still believe a human will beat the cruise control when it comes to mpg figures.

I have a cruise control fitted but haven't tried it yet

In my car I can always beat the cruise system


Just calculated that it will take 50 hours of driving to reach the Lofoten Islands in Norway and cost £400 in diesel:scared:

 

[mark61]

If i get much over 20mpg, I just take it as a sign I'm not driving properly. Throttles on the right!

 

[Wooie1958]

I can get just over 30 mpg on a clear run between Preston, Lancashire and Alness, Inverness using brim to brim fills driving a Peugeot 2.8 HDi @ 4,100 Kgs.

A friend gets just over 23 mpg on the same run driving a Fiat 2.8 JTD @ 3,500 Kgs.

They are basically the same engine as mine has all the Fiat JTD stickers all over it despite being badged a Peugeot HDi

Mine is a low profile model and the other is an overcab model. Both vehicles are the same age but mine has more miles on it.

He didn`t used to believe what i got until we both went up at the same time and fueled up at Morrisons, Alness then compared receipts :scared:

 

[Steve121]

Are you sure it wasn't downhill all the way, see what you get on the way back..:lol-053::rulez:

If I drive to Hatfield in my car, I can quite easily get 67mpg. On the way back, I'm lucky to break the 60mpg barrier, because the return journey is slightly uphill.