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Discussion
Heaveho said:
Thanks for the reply. When you break it down to less that £1 a day, I have to agree that it sounds like a must really. One of the problems with the warranty seems to be, from recent experience, that they need a months warning to be able to even look at it, which on a work van, isn't practical if it's urgent. The belt tensioner let go on this the day I bought it, and even though it was under warranty, I ended up doing it myself as I couldn't have it off the road that long.
Personally I wouldn't bother -very often they'll quibble about what they want to cover and don't, as you say warranty appointments are often free and far between... I'd just cover it myself.
Krikkit said:
Heaveho said:
Thanks for the reply. When you break it down to less that £1 a day, I have to agree that it sounds like a must really. One of the problems with the warranty seems to be, from recent experience, that they need a months warning to be able to even look at it, which on a work van, isn't practical if it's urgent. The belt tensioner let go on this the day I bought it, and even though it was under warranty, I ended up doing it myself as I couldn't have it off the road that long.
Personally I wouldn't bother -very often they'll quibble about what they want to cover and don't, as you say warranty appointments are often free and far between... I'd just cover it myself.Very happy with this generally, but is " pinking " on a diesel a " thing " and is it likely that's what I'm hearing? I run it on Shell VPower. It's a very distant sound, but if it were a petrol model, I'd swear that's what it was.
The Ford Kuga forums with more or less the same engine talk about this a lot.
The Ford Kuga forums with more or less the same engine talk about this a lot.
Fattyfat said:
The 1.5 seems to be quite a gruff sounding unit. Have one in my Focus and I think I can relate to what your referring to.
46mpg indicated and about 42mpg real world is about the best I'm getting which isn't exceptional given the book figures
42 is exactly what I'm getting now. I don't mind that, about 12 mpg better than my previous 1.8 TDCI Connect. 485 miles on a tank. I drive it fairly hard. 46mpg indicated and about 42mpg real world is about the best I'm getting which isn't exceptional given the book figures
I can't really say I think the 1.5 sounds gruff in the van, it seems extremely quiet and refined to me, but maybe that's just in comparison to what I had before.
It seems reluctant to rev, but the way it gathers speed without much provocation has caught me by surprise often and I find it will be indicating 95 without me feeling I've been trying very hard.
The noise I'm on about is very specific, a distant, barely audible tinkling noise under load at more or less any revs as long as the throttle is being depressed. I'm not especially bothered by it, just surprised by it's occurrence. It's never displayed a fault code on the reader, either in my ownership, or historically.
Edited by Heaveho on Saturday 20th March 00:56
Not sure on the 'pinking' sound on mine but at tickover outside the van it does sound as the tablets need doing.
Inside whilst driving the engine note is very deep, almost boomy?
It's almost like a VAG when it goes into re-gen mode, the engine note changes to a deeper sound
Nothing to worry about I'd say.....although mine is a company van so if it breaks. 😃
Inside whilst driving the engine note is very deep, almost boomy?
It's almost like a VAG when it goes into re-gen mode, the engine note changes to a deeper sound
Nothing to worry about I'd say.....although mine is a company van so if it breaks. 😃
old'uns said:
Not sure on the 'pinking' sound on mine but at tickover outside the van it does sound as the tablets need doing.
Inside whilst driving the engine note is very deep, almost boomy?
It's almost like a VAG when it goes into re-gen mode, the engine note changes to a deeper sound
Nothing to worry about I'd say.....although mine is a company van so if it breaks. ??
I'm doing about 40 miles a day in mine at the mo, mostly all at fairly high speed, so I'm not sure when or if to expect a regen under those circumstances. I'm amazed at how quiet it is considering it's a van, it seems almost luxurious to me after the 2009 Connect I've replaced. It's way smoother an engine than the old 1.8.It doesn't seem to me to be boomy, I barely notice any real engine noise. The pinking noise I'm referring to is so faint I can't get worried about it, just interested in the fact it's there at all really.Inside whilst driving the engine note is very deep, almost boomy?
It's almost like a VAG when it goes into re-gen mode, the engine note changes to a deeper sound
Nothing to worry about I'd say.....although mine is a company van so if it breaks. ??
Few more bits done at the weekend, roof bars on and ladder roller from the old van adapted to suit as best as poss. Not great because of the tailgate, but it's as good as it gets until I design something that can either fix directly to the tailgate or hinges with it.
And fitted the Zunsport grilles that turned up last week. Wasn't sure about these for the van initially, but I've got them on the Porsche and they fit well and look great on that, so went with it. Very happy with them now they're on.
And fitted the Zunsport grilles that turned up last week. Wasn't sure about these for the van initially, but I've got them on the Porsche and they fit well and look great on that, so went with it. Very happy with them now they're on.
Right, well a whole week off work for good behaviour can't pass without the completion of more jobs and additions. My Boxster is currently terrifying me financially whilst at the Indy undergoing a supposedly small recommission after 18 months of little use.
To take my mind off that, I thought I'd spend some money on other stuff! The remedy of a genius!
The MR2 has a battery coming. The Lexus has just had a headlight ballast replaced.
The hearse didn't really need anything, but what the hell. I hate skanky calipers on show through clean wheels, so that had to be dealt with. To that end, anti rust primer, colour and bodyshop lacquer were purchased. I really like the look of a brand new caliper, but replicating that in paint is pretty impossible to do with rattle cans. I chose the palest gold I could find off the shelf, Ford champagne gold, and set about it.
This is how they turned out.
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In all honesty the finished article bears little resemblance to the swatch on the lid of the can or the colour of a new caliper, but overall I'm ok with it.
Next up were the rear lights. On the lower spec models, these just consist of a lower section with every section having a function. Above that is a black plastic section, which on the Limited models is replaced by a reflector running up to the top of the rear quarter.
£58 later........
Next, on to the ladder roller fittings that I removed from my previous Connect and managed to more or less adapt to fit this one. This is how they looked after 7 years on the roof of the old van and after I've hacked them about to fit the new one. Again, skanky faded paint with rust showing through. So that's been dismantled, the brackets are currently at the powder coaters and my next trip out is to get stainless dome head allen bolts and dome nuts to put it back together with.
To take my mind off that, I thought I'd spend some money on other stuff! The remedy of a genius!
The MR2 has a battery coming. The Lexus has just had a headlight ballast replaced.
The hearse didn't really need anything, but what the hell. I hate skanky calipers on show through clean wheels, so that had to be dealt with. To that end, anti rust primer, colour and bodyshop lacquer were purchased. I really like the look of a brand new caliper, but replicating that in paint is pretty impossible to do with rattle cans. I chose the palest gold I could find off the shelf, Ford champagne gold, and set about it.
This is how they turned out.
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In all honesty the finished article bears little resemblance to the swatch on the lid of the can or the colour of a new caliper, but overall I'm ok with it.
Next up were the rear lights. On the lower spec models, these just consist of a lower section with every section having a function. Above that is a black plastic section, which on the Limited models is replaced by a reflector running up to the top of the rear quarter.
£58 later........
Next, on to the ladder roller fittings that I removed from my previous Connect and managed to more or less adapt to fit this one. This is how they looked after 7 years on the roof of the old van and after I've hacked them about to fit the new one. Again, skanky faded paint with rust showing through. So that's been dismantled, the brackets are currently at the powder coaters and my next trip out is to get stainless dome head allen bolts and dome nuts to put it back together with.
Ladder roller brackets returned looking much tidier....
I gave up trying to get the finish to the paintwork I wanted by hand polishing and after looking at various reviews on forums, bought the Halfords dual action machine polisher. Various reasons for choosing it...........long cable, slow speed start, multi speed and comes with different pads for different requirements. Long time since I used a mop, and very pleased with the outcome after less than half a day with the softest pad and Meguiars carnauba wax. The main issue was ghosting in strong sunlight, showing up where it had been signwritten in a previous life. One pass and that's gone, as are the marks from a previous attempt at machine polishing them out by the seller.
It's become apparent after a tankful of BP Ultimate that despite Fords affiliations, for mpg purposes Shell Ultimate is the preferred tipple of choice for the hearse, and it will be back on that this week.
I gave up trying to get the finish to the paintwork I wanted by hand polishing and after looking at various reviews on forums, bought the Halfords dual action machine polisher. Various reasons for choosing it...........long cable, slow speed start, multi speed and comes with different pads for different requirements. Long time since I used a mop, and very pleased with the outcome after less than half a day with the softest pad and Meguiars carnauba wax. The main issue was ghosting in strong sunlight, showing up where it had been signwritten in a previous life. One pass and that's gone, as are the marks from a previous attempt at machine polishing them out by the seller.
It's become apparent after a tankful of BP Ultimate that despite Fords affiliations, for mpg purposes Shell Ultimate is the preferred tipple of choice for the hearse, and it will be back on that this week.
Edited by Heaveho on Sunday 11th April 23:06
Just read your thread from the start, not into vans but I still find it interesting !
Just curious about that last comment about the fuel.
I have a Volvo C30 1.6D Drive E which is basically a Ford Focus mechanically. I have recently been using BP Ultimate Diesel, mainly because I find that it suits my engine in as much as it does give it more power, more so than my previous Alfa JTDM 1.9.
So are you saying that the Shell V power diesel gives more mpg than the BP equivalent?
My Volvo seem to average 42 mpg week in week out and I drive it quite hard. ( mpg is no where near the "60 mpg" quoted by the salesman....!!!
I do less miles now on my work commute so I thought that V Power/Ultimate was worth the extra as it should be better for the engine with all the additives they have....previously I was using Tesco diesel but was told that the supermarket fuels do not have the decent additives that protect the engine etc etc
Just curious about that last comment about the fuel.
I have a Volvo C30 1.6D Drive E which is basically a Ford Focus mechanically. I have recently been using BP Ultimate Diesel, mainly because I find that it suits my engine in as much as it does give it more power, more so than my previous Alfa JTDM 1.9.
So are you saying that the Shell V power diesel gives more mpg than the BP equivalent?
My Volvo seem to average 42 mpg week in week out and I drive it quite hard. ( mpg is no where near the "60 mpg" quoted by the salesman....!!!
I do less miles now on my work commute so I thought that V Power/Ultimate was worth the extra as it should be better for the engine with all the additives they have....previously I was using Tesco diesel but was told that the supermarket fuels do not have the decent additives that protect the engine etc etc
Hi. I've long been an advocate of using high octane fuel in everything I own. It started mainly because I have a Mitsubishi Evo mapped to about 400 brake, and I have no choice but to use it for that. I used to do very long trips to work in my last two vans, and found that they would go further on a tank of Shell Ultimate than anything else, and, possibly subjectively, felt torquier. We have an old IS300 Lexus auto, it's clearly livelier on high octane fuel, much more ready to kick down and just feels quicker generally. It almost exclusively uses Shell now. Even my other half commented on the difference at first, and she's not given to that.
I had to leave my '88 MR2 laid up for 3 years until recently, and I did so with that having half a tank of Shell Ultimate. Those things are notorious for gumming up the fuel pumps after being stood like that, but mine just started and ran. Maybe erroneously I have a feeling that having decent fuel in it possibly saved it.
The current van was displaying a very distant ( sounded like pinking ) noise, and I was experimenting with different fuels to see if it made any difference. Subsequent conversations with people about possibly remapping it have made me think it's injector noise as it's more noticeable when first started, but during that period I switched from Shell to BP and have got less to a tank. Not very scientific, but I keep an eye on it and it gets driven the same route at the same speeds pretty regularly at the moment. Probably about 40 miles less on a tank, although there's still 100 miles left and the trip tends to start reconsidering what's left as the level gets lower. So I'll have a better idea mid week.
I don't really get time to drive my Boxster much, and I've only ever used Shell in that, so have no comparison to make with that.
I had to leave my '88 MR2 laid up for 3 years until recently, and I did so with that having half a tank of Shell Ultimate. Those things are notorious for gumming up the fuel pumps after being stood like that, but mine just started and ran. Maybe erroneously I have a feeling that having decent fuel in it possibly saved it.
The current van was displaying a very distant ( sounded like pinking ) noise, and I was experimenting with different fuels to see if it made any difference. Subsequent conversations with people about possibly remapping it have made me think it's injector noise as it's more noticeable when first started, but during that period I switched from Shell to BP and have got less to a tank. Not very scientific, but I keep an eye on it and it gets driven the same route at the same speeds pretty regularly at the moment. Probably about 40 miles less on a tank, although there's still 100 miles left and the trip tends to start reconsidering what's left as the level gets lower. So I'll have a better idea mid week.
I don't really get time to drive my Boxster much, and I've only ever used Shell in that, so have no comparison to make with that.
Nearly 5k miles in with this now. Beyond delighted with it.
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Despite managing to knock about 7 mpg off the previous owner's returns on a tank ( it seemingly had been doing 46 mpg and 520 miles on a tank ) I'm still getting 485 miles between fill ups ( about £75 for the stuff I use ). The maths don't quite stack up as far as the trip computer is concerned, as the 39 mpg it suggests it's currently doing should mean I'm getting less distance per tank than I am, but I like the van too much to be that bothered if it's having me over a bit on fuel.
I imagine the addition of a 4 bar set of roof rails, ladder roller, fully stocked internal racking, tools and hoover, and my notoriously heavy right foot is a combination it can't overcome. Fair enough.
In a fit of generosity, at the 38k miles mark, I decided a mini service was in order, and at my local Ford outlet, for the princely sum of £82 was rewarded with 10l of oil, a filter, an air filter and wiper blades. The wiper blades were a little noisy, nothing major, but I suspected they weren't genuine, and on inspection this proved correct. Binned the old ones, and the new Motorcraft ones are silent.
I didn't have the facilities to do my own oil and filter. No matter, there's a small garage in the lane near my house, I'm on great terms with the lads there, so they dealt with it. The owner there bought a Connect like mine on the strength of me letting him have a go in it. I was a bit horrified to discover that the sump plug is plastic and secured only by a hand tight half turn, and for the next few days shat myself every time I drove it!
I did the air filter at home. This is what came out.....
I had high hopes that replacing this skanky looking piece of tat would encourage better mpg, sadly that's turned out to be a forlorn hope.
It came out ok. Replacing it was a bit of a game. The outer end of the filter sits in a groove and is trapped there when the airbox goes back together. Except that the new filter was slightly too long. I ended up having to stand it upright and compress it slightly from top to bottom to get it to sit right.First world problems.
My old van sold for 3k more than I would have got for it a couple of years ago, due to demand for vehicles like it seemingly being driven by people needing them for deliveries during lockdown. It's an ill wind, and I couldn't have planned to sell at a better time. It was bought unseen by an ebay purchaser, and transported from Newcastle to Cornwall on a transporter the same week. I had owned it for 7 years and lost less than 3k on it in terms of purchase v sale prices.
The new one was an absolute bargain for reasons I still can't understand. I insured it for 4k more than I paid, as I can't see how else I could replace it if it gets totalled.
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I imagine the addition of a 4 bar set of roof rails, ladder roller, fully stocked internal racking, tools and hoover, and my notoriously heavy right foot is a combination it can't overcome. Fair enough.
In a fit of generosity, at the 38k miles mark, I decided a mini service was in order, and at my local Ford outlet, for the princely sum of £82 was rewarded with 10l of oil, a filter, an air filter and wiper blades. The wiper blades were a little noisy, nothing major, but I suspected they weren't genuine, and on inspection this proved correct. Binned the old ones, and the new Motorcraft ones are silent.
I didn't have the facilities to do my own oil and filter. No matter, there's a small garage in the lane near my house, I'm on great terms with the lads there, so they dealt with it. The owner there bought a Connect like mine on the strength of me letting him have a go in it. I was a bit horrified to discover that the sump plug is plastic and secured only by a hand tight half turn, and for the next few days shat myself every time I drove it!
I did the air filter at home. This is what came out.....
I had high hopes that replacing this skanky looking piece of tat would encourage better mpg, sadly that's turned out to be a forlorn hope.
It came out ok. Replacing it was a bit of a game. The outer end of the filter sits in a groove and is trapped there when the airbox goes back together. Except that the new filter was slightly too long. I ended up having to stand it upright and compress it slightly from top to bottom to get it to sit right.First world problems.
My old van sold for 3k more than I would have got for it a couple of years ago, due to demand for vehicles like it seemingly being driven by people needing them for deliveries during lockdown. It's an ill wind, and I couldn't have planned to sell at a better time. It was bought unseen by an ebay purchaser, and transported from Newcastle to Cornwall on a transporter the same week. I had owned it for 7 years and lost less than 3k on it in terms of purchase v sale prices.
The new one was an absolute bargain for reasons I still can't understand. I insured it for 4k more than I paid, as I can't see how else I could replace it if it gets totalled.
Edited by Heaveho on Saturday 31st July 14:21
mattfuey said:
That’s a tidy looking connect, looks good on the steels!
Agree on van prices being crazy at the minute, I just sold our old 2011 Vivaro with knackered bodywork and 180,000 miles to webuyanyvan for £1800. Pre-COVID, that would have been an £800 van at best!
Thanks, I only bought the wheels to get the tyres, but the wheels have turned out to be a bit of a result. Webuyanycar ( I never even thought about Webuyanyvan ) offered me £900 more than I paid for it 4 months ago.Agree on van prices being crazy at the minute, I just sold our old 2011 Vivaro with knackered bodywork and 180,000 miles to webuyanyvan for £1800. Pre-COVID, that would have been an £800 van at best!
So this has been with me for almost a year now, and has covered only about 7k in that time, with the mileage now at 42k. It's been reliable, but needed the front brakes replacing due to judder. I used genuine Ford stuff, as the cost wasn't unreasonable, and did the the timing belt at the same time, which is what I always do with something new to me.
I couldn't believe the amount of stuff that has to come off to replace the belt, the wipers, scuttle panel, unbolt the brake and clutch reservoir, etc. It looked like an exploded diagram of itself halfway through! Again Ford supplied the parts.
Having done all that, I then addressed the issue of the yellow bulbs in the headlights and fog lights that come as standard and date the van horribly. They look crap and give off the bare minimum of light. I approached a company I'd used before, HIDS4U in Southampton, and, after a couple of false starts with bulbs that acted oddly, ended up with a full set of Twenty20 LED 6k bulbs, with the correct beam pattern and cut off point, plus the added bonus that they actually help you to see where you're going! The downside being the hideous expense. £260 for 8 bulbs.........however......
I refitted the alloys the van came on for winter as I'd fitted them with bargain Michelin Alpin winter tyres I bought from ebay ( £72 delivered for the 4!!! ) and am stating to think I was maybe a little hasty in replacing them with the steelies as I've sort of come round to them again now. I had to do a little light restoration on them to rid them of kerb damage, but they're pretty much immaculate now.
I arrived in Southampton ( from Newcastle, worst mpg so far at 430 miles from a full tank, usually 485 ) to work this week only to have the job postponed for the usual covid tedium, so decided to investigate detailing products to alleviate the boredom. After online investigation, I went all in and bought Poorboys black hole glaze, Natty blue paste wax and Sonax BSD. The pics are crap, but the results are way beyond expectation, and the ease of on / off application made getting great results easy. An hour with a black sharpie sorted the many stone chips!
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I drive a lot at night, so am considering adding to the front end with a pair of large-ish spot lamps. However, I don't want to change the appearance of the front end of the van, so if possible, these will be fitted behind the front grill. Also considering fitting a set of Focus 5 double spoke 17" alloys to balance the appearance a little, as the standard wheels look a bit lost. I've already ordered a set of gloss black door handles and am considering getting the upper mirror casings wrapped in gloss black.
Really chuffed with this thing. I've insured it for 4k more than I paid a year ago, as I couldn't come close to replacing it for what I paid.
Edited by Heaveho on Monday 24th January 01:13
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So I'm up to 52k from the 35k I bought this with in Feb last year. Seems like I'm never out of the thing at the mo! It's been virtually faultless. All it's really had is maintenance and consumables.I'm still changing the oil every 6k or less. It had a fairly in depth service earlier this year at the Ford dealer, all filters and oil at 48k, for what I thought was a reasonable £400.
The rest of the expense was because I like it and chose to. Gloss black door handle covers from ebay seemed cheap at £25 a set. Mirror caps in the same finish not such a bargain at £120, but they do look better. Even if the image is upside down!
I joined Costco this year, mainly for the cheaper fuel. The van appears to like it, and combining it with a slightly lighter right foot has seen it manage just shy of 600 miles on a single tank, which took me by surprise given the previous high speed thirst. Driving it in my " preferred " style has yielded as little as 430 miles!
I've again been working in Southampton and the surrounding area for most of the year. The place where I stay ( Hamble, if anyone knows it ), is lovely and well known to me from my time living in the area, but has recently become a target for van crime. I keep nothing of any real value in it, but the scumbags will break in just to have a look these days. To that end, I decided to protect the cargo area, specifically the side door which is a known Ford weak spot and initially fitted a remote £42 125db usb powered alarm with optional 2nd siren, mounting the PIR sensor to the inside of the sliding door, pointing at the tailgate. It's still there, but it's only a motion sensor, meaning that the van will already have sustained damage by the time it goes off.
After more research, I've supplemented this with a remote Cruxer 110db rechargeable bike alarm which has a built in 7 position vibration sensor, the siren mounted on the inside of the top of the door, just behind the sliding roller hinge, close to where an attack is likely to occur. For £20 I'm delighted with this, a gentle tap on the door sets off a warning chirp, followed by the alarm itself going off should it be necessary.
After a week working on the IOW, I was on the ferry back to Southampton. I was returning to the van at the end of the crossing and observed a guy who was opening the door of his van hit my drivers door. He simply closed the door and walked quickly away. I was already in a strop due to the nature of the week on the island and lost my temper. Having set about him verbally, and established that I'd be exiting the ferry before him, I pointed out that if he didn't pay for the damage I'd block the exit and keep him there until I got the required outcome. A combination of rough geordie accent and appearance prevailed and he squared me up. My tame dent guy in Southampton took that dent and 3 other very minor ones out for £40, £20 less than I took off the guy, so the difference went on beer!
This was the alarm install. The bike alarm vibration sensor is the small black box on the top right, just above the ply.
The rest of the expense was because I like it and chose to. Gloss black door handle covers from ebay seemed cheap at £25 a set. Mirror caps in the same finish not such a bargain at £120, but they do look better. Even if the image is upside down!
I joined Costco this year, mainly for the cheaper fuel. The van appears to like it, and combining it with a slightly lighter right foot has seen it manage just shy of 600 miles on a single tank, which took me by surprise given the previous high speed thirst. Driving it in my " preferred " style has yielded as little as 430 miles!
I've again been working in Southampton and the surrounding area for most of the year. The place where I stay ( Hamble, if anyone knows it ), is lovely and well known to me from my time living in the area, but has recently become a target for van crime. I keep nothing of any real value in it, but the scumbags will break in just to have a look these days. To that end, I decided to protect the cargo area, specifically the side door which is a known Ford weak spot and initially fitted a remote £42 125db usb powered alarm with optional 2nd siren, mounting the PIR sensor to the inside of the sliding door, pointing at the tailgate. It's still there, but it's only a motion sensor, meaning that the van will already have sustained damage by the time it goes off.
After more research, I've supplemented this with a remote Cruxer 110db rechargeable bike alarm which has a built in 7 position vibration sensor, the siren mounted on the inside of the top of the door, just behind the sliding roller hinge, close to where an attack is likely to occur. For £20 I'm delighted with this, a gentle tap on the door sets off a warning chirp, followed by the alarm itself going off should it be necessary.
After a week working on the IOW, I was on the ferry back to Southampton. I was returning to the van at the end of the crossing and observed a guy who was opening the door of his van hit my drivers door. He simply closed the door and walked quickly away. I was already in a strop due to the nature of the week on the island and lost my temper. Having set about him verbally, and established that I'd be exiting the ferry before him, I pointed out that if he didn't pay for the damage I'd block the exit and keep him there until I got the required outcome. A combination of rough geordie accent and appearance prevailed and he squared me up. My tame dent guy in Southampton took that dent and 3 other very minor ones out for £40, £20 less than I took off the guy, so the difference went on beer!
This was the alarm install. The bike alarm vibration sensor is the small black box on the top right, just above the ply.
Supermarket fuel for our vans due to having to use FuelGenie...
I'm sure 480 ish is the max I've had out of a tank, generally 450.
Computer says 47-48 mpg which I've always assumed is a tad optimistic but just checked yesterday's refill and it was 48 mpg for a 275 m/way round trip with 20 miles of 'that there London', cruise set to 72.
I'm sure 480 ish is the max I've had out of a tank, generally 450.
Computer says 47-48 mpg which I've always assumed is a tad optimistic but just checked yesterday's refill and it was 48 mpg for a 275 m/way round trip with 20 miles of 'that there London', cruise set to 72.
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