MPG on 4.2

MPG on 4.2

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Grant

Original Poster:

7 posts

275 months

Thursday 14th June 2001
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Iam trying to persuade my new company to let me get a Cerbera 4.2 on the fuel card. I can not find any figures for fuel consuumption. Has anyone got a magazine article tha shows the average to be over 22mpg. If so can you email me a scan or tell me which mag so I can get a reprint. Any other suggestions on how to prove MPG would be great . Cheers Grant_Gibson@3com.com

sparks

1,217 posts

280 months

Thursday 14th June 2001
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Won't they accept the official fuel consumption figures? Surely these are independant and give a reasonable guide. Sparks

Grant

Original Poster:

7 posts

275 months

Thursday 14th June 2001
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They would be, but I have not got anything in writing to prove them. Rang a main dealer and they did not have anything 'on paper' Cheers G Edited by Grant on Thursday 14th June 14:56 Edited by Grant on Thursday 14th June 14:56

Graham B

1,359 posts

284 months

Thursday 14th June 2001
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Grant, I've got an Autocar mag at home somewhere that's got a 4.2 test with fuel consumption in. I'll try and dig it out and scan for you. Don't know if it was over 22mpg though! Cheers, Graham PS. I 'managed' to get a fuel card for my Griff 500.

Grant

Original Poster:

7 posts

275 months

Thursday 14th June 2001
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Thanks Graham that would be great. How did you get the Griff through is your company on a lower min MPG ? G

richb

51,772 posts

285 months

Thursday 14th June 2001
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What mpg do they expect? I get 21 mpg from my Volvo V70 T5 - you may be surprised at how low the actual mpg from most exec type saloons actually is. Makes 22 from the Cerbera seek reasonable eh! R...

Grant

Original Poster:

7 posts

275 months

Friday 15th June 2001
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Don't expect much at all, But to please the company bods I have to show them a bit of paper saying 22 or above. Evo states 26 for the Cerbera in some of it older editions. So If I can swing it..... Edited by Grant on Friday 15th June 11:10

Graham B

1,359 posts

284 months

Friday 15th June 2001
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Sorry Grant, I didn't get a chance to look last night. Will do this weekend. I was very lucky with my fuel card - had visions of being laughed out of court when I told them it was a 5 litre. Luckily theres no minimum MPG, it's at your managers discretion here... Graham Edited by Graham B on Friday 15th June 16:49

Dave_H

996 posts

284 months

Friday 15th June 2001
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PS. I 'managed' to get a fuel card for my Griff 500.
Nice one!! any jobs going at your place?

pit

46 posts

285 months

Thursday 21st June 2001
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I've dug out an old copy of Autocar with the 4.2 roadtest. It's not good news (surprisingly low figures): Urban: 11.3mpg Extra Urban: 25.1mpg Combined: 17.3mpg Tell 'em you only do extra urban. Mike.