Sad...very sad!!
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Just got back from Southampton and on the way back I decided to see how many mpg I could get out of the old girl, so from southampton to clacket lane on the M25 I put it in cruise at 60mph and ended up averaging 34.8!!! Got quite obsessive about trying to get over 35 in the end! But after pulling in to the services normal service resumed cos it was so boring! and I have to ask myself why I did it!!!
wormus said:
Because like the rest of us you want to believe your 6.0 V8 can be as economical as a 'normal' car. Well its not because a 2.0 diesel would have averaged 60mpg over the same distance. Enjoy it while you have petrol to burn.
Yeah but who wants a 2.0 diesel
thats only one small step away from driving a prius 
Think I'll stick to lead foot in future 
rammon said:
007 VXR said:
bloody hell 34.8 .. thats got to be a new record ,.. best ive had is 27.6 .. and best ive seen on here is 33.2 ...but as you said boring.... avg 20 
on a good/bad day 16
Yeah well I wont be doing it again .. thats got to be a new record ,.. best ive had is 27.6 .. and best ive seen on here is 33.2 ...but as you said boring.... avg 20 on a good/bad day 16 
put your foot down ..then more time for 
and a lot more fun .... 
So you dont fancy doing a mpg test on the way up there then?
007 VXR said:
granada203028 said:
Anyone know how the computer gets the mpg figure? Is the fuel flow specifically measured or does it just integrate all the injector opening times? Ringram?
and does it still read right after mods ...i.e s/c ???
You aint gonna beat 34.8, that takes dedication...or a special kind of sadness!!
007 VXR said:
You aint gonna beat 34.8, that takes dedication...or a special kind of sadness!!
that sould be in the guinness book of world records, for a ro !!!!
[/quote] Funny you should say that, I do have photographic evidence!!
I was thinking of phoning Norris Mcwhirter... or is he dead?
rammon said:
Just got back from Southampton and on the way back I decided to see how many mpg I could get out of the old girl, so from southampton to clacket lane on the M25 I put it in cruise at 60mph and ended up averaging 34.8!!! Got quite obsessive about trying to get over 35 in the end! But after pulling in to the services normal service resumed cos it was so boring! and I have to ask myself why I did it!!!
Very impressive figures, assuming that figure was your door to door average?
rammon said:
wormus said:
Because like the rest of us you want to believe your 6.0 V8 can be as economical as a 'normal' car. Well its not because a 2.0 diesel would have averaged 60mpg over the same distance. Enjoy it while you have petrol to burn.
Yeah but who wants a 2.0 diesel
thats only one small step away from driving a prius Think I'll stick to lead foot in future My company car at the minute is a 1.6Diesel, was no stock left so had to take it and its the most boring, slowest car ive ever had! The economy isnt that good as it gets its tits thrashed everywhere lol
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