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Zagato
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Location: Billingshurst West Sussex
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Caterham wrote:
461 miles last night when the orange light came on ..... at 493 at the moment.

been filling up with Esso and a good measure of Redex...things (rough running) seems to be improving?

What MPG is that

8th Jun 2012 8:15am

BigRuss

Member Since: 15 May 2010
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 2785

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black

Best I've ever had is 29.23 mpg, currently running on an average of 25.67mpg Russell
2011MY 110 XS USW Black

8th Jun 2012 8:18am

Caterham

Member Since: 06 Nov 2008
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 6298

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

I've not filled up yet so not sure - will fill up on my way home (assuming I don't run out before I get to the garage !!

)

if I can can 75 ltrs in (which I doubt) then it'll be c 30.5 mpg however I suspect 70 ltrs will be closer to the mark and therefore it equates to 32.25 mpg.......and I think there's still room for a little improvement on that - almost forgot to mention this last tank included c100 miles with the sankey on the back loaded up.

8th Jun 2012 8:24am

Mountain_man

Member Since: 09 Dec 2011
Location: Right side of Offas Dyke
Posts: 756

Low speed is the key, plus a steady long haul with no gear changes. Once bought a cattle truck up near Perth Scotland, GF had to follow me back to South Wales in our old 200 tdi Disco. Max speed 60 with most at 55, but all pretty constant. Brim to brim fill on disco with GPS confirmed mileage gave a mpg of 38.4 mpg. The lorry was nowhere near!!

8th Jun 2012 9:38am

chadjizz

Member Since: 25 Apr 2012
Location: sussex
Posts: 559

2013 Defender 130 Puma 2.2 HCPU Orkney Grey

discocuzzy wrote:
If MPG is so important, why buy any 4 x 4 , get a prius.

Doing 50 mph on the motorway is going back to the dark ages, get a grip, its dangerous as well

just a bit of an over reaction...?

i find it interesting between when im towing etc. would like to see what people are getting when they have a re-map???

8th Jun 2012 5:02pm

BigRuss

Member Since: 15 May 2010
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 2785

Just filled up and got 29.4mpg Russell
2011MY 110 XS USW Black

8th Jun 2012 5:08pm

rossy

Member Since: 29 Nov 2010
Location: Co. Roscommon
Posts: 1296

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Stornoway Grey

huh never achieved more than 27. Usually its more like 24-25 and I rarely go over 60mph. But then again I don't really try and I just lurve the sound of that Puma engine when you give it some beans.
Each to their own but a re-map has never appealed to me. More than happy with the performance and after 13000 kms its really started to loosen up. Plus I'm not sure the drivetrain can take much more welly than the standard tune delivers and on todays crowded roads whats the point ? But everyone has their own ideas about what to do with their Defender

8th Jun 2012 6:50pm

Caterham

Member Since: 06 Nov 2008
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 6298

chuffed yet not so chuffed.
filled up earlier and got 72.19 ltrs in after 501.1 miles. right up to the neck this time so possibly a little more in than last time (but only a very little and not enough to make much of difference).

so if my maths serve me right that'll be 31.5 mpg - not too bad and certainly better than some.

so if you're doing 25 mpg I guess I'm saving almost £25 per tank

I like the idea of that

8th Jun 2012 7:58pm

BigRuss

Member Since: 15 May 2010
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 2785

I had been offroad, motorway driving and general running around so no special driving styles had been used Russell
2011MY 110 XS USW Black

8th Jun 2012 9:28pm

NinetyTD4

Member Since: 22 Apr 2011
Location: North
Posts: 397

Caterham wrote:
chuffed yet not so chuffed.
filled up earlier and got 72.19 ltrs in after 501.1 miles. right up to the neck this time so possibly a little more in than last time (but only a very little and not enough to make much of difference).

so if my maths serve me right that'll be 31.5 mpg - not too bad and certainly better than some.

so if you're doing 25 mpg I guess I'm saving almost £25 per tank I like the idea of that

Hi Caterham,
welcome to the club of the not-really-much-fuel-eater

! My 90 has only 60 Liters of fuel storage, so I am going to 450 http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic13439.html instead of the 500, but I am happy with it. Never forget: cars have owner, Landrover have field service personnel.

9th Jun 2012 8:18am

Caterham

Member Since: 06 Nov 2008
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 6298

things seems to be going really well at the moment (although I swear blind something is still inconsistant???)

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8th Mar 2013 10:42am

zone30

Member Since: 07 Sep 2012
Location: Gent
Posts: 669

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 X-Tech LE Nara Bronze

It's not the mpg but the radius. I do about 90 miles per day...
May one day just add an extra fuel tank but atm I cannot justify the cost and not shure about the effect/safety when offroading. Not that I do extreme stuff, but maybe one day I will, when the car is older.

8th Mar 2013 12:05pm

Glynparry25

Member Since: 16 Feb 2009
Location: Miserable Midlands
Posts: 3015

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS DCPU Tonga Green

spudfan wrote:
MK wrote:
Not a good practice to suck up the last drop of fuel. Higher chances to get sh*t into the fuel system.

I agree with the above and generally fill up before I hit the warning light zone. But it is nice to know your comfortable range should something crop up.

This is dependant.

If you have owned the car from new then I would suggest dropping it nice and low every few fills- it will prevent the build up of cr@p in the tank. Then when you change the fuel filter it is disposed of.

I had a Kia in the other day- had done 50,000 miles where the guy never let it go below 1/2 tank- he then went just below 1/4 as the fuel station was closed for a few days- the filter blocked up straight away. After draining what was left in the tank there was about a jam jars worth of sandy grit and contaminated fuel that was sat at the bottom just waiting to spoil his day.

If buying 2nd hand and you are unaware of its past then be more cautious- maybe even drain the tank to make sure there isn't anything lurking at the bottom.

The dirt/ cr@p doesn't get sucked up into the fuel system- it goes about 30cm into the filter where it is captured. The TDCi doesn't even have a pump in the tank to damage.

Glyn

8th Mar 2013 1:14pm

Caterham

Member Since: 06 Nov 2008
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 6298

Glyn

couldn't agree more. I nearly always run my tanks dry (less trips to the garage which saves time and money) and prevents the build up of muck.

never had a problem yet and as you say - there's a filter to catch any muck, but potentially you need to aware of what you found recently.

8th Mar 2013 1:21pm

Glynparry25

Member Since: 16 Feb 2009
Location: Miserable Midlands
Posts: 3015

Also, are the people with completely standard vehicle taking the reading from their ODO?

I ask because when I fitted my 285/75/16 it bought the ODO and GPS speed to exactly the same. this meant that with the standard tires it was reading high (which all vehicles do by 5-10%).

So........with the standard LR tires, if I drove 500miles on the ODO- I in fact only drove about 450-475 miles. Which will be enough to bring the MPG down by about 1 or 2mpg.

Glyn

8th Mar 2013 1:52pm

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