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Swine&Small

Member Since: 20 Mar 2017
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 1223

.......same here
and I don't work

1983 Series 3 Pick up in Marine Blue
1967 Morris Traveller
1966 Morris Convertible
2012 VW T5 Camper
Quod Abundat Non Obstat.

20th Apr 2017 12:15am

YOLO110

Member Since: 14 Feb 2015
Location: Perth Oz and Stansted UK
Posts: 1642

Swac3 wrote:
I generally aim to use a tank of diesel by the time I need to refill the tank with diesel, that's about it.

Everyone is entitled to drive how they want, however i'm entitled to my opinion of the people below,

People who don't do 60 in a 60.
People who wont overtake
people who cruise to a halt for about a mile when approaching a roundabout
People who exit said roundabout in 4th gear and take an hour to get back to speed
people who drive at 50 in a 60 in good conditions
people who drive at 50 in a 40 then 50 in a 60
People who slow for corners that are acutally just bends
people who do 70 on crawler lanes then 50 on the normal carriageway.
people who pull out infront of me and cant find their accelerator
people who stop at roundabouts when theres nothing coming

ad infinitum

Spot on description for most Australian drivers too mate!!

YOLO... You Only Live Once...

20th Apr 2017 3:09am

Caterham

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

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

Swac3 wrote:
I generally aim to use a tank of diesel by the time I need to refill the tank with diesel, that's about it.

Everyone is entitled to drive how they want, however i'm entitled to my opinion of the people below,

People who don't do 60 in a 60.
People who wont overtake
people who cruise to a halt for about a mile when approaching a roundabout
People who exit said roundabout in 4th gear and take an hour to get back to speed
people who drive at 50 in a 60 in good conditions
people who drive at 50 in a 40 then 50 in a 60
People who slow for corners that are acutally just bends
people who do 70 on crawler lanes then 50 on the normal carriageway.
people who pull out infront of me and cant find their accelerator
people who stop at roundabouts when theres nothing coming

ad infinitum

There's no need to get personal.........oh you didn't say it was me

20th Apr 2017 5:34am

Swac3

Member Since: 21 Feb 2015
Location: Aberdeen
Posts: 363

Nope, wasn't aimed at you Caterham, I don't think we've ever met

And i'm sure lots of people would and could, pretty much throw a lot of how I drive
back in my face, I brake late accelerate hard corner fast overtake when to be fair
it doesn't really gain much and I get irritable when 'stuck' behind people who don't
wish to go as fast as I do.

Which is why i'll likely have a seizure or heart attack long before my time is due.

That said I do indicate, I don't cut people up etc, I'd just rather be where i'm going
for the extra 15 mins than growing a beard in my car.

Unsurprisingly In town people have the same effect on me, meandering around aimlessly
like they really don't have anything to do except push a trolly round Tesco for 3 hours, stopping
to chat in shop doorways walking 4 wide along pavements expecting everyone else to move...

Basically I just think i'm anti social and should really just stay home and order everything online

Off to collect a few tons of Soil, So.... I'll be the T(*&^%R in the Landrover with a trailer holding everyone up. 3 Landrovers

20th Apr 2017 9:48am

Caterham

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

[quote="Caterham"]

Swac3 wrote:
I generally aim to use a tank of diesel by the time I need to refill the tank with diesel, that's about it.

Everyone is entitled to drive how they want, however i'm entitled to my opinion of the people below,

People who don't do 60 in a 60.
People who wont overtake
people who cruise to a halt for about a mile when approaching a roundabout
People who exit said roundabout in 4th gear and take an hour to get back to speed
people who drive at 50 in a 60 in good conditions
people who drive at 50 in a 40 then 50 in a 60
People who slow for corners that are acutally just bends
people who do 70 on crawler lanes then 50 on the normal carriageway.
people who pull out infront of me and cant find their accelerator
people who stop at roundabouts when theres nothing coming

ad infinitum

was thinking about you the other day as I approached an island - measured it and it was slightly less than half a mile

Just a note - there defenders are full of surprises - I was expecting the orange low fuel warning light to come on by 490 miles but it didn't come on till 493 miles. anyhow I think that's the 3rd consecutive tank of fuel to exceed 500 miles

21st May 2017 10:38am

Caterham

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

just having a clear out and thought I'd bin a load of old fuel receipts which got me thinking.....what's my average miles per tank?

based on the 48 receipts I had it was 483 miles per tank.....so even my average is close to 500 miles. Can't imagine what you guys are doing to only get in the 300's ?

happy motoring.

3rd Jul 2017 11:43am

Jonnyfive

Member Since: 18 Dec 2016
Location: Devon
Posts: 25

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 X-Tech LE Zambezi Silver

If I drive like a grandad I'll get 310 miles out of my 90, most of the time it's 275 a tank😛

3rd Jul 2017 5:17pm

scotty38

Member Since: 21 May 2011
Location: Lincolnshire
Posts: 571

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Aintree Green

Caterham wrote:
Can't imagine what you guys are doing to only get in the 300's ?

happy motoring.

I can't imagine your driving to be anything approaching enjoyable either, embarrassing must be close though

I'm in the south of France at the minute and came straight down the autoroute, door to door just under 1000 miles and although I didn't really take much notice and was never an empty to brim fill up but I reckon I was around 300 odd per tank at an average of around 60 mph.

4th Jul 2017 8:31pm

Caterham

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

I enjoy it.

not sure behind do

a sobering thought is the fact that I've put about £14K+ of fuel in my def since I've had it.....but then it could have been much higher if I were doing the sort of mpg some of you get so once again happy days.

5th Jul 2017 9:44am

zsd-puma

Member Since: 09 Aug 2016
Location: Kent
Posts: 2720

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black

Jonnyfive wrote:
If I drive like a grandad I'll get 310 miles out of my 90, most of the time it's 275 a tank😛

90's have smaller tanks than 110's.

5th Jul 2017 9:54pm

Sulisuli

Member Since: 30 Oct 2016
Location: South west
Posts: 4795

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Corris Grey

110s hold an extra 20 litres dont they? On that basis I could get 499.99 out of a tank based upon I currently get 30mpg......may just have to push it the last 100 yards to the fuel station so I can get the magical 500 to a tank

2015 HT XS 90
2008 SVX 90
2000 XS TD5 90

6th Jul 2017 5:18am

Caterham

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

...... they're only 15 ltrs bigger

(I think).

6th Jul 2017 5:29am

Sulisuli

Member Since: 30 Oct 2016
Location: South west
Posts: 4795

Beg to diff Caterham but think your incorrect its a 20 litre difference. I will contact my local main dealer to confirm tomorrow

2015 HT XS 90
2008 SVX 90
2000 XS TD5 90

6th Jul 2017 9:40pm

Devon-Rover

Member Since: 22 Jan 2015
Location: South Devon
Posts: 914

2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Aintree Green

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After what we could call mostly leisurely driving the lanes and the odd B road commuting to city crawling about on event support. So far i'm on 250ish and just on the half tank mark. I'm 99% sure the gauge isn't linear so I doubt 500 is possible but IMHO according to most this is fairly good for a 2.2 110. The local farmer is reportedly doing about 16 to the gallon on his 2015 double cab.

Ohh I might like to add this is country driving where we have hills unlike those flatlanders up north.

7th Jul 2017 6:29pm

Sulisuli

Member Since: 30 Oct 2016
Location: South west
Posts: 4795

Caterham my apologises the tank on a 110 is only 15 litres bigger than a 90 not 20 litres as I thought

So having reread this thread I followed the theory of not driving above 2000rpm and what a difference an extra 2.4mpg so gained 24 miles on my last fill up having put in 45 litres on this last fill. So having now achieved 31.75 mpg with a 60 litre tank if I had a 75 litre tank like yours I too could achieve the magical 500 miles plus per tank.
The last tank full of fuel was used up driving Cornish A and B roads as well as pottering about the Cornish lanes. I always have used Millers power ecomax fuel additive but by keeping below the 2000rpm really has made a difference. 2015 HT XS 90
2008 SVX 90
2000 XS TD5 90

3rd Aug 2017 4:12pm

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