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Ads90

Member Since: 16 Jun 2008
Location: Cots-on-the-Wolds
Posts: 809

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 CSW Keswick Green

Update on mine (@ 7500 miles):
A tank full of short trips on minor roads with mixed loads still yields 29 to 30mpg.
I expected motorway driving to at least equal (or better this) as I get more use out of 6th gear, but several long drives to the Lakes and back (needle showing steady between 70 & 75mph) average 26 to 27mpg.
(The opposite to my previous V8 which used to be several mpg better on motorways than minor roads).

I feel it's worth knowing what it typically achieves so if it ever drops off I'll know something is wrong.
Also zeroing the odometer every fill is a useful guide to range - I know there is 300 miles in the tank.

14th Jan 2009 11:49am

spudfan

Member Since: 10 Sep 2007
Location: Co Donegal
Posts: 4662

Last fill up returned 25.8 mpg.Family car so lots of local small trips mixed in with the longer stuff.Best ever was 29.7 on a long journey. 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali
2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu
2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai

15th Jan 2009 8:10pm

Caterham

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

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

I'll have a look tomorrow but this tank saw one trip of circa 200miles and the rest just local ie less than 10 miles and at the moment I know its very nearly 370 miles and the low level light hasn't yet come on.

17th Jan 2009 9:12pm

Caterham

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

well 400.7 miles before filling up again.
thats about 26.5 mpg

what did I expect. its just a bit hard when the last car did <73 mpg on a tank (<60mpg on home made bio)

26th Jan 2009 9:17pm

SFDM

Member Since: 08 Jan 2009
Location: South Bucks
Posts: 6

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Bonatti Grey

Just filled up.....25.6mpg Ne nostra in fundamenta subeamus

27th Jan 2009 10:40pm

Femund

Member Since: 21 Apr 2008
Location: Norway
Posts: 12

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Java Black

Caterham wrote:
well 400.7 miles before filling up again.
thats about 26.5 mpg
what did I expect. its just a bit hard when the last car did <73 mpg on a tank (<60mpg on home made bio)

And the last car You had was comparable to the Defender (like; permanent 4WD, air drag like a brick, weight about 2 tonnes....)?
Then I agree with You in this one

But if Your last car was a Smart or a Toxxxa Aygo, then............ 08MY Defender 2.4 SE

28th Jan 2009 7:48am

Caterham

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

well it had 4 wheels

a citreon picasso - was really making a comparison as much as to say it was a bit of a culture shock.

28th Jan 2009 1:24pm

mse

Member Since: 06 Apr 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 5035

2016 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Scotia Grey

im shocked...it has to be a record 35.7mpg!!! 386miles with 49.06l required

Mike

9th Feb 2009 11:17pm

gtveloce65

Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 107

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Epsom Green

Still keeping track of mine - average 28.4 over the first 5,000 miles, which disappointingly is slightly down on the old Td5.

As mentioned elsewhere in this thread, strange for a vehicle with cleaner emissions AND a small claimed reduction in CO2/mile. What's also odd is that I get just over 30 on local/short trips, but drops to 25-27 on motorways, in spite of the 6th gear (generally around 70mph). The Td5 didn't suffer that way...maybe the non-perforated sump guard acted as an up-side-down aerofoil and cleaned the airflow under the chassis??? It seems a bit far-fetched... 1953 80
1965 Alfa Romeo GT Veloce Sprint
1980 Fiat 124 Spider
2008 110xs

10th Feb 2009 4:03pm

gtveloce65

Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 107

Mike - meant to say - 35+ mpg???

Yours is a 110, isn't it? 1953 80
1965 Alfa Romeo GT Veloce Sprint
1980 Fiat 124 Spider
2008 110xs

10th Feb 2009 4:05pm

gtveloce65

Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 107

ah no - I must learn to read things properly!!! I should probably be happy with 28/29 out of a 110 1953 80
1965 Alfa Romeo GT Veloce Sprint
1980 Fiat 124 Spider
2008 110xs

10th Feb 2009 4:07pm

mse

Member Since: 06 Apr 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 5035

gtveloce65 wrote:
Mike - meant to say - 35+ mpg??? Yours is a 110, isn't it?

no its a 90 Mike

10th Feb 2009 4:07pm

gtveloce65

Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 107

Yes - realised my mistake as I pressed submit...

1953 80
1965 Alfa Romeo GT Veloce Sprint
1980 Fiat 124 Spider
2008 110xs

10th Feb 2009 4:14pm

mse

Member Since: 06 Apr 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 5035

No problem - if it helps the disco only did 29 - usually does 31 Mike

10th Feb 2009 4:22pm

Caterham

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

406 this time and the warning light came on. filled up at 420 which is about 28mpg.

15th Feb 2009 9:39pm

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