Sayers. I did warn you not to use the calculator !!!  MY16 AUTOBIOGRAPHY Indus silver with some toys

2012 3.0 SDV6 Luxury gone, but a great motor

I get an average of 12 in my SC, mixture of town,b roads and motorways

Got 20mpg on a 100 mile trip down south, driving pretty much how I wanted - i.e. overtaking as and when! Mixture of fast A-roads and sweeping B-roads, so not bad for a 4.4 V8 with full G4 kit fitted, 4x G4 alloys in the boot and a load of other stuff too! - Range Rover Sport 4.4 V8 HSE G4 Challenge vehicle (FOR SALE)
- BMW 330Ci M-Sport coupe
- Suzuki GSX-R750 K6 'Stealth' - trackdays and high speed tourer

Ady 555 wrote:

My remapped 2.7 TDV6, my daily route on B roads only 10 mile each way to and from work in winter i used to get 19-20 mpg summer same route it went up to 22-23mpg, on a motorway (heavy right foot) 25mpg.
2012 3.0 SDV6 my daily route to work when my motor was new i was getting 25-26 mpg. 2500 Miles on the clock now i'm getting 28-29 mpg I went for a spirited run on monday 2 passangers + me and 2 dogs, 62 mile of motorway it was up to 32mpg then 130 miles of fast up down dale of yorkshire it was showing total average of 31.9 mpg total miles covered 192, used just over 1/4 of a tank of fuel, miles showing to empty on computer was 274. Its getting better the more miles i put on the clock and i only ever put shell diesel in it from new, not cheap supermarket crap So i would say go for the 3.0 litre if your budget can stretch to it, but don't forget mine is the newer 255 bhp version of the 3.0 and not the earlier 245 bhp engine. hope this helps with your decision.

Those are great figures Ady

I did Malmesbury-Leeds and back again using motorway and A429 Fosseway ( ) so good average speeds

The olde TDV8 returned 25mpg so not too shabby considering my current gearbox gremlins... RRS gone
Audi SQ5...Gone Audi Q7 S-Line 240 3.0TDI Gone
Audi A6 Allroad Sport 270 3.0TDI

Yes i must admit, they are very good considering i don't hang around, but then again i don't screw its nuts off either i often wounded if using a quality fuel was really worth it but i think now maybe it is

Got a trip to South Wales coming up this weekend, will be 4 in the car with 4 bikes on the back (Wiggle Dragon Ride, 128 miles, 3300m of ascent! ).
Interested to see what mileage I get, about 450 miles round trip in all, wonder if I can get away with one tank  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

You should do, keep us posted

I usually do Ady (currently around the 480 mark each tank, but with the additional weight and 'drag' factor of 4 bikes on the back, I wonder how that will effect the fuel used. Will report back on Monday  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Ady 555 wrote:

I often wounded if using a quality fuel was really worth it but i think now maybe it is

I have a diesel direct card now so can only buy the supermarket stuff, Murco or Texaco... That aside it does work out £20 a tank cheaper  RRS gone
Audi SQ5...Gone Audi Q7 S-Line 240 3.0TDI Gone
Audi A6 Allroad Sport 270 3.0TDI

@ Beano, have a great safe trip
@ awd thats a big difference per tank full, i'm paying around £1.37 a litre at my local shell garage, how much are you paying?

I just don't look
I reckon when I hoof my V8 the joy, elation, sensation in the crotch, silly smile with the window down listening to the tone etc etc is worth every penny.
Balance it out with a week left in the garage while you polish and nurture it.
Doubt I could afford it for commuting any distance though. Now - Black 2008 3.6 TDV8 RRS orgasmic
Gone - Black 2006 2.7 HSE RRS problems
Gone - Green 2008 SWB Defender fully loaded; brill
Gone - Green 2005 Disco diesel; brill
Gone - Black 2003 Disco diesel; brill

Just did a 700 mile trip to France and back in my 2009 2.7 TDV6. 2 adults and 2 kids in their car seats, boot full to capacity (heavy stuff). Filled up at Tesco in the UK and Esso in France. Spent a lot of time stuck in traffic jams in/around London both ways (live in NW London so have to travel across London in order to get to Dover) and on some French motorways too, also local road driving in France. Would classify the mileage somewhere between "combined" and "extra urban". Got 30 mpg.

Ady 555 wrote:

@ Beano, have a great safe trip
@ awd thats a big difference per tank full, i'm paying around £1.37 a litre at my local shell garage, how much are you paying?

Thats not too bad at all, up here its @ £1.37.9 for shell

wow that's very good...

Cheapest I've seen is £1.36 in West Wales but they're all around the 1.40-1.49 here (depending on brand) RRS gone
Audi SQ5...Gone Audi Q7 S-Line 240 3.0TDI Gone
Audi A6 Allroad Sport 270 3.0TDI