MDP wrote:

The talk from yesterdays meet would appear that the TDV8's are returning even better mpg

And............. boy do they sound good. I would go as far as to say - forgett the supercharged

With TDV8 can easily achive 30 to 32mpg keeping to speed limits, it is slightly more economical at 70 than 60 as at 60 it is in the band where it wants to change down to 5th gear.
Now with the MT/R tyres on it has hit the consumption badly and I'm only getting 24mpg cruising at 80ish Sons of dogs come hither and get flesh
Clan Cameron

Didi the swim across the channel affect these figures  
" WITH MORE EXTRAS THAN A HOLLYWOOD EPIC "

MDP wrote:

Didi the swim across the channel affect these figures

It only threatened to empty the SWMBO's tank
There was a bit of "motion" as we left Dover harbour .....  Sons of dogs come hither and get flesh
Clan Cameron

Is there a way of seeing the mpg readout? I can only find the average? Just Picked up: 2006 RRS S/C, java with Ivory.
Garage: 2007 Mini Cooper, 2007 BMW 320d, 2002 Renault Clio (its a workhorse, honest)

Trixman wrote:

Is there a way of seeing the mpg readout? I can only find the average?

After refuelling (at £1.089pp!) and resetting the average readout in Coventry this morning and then having to drive through the school run traffic which was very nicely down hill from the filling station to the motorway the trip was showing an average of 65.9mpg for the first couple of miles As soon as I got onto the M6 though it settled down to 32-33mpg until I started the long climb up towards Shap and that knocked it back to 27.9. Have just refuelled (at £1.029ppl!) at Stirling having run 326 miles between brims and the calculated by excel average has worked out at
27.7mpg and the cars's trip computer before resetting again had an average speed for the run of 66.7mph.
Interestingly when I worked out the fuel for the run Stirling to Coventry I averaged 23.6mph over exactly the same distance but with a trip average apeed of 78.3mph......................... mainly due to a strong head wind and an hour running "quite" fast in comapny with an HST, S/C and a FFRR S/C between Manchester and the junction where the M6 divides to the toll road.

No snow left at the hotel this morning either................ when I looked out the window just before Top Gear started last evening there was a good 1.5" of the white stuff lying in the car parkand it was still snowing. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

MDP wrote:

The talk from yesterdays meet would appear that the TDV8's are returning even better mpg

And............. boy do they sound good. I would go as far as to say - forgett the supercharged

What i wouldn't go that far MDP they are nice and i am very impressed but i would still go for the SC with nice subtle exhausts

But have seen mine read 8mpg

Mis, you are addicted to the benzine in petrol, you'll never change without rehab 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

glad your home safe and sound Tim

Thanks guys. At least I'm not way off on my assumptions. Biggest ruin will be if petrol prices go way north, but don't think I'll be in too much trouble unless they go up another 30p a litre, which hopefully won't happen for a while!

I did testdrive the TDV8 when I was looking at PCPing (they're still just a tad out of my price range cash-wise). It drove really nicely and with a fair bit of abuse still returned 24.9mpg over the hour long testdrive. I loved the sound of it from inside - the V8 burble has been really well engineered so that there's no diesel clatter once its warm.

If I was being sensible and had the money for one, I'd do it. But seeing as I don't and I'm not - S/C it is!!  RRS S/C wannabe owner!

Spuffington wrote:

- the V8 burble has been really well engineered so that there's no diesel clatter once its warm.

Spuffington wrote:

Thanks guys. At least I'm not way off on my assumptions. Biggest ruin will be if petrol prices go way north, but don't think I'll be in too much trouble unless they go up another 30p a litre, which hopefully won't happen for a while!

I did testdrive the TDV8 when I was looking at PCPing (they're still just a tad out of my price range cash-wise). It drove really nicely and with a fair bit of abuse still returned 24.9mpg over the hour long testdrive. I loved the sound of it from inside - the V8 burble has been really well engineered so that there's no diesel clatter once its warm.

If I was being sensible and had the money for one, I'd do it. But seeing as I don't and I'm not - S/C it is!!

I just got my SC a week ago and love it to bits and made same decision as you. For equal power the V8 was 14k more for same spec and it has 100kg more n the nose with that engine so handling on sc is better if you really push it

fuel - well it does drink and i have got 12 most of time down lanes but this morning i drove at 70mph as not in rush and was amazed to get 22 to 23 on motorway!

I have Khan exhaust and i wonder if that is damaging fuel consumption somehow! anyone else had these concerns? Andy J
Range Rover Sport, TDV8, Java Black, Ivory

andykart wrote:

I just got my SC a week ago and love it to bits and made same decision as you. For equal power the V8 was 14k more for same spec and it has 100kg more n the nose with that engine so handling on sc is better if you really push it

fuel - well it does drink and i have got 12 most of time down lanes but this morning i drove at 70mph as not in rush and was amazed to get 22 to 23 on motorway!

I have Khan exhaust and i wonder if that is damaging fuel consumption somehow! anyone else had these concerns?