Doc on tour, France, Spain, Morroco.

[funflair]

I got roughly 18.5 too when I worked it out .

But I guess if you deduct the time it's sat still with engine running it's probably a bit more than that .

I expected around 20mpg from this van going on previous ones I've had so that's not too bad at all. For it's size and weight it does OK.

Going by our 3 litre Flair I would have thought about 20 as well, just under 19 is about what we get out of the Palace at about 7000kg.

 

[Lenny HB]

I’m asking as we’re at around 5400kgs and getting 23-24 mpg

Admitted newer more efficient Euro 6 Fiat 180bhp with 9sp auto

Same engine and box, 3800kg getting 24.5mpg (computer says 25.2).

 

[WESTY66]

Same engine and box, 3800kg getting 24.5mpg (computer says 25.2).

You still running overweight

 

[Al n Val]

Same engine and box, 3800kg getting 24.5mpg (computer says 25.2).

are you dragging a crate of fish around with you

Let’s hope it loosens up a bit

 

[Northernraider]

Tam

what does your moho weigh fully laden, any ideas

I’m asking as we’re at around 5400kgs and getting 23-24 mpg

Admitted newer more efficient Euro 6 Fiat 180bhp with 9sp auto

Just asking out of curiosity tbh

5750kg

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[Outdoors Dad]

Out of interest how much money will be spent on fuel for your whole trip

 

[Northernraider]

Decided after a look around to head to sarlat .. another scenic satnav route , brakes went spongy again on route and getting fed up with repetitive problems , I had nowt but brake issues with moby and despite trying to avoid them with this the hits just keep on coming. Wasn't even that steep a downhill

 

[Northernraider]

Out of interest how much money will be spent on fuel for your whole trip

A lot

It's my biggest expense when travelling.

I could drive to Spain and sit on 1 campsite for 3 months instead a lot cheaper but would get bored

 

[ChrisL]

Decided after a look around to head to sarlat .. another scenic satnav route , brakes went spongy again on route and getting fed up with repetitive problems , I had nowt but brake issues with moby and despite trying to avoid them with this the hits just keep on coming. Wasn't even that steep a downhill

Did you replace the brake fluid as part of your post purchase prep? If not I would get that done, it may help.

 

[Northernraider]

Did you replace the brake fluid as part of your post purchase prep? If not I would get that done, it may help.

Yes it was replaced in Wales only a few weeks back . Has been OK since. Until today.

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[Northernraider]

A few pics from lunch stop

 

[1967bowesj]

Yes it was replaced in Wales only a few weeks back . Has been OK since. Until today.

Could it have been a bit air in after you did the slave cylinder?

 

[Northernraider]

A very unloved morelo in this park up at sarlat

 

[Northernraider]

Could it have been a bit air in after you did the slave cylinder?

Totally separate from the brakes .

 

[WESTY66]

A very unloved morelo in this park up at sarlat
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Sacre bleu!

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[Northernraider]

I wonder how much the tuning box is affecting mpg?

I don't think it's making any difference, I checked the mpg roughly when I was travelling around a bit in the UK and I got about the Same result.

But it seems to drive better overall than it did without the box.

 

[MichaelT]

Moved on this morning heading for Sarlat but I've discovered another place on the road with an interesting looking chateau and a free Aire so I've pulled in here for lunch at the minute and will walk down to see the chateau

Salignac-ayvigues


Weird thing on the motorway today , cruising along at 56mph , cruise control on van going great up and down inclines holding speed etc , was getting low on fuel so I'd just popped a fuel stop waypoint in to the satnav and about 5 minutes later van gives a slight jerk ,there's a popping sound , that bleeding red injector light gave a couple of flashes then everything back to normal ...I'd passed a motorway services further back with diesel at €1.79 so I'd thought sod that I'll get it in a village cheaper , so I gets to the village a few miles off motorway and it was €1.85 . No choice then but to fill up as I was nearly on the reserve .. so 72 litres €135 .

476km on 72 litres of fuel ...not worked out what that is in mpg yet.

Stuck a dose of fuel cleaner in again too incase the pop was something in the fuel but it may have been a brief sticking of wastegate ....who knows, so far it hasn't done it again and van has driven beautifully the last 50km since then on some very steep windy roads and accelerates well up them in 5th gear , this van is so different to moby .. you can change up gears sooner and still accelerate well in this van , moby you had to keep changing down and taking revs really high before changing up just for it to die a death and have to change down again . This Seems to prefer to be kept in a higher gear even at slower speeds . Which is a lot more comfortable.

Right I'm off for some lunch , might just stay here tonight and do sarlat tomorrow

Maybe put a couple of tanks of Total posh diesel in.

 

[Northernraider]

Maybe put a couple of tanks of Total posh diesel in.

Has been fine since . I put a shot of miller's fuel additive in again just incase but I'm not entirely sure it was fuel related. Might just have been a coincidence. It wasn't fuel that caused that light to come on before, we reckon it was turbo hose or wastegate last time .

Hopefully a one off .

The spongy brakes are another issue , Flipping brakes are the bane of my life it would seem

 

[bigtwin]

I’m asking as we’re at around 5400kgs and getting 23-24 mpg

Admitted newer more efficient Euro 6 Fiat 180bhp with 9sp auto

In our 5300Kg Dethleffs (2.8jtd, so a bit older) we used to get 20 - 22 mpg.

just under 19 is about what we get out of the Palace at about 7000kg.

We seem to be getting an average of just under 20 on our van (3 litre, 170bhp) not weighed it but GVW of 7000Kg. That’s travelling at around 53mph on the motorway (with some variation to accommodate HGVs).

Ian

 

[Scotch mist]

But naw it's oot and I've now a dirty big hole in my teeth. That's my chance of pulling right oot the windae now .

You’ve got more chance of pulling now , you get the sympathy vote

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[Wanders from Glos]

A very unloved morelo in this park up at sarlat
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That's a shame.

 

[Dart]

Tam, you were asking for suggestions of places to visit a while back. I can't remember if anyone mentioned it at the time but while you are in the general area you might like Saint Cirq Lapopie. It's touristy of course, but should be ok at this time of year.

 

[Scotch mist]

Believe what you like , defend what you like I dinnae really care.

It’s definitely a memorial, it’s not a tourist attraction in my world
It’s there to remember the dead & provoke thought so this never happens again
I think you are going OTT over small details that have no real relevance
If they didn’t maintain it , it would be a jungle by now

 

[Northernraider]

That's a shame.

Think it's a fulltimer thats been here a while. The rear panel is green I hate to imagine what the roof is like.

Has a smart car with it too. .

Waste of a nice van though.

 

[Northernraider]

Tam, you were asking for suggestions of places to visit a while back. I can't remember if anyone mentioned it at the time but while you are in the general area you might like Saint Cirq Lapopie. It's touristy of course, but should be ok at this time of year.

I'll have a look at that ta

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[pelican]

I would also suggest muck in the fuel tank might have caused a hiccough.

Bit of muck from the bottom of the tank jiggled up and lower than usual fuel amount in the tank???

Doesn't the fuel pick up height remain constant or do you mean the smaller amount of fuel is prone to more agitation?

 

[Manic]

I make it 18.9 mpg which doesn’t seem that bad for a bus that size

 

[Carpmart]

I get around 20 mpg on my three litre Iveco… pulling 7.1-7.2T… I’m quite a bit more aerodynamic than you flat faced A class though!

Brakes - I’m assuming you used a new bottle of DOT4 when you did the fluid, not some stuff you’d been carrying around part used for a few years in the old MoHo?

The starting point with any spongy brakes, is a re bleed…

 

[pelican]

A very unloved morelo in this park up at sarlat
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Look at the number of spaces he's taking up!
Still I suppose it's his country.

 

[Northernraider]

I make it 18.9 mpg which doesn’t seem that bad for a bus that size

Yes I only got 20mpg with the euramobil and the frankia both which were lighter so not too bad.

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