scousebird
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Tam, will you be starting a new travel thread?
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I dont understand why people are so fixated on mpg, given that whatever you have you need to burn some diesel, its the difference in mpg that you need to judge x peoples annual mileage, which on Mh's dont tend to be that much. I reckon most people spend more on extras and repairs each year than that.Really? That's surprising.
I've seen folk on here claim over 30mpg out some vans lol
Your van is a bit obvious for a Drive Off!I'm not bothered about mpg, I don't pay for fuel at motorway service stations.
We used 85 litres to get back from calais to chester. It is what it is.
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Hmm, yes that's not what I meant .Your van is a bit obvious for a Drive Off!
Yes when I head over the water. I'll just keep this one going till then as still jobs to be doneTam, will you be starting a new travel thread?
Yes it's fixed.I may have missed some posts when we were in France but what happened to the problem with the engine , has that been done now if so what was it?
Brilliant resultYes it's fixed.
It was either , sticky wastegate, hole in turbo hose .
We serviced it , replaced hose as it was damaged , worked waste gate with some release oil all at the same time then test drove it. Red light was gone
Aye he drives lovely now Charlie... very smooth and quiet. But the usual slow down on hills for a big van so I'm going to have it remapped in a couple of weeks which should improve thatBrilliant result
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Annual mileage in our Motorhome is 8 to 10 times what we do in the car.its the difference in mpg that you need to judge x peoples annual mileage, which on Mh's dont tend to be that much.
Your doing my head in at this time of the morning, had to get my calculator out.I'm not bothered about mpg, I don't pay for fuel at motorway service stations.
We used 85 litres to get back from calais to chester. It is what it is.
Our old ambulance does 34 regular as clockwork, no kidding.Annual mileage in our Motorhome is 8 to 10 times what we do in the car.
I keep a check on mpg from a interest point of view, it won't go anywhere without fuel so no point in worrying about it.
Idon't believe a lot of these high mpg figures people quote I think they like to kid themself.
You need a heavier right foot.Our old ambulance does 34 regular as clockwork, no kidding.
Used to get 25-26 on my 4.5t Hymer with that engine so I thought the little Compactline would be better m the new 2.2 is supposed to be better but it is the 180 and I'm driving it a lot faster.26mpg average on my 2.3 150bhp 138 compactline over 3500 miles on my last trip.
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Mine averages 32mpg, coachbuilt, 6m long 3,400kgs, 2.3l Fiat, manual.You need a heavier right foot.
Its the insurance problem that stops us, not going to risk 3rd party on a new van, no way could we afford to replace it if anything happened.The comeradrie you share is fantastic.!!!!
Only scenario to Top that … would be for Lenny B to be there as well.
Save me from getting mine out .Your doing my head in at this time of the morning, had to get my calculator out.
Panel vans will always get better mpg. That old iveco I took to Greece a few years back got great mpgOur old ambulance does 34 regular as clockwork, no kidding.
It's the others 3rd party you claim on though if they cause the accident.Its the insurance problem that stops us, not going to risk 3rd party on a new van, no way could we afford to replace it if anything happened.
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Not fixated Jon, OK possibly a little bit just interested really, in France driving like a granny trying to stay within their speed limits and all on back roads with roundabouts we got 17.75mpg, coming home from the tunnel and doing 65 a fair bit of the time the trip average on the dash was going up but can't work it out properly as Jen threw away the bit of paper I had previous fills and miles written on, it was a tailwind though.I dont understand why people are so fixated on mpg, given that whatever you have you need to burn some diesel, its the difference in mpg that you need to judge x peoples annual mileage, which on Mh's dont tend to be that much. I reckon most people spend more on extras and repairs each year than that.
Working on 275 miles, 85 litres is 18.7 gallon, so just short of 15 mpg jeez they must have brought a lot of wine back.Save me from getting mine out .
What mpg was that
I get irritated by people in VW's making comments about MPG and going to CornwallNot fixated Jon, OK possibly a little bit just interested really, in France driving like a granny trying to stay within their speed limits and all on back roads with roundabouts we got 17.75mpg, coming home from the tunnel and doing 65 a fair bit of the time the trip average on the dash was going up but can't work it out properly as Jen threw away the bit of paper I had previous fills and miles written on, it was a tailwind though.
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Just paying for it. I don’t regret getting mine done. It’s a five ton camper so having that bit of help on the hills is great.But they're not likely to list any negatives, are they?
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