Fuel Consumption What mpg are people getting

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Fuel Consumption What mpg are people getting

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Just wondering what miles per gallon people are achieving on different engines and conversions?

I run a 2.1td pug engine and filled up a few days before vanfest then again on the way home it worked out at 33 point something miles to the gallon. That was a couple of days around the town and mostly sat at 75-80 on the sat nav. I personally feel this is quite good but i have nothing to compare it to so just wondering what everyone else are getting on different petrol and diesel engines?

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30~32 all day long from a Scooby 2.2 :ok even towing my trailer too!
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19mpg at the mo, out of an empty panel van running lpg on a 1.9dg

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That sounds good on the scooby 2.2 what sort of motorway speeds you running?

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sit at 60 with trailer, a fair whack more with out it!
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Just done a 600 mile trip out of £100, I think this makes it around £32 to £33. Just spent hours sorting out the carb fitting an electrical cut out for the auto choke, giving it a thourough service etc etc. Running a lowered 1.9DG on a tin roof.
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Bloody ell, that's pretty good.
Mines a solid 20-22, goes down to 15-17 if I'm in a hurry:-)

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2ltr Aircooled hi-top with far too many toys on board:-

20mpg on a long 60mph run. :?

16mpg if hustled. :cry:

Oh, and the wrong distributor, a 009. :oops:
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last tank of LPG and I did 20 MPG with mixed driving
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15 - 20 mpg fully loaded 2ltr Aircooled hightop. Gas conversion makes it £ equivalent of about 30 - 35.
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About 24 MPG in a 1.9 petrol at a steady 55mph. :)
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Well either my maths are wrong or I will have to check the bodywork to see if it made of carbon fibre, thought it was too good to be true. Will get back to you on this one :?
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600km per tank, 1.9td Syncro

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Last trip we got 21.9mpg over 2400 miles. This was cruising at around 70ish with a trailer 4 bikes, camping gear and 4 people, plus a heavy syncro hightop.

This is the worst fuel consumption i have got, mainly due to very heavy winds, and we were getting 540km to a full tank.

The trip before that we achieved 24.5mpg over 2500 miles, but that was with favorable winds and no trailer.
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34.2 the last time i worked it out on a tankful of diesel in a 1.9 1Y. That was a mix of motorway driving (between 55 and 60) and A-roads and dodgy country lanes in Norfolk.
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