Happy with my mpg

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Happy with my mpg

Post by 05gt » Mon Jan 11, 2016 10:32 pm

After all the posts about terrible mpg I read before I got my bongo I have been surprised by the actual mpg. I Have done 284 miles on dual carriageway in my 2.5td 4wd auto at between 60 & 70 mph and got 33.5 mpg.
I don't particularly try and drive economically but this seems the natural speed for the Bongo. I now do very little town driving so I guess this is when the mpg figures drop dramatically.

I used to commute to work across town in a home 525 petrol and in the winter the average mpg on the trip computer could go down to 14mpg!
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Re: Happy with my mpg

Post by Bongoplod » Tue Jan 12, 2016 12:37 am

Did you brim the tank before and after the trip to get a true reading,or is that a rough estimate of fuel used

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Re: Happy with my mpg

Post by BongoBongo123 » Tue Jan 12, 2016 5:44 pm

That sounds decent for 60-70mph. Good job.
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Re: Happy with my mpg

Post by 05gt » Tue Jan 12, 2016 10:35 pm

That was tank brimmed, 38.5 litres for 284 miles. Hope I got my calcs correct!
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Re: Happy with my mpg

Post by Bongoplod » Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:06 am

Yep,decent figures for 60mph+

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Re: Happy with my mpg

Post by Alkers » Fri Jan 15, 2016 10:59 am

I got 10l/100km (28.25mpg) out of my first bongo tank which wasn't too bad.
I've just filled up again and my stats for the second tank are 18.9l/100km (14.95mpg) #-o
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Re: Happy with my mpg

Post by Bob » Fri Jan 15, 2016 11:10 am

Was this different use, motorway/country roads/town?

Big difference. :shock:
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Re: Happy with my mpg

Post by Nutcase » Mon Jan 18, 2016 1:26 pm

I average 33mpg,4wd manual

Filled up. Monday morning, exactly £60 which was 60ltrs,just done 450 and daren't do anymore lol, 200mile motorway A1 A66 fully loaded 60mph 250 mile town driving so overall a average mpg 33.not bad at all.
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Re: Happy with my mpg

Post by mikeonb4c » Mon Jan 18, 2016 2:07 pm

Nutcase wrote:I average 33mpg,4wd manual

Filled up. Monday morning, exactly £60 which was 60ltrs,just done 450 and daren't do anymore lol, 200mile motorway A1 A66 fully loaded 60mph 250 mile town driving so overall a average mpg 33.not bad at all.
That sounds like a remarkable figure overall, and way above anything I've read for the 4WD before. =D>
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Re: Happy with my mpg

Post by Nutcase » Mon Jan 18, 2016 2:41 pm

Yes Mike, always been like that,, I always use the sum 7.5 mile per ltr of derv, so at minute I do 75 mile per every £10 of fuel put in, don't fully trust the fuel gauge but that sum works for me.
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Re: Happy with my mpg

Post by rita » Mon Jan 18, 2016 3:54 pm

Nutcase wrote:Yes Mike, always been like that,, I always use the sum 7.5 mile per ltr of derv, so at minute I do 75 mile per every £10 of fuel put in, don't fully trust the fuel gauge but that sum works for me.

As a matter of interest is the EGR valve still functional or has it been blanked off .
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Re: Happy with my mpg

Post by Nutcase » Mon Jan 18, 2016 4:21 pm

To be honest I don't know, never failed an mot yet so probably no.
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Re: Happy with my mpg

Post by Alkers » Mon Jan 25, 2016 6:38 pm

Bob wrote:Was this different use, motorway/country roads/town?

Big difference. :shock:
Yes, I got rather a surprise! I've just about finished another tank there and I've got over 450km out of it (compared to about 270km out of the last one) so things appear to be back on track. I must just avoid all city driving!
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Re: Happy with my mpg

Post by cmm303 » Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:05 pm

Nutcase wrote:To be honest I don't know, never failed an mot yet so probably no.
EGR not tested in MOT
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Re: Happy with my mpg

Post by philpdr » Fri Jan 29, 2016 6:13 pm

Just been to Edinburgh and back,steady 60-65mph,brimmed the tank at the start of both journey's and averaged just over 34,first time I've checked the mpg in nearly 5 years of ownership and happy with that.
B.t.w.it's a 96 diesel 4wd.
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