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| Chuckalicious Member Since: 23 May 2014 Location: Midlothian Posts: 1701   
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Haven't actually sat down and worked out the true MPG. The car said, last time I checked, mid 20s, and from what I've read it ain't that accurate.
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15th Oct 2017 8:47 pm |
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| MartynB Member Since: 08 Aug 2011 Location: Currently Rootless ! Posts: 1761 
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£30 buys about 5.5 gallons give or take. On mixed local runs our 09 auto seems to average 28. It only gets into the 30s if a) I take it for at least a 20 mile run, b) drive it with a feather -like touch. So I'd reckon depending upon the mix of your local runs 150 miles for £30 would be good, but it might be as low as 130 miles if you are doing a lot of very short hops. Where we live every trip involves a) going up hills, b) going up more hills and strangely never going down any certainly doesn't help with running a big heavy SUV |
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15th Oct 2017 9:26 pm |
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| Chuckalicious Member Since: 23 May 2014 Location: Midlothian Posts: 1701
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Yeah I have a fair amount of hills and tight corners to deal with which I imagine doesn't help. I will try and work out a better mpg so I can actually get a true view. Learned to drive in 2011.
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15th Oct 2017 9:31 pm |
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| iain cooper Member Since: 27 Aug 2007 Location: north of Glasgow Posts: 1989  
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reading between the lines your probably thinking in terms of not just mpg, but possible big repair bills in future ?
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16th Oct 2017 4:58 pm |
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| Chuckalicious Member Since: 23 May 2014 Location: Midlothian Posts: 1701
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Totally Iain, it isn't a cheap car to service and has lots to go wrong.
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16th Oct 2017 5:24 pm |
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| eddiekol Member Since: 20 Dec 2014 Location: Bingley Posts: 181
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I had a similar problem to you.I had a 2008 HSE and it was coming up to its 10 year service and cambelt change.I had also decided to give up work a year early.For that reason,I decided to look for something a bit cheaper to run,as my income would be substantially less.In the end I part-exchanged my HSE for a 2014 VW Tiguan with less than 20k miles.It's a Bluemotion Match 4Motion with the 2.0tdi enginge and DSG gearbox.It's the more powerful 177ps engine and has full leather with electric heated seats and panoramic roof.My mileage variesfrom lots of short journeys,to occasional longer ones.At the moment,I am averaging 600 miles a month.Only time will tell if the mileage will increase.The average fuel consumption is really good.
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16th Oct 2017 8:20 pm |
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| Chuckalicious Member Since: 23 May 2014 Location: Midlothian Posts: 1701
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I think if I come into a situation where I could fund a newer car then I would likely do similar to you, but that hasn't happened so far.... Learned to drive in 2011.
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16th Oct 2017 8:25 pm |
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| DirtyDuck Member Since: 11 Sep 2017 Location: Wessex Posts: 179 
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+1 to that - think of the whole life cost of a car - unless you are a very canny buyer, selling and buying costs you several thousand pounds. Running at additional car will cost you at least £750 a year in insurance tax and servicing, even if you only use it 2 months of the year. So if you do say 8000 miles in the 10 dry months and only get 25 mpg from your freely and have a 2nd car doing 40mpg instead, you would save £650 in fuel and still be out of pocket. And that ignores depreciation. Running two cars isn't your answer. Yes, there are cars that will do 50mpg, but I am assuming bad short runs, so going for 40 average on an economy car. Your freely would do more than 25 on longer runs. You could change for an economical saloon style 4x4 (Octavia Scout for example) - I don't know much about these, but they still won't be as economical as a standard car due to the 4x4. As for Panda and Jimny - check the euro-ncap safety rating. No 4x4 is inherently safer in a crash - they have to have been designed to be safe - older Disco's for example had a terrible crash rating. People felt safe but they weren't. Although something people don't know - a 2000kg 5* rated car IS safer than a 1500kg 5* rated car. The star rating assumes you hit a car of equal weight. If they are different weights, the heavier car wins, other things being equal (which they are not always) Saw a programme a few years back with a BMW Mini vs Jaguar XJ - The mini is 5*. the XJ wasn't rated. Passenger in mini was dead, XJ drivers and passenger all uninjured. Sobering. |
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17th Oct 2017 9:27 am |
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| npinks Member Since: 28 Jun 2007 Location: Ls25 Posts: 20090
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since becoming my own boss, in January and noticing what fuel costs are now, i have thought long and hard about keeping the FL2, my average fuel calculated is 23.41mpg due to lots of low mileage trips (year/avg 25miles a day)
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17th Oct 2017 10:43 am |
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| tenet Member Since: 23 Jul 2009 Location: cotswolds Posts: 1072 
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Yes, but you can now offset depreciation, fuel, servicing etc ( less some personal usage) against tax which softens the blow somewhat. Whatever is claimed by manufacturers regarding fuel consumption the reality is somewhat different especially if the majority of journeys are short. So a few hundred quid amortised over the year pales into insignificance compared to driving a Renault Twingo. |
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17th Oct 2017 11:16 am |
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| Chuckalicious Member Since: 23 May 2014 Location: Midlothian Posts: 1701
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All very true. I think I'll just stick to the Freelander until either I become loaded or something horrible happens to the car and makes it too costly to keep.
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17th Oct 2017 11:36 am |
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| DirtyDuck Member Since: 11 Sep 2017 Location: Wessex Posts: 179
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Apologies to all if teaching granny to suck eggs, but when looking at any new car - look at "Real MPG" (google it - Honest John, Fuelly, What Car). The DS, for example, is especially appalling in this regard. By all accounts it's one of the worst for failing to meet the official figures, so while more efficient than the FL2, in the real world it's much closer than you think. Final word - one way to look at this topic is comparing the depreciation on your current car vs that on the chosen replacement. (adding things like tax and insurance if they are different). That way you quickly reach an idea of what you need to save in fuel to make the change simply for economic reasons. Sounds like the OP has already reached this conclusion. |
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17th Oct 2017 12:02 pm |
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| npinks Member Since: 28 Jun 2007 Location: Ls25 Posts: 20090
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Fully aware of claimed compared to actual mpg been different, and the fact I’ve not had over 25mpg avg since the FL2 was launched |
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17th Oct 2017 12:22 pm |
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| Chuckalicious Member Since: 23 May 2014 Location: Midlothian Posts: 1701
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Finally sat down and worked out the MPG. Over 208 miles (unusually 80 of which were motorway) and £30 of diesel, I managed 29.5mpg. Not awful, not great. But at least I know. Learned to drive in 2011.
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