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Allan

Member Since: 13 Mar 2008
Location: Bucks
Posts: 58

2009 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

Around here we usually have that problem when stuck behind some rich farmer looking at his watch!!.
But is is good when the trade off is better mpg. 2009 Grey HSE Auto
Gone;
2006 Black FL2 SE manual
2007 Silver FL2 GS commercial manual.

27th Jun 2008 12:11 pm

chicken george

Member Since: 06 Dec 2007
Location: N. Yorks
Posts: 13292

2008 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Santorini Black

Allan wrote:
Around here we usually have that problem when stuck behind some rich farmer looking at his watch!!.
But is is good when the trade off is better mpg.

Stop buying so many fl2's and you will be able to afford a watch. anyways how do you get to be a poor builder ?I've never met one At work

At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

27th Jun 2008 12:51 pm

Allan

Member Since: 13 Mar 2008
Location: Bucks
Posts: 58

It's buying FL2's that keep me too poor to buy a decent watch !! 2009 Grey HSE Auto
Gone;
2006 Black FL2 SE manual
2007 Silver FL2 GS commercial manual.

27th Jun 2008 1:14 pm

chicken george

Member Since: 06 Dec 2007
Location: N. Yorks
Posts: 13292

In many ways having two fl2s makes you a wealthy man At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

27th Jun 2008 1:23 pm

Allan

Member Since: 13 Mar 2008
Location: Bucks
Posts: 58

I am certainly very fortunate to be able to own and drive two great vehicles. 2009 Grey HSE Auto
Gone;
2006 Black FL2 SE manual
2007 Silver FL2 GS commercial manual.

27th Jun 2008 1:29 pm

ChrisC

Member Since: 20 Feb 2008
Location: Essex
Posts: 79

snappa wrote:
Iread somewhere that around 56 mph is most cars best speed for good mpg.

Thats a bit old school now. It used to be the case when mpg was quoted at a steady 56mph and 75mph, manufactures would half the injection pulse at these exact spots to get a lower mpg figure with a fuel injected car. This made the engine not so smooth around these points, and tuning companies would explot this by removing it, making the engine feel better, and no worse off in fuel consumption since the steady 56 / 75 was a bit artificual. Now days mpg or l/100km is quoted using the urban / extra urban and cobined measure. It's better than the 56/75 measure but still a little artifical.

Basically the amount of fuel you use has so many factors, its very hard to generalise like that. Obviously the faster you go the higher your resistance generated by drag in the fluid called air, but you also need to factor the wind speed and direction into this.

Anyway you get my point.

Chris.

27th Jun 2008 2:35 pm

snappa

Member Since: 16 Apr 2008
Location: Watching C-beams near the Tanhauser Gate
Posts: 1633

2013 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Buckingham Blue

erm, yes. Yes I do

27th Jun 2008 8:55 pm

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