I was getting about 25 - 28mpg, with about 19 towing. Since 15K (now got 20K) I am getting 30-32 in mixed town and b road driving, but put it on an Autobahn on the cruise control at 80mph and I am getting 39 to 40 mpg (not bad for an auto). Towing I am now getting about 22. A definite improvement was noticed after 15K; don't know why as it was serviced at 10.5K, and is due another service in a month or so.  Freelander 2.2e HSE , Privacy, Fully debadged, 19" Chrome SHadow alloys

Last edited by BFGLR2Man on 3rd Dec 2009 9:12 am. Edited 2 times in total

BFGLR2Man wrote:

A definitie improvement was noticed after 15K; don't know why as it was serviced at 10.5K...

Funny you should say that, mine was exactly the same.
Had an oil change at 5k, service at 14k and then saw better mpg figures after the service.

Still averaging around 34 mpg at the minute.

AndyC wrote:

mcphersonstrut wrote:

Trip computers are not really a true average and should be viewed as just a guide.
The best way is to full up, zero the mileage and then in our case 300 miles later fill back up again.
Change how many litres you have put in to gallons (divide by 4.55) and then divide the mileage you've done with the gallons used. So in our recent case 61.31 litres = 13.47 gallons, doing 312 miles = 23.16 mpg (all short urban trips, wife using it midweek, me at the weekend or occasionally long haul with 1500kg of white box on the back). I think it's the midweek trips that are drinking it

Several times I have checked the FL2 computer reading against the manual method/web based calculator and also using different driving conditions, but the results are always (almost) the same No big variations that would warrant not relying on the computer reading

Has anybody else had a similar experience If the results you are getting are vastly different it may be interesting to hear your results. The bottom line must be if or not to rely on the computer reading

My computer reads 29.8 mpg and has done from day 1, regardless of how the vehicle is driven.

Maybe its not the mpg thats the problem but the trip computer.......  Freelander 2.2e HSE , Privacy, Fully debadged, 19" Chrome SHadow alloys

My average is 30.5 at the moment and a lot of that is urban driving - I'm impressed for an auto. I don't drive it particularly hard though (unless I've had a bad day at work - which is a frequent occurrence these days )  Gone - TD4 XS Auto, Sumatra Black, Mud flaps and side strips, clear indicators, private plate, privacy glass

My 07 XS manual does anything between 34mpg & 42mpg. 42mpg is driving up to Scotland sticking below 1800 revs all the way! 34mpg is driving 6 miles & back to work every day with the odd shorter/longer run and when I fill up my average speed is around 28mph so pretty much town driving.