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MANTICORE Member Since: 04 Feb 2008 Location: SAFFRON WALDEN Posts: 10 |
I have just parted with my Nissan Navara Aventura Pick Up.2007 Model,a stunning piece of kit.
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1st Apr 2008 8:35 am |
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Dave Member Since: 04 Jul 2007 Location: Somewhere Near You Posts: 2666 |
Didn't read the Just Empty Every Pocket handbook, so i don't know their official figures for that vehicle, all I new was that I could squeeze 480 - 500 miles from a tank with carefull driving and it was a 20 gallon tank
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1st Apr 2008 11:57 am |
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jimbob4755 Member Since: 16 Mar 2008 Location: London Posts: 133 |
Its' the computer working out the average mpg based on gear changes and revs. Switch to viewing overall distance estimate of fuel remaining, you will notice that when driving in a situation of shifting up to 6th gear, the distance shown for fuel in tank increases! Freelander 2 - SE
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1st Apr 2008 1:00 pm |
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ChrisC Member Since: 20 Feb 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 79 |
There are so many factors that affect MPG. I can get on average 10MPG better than my wife in the same car, on the same journey (not an FL2). She matches the curise control mpg, I find it a bit wastfull. I used to have a car with a vacum guage which tought me that sometimes even when you are maintaining steady speed you reduce the concumption by being light on the trottle, and the associated noises the engine makes by making these tiny changes in trottle possition, and this has helped ever since.
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1st Apr 2008 3:18 pm |
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edh Member Since: 01 Feb 2008 Location: Surrey Posts: 65 |
Both my wife and myself are returning virtually identical mpg figs and we definitely have different driving styles. As others on this forum have suggested, I'm not hung up on mpg figs but no one should on average getting 20% less than that quoted by the manufacturer. Stll love the car though 08 Santorini Black HSE manual with DAB and privacy glass |
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1st Apr 2008 5:34 pm |
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edh Member Since: 01 Feb 2008 Location: Surrey Posts: 65 |
That means your wife is obviously a much faster more aggressive driver than you chris Both my wife and myself are returning virtually identical mpg figs and we definitely have different driving styles. As others on this forum have suggested, I'm not hung up on mpg figs but no one should on average getting 20% less than that quoted by the manufacturer. Stll love the car though 08 Santorini Black HSE manual with DAB and privacy glass |
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1st Apr 2008 5:34 pm |
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shilen Member Since: 29 Feb 2008 Location: In the Middle Posts: 1774 |
My soon to be part exchanged BMW has a handy MPG gauge contained within the speedo gauge. When I first got the car I thought it was such a waste of time but slowly it made me appreciate how my method of driving affected the consumption and how a slightly heavy foot can make 40mpg into 30mpg without feeling the difference!
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1st Apr 2008 5:44 pm |
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ChrisC Member Since: 20 Feb 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 79 |
wait till she sees this, the last time I took her on the track in my Caterham should would not even let me get the tyres up to temprature. |
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1st Apr 2008 5:51 pm |
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edh Member Since: 01 Feb 2008 Location: Surrey Posts: 65 |
Caterham, now you're talking Mate of mine had one - we had some fun in that I definitely got poor mpg when I drove round the country lanes (at the speed limit of course) He's subsequently moved to the West coast of the US and now drives like a pensioner 08 Santorini Black HSE manual with DAB and privacy glass |
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1st Apr 2008 7:42 pm |
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jimbob4755 Member Since: 16 Mar 2008 Location: London Posts: 133 |
Chris C is about right, there are a number of factors that effect MPG - I wouldn't let the wife be one of them! Freelander 2 - SE
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1st Apr 2008 7:52 pm |
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nick_j007 Member Since: 08 Dec 2007 Location: Bewdley, Worc. Posts: 61 |
Nice...I'm currently saving for a '7'
Nick Jones Dog Behaviour Specialist www.alphadogbehaviour.co.uk |
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1st Apr 2008 11:04 pm |
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nick_j007 Member Since: 08 Dec 2007 Location: Bewdley, Worc. Posts: 61 |
I'm seeing about 32 MPG overall.
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1st Apr 2008 11:59 pm |
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Maverick Member Since: 08 Mar 2008 Location: Aberdeenshire! Posts: 29 |
I read this in one of the LR magazines a while back, the figures are calculated by putting the car on rollers, and bringing the car up to around 60 - 70 MPH and slowing it back down again! The whole process takes around 20 minutes! Basically, the car is being accelerated at a rate that nobody would use and there is no wind resistance! At least, I think that's right! Maverick off disco3! Drives white 1996 Defender 90 300TDi R.I.P. Smudge! 24.10.08 R.I.P Hesko! 29.4.09 |
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2nd Apr 2008 12:01 am |
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avtur Member Since: 11 Nov 2006 Location: Stockport Posts: 1306 |
One feature that most fuel computers have these days (but the LR2 does NOT have) is an instantaneous read out. This information can be very informative when it comes to seeing how different styles can impact economy. Try zeroing the computer before cold start then leave it on 'av mpg', it can be quite alarming when you first move off but in the right conditions can improve quite quickly.
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2nd Apr 2008 12:06 am |
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