Real world mpg

(08-01-2012 10:30am)lrdaft Wrote:  My aircon is permanently off it is Scotland,last fill up was 27.6 mpg with an average of 33 mph it's getting worse not better ,if that's not enough I found my first rust on my locking wheel nuts ,car returning to dealer in 2 weeks to see what can be done,
Before anyone starts yes I know I should just enjoy the driving experiance but when you have had the "real" rangerover tdv8 that can do 29 mpg you feel rather disappointed

That doesnt seem right, a much heavier car with a much larger engine getting more mpg??

I know published figures are generally totally unrealistic but that as a real world example is shocking. I persoanlly would have expected maybe 35-37mpg would have been your real world figure.

Thats exactly the figure I was expecting I thought if 45mpg urban was the official figure I would get high 30's

500 miles in SD4 189 bhp averaging 29.5 mpg ...all rural a bit stop start. Will be having a few longer journeys soon will have to see how things improve. V happy so far though.

Wow just looked how long this thread is ,this must be the most looked at thread on babyrr.com,
Maybe land rover might notice and do something about it

So, anybody contacted their dealer yet?

Has anyone done a test to confirm the accuracy of the dash display. It's easy to take it as Gospel, but could easily be inaccurate. Best way is to track distance between successive brimming of the tank. Good idea to test the odometer as well against a known distance or, if you have one, a GPS.

Checking mine a couple of tankfuls ago, the computer was over reading by 0.1mpg based on about 420 miles travelled - so pretty accurate. (a lot better than the D3 computer!)

Mine is booked in to dealer in 2 weeks ,contacted customer services who thought there must be something wrong as it is way off the mark ,was told originally that it would settle down after 1000 miles,
I always brim tank and work out mpg with a calculator,computer is almost spot on

(08-01-2012 06:39pm)lrdaft Wrote:  Mine is booked in to dealer in 2 weeks ,contacted customer services who thought there must be something wrong as it is way off the mark ,was told originally that it would settle down after 1000 miles,
I always brim tank and work out mpg with a calculator,computer is almost spot on

Look forward to hearing the outcome of that one. Mine's booked in on 18th to investigate / check.

Done a 200 mile round trip. First 100 was 30mpg. 90% motorway, going between 70-90mph average 82mph.

Return journey slower. And 35mpg.

My guest yet. Might get 400miles outa this full tank?!!!!

Sd4 190