What MPG should I get out of my 2.4?

[MudSurfer]

I bought my 2.4 in March and it was returning around 22 mpg - after a few trips up and down the M40, a few green lanes, play days and 3 bottles of injector cleaner, I recently calculated 25.5 mpg (getting closer to 26).

Is this about right or should I be getting more than this??

BTW - for all you physics types - I'm running on 31" General Grabber AT2s rather than the 265/70 General Grabber UHPs....


TIA

Andrew.

[it's Jim]

I also have a 2.4 with AT2 on it. I get between 25-26 MPG when running about 80-85 mph on the motorway. I know i would get more if i just slowed down a little bit. Its just too much fun!
Jim

[The Lovely Boyo]

I recently calculated 25.5 mpg (getting closer to 26).

Is this about right or should I be getting more than this??

Hello,

Just about what I get.

A controlled (ie not above 65) 450 mile run to Scotland (I'm in South Wales) no towing, but surf filled to the roof, got me about 28, that's the best I ever got.

[Gazbo]

i worked out that i was getting a touch under thirty, so 28 sounds about right?

[Maverick]

28 is a dream, mines returned an average of 20.76. With an all time high of 25.13 and low of 18.09.

[stormforce]

i worked mine out that i was getting about 25.4 to the gallon and my 3l is about 26mpg

[Spoggle]

Mixed driving about 20mpg, towing dont even want to think about it

Spoggle

[nero279]

that's a lot better than me i think.

Mine does about 350km to 50l, so about 3.5 miles to a litre. Now how many litres to a gallon? if my memory serves me right it's about 4.5. So by rough calculation i'm getting around 16mpg mixed driving. oh bugger.

[dirtydog]

yeah me too im almost empty and this tank (altho almost all veggie so not so good) and i just clocked 300kms!!!!!!!

[slim]

depends how you drive, weather conditions and load.

when driving down to cornwall i was returning just under 21 mpg thats fully loaded with three adults and my 16 month old daughter!! and boy has she got some stuff!! why is it that a small child needs twice as much gear as an adult??

on the way back the truck was full to brim with the same stuff and then topped up a little bit more with all the extra stuff (junk) that my other half bought "this does mi head in" as if we ant got enough $$$$ in the house she wants more!! anyway the truck returned approx 26 mpg but there was a back wind (easy tiger) helping the situation a little!!

in total it returned 450 kms to a tank. well wwith the fuel light on anyway!!

[MattF]

Any variation of:

My god, you need filling up again!

is pretty much okay and normal.