I bought a LR 2 GS the other day to replace my BMW X3, so far im happy with it, the ride is so much smother.
i do find one thing a big odd, i picked it up on sunday and it was displaying 16MPG i have now driven it about 40 miles and it has gone up a bit to 19.6MPG. i take it i should be getting more like 30MPG?

i am in no way driving it like a race car, but is this normal?
will it level out and why had it dropped to 16MPG?
any help
thanks

Reset and recalculate your MPG according to your driving style.
Press and hold the stalk (ooo errr)

Joe Fix it until it's broke !

Yeah, what Joe says! You should get 35-39 I would have thought. I get about 38 give or take using the onboard computer, not physically measured it yet.

If previous owners has just short runs and not reset computer it will take ages to make a difference. I get between 35-39 mixed in the same model manual diesel 150. Your right the ride is good. 2017 Discovery Sport Pure Fuji White "Lynne"
2002 Discovery D2 GS Oslo Blue "Ozzie"
2014 Freelander TD4 GS Fuji White "Linda"
2001 Discovery2 td5 ES "Edith" Gone
2007 BMW325DSE Gone
Wife Still here!

Like all cars it uses a lot more when cold. So if only a few miles were covered since the last reset the effect of those cold miles will drag the consumption fig down. You can also see 100+ when going downhill after a reset! Reset it when hot & doing a decent journey & you'll see normal figs. Probably 35-40 depending on conditions.

Mine was the same when I took it for initial test drive - thankfully a local country garage who are happy for you to take an hour or two - reset it and jumped from 19 up to mid thirties Freelander 2
MY 2011
SD4 XS

At the moment my daily commute of 15 miles each way with an average speed of 18 mph is averaging @ 25 mpg.
Obviously a lot of stop / start driving.
A recent 250 mile (mostly) motorway run, average speed 56 mph returned 31 mpg.
I cruised at 70 mph + whenever it was possible.
I think if you reset onboard computer after each type of driving you may get an idea of what to expect.

Joe Fix it until it's broke !

I see the OP has an 08 manual. My last 08 SE was similar, living in a rural area, achieving about 32-33mpg overall in the 28,000 miles I had it, including maybe some 4,000 miles towing a caravan. I now have a MY10 TD4 HSE auto and currently achieve about 30mpg (click on icon in sig below) with similar usage. Dependent upon proportion of short journeys and/or motorway miles others will see results around this. To be economical you need to drive for journeys of 30 mins or more at speeds of 50 - 60 mph, minimising revs to below 2,000 as much as possible. If fuel economy is the priority, why buy a Land Rover? It's the "drive" that counts!

Bob 10MY (Sept 09) TD4 HSE Auto in Stornoway Grey (Now Gone)

08 FL2 TD4 SE Manual in Rimini Red (Now Gone)

I've been monitoring mine for about 18 months now and have got an average of just over 35 over that time. I can get 38 on a long(3hr) motorway journey and it goes down to 33 if more short journeys. I don't race it but don't creep around either. Gentler acceleration and predict stopping to avoid heavy braking seems to have the best effect. 12MY 61plate FL2 TD4 auto GS Orkney Grey Roof spoiler full size spare

Gone 07 Dodge Caliber 1.8 black
51 Nissan Primera
K Isuzu Trooper 3.1 SWB Citation

For sure you guys are new to the forum and you didn't see this sticky thread with more than 35 pages in this very section....
MPG (DISCUSSION THREAD)

Well done Alex! I should have done that myself!

Bob 10MY (Sept 09) TD4 HSE Auto in Stornoway Grey (Now Gone)

08 FL2 TD4 SE Manual in Rimini Red (Now Gone)