Snappa,
My wife has averaged around 34mpg from her 58 plate 2.2 td4 over the last 10k. When its not in the garage lol. Not forgetting you will use a little extra fuel when your dpf is regenerating. Landy has now gone.

My 62 plate TD4 GS did an average of 36mpg over the 25K I had it from new......... * GONE. GS TD4 Manual MY2013. Orkney Grey with privacy, cold and clearview packs, armrests (a must!) and a spoiler.
* 2011 4.4 TDV8 Full Fat. Amazing piece of kit.
* GONE.2012 RR Sport HSE SDV6 Orkney Grey. Rocket ship. 33mpg.
* Range Rover Classic '93 200Tdi Factory fit
* 1949 80" in family since 1975

I get indicated 40-45 mpg per full tank. Reality is 3-5mpg less than that.
Tank to tank fill shows 37-40. ( when not towing!!) FL2 11 S Black 😂
Gone Disco2 TD5 GS

Hi, can someone tell me why I have suddenly dropped in MPG. I was getting 30/31 and since I've got this back from the garage (they only did a MOT and put on new tyres) I'm getting low 26mpg. This is a major drop so is there anything I can do to test why or to improve this figure?
Thanks

Going on a long trip this weekend so will see if there's an improvement

Are the new tyres the same size/pattern/grip level as the previous ones? How worn were the old ones. I assume the tyres are at the correct pressure as well - that can make quite a difference. Also over how many miles has the new figure been calculated compared to the old figure? FL No 1 - 2012 (MY2011) XS manual Firenze Red - Gone
FL No 2 - 2012 (MY2012) XS manual Barolo Black - SWMBO wanted one too!
FL No 3 -2013 XS SD4 Auto Santorini Black
Series III SWB Hardtop - long gone
110 CSW V8 - long gone
Discovery 1 200Tdi - long gone

Hi bubbles,

The new tyres are a different brand but same size and were only fitted Monday so hard to take a reading from this. To be perfectly honest the reading of the low 26s could have been for a week prior as the wife has been driving but has informed me that no difference in driving habit.

We're heading to Wales this weekend so will be able to gauge this more so with a long drive to cross reference. Just seems a little odd to drop from the 30\31 urban to 26.5 urban.

Thanks

Hi, just to give an update with regards to my MPG readings. It was in the low 26s which included urban and rural measurements. After returning back from Wales our measurement was 32.8 which I feel is on the lower side (this reading was achieved within the second half of the tank)
Thanks

I dont think it will be very accurate using half a tank of fuel, you need to get it as empty as possible then fill it up (or half fill it I suppose) but take note at the pump of exactly how many litres you've put in.

My Freelander 1 TD4 does about ~400 miles on a tank, but it does ~270 from full to half then the remainding 130 from half to emply..

Dont rely on the gauge... use as exact quantities as you can, the more accurate you start with, the more accutare you MPG will be..

I havent had my FL2 long enough for a true test, but we seem to be getting ~36-38mpg, but we live rurally and the car is mainly used to school runs on narrow country lanes at the minute so 3 miles to school and 3 miles back twice a day, plus the odd trip into town.

I'm taking it to Disneyland Paris at Christmas, so will get a good motorway mpg then.. MY2011 Freelander 2 GS Santorini Black
MY2004 Freelander 1 Sport Java Black
MY1986 Defender 90 Stornoway Grey - Fully Rebuilt this Year

You will get more upside down

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taztastic wrote:

You will get more upside down

I took it that way for our Australian friends


I had brimmed the tank at a BP station near York, then drove the A64/A1 to home. On arrival I had managed average 39.6mph over 76 miles, and still had 525 miles left on the range.

I've managed 52mpg twice now on the same 17 mile trip, mainly 50mph with average speed cameras on cruise control. Stop start town driving for the 1st and last mile. Still don't get above 35mpg at/around the national speed limit though, price you pay for it being shaped like a couple of bricks

I was starting to think I had a problem, as my average over the last 2k miles had dropped to 26mpg. Average speed on the trip computer was 20mph.

In the last couple of weeks -

steady motorway driving - 36-39.mpg
A road driving - 34 - 36mpg.
A road driving following an artic - 40mpg.
Short one mile drives with cold engine - 19mpg LR Freelander 2 2014 metropolis SD4 auto in Loire Blue.
LR Freelander 2 2011 facelift HSE SD4 auto in Firenze Red + Premium pack & cold weather pack (affectionately known as Eve) Sadly written off in an RTA Insurance write off December 2022😢.
Vauxhall Astra 67 plate
Subaru Impreza 2008 (Sold 2016)
Vauxhall Adam 1.4 Glam 2015 (sold 2017) (affectionately known as Adam)

Sent the wife out to work yesterday. The MY13 did 43 mpg on a return trip between Leeds and Lutterworth all motorway and most well under 70 mph I bet due to average speed cameras.