Nick, (got it right this time, sorry for the mistake before)
You've stated before that you do lots of short trips which will ruin the mpg of even a Smart (not very smart to me) car. And of course yours is a auto box. So low mpg is to be expected.
At least you don't moan and winge about your mpg; now if you'd got an I6 ..........! Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

I would get 17-18mpg or I did for the 4 days I had one when my old car was getting fixed

Best I got one day was 12mpg it was a fast day  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Ah, i see. You floored it
Most of us would! Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

Am achieving around 29 mpg in 2010 Td4e XS. Bit dissappointed to be honest, although I'm mostly driving around town. RoadTrip LE shows me around 2 mpg less than OBC also. Have done 9k miles now, so I don't suppose its going to get any better than this ;-( Fuji White MY13 SD4 Dynamic
gone: Rimini Red MY10 td4_e XS

To put things into perspective, i get more or less the same mpg as my old R75 diesel.
So i'm happy  Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

SWMBO is struggling to get 30 mpg on a TD4e manual, not exactly what is promised in the advertising blurb!
Other than that she seems to like it and is not bothered by the rubbery transmission/drive, ice cold gear knob, cheap feeling light switch, high boot floor height, one piece tailgate being difficult with more than 1 dog, offset hand brake and poor seat comfort, all which "p" me off.

Just as well it's not yours then

Could be worse David W, you could have got any of the FL's competitors and the list would be twice as long

How on earth does a 2 ton 4x4 do 45 mpg?!

And Dave, what've you done to your D3 to get 39mpg at 70? Mine: 2012 Golf GTI Edition 35
Family's: 2009 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Auto, Stornoway

Yorkshire - God's County

EYorkshire wrote:

Just as well it's not yours then

Just driving like miss daisy , but seriously though, on a run I'm getting more or less the same mpg as my old FL2, a bit less around town though so I'm happy with the D3 with all it's creature comforts , would like a D4 but can't afford one yet  ______________________
2011 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8
2012 FL2 SD4 Auto HSE
2013 Kawasaki Versys 650

We never saw more than 31 in ours Actually that's lie, resetting during a 50 limit on the motorway gave 38 but that's cheating!

Stick with the D3, much, much cooler  Mine: 2012 Golf GTI Edition 35
Family's: 2009 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Auto, Stornoway

Yorkshire - God's County

I like the power of the D4 so might have a BAS remap once the warranty is up in March  ______________________
2011 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8
2012 FL2 SD4 Auto HSE
2013 Kawasaki Versys 650

I had a test drive in the D4 and I will admit it's quite possibly the best car out there, definitely the pic of the LR range if funds allow. it's just the way it looks I have a problem with. You can tell the designer worked for companies like Lincoln previously in his career  Mine: 2012 Golf GTI Edition 35
Family's: 2009 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Auto, Stornoway

Yorkshire - God's County

Dave wrote:

I like the power of the D4 so might have a BAS remap once the warranty is up in March

call in for a cuppa and scones not a million miles from me At work
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