dazwell24 Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 hi guys i have just bought a nice totally unmolested 90 on a p plate she has 102k on the clock been well looked after she can motor if u want to but wat shud i be looking for miles per tank of diesel many thanks dazwell24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 A P plate would be a 300Tdi, these should give 25-30mpg if driven conservatively. I think I read somewhere that the 300Tdis and Td5s have lower official MPG figures than 200Tdis, my 90 (200Tdi) is currently doing 31mpg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazwell24 Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 A P plate would be a 300Tdi, these should give 25-30mpg if driven conservatively. I think I read somewhere that the 300Tdis and Td5s have lower official MPG figures than 200Tdis, my 90 (200Tdi) is currently doing 31mpg. thx bud dont think i really made my question clear sorry i dont have any idea how much my tank holds as i fill it from my white diesel tank on the farm and have no way of seeing how much im putting in wanted to know roughly how many miles others where getting to a tank to sort of compare roughly but will be happy if its better than the guzzeling disco she was only managing about 24mpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 A standard tank size for a 90 drivers side under seat tank is 54 ltrs... now I'm actually running a wee experiment myself at the moment to work out what the fuel dial is doing, as a well know fact they are disasterous at showing what the actual fuel level is... From some guestimates I've worked out that the fuel light starts to flash on (going around right hand corners) with approximatly 20 litres still in the tank... I've been getting about 28mpg on my 200tdi, and I'm quite heavy with the old accelarator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty_wingnut Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 my 96 molested 300tdi does 33mpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mocha Bear Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 On a good run in my 300 i get around 31mpg. as for miles per tank it depends a lot on how you use it as for all vehicles. I have managed to get only 150 miles out of a tank before , was not happy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 ...I have managed to get only 150 miles out of a tank before , was not happy... te hehe, where you drag racing it, trying to keep up with road cyclists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 just chopped my d1 for a 90 How very wise Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 12 gallon tank, 30mpg, so I get 360 miles per tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruntus Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 How very wise Mo Yes all that extra elbow room! G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 and yet sadly none of the rust Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty_wingnut Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 te hehe, where you drag racing it, trying to keep up with road cyclists You'd need to try hard to keep up with me on a wiggly road on my bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nino Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 not sure mpg wise but if doin long distance or trailer towing id rather use the 200tdi than the td5 as for some reason that drinks it went from heathrow to worthing and back and did just over half tank, that was on motorways doin between 55-60 using cruise control and other roads kept to speed limit or max 60mph, im sure thats not good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazwell24 Posted October 29, 2010 Author Share Posted October 29, 2010 and yet sadly none of the rust Mo oh how very very true :-P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazwell24 Posted October 29, 2010 Author Share Posted October 29, 2010 12 gallon tank, 30mpg, so I get 360 miles per tank ouch seeing no where near that lucky to get 200miles to a tank but she has been fiddled with may have to unfiddle her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazwell24 Posted October 29, 2010 Author Share Posted October 29, 2010 thanks for the comments guys i take it that a p reg 300tdi has a low fuel warning light then ? or is it just the red on gauge ? as asoon as i see it hit the red i fill it as my disco was truely unreliable the red light came on then she wud cut out lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Dazwell, it should have a low fuel warning light. Having said that it'll probably be as reliable as the disco one except that it'll come on and go off from about half a tank as and when it feels like it Once you get settled with your 90, a good improvement is to fit a set of instruments from a TD5 Defender, the electronic speedo being a vast improvement The fuel gauge is electronically damped so it doesn't wander from side to side as you go round corners and it isn't terribly difficult to fit. Do a search for the wibbly wobbly speedo thread. HTH Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bm52 Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Managed a regular 28 mpg on my 300 which included loads of short runs, on long runs it would do about 30 but i don't dawdly. .....and nothing changes, my Puma does about the same despite "improved technologies" etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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