o_teunico Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Hi all! I have been busy this weeks because...I have a job! (again). After more than one year of unemployment and a job in June that lasted just one week (company ceased business) now I´m working as lorry driver/delivery for a company where I worked six years ago. Company´s premises are located 40Km from home, so, I drive with my Fiat Tipo 1.4 carb. 80km per day. Good news is that two friends of mine have both low mileage Discoveries for sale. One is a three door 200 with off road preparation and the other is a five door stock 300. My Tipo is doing 7.5 litres of petrol every 100Km. I supose that, with diesel beeing cheaper than petrol, a Discovery will give me same euros/Km. How much L/100Km-MPG are normal for a Discovery used in main roads at 80-100km/h (50/60mph)? I have joined www.fuelly.com , a place where users can share and compare their MPG. They have even an App so you can upload your litres-km/gallons-milles with the phone every time you fuell up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 High twenties or low thirties I would have thought. My 90 does 32-34mpg with the same engine and kind of driving, and a Disco is more streamlined but I guess a bit heavier. Higher gearing on the Disco will help. I don't bother with Fuelly, I just work it out myself and record it in a notepad I keep in the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I have looked on Honest john in the past, and the figures here are pretty much correct with my daily driver. Interestingly, the Defender comes out as one of the most accurate consumption figures from the factory, with figures recorded from the public being 105% off that from land rover (generally it is more like 70-80% of quoted figures): http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/realmpg/land-rover/defender-1984 To put things to the test, my daily driver is a polo 5 bluemotion, and I get 64MPG on a tank, which is exactly what Honest john comes up with. Fuelly records an average of 46MPG. I cannot achieve that, no matter how I abuse the thing, so I am a bit puzzled how these people get their figures. Shame is that honest john doesn't show figures of the early disco. Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_teunico Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 Fuelly records an average of 46MPG.I cannot achieve that, no matter how I abuse the thing, so I am a bit puzzled how these people get their figures. Maybe those 46 are 100% town driving. My 90 does 32-34mpg with the same engine and kind of driving That´s even less than my Tipo! I´m doing slightly less than 31.5 MPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UdderlyOffroad Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Careful that's us gallons, you're actually getting 37.3 mpg (imperial or UK gallons). That's still pretty bad for a small fiat, are you driving it like you stole it? :-) Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushpig110 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I would expect you to burn 10 to 12 litres of fuel to every 100km in a stock discovery in the real world , ambient air temp and altitude will make a difference. Your Tipo will be more economical but not so much fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_teunico Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 Oh no, I have not stolen it! I never go faster than 50-55 mph. It has nearly 260000km and 23 years. Maybe thats the reason for such a bad fuel economy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlen Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 As no one said it. Congratulations on getting a job. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Congrats on the job and commiserations on driving a tipo I used to have one of them, it was an old banger and I was never impressed with it's fuel economy...... although I never had to worry about someone trying to steal it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_teunico Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_teunico Posted August 3, 2013 Author Share Posted August 3, 2013 Adapting my driving style, using 5th as much as posible instead of revving in 4th, I have lowered fuel consumption from 7.5 L/100Km to 6.7 L/100Km. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 I fixed an LPG leak and went to 17.5 l/100km Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_teunico Posted August 3, 2013 Author Share Posted August 3, 2013 Oil companies will be happy with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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