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Offline Range Rover Blues

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Running costs
« on: March 11, 2008, 14:48:04 »
Just to put  things in perspective, I'm quite pleased with my LSE at the moment.  I've been driving it carefully and have swapped the leads and dizzy cap for a NOS Unipart one.

Anyway, it does 12.4MPG :dance: on LPG

Somehow I can't see it getting any better without a big cash investment.

Just thought I'd share :)
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Re: Running costs
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2008, 16:56:27 »
OOOPs  :lol:mine does 32mpg, but then it's a diesel six ! Jappy Nissan Patrol wonderful !
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Re: Running costs
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2008, 17:18:34 »
With the price of Deisel it would need to :shock:

But then my LSE is not exactly standard :twisted:
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Re: Running costs
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2008, 18:23:35 »
my 3.5 EFI running on straight petrol avearged around 16 to 17 if driven sensibly and that was with a fairly tired engine. When I chanched the head gakets, just looking ate the cruddy oil around the valve train its obvious it hadn't had a reqular oil change for a while.

To be honest the economy is not what bothers me so much (Thats what hatchbacks are for), but I do notice the range to a tank of fuel is less from ideal for a full days green laning.
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Re: Running costs
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2008, 19:11:00 »
Quote from: Range Rover Blues on March 11, 2008, 17:18:34
With the price of Deisel it would need to :shock:

But then my LSE is not exactly standard :twisted:

standard  :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: well the body is  :shock: :shock:
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Re: Running costs
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2008, 20:17:10 »
wonder why my responses are being removed, 2 out of here now, whos the power freak?


*Moderator note* Might be something to do with Caps Lock, no power freaks here otherwise you'd be gone by now.
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Re: Running costs
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2008, 09:40:38 »
born an arse were you.

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Re: Running costs
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2008, 20:18:11 »
Mine has a fairly tidy 3.5 v8 efi and i average around 18 but that is very carefull driving. As soon as i tow or go playing i stop trying to work it out. 
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Re: Running costs
« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2008, 03:38:08 »
Oddly the 3.5s do seem to be the more economical, by quite a margin.
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