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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: flash42 on June 21, 2007, 13:27:19

Title: defender V8 fuel economy
Post by: flash42 on June 21, 2007, 13:27:19

been quoted by a insurance company for £900 pounds for a defender with a V8, 3.5.
before anyone asks ill be a named driver, just wandering what the economy is like on these, dad has a P38 with the 4.6 and that manages around 23 on the best days. what is the defender like in comparison to the 200 or 300 tdi.
also is getting it converted to LPg a good idea, economy wise.

cheers

flash

Title: defender V8 fuel economy
Post by: Freelander1980 on June 21, 2007, 14:10:22

£900 for insurance, who was that through sounds awfull steep but then you havent gave any other details.

I run a 3.9 V8 110 defender and find whilist on fuel it is very thirsty (not sure on exact figures) but flick to LPG and it is more than affordable to run 2 x 40Ltr underslung tanks at 30 quid to fill and driving sensibly you get a good 150-170 miles out of it

Title: defender V8 fuel economy
Post by: V8MoneyPit on June 21, 2007, 15:33:01

I reckon we were topping 20mpg on a run to Wales the other week in my 110 V8. That was keeping a steady 65-70mph on motorways. But it would have been doing a lot less around the Brecon Beacons though  :lol:

I would suggest 15-18mpg for average use. If you boot it everywhere, expect single figures!

The insurance depends on many factors. Mainly the drivers age and driving history. But I paid £133 fully comp, agreed value last time. Clean licence, no crashes, age...... err...... 43  :oops:  :lol:

Title: defender V8 fuel economy
Post by: flash42 on June 21, 2007, 16:17:08

what sought of price am i likely to pay for a good LPG conversion.
in the long run, it will cot my costs.

cheers

flash

Title: defender V8 fuel economy
Post by: TechnoTurkey on June 21, 2007, 18:37:25

£150 for my insurance, restricted to 3000 miles.

I get around 15mpg I think but as the other guy said, boot it and this goes into single figures which is scary!

I haven't bothered with LPG as I dont think I do enough miles to make the initial outlay back within years and years of doing it plus you cant predict what the future holds for LPG pricing.  My plan is to run it as a V8 and enjoy it for as long as possible and then if the fuel economy really becomes a problem chuck a 200tdi in it.

Title: defender V8 fuel economy
Post by: davidjmiller on June 21, 2007, 20:47:57

Similar for me, 15-18 mpg on petrol, 12-14 on gas. Ins £166 from Adrian Flux (I'm 39, with 5 yrs no clams and no crashes).

Mines 21 yrs old this year and the mechanical up-keep that's killing me !

David