D4 v LC200

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Originally Posted by tempestv8

Just curious for comparison purposes - what is the around-town (city driving) fuel consumption of a 3.0 TDV6? I know that the 2.7 TDV6 D4 is around 10 litres per 100 kms in town driving.

LC200 is around 13 litres per 100 kms if 6th gear is not used (which it is rarely used due to the way the gearbox is programmed). I do know that the economy is slightly better with a chip, but just comparing unmodified vehicles.

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I was under the impression that the 3.0L is more economical than the 2.7L but I never get 10 around town.....going on the car's own instrumentation.

Usually just above 11. However, I drive to the city and it's lots of stops and starts.

Worst ever 13, but that was on Fraser in low range and Sand Mode selected.

Best...on the cruise recently to Bribie Island....7.2

What about a long drive on a highway...? I often get 800-820kms off a tank going down south and thats filling its tank with 74L's.

Dorko

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Originally Posted by Dorko

What about a long drive on a highway...? I often get 800-820kms off a tank going down south and thats filling its tank with 74L's.

Dorko

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Sorry Dorko, who was that question for?

I've never driven any longer than about 3 hrs in my D4 and that had a lot of hilly stuff, so not great for the fuel figures.

Cheers,

Kev.

Kev, the problem with the D1 V8 was the Lucas dizzy and amp module. Replacing them with Australian ones transformed the vehicle. My 95 D1 3.9 auto has all original drive train at 280,000k - I love it. I cant get rid of it!

Cheers

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Originally Posted by Celtoid

Sorry Dorko, who was that question for?

I've never driven any longer than about 3 hrs in my D4 and that had a lot of hilly stuff, so not great for the fuel figures.

Cheers,

Kev.

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Yeah sorry, hilly driving explains the fuel figures

Dorko

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Originally Posted by garrycol

Mine did - the most unreliable car I have ever owned - 94 V8 owned from new - at the start there were major clutch issues that required the the bell housing to be remachined as the holes were in the wrong spot.

Soon the engine started stopping - electrical connections in the MAF - landrover knew all about the issue but never bothered telling their dealers - later the engine would not start when really cold - Landrover and specialists could not diagnose for 5 years - after being towed to an auto electrician he diagnosed it as a dry joint in the igntion module - only showed up when really hot or really cold.

That car had heaps of other major issues - D1s are not all what they are cracked up to be.

Garry

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Yes they are.
Plenty of them still around which probably speaks volumes.

I had both a V8 and a tdi and the tdi is way better and only issue is a fuse blows every 8 months for no apparent reason.

Sorry to hear you had those issues.
we have other cars too and never had any issues there either(touch my balls).

Must have luck than.

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Originally Posted by Dorko

Yeah sorry, hilly driving explains the fuel figures

Dorko

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Yeah one day I'll get an accurate a - z figure for a long drive.

Although, I'm not unhappy at all. In fact, after owning a Berlina before this, I'm gob-smacked that the D4 beats it in every type of driving. My worst figure of 13 after a week on Fraser was pretty amazing.

On the cruise it even gives my wife's petrol Pug 307 a run.

So, pretty happy :)