300tdi economy when loaded

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Originally Posted by slug_burner

You can get some very poor figures for economy under certain conditions. I towed a caravan with the defender once and the fuel gauge moved pretty quick. I had my foot down and the only thing controlling the speed was the gradient on the road. I did not get to spend much time up over 100 km.

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My 95 130 (300tdi) economy doesn't change much whether around town, bush, highway or towing....12.5-13/100 in most situations, 14ish towing heavy load. I'm running 35's, not that it should really matter.....economy didn't really change much when going to the big tyres:cool: