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Thread: Fuel Economy S1 3.9l Discovery

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    Andrea Guest

    Fuel Economy S1 3.9l Discovery

    Hello to everyone,
    I have been reading this forum for quite sometime and found it to be a great help whilst we were having the motor of our car rebuilt, so thanks to everyone.

    The question I have is that now our motor has been rebuilt and we are going up north towing a 1.7t caravan what would be a fair Litre per 100ks to expect? the car has the standard 80litre petrol tank along with a 50litre LPG tank. I know that LPG doesn't help in savings much on a long trip but for around town it has been great.

    Thanks
    Andrea

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    I have the same set-up, petrol/gas on my partners disco as you have and I would add around 5-7 litres per hundred on top of your normal economy as mine seems to be around that figure.Hills,stop-start etc tend to raise it abit. Pat

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    peter k Guest
    Hi Andera,

    I also have the same set up but have 80 litres of gas and tow a 2.5T van.
    Normal driving I get about 300kl out for a tank of gas and closer to 400 out of petrol. Towing I get 200-250 from gas all going well. Windy conditions sometimes lucky to make 200kl. Petrol can be a bit better but not by much.
    I know people say power is less on gas but i do not notice any power difference between the two.

    Peter.

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    Andrea Guest
    Hi there Peter,

    Thanks for the info, just another query what would you get out of a full 80lt tank of petrol towing the van? Our van is about 2t.

    Andrea

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    RonMcGr Guest
    Quote Originally Posted by Andrea View Post
    Hello to everyone,
    I have been reading this forum for quite sometime and found it to be a great help whilst we were having the motor of our car rebuilt, so thanks to everyone.

    The question I have is that now our motor has been rebuilt and we are going up north towing a 1.7t caravan what would be a fair Litre per 100ks to expect? the car has the standard 80litre petrol tank along with a 50litre LPG tank. I know that LPG doesn't help in savings much on a long trip but for around town it has been great.

    Thanks
    Andrea
    Andrea,

    I have a D1 V8 and tow a 1.3tonne van.
    We usually sit on 95-100kph, due to the "gutless" factor at lower revs. I generally, 70 litres takes me 300 km.
    Hills obviously less

    Cheers,
    Ron

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    Andrea Guest
    Thanks very much for the info Ron it is very much appreciated we are heading off on a 4 month trip up north and I'm trying to get some understanding of what I can expect in Litres per 100ks.

    Thanks once again
    Andrea

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    We did our Long service leave trip up North year b4 last with a County on gas. I would say 25-30 litres per 100klm will cover most possibilities. You will definately make good savings wherever you go & gas was never hard to find - but I'm talking within 200klm of the coast. Also 80 litres will hardly see you needing petrol.
    The wind will make a heck of a difference, especially if you can get it coming up from behind, even with a poptop.
    Regards,
    David

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