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16th February 2009, 03:02 PM
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Economy (or otherwise)...
Just wondering...
Have not been driving mine long distances for the last 6 months or so, and can't remember what I used to get. Pottering around town, I am in the mid 15s to the gallon. A few blasts up the M1 recently at high-ish speed I am at 20-21mpg. 2002 S8 FE recently serviced run exclusively on Vpower.  What are you guys getting? Is my economy representative? Or do I have dodgy O2 sensors...? I might add that this is all taken direct off the DIS. Zip 
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#2
16th February 2009, 03:05 PM
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you don't want to know mine.. (2.8!)
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16th February 2009, 05:30 PM
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My route to and from work is winding and hilly, so not terribly economical. I'm averaging around 18-19mpg (only 5 miles each way).
On a long motorway run I've had mid-high twenties, but generally in out-of-town driving it's around 21-22 That's an early A8 4.2
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#5
16th February 2009, 05:43 PM
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for the record my 3.7 is doing 24-26 mostly short local journeys of up to 20 miles with the occasional zoom up to london and back from swindon.
must be all those roundabouts slopping the fuel around. . . ahem 
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#6
16th February 2009, 06:04 PM
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I see 11 - 13 on Petrol around town and I have had 28 show on the DIS with wife and mother in the car after 250 miles. Normaly I see about 19mpg on the Mways with spirited driving.
On LPG however.................... 
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#7
16th February 2009, 07:52 PM
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commute - 1/2 town, 1/2 dual C/way. 17mpg
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#8
16th February 2009, 08:25 PM
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Running on LPG ...
I see 16-17 for normal urban, up to 26 on the motorway and down to 14ish when I'm having fun on petrol.
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#9
16th February 2009, 08:54 PM
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Well, short journey to/from work each day - around 20 mile round trip - seing 22-26mpg.
On the bi-weekly trip on the motorway to visit the wifes family, getting 30-33. Best I have seen was kept the cruise to 70, on the M62 from Leeds to Preston and the DIS showed 36MPG Worked out that the DIS is optimistic by about 15% to 20%  4.2 QS
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#10
17th February 2009, 02:16 AM
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Quote:
 clearly we all need to carry 2 wives and 2 mothers to get best figures
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