Date   : Sat, 20 Nov 2010 09:24:26 +0000
From   : zeem.uk@... (Alex Taylor)
Subject: [OT] Who'da thought...

On 20 November 2010 08:03, Andrew Livens <Andy@...> wrote:
> Eh ?
>
> Is that a 1.8 litre engine and you only get 30mpg ??
>
> I get more than that (just) from the 3 litre in the Disco - admittedly a
> diesel.

Of course - you've just said that it's a diesel. 30mpg from a 1.8
Rover 600 is a perfectly good figure for mixed driving. I'd expect it
would do 40 or so on a motorway run at moderate speeds, and somewhere
in the mid 20s round town.

When you say you get 30mpg in the Discovery, what kind of driving are
you doing? The figure's a bit meaningless if you don't state whether
it's all motorway miles drafting lorries at 56mph, or whether it's
heavy-footed urban driving in traffic jams.

-- 
Alex Taylor