| Author | Message | ||
     D. Howell (Blackandtan) Member Username: Blackandtan Post Number: 69 Registered: 04-2003 |
How many miles do you find you can typically drive per tank on your Disco? (Mine's a '96) That is, vs. whatever you owned before? (Tank gallons and actual mpgs welcomed, or just estimates!) | ||
| Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Leslie Post Number: 2422 Registered: 02-2002 |
The '99 D1 got 16.1mpg on the XPCs, 15.7 on the 245/75 R/Ts. I'd get ~320mi/tank. The '95 gets worse, closer to ~14.5mpg, on 225/75 BFGs, about ~250mi/tank. My Roo, I'm getting ~27mpg, about 330mi/tank, and the tank is half the size (well, not quite, but a good bit smaller), and runs great on regular instead of premium....  -L | ||
| Brian Goodner (Bluewater) Member Username: Bluewater Post Number: 104 Registered: 03-2003 |
my 96 d1 gets around 15 mpg | ||
| Robert Sublett (Rubisco98) Senior Member Username: Rubisco98 Post Number: 966 Registered: 04-2002 |
'96 D1 with 162k miles and 245/75 A/Ts I am averaging 15.5 mpg. With the 235/85 M/Ts I average 14.5 mpg.. with 99% of the mileage from interstate driving. Previous vehicle was an Acura CL which I averaged 24mpg and it usually cost me $22.00 to fill up from empty as opposed to the $30 it now takes. | ||
| colin astley (Cra_arc) New Member Username: Cra_arc Post Number: 12 Registered: 07-2003 |
well at £3.63 yes thats right 3.63 pounds a gallon and at 14 mpg 3.5 v8 on twin s.u. carbs i hate to think what my overall fuel costs are, you guys got it lucky !!!!!!!! with prices like yours id be drivin all day. !!!! | ||
| Reed Cotton (Reedcotton) Senior Member Username: Reedcotton Post Number: 261 Registered: 01-2003 |
In my '96 Disco,I average about 250-260 miles per tank. Sometimes that's good, sometimes that's very bad, (fuel warning light blazing on dash). Regardless of MPG arguments, I would like either a larger gas tank, or an auxillary tank. -Reed | ||
| Roger M (Ciscowiz) Member Username: Ciscowiz Post Number: 61 Registered: 02-2003 |
1997 Disco 1 with 255/70R16 Michilins Loaded down I get avg 15MPG on highway and 13-14 in the City. Colin a gallon of gas here in Texas is $1.34 for 87 octane and $1.54 for 91 octane. You guys need less taxes and need to drill more oil or just take over a oil producing country and import for cheap! Rog | ||
| carl seashore (Drcarl) New Member Username: Drcarl Post Number: 2 Registered: 07-2003 |
i have been getting 16-17 on the highway in my 96 disco (5-speed) with stock michelins (93 octane). 13 on the road (probably less off-road). highway range on a tank is ~325 before the light is steadily on. tank takes about 19-20 gals after those miles. my 98 jetta gets 30mpg-same range since the tank is smaller. | ||
| colin astley (Cra_arc) New Member Username: Cra_arc Post Number: 14 Registered: 07-2003 |
ha good idea rog, lets pool our resources and go for, !!!!. thats the equivelant of about 25-30% of or costs . i gotta emigrate and get out of this over taxed nation. | ||
| Alan Yim (Alan) Senior Member Username: Alan Post Number: 685 Registered: 09-2002 |
Highway I am between 19 - 20 mpg and in the city I am between 13 - 15 mpg. My old (89) Pathfinder, city was around 16 - 17 mpg and hwy was around 21 mpg. | ||
| Joe M. (Little_joe) Member Username: Little_joe Post Number: 140 Registered: 11-2002 |
1996 Disco w/ OME MD and 245/75R16 MTR's 90k miles. Consistently get 16+ mpg freeway (320 mi/tank), and 14mpg city (280 mi/tank). Almost every fillup is done w/ low fuel light on and requires 20 gallons. This is corrected mileage for the tire size. Ironically mileage did not change after lift and tires. joe | ||
| Luis Constantin (Luisc) Member Username: Luisc Post Number: 107 Registered: 02-2003 |
19-20 mpg in a Rover? I would love to get mileage like that. In my 98 with 235/70-16 XPC, I'm getting 14/hwy and 11/city. I just put the Powerchip in and was hopeing for better. Improvements were a noshow. So was performance. Hey Reed, I have been checking out a larger fuel tank sold in Australia. They go for about 750.00AUD or about 475.00US. http://www.4wdworld.com.au/products/longranger/index.htm | ||
| Zak Ruck (Zak) Senior Member Username: Zak Post Number: 456 Registered: 07-2002 |
Alan, how are you getting that good of mileage out of your LR? I average about 16-17mpg highway, and 13 or less city with my stock 99 D1. One a 1200+ mile trip we recently took with loaded adventure rack and a loaded rear cargo compartment I still averaged a little over 16mpg. My daily commuter car is a Saab 9-3 with get 30mpg and has a 17 gallon tank. So I can get just shy of 500 miles on a tank. | ||
| Rick Cordova (Imx) Member Username: Imx Post Number: 43 Registered: 08-2002 |
Im getting about 240-260 miles a tank. I running a `98 LSE w/adventure rack that has 4 Hella 4k's I also have a trek outfitters skid plate, brush bar w/a pair of 3k's and diff gaurds and a RTE hd Track rod oh and it is wearing 235/70/16 BFG km's. Anybody w/a sim. set up that is getting better distance? Please let me know? One good thing is that my Chevron guy gives me free coffee! | ||
| jerry d quintana (Exjeeper) Member Username: Exjeeper Post Number: 43 Registered: 02-2003 |
strange I usually get 325 around town in my 95 discovery. Just went to mexico 2000 mile round trip averaged about 400 between fillups. 134000 on vehicle | ||
| Ted Haug (D1ted) New Member Username: D1ted Post Number: 10 Registered: 12-2002 |
My 96 SD with a five speed just got 352 miles on the last tank (Combination of city and hwy driving). (Running 87 Octane) Truck has 125,000 miles on it, and has stock size Yokahama Geolanders. Usually see between 330 to 350 per tank (Avg 17-19 mpg with mixed driving). Cheers, Ted 96 D1 | ||
| Jeremy Katka (Jkatka) Senior Member Username: Jkatka Post Number: 266 Registered: 02-2002 |
I have a pretty bone stock 97 disco and got 420 miles on a highway trip over the Cascades and back. So I am guesstamating that it was around 18 miles to the gallon. In city driving I get around 320 to a tank so around 14.5 miles to a gallon. I run AT tires stock size and have no roof rack. The truck has a total of 83000 miles on it. My 97 jetta got around 300 miles to a tank but was about 2/3rds the size JK | ||
| Christopher Boese (Christopher) Member Username: Christopher Post Number: 115 Registered: 10-2002 |
About 320 miles/tank for me, but that's with ARB bull bar and adventure rack. It seems to make no difference what sort of driving I'm doing. | ||
| Jay Hobbs (Jayxd) Member Username: Jayxd Post Number: 164 Registered: 03-2002 |
I must have lead weights in my right foot. Mostly in town but with some highway miles I get around 11-12 mpg. I start looking for a gas station at about 210 miles, I don't like to run too close to empty. | ||
| Jack Edwards (Olered) Senior Member Username: Olered Post Number: 397 Registered: 04-2002 |
I'm getting about 230 miles from a tank with adventure rack w/lights. Stock tires, no lift, etc. That milage is round trip of 30 miles every day on freeway and weekends around town+freeway. What's up with the huge difference? Why are others getting 100+ more? 99D1 w/63k | ||
| Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Leslie Post Number: 2426 Registered: 02-2002 |
adventure rack w/lights. That's why, Jack..... -L | ||
| Alan Yim (Alan) Senior Member Username: Alan Post Number: 686 Registered: 09-2002 |
Zak - I'm not sure how it's getting that kind of fuel mileage. I used to get slightly lower but over these past 4 months it seems to have gotten a bit better. I just hope I don't jinx myself. The numbers I'm seeing on my current tank are looking to be around 15 mpg in the city. I run fuel injection and carb cleaner through it every couple months but other than that I don't do anything specific. | ||
| zane pukajlo (Zane) New Member Username: Zane Post Number: 26 Registered: 03-2003 |
Alan, looks like your Disco is catching up to mine in the fuel mileage department. Don't try to figure it out. Just enjoy it! Zane | ||
| Jack Edwards (Olered) Senior Member Username: Olered Post Number: 398 Registered: 04-2002 |
It hasn't always been bad. I had a valve job right around 48k and the performance seems down. LR states that everything is normal. The rack was present before, during, and after the valve job. The gas milage is low and it struggles up hills. God forbid a slower car is in my way going up hill. I then become the slower car! I've asked that the kick-down cable be adjusted but again, the geniuses at LR state that everything is cool. Who knows? Mystery... | ||
| Matthew Watts (Medic_46) New Member Username: Medic_46 Post Number: 1 Registered: 07-2003 |
I have a 96 Disco and get 16 - 17 mpg. on the highway, with a range of about 340 mi. Our '02 Exterra's range is 190 - 200 mi. @ 13-14mpg. | ||
| M. K. Watson (Lrover94) Senior Member Username: Lrover94 Post Number: 977 Registered: 02-2002 |
i measure the range of my Land Rover's mileage upon the shit eating grin i have as i motor down the road...i have found that after 300 miles i am still grining! mike w | ||
| Rick Cordova (Imx) Member Username: Imx Post Number: 44 Registered: 08-2002 |
I guess lights on an adventure rack are just like having air brakes.  My question is for those that get in the 300 range, do you have a rack and if so is that with of without lights? I seems that the additional weight may not make as much of a difference. | ||
| Andy Thoma (Andythoma) Senior Member Username: Andythoma Post Number: 403 Registered: 01-2003 |
Rick, I too live in slc, I get 325 to 375 per tank in a 95 d1, with 245/70 tires and a mild lift, full length roof rack with 4 lights, ipf 963's (smaller than your 4000's), arb on the front with 2 hella 3000's, I have my high lift mounted on the side of the rack. If I run the a/c alot I average 14 to 15 mpg, w/o air and no load 17-18mpg, loaded for trips w/air 13 mpg, w/o 14-15mpg. My wifes audi quattro a-4 makes 22 city/26 highway for a range of 325-400 per tank. My old 95 nissian pu kingcab xe-v6 5sp with shell made 14 city 17 highway with a range of 325 per tank. It had trouble getting out of its own way, switching to the disco made that pu seem slow. | ||
| Hao Pang (Haohao) New Member Username: Haohao Post Number: 23 Registered: 06-2003 |
well, guys, How could you guys get these numbers? 352/tank? How come you guys can calculate the mileage like that? What I can do is GUESS. I don't know where you can find a number like 352 or 14.5 . hao | ||
| Alan Yim (Alan) Senior Member Username: Alan Post Number: 687 Registered: 09-2002 |
Hao, Are you being sarcastic or do you really not know how these numbers are calculated? Or are y ou doubting the accuracy of the numbers being quoted? | ||
| Andrew Maier (Newman) Member Username: Newman Post Number: 91 Registered: 04-2003 |
I hope it's that he's suspicious of the numbers being bandied about... I get about 320-350 miles per tank, putting about 20 gallons in at the end (filling up when gas light comes on). Best was 415 miles from 20 gallons on a drive from Sioux Falls South Dakota into Eastern Minnesota, on a mostly flat road, with a tailwind I have a 96SE with custom roof rack and no lights. Stock sized Geolandar AT's, no lift (yet), no special bumper (yet). | ||
| Andy Thoma (Andythoma) Senior Member Username: Andythoma Post Number: 404 Registered: 01-2003 |
I have checked my odometer and speedometer by GPS (garmin and trimble) and stop watch by a metered mile on highways. For disclaimer reasons, my mileage does vary depending on driving style (me vs my wife), altitude (spending long amounts of time in high elevations), temp (southern Utah vs high unitas). But in all it's easy to figure out if you track it and can trust your odometer and speedometer. Tracking mileage is a way to help predict engine problems, i.e. a radical drop in mileage could mean a malifunction. I use my pda and I use a tenth for accuracy and keep a running yearly total (14.5 at current). Maybe I'm anal, but I am a geek engineer. By the way my running average cost per tank is $32.18 for 87 oct. I haven't seen any difference or change in performance running any higher octane, but my work round trip is 67 miles so my truck goes through a lot of gas. I put 16k miles on last year, I'll bet I'll be at 17k this year. 95 w/111k on it. | ||
| Luis Constantin (Luisc) Member Username: Luisc Post Number: 108 Registered: 02-2003 |
Did you use the hypothenuse of the speed of an F16 using Girard's spherical excess formula to verify your GPS and PDA? | ||
| Andy Thoma (Andythoma) Senior Member Username: Andythoma Post Number: 405 Registered: 01-2003 |
Let me show you my autocad file on it. I'm afraid I'm a civil engineer so nothing as exciting as a f-16 to help in the calcs. I'm just trying to point out to Hao that these numbers can be pretty exact. "...How come you guys can calculate the mileage like that? What I can do is GUESS. I don't know where you can find a number like 352 or 14.5 ..." | ||
| Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) Moderator Username: Kyle Post Number: 426 Registered: 11-2002 |
This thread is quite amazing and says quite alot. I get around 350-400 to a tank on the highway with 34s. I wonder who is running the piss out of their trucks ?? Kyle "Blow me" | ||
| Justin (Vanroth) Member Username: Vanroth Post Number: 68 Registered: 02-2003 |
Kyle, It is because you are running 34s while everyone else is on 16s with dubs... Simple gearing man! ;) -justin | ||
| Hao Pang (Haohao) New Member Username: Haohao Post Number: 24 Registered: 06-2003 |
Alan, Andy, Well, I can estimate the mileage like 320 - 350 or 220 - 250, but how the number 352 or 320 come from? Second, do you guys just run and run and burned all the gas in the tank? Third question, I have a 95DI and I drive the truck everyday. 7 Minures in local and 10 minutes in freeway. How to calculate the mileage for that? Just curious because the numbers you guys have are too accurate. hao | ||
| Andrew Maier (Newman) Member Username: Newman Post Number: 92 Registered: 04-2003 |
(1) Break it down, and measure miles city and miles highway, and then you can figure mileage in each. Could be done if you're anal enough...like by resetting the trip odometer on a GPS when you change, and comparing the numbers on your truck's trip odometer when you get to work. (2) Simply measure total miles per tank divided by gallons -- then you'll know the "mixed driving" number. This will be accurate enough for most purposes IMHO (Another) Andy | ||
| Andrew Maier (Newman) Member Username: Newman Post Number: 93 Registered: 04-2003 |
Oh yeah, exact numbers of miles-per-tank come from averaging a large number of tanks' worth of miles | ||
| Steve Rupp (Steve_rupp) New Member Username: Steve_rupp Post Number: 11 Registered: 03-2003 |
I think everybody wants to believe that they get great mileage. With my 94 running 265 75's, adventure rack, and stock gears I get about 240 to 250 miles max to a tank. Unless my car leaks as much gas as it burns, I think that works into about 10 to 11 mpg. My new little Suzuki Samurai with 35 10.50 boggers gets 35 mpg. I think I'll drive that every day! | ||
| Greg Tearne (Gooddoggomez) Member Username: Gooddoggomez Post Number: 54 Registered: 02-2003 |
On my last big trip, I got just shy of 500 miles on a tank of diesel in our 2002 Td5 Thats full off camping gear and two surfboards on the roof. I get about 400 around town. Got love that Td5 | ||
| Luis Constantin (Luisc) Member Username: Luisc Post Number: 109 Registered: 02-2003 |
OK! Some of you guys must be driving 55 mph like grannies or something. I just came off a trip from Austin,TX to Lake Charles,LA 308 miles each way. Held 72 mph the entire way even through Houston on I-10. I filled up when I got there. I put 22 gal in the tank. That comes out to 14 mpg. I know the roof rack adds to the consumption. But some of you claim to have racks as well. How is it that some are getting 400 miles out of a tank. Better yet, how can I lean my fuel mixture to get that kind of mileage. I know Rovers run rich. By the way, I maintain 32/36 psi f/r on the tires. | ||
| D. Howell (Blackandtan) Member Username: Blackandtan Post Number: 74 Registered: 04-2003 |
Wow, amazing. Up to twice the MPG of a Hummer H2, and 3 times that of a Peugot 605! (http://www.epa.gov/otaq/cert/mpg/fetrends/append-c.pdf) >I have a pretty bone stock 97 disco and got 420 miles on a highway trip over the Cascades and back. Downhill both ways? | ||
| Steve Rupp (Steve_rupp) New Member Username: Steve_rupp Post Number: 12 Registered: 03-2003 |
I agree with Luis. I don't know how everybody is getting such good mileage. Maybe if I change gears I'll get better, but I don't think anybody can get 400 miles per tank. | ||
| trevor griffiths (Trevorgriffiths) Member Username: Trevorgriffiths Post Number: 133 Registered: 11-2002 |
90 Classic 3.9 with 265/70's on regular: 14-15mpg. 94 Disco with 4.6/RPi4 cam, short stacks, FNRP/Flowmaster,235's, and a ton of RTE equipment, about 12mpg on regular. no correction for tire sizes, Rangie nearly 300 and Disco about 250 | ||
| Alan Yim (Alan) Senior Member Username: Alan Post Number: 688 Registered: 09-2002 |
Hao, I'm a consultant so I have to track all my expenses (fuel expenses, maintenance, repairs, misc., as well as other stuff like phone expenses, utilities, etc.) and miles travelled. I made a database that I record all my data in so my records are quite detailed and every mile I travel as well as every tank I fill, the octane of gas filled, the trip distances between fills and volumes filled gets recorded hence my ability to give those numbers. I can tell you whether that tank of gas was all city driving, hwy driving or both. At one point, on the hwy driving data, I was even tracking the avg speed (which is obviously a guesstimate) I was travelling just to see what affects it had on the mileage. Sounds anal but I was already tracking and recording all that other data, the 1 or 2 seconds it took to record speed wasn't a big deal to me. Some of this is necessary for auditing reasons so to take it that little bit further and track some other things wasn't a big deal for me. I think tracking of data like this also gives you an idea of the health of your vehicle too as you can see trends. You have the data on hand already, might as well make it work for you. Like I said, you can say it's anal but I have to do some of this anyway so doing that extra little bit can't hurt. | ||
| Chris Browne (Chris_browne) Senior Member Username: Chris_browne Post Number: 257 Registered: 02-2003 |
US Gallon is 20% smaller than the UK gallon! US gallon is 3.8 liters UK Gallon is 4.54 litres US gas is 27p a litre Uk petrol 75p a litre The cost of a vehicle doing 15 mpg is is the same as a vehicle doing 50 mpg in England.... | ||
| colin astley (Cra_arc) New Member Username: Cra_arc Post Number: 18 Registered: 07-2003 |
ouch chris dont i know it, looking at all these posts i think if i paid that much less for fuel i wouldnt even worry. just got a lpg kit so trying that route at the moment but got to get it fitted yet but worked out i would get money back in about 3000 miles, the price we pay for v8`s i guess, | ||
| Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) Moderator Username: Kyle Post Number: 430 Registered: 11-2002 |
Listen to the motor. There is a point where it really starts to suck some gas. I have always got about that kind of mileage.... With 235s and stick gears your truck will want to run around 67 mph You get over that and you will hear it change pitch... Kyle "Blow me" | ||
| Brian Goodner (Bluewater) Member Username: Bluewater Post Number: 108 Registered: 03-2003 |
I always heard it took alot of gas to start the truck is that true? | ||
| Greg Davis (Gregdavis) Senior Member Username: Gregdavis Post Number: 952 Registered: 08-2002 |
Around town, I get about 210 miles per tank. That's uncorrected and doesn't allow for the 35" tires. I have an Adventure rack w/ 2 Hella's up top. On the highway, cruising w/ traffic (65-70 mph), I'll get around 250 mi/tank. Putting around at 55-60 mph, it jumps to about 275 per tank. | ||
| Reed Cotton (Reedcotton) Senior Member Username: Reedcotton Post Number: 263 Registered: 01-2003 |
Luis- Thanks for the link. Have you found out how much larger the tank is from stock? I would rather carry fuel in the tank than on the roof. -Reed | ||
| Andy Thoma (Andythoma) Senior Member Username: Andythoma Post Number: 406 Registered: 01-2003 |
Hao, I'm with Alan, I too need to track mileage for work accounting reasons. I don't use my truck for work as often as I used to, but 7 years ago I had to start keeping strict records for work. It became habit and even though I don't need to track this stuff as much I still do. The accuracy comes from the running totals. An over all average is more realistic than a city/highway number, but tracking those mileages isn't hard, just takes the time to write it out. I agree with Kyle, the right foot is the engine tuner. When I drive my disco my mileage gets better, when my wife drives it drops the mileage throught the floor. The highways out here in Utah I try to average at about 70 mph to at least kind of keep up to traffic. My wife thinks 85-90 is the only way to drive. I tell her to slow down and it gets me yelled at. In turn, when ever we go somewhere together, I drive now. I can never leave my swaybars disconnected because I'd be afraid she would roll it on an exit ramp. | ||
| Andy Thoma (Andythoma) Senior Member Username: Andythoma Post Number: 407 Registered: 01-2003 |
Kyle- Your regeared right? What tire are you running? How much did the gearing for your tire size effect your mileage? Did proper gearing to tire size give you better than stock performance or less than stock performance? I'm just trying to understand how final drive gearing effects peformance. | ||
| Alan Yim (Alan) Senior Member Username: Alan Post Number: 689 Registered: 09-2002 |
I agree with Kyle. You can hear the engine working harder at a certain speed and just see the needle start to move. At about 125+ km/h (77 mi/h) my truck starts to suck gas pretty quickly. At 110 km/h, my truck seems happiest. I've never tried going 100 km/h to see what difference it makes. Not sure I want to drive that slow. | ||
| Gerardo Garza (Gerry) (Mapmaker97) New Member Username: Mapmaker97 Post Number: 13 Registered: 06-2003 |
Hello All, It's actually the number of miles-per-tank, divided by the gallons it takes to fill it back up. So, if I get 385 per tank on a houston trip, and it takes 22.5 ('01 Disco II w/24.6 gallon tank) gallons to top it off after I return, then it's approximately 17 miles per gallon (385/22.5=17.11). Those of you using the Yoko Geoloanders on your rigs, how are you liking those tires? I can't find any reviews on them that are worth reading. Best, Gerry | ||
| Alan Yim (Alan) Senior Member Username: Alan Post Number: 690 Registered: 09-2002 |
Hao, It's really not that much work to do this tracking stuff. Your gas receipt already gives you your dollar total, gas grade, $/gal, and volume so all you have to do is just write the trip meter distance onto it, then zero it out for the next tank. Then just record it when you get home. Literally takes all of 1 minute to do when you have the database setup. The most time consuming part is setting up the database to track this info and have it do the calculations you want. Once that's setup, very easy to maintain. | ||
| Luis Constantin (Luisc) Member Username: Luisc Post Number: 110 Registered: 02-2003 |
Reed' If I recall, the longranger fuel tank has a 31 gal.(US) capacity. I am probably going to do the swap sometime within the next year before my next trip to Cen.Am. Luis | ||
| Greg Davis (Gregdavis) Senior Member Username: Gregdavis Post Number: 955 Registered: 08-2002 |
Gerry, I ran the Yoko AT Plus II's for almost a year. To me they were a great all-around tire. More aggressive than your typical AT tire. The only reason that I got rid of them was to go to something more aggressive. | ||
| Andrew Maier (Newman) Member Username: Newman Post Number: 96 Registered: 04-2003 |
I love the Yoko's. I've noticed a little more road noise than with the stockers, but that might also be a function of ripping out the rear carpet and padding, and removing the rear seats... I want to strap a 50-gal fuel tank in the back -- anyone looked into this? | ||
| Luis Constantin (Luisc) Member Username: Luisc Post Number: 112 Registered: 02-2003 |
Didn't know about the 50 gal. fuel tanks. That's a lot of fuel to go boom. If you find a weblink that sells them let us know. | ||
| Bryan Weiss (Jolyrogr) New Member Username: Jolyrogr Post Number: 11 Registered: 02-2003 |
I dont what you guys are doing to get such high mileage on an older Disco. I have a '96, 5 speed, adventure roof rack with 4 Hella 4000's, no airdam, 245/75/16 BFG AT's, Magnaflow muffler with no resonator, and granted- a leak in the exhaust manifold that I have yet to fix. I get 12 mpg in the city and 14 maybe with 100% highway driving in the summer. In the winter, this drops to 10 and 12. What gives??? I cant believe that anyone gets 17 or above in these cars older than maybe '99 or so. I know the rack adds a TON of drag but 11 avg year round mileage? That sucks dudes. | ||
| Toby Walsh (Toby) New Member Username: Toby Post Number: 13 Registered: 02-2003 |
I get about 460-470 miles consistently in town and well over 500 miles on the highway. It's a 98 TDi auto. | ||
| Reed Cotton (Reedcotton) Senior Member Username: Reedcotton Post Number: 264 Registered: 01-2003 |
Bryan- I have a '96 with an automatic, adventure roof rack, 4 Hella 4K's, with air dam (well its coming off slowly), stock tires, stock engine (unless you count the K&N and the Snorkle), and I get the same mileage you do and have been getting it consistantly since I bought the rig in '98. Thats why I am iterested in the Long Ranger fuel tank that Luis has found. There are one or two places I go, where 35 Gal. of Gas would let me make the trip without getting a tin or two off the roof. -Reed | ||
| Bryan Weiss (Jolyrogr) New Member Username: Jolyrogr Post Number: 12 Registered: 02-2003 |
Reed, Well at least I know I'm not alone. It does seem silly that an expedition vehicle with a 22 gallon tank needs its own fuel support vehicle to get anywhere! But I suppose that is what jerry cans are for. | ||
| Garth Petch (Garth) New Member Username: Garth Post Number: 12 Registered: 02-2003 |
There's something about this thread that gives a TD5 driver itchy fingers! It's not only the speed that one drives that affects fuel consumption; I am a faster driver than my wife, but I usually get better fuel consumption. It's more to do with driving style. I suppose I drive looking further ahead than she does; as a result I think I respond to the road conditions rather than react to them. I know I use the brakes and large throttle movements less, and I change gears a lot more (manual transmission) and earlier. The difference in consumption between driving at 100kph and 115kph is not much (less than 5%), but when I'm driving in a more aggressive style by braking late and accelerating hard or changing the throttle constantly (or when I'm not concentrating or tired) the fuel consumption can increase by a noticible amount...in excess of 10%. Garth PS. Can't resist it, usually 1000km (620 miles) out of a tank | ||
| zane pukajlo (Zane) New Member Username: Zane Post Number: 27 Registered: 03-2003 |
Okay, now that I am on vacation I thought I'd try an experiment to see how far I could go on a tank of gas. The vehicle is a stock '97 SD with the air dam removed. Tires are BFG AT's with the recommended air pressure. It is equipped with the automatic transmission. My chosen route took me over two passes. The roads where mainly 2 lanes. Speeds varied from 5 mph to 70 mph. Cruise control was engaged most of the time with the speedometer set at 60 to maximize mileage. Starting altitude was at 6900 feet and went over 12000 feet at one point. Most of the driving was done between 8000 and 8500 feet. Temperatures where in the 70's and 80's. After that scenic trip the mileage was 386.8 miles. It took 18.662 gallons to fill up the tank. I still had 4.738 gallons left to play with, but it was late. My mileage worked out to be 20.7 mpg. That means I could have gone another 98.2 miles before running out of gas. So, the grand total could have been 485 miles to the tank. So, 400 is very possible. Does anyone want to try a road trip to see if they could get to 500 miles on a tank? Doesn't matter if you have a modified rig or not. The results could be interesting. Zane | ||
| M. K. Watson (Lrover94) Senior Member Username: Lrover94 Post Number: 982 Registered: 02-2002 |
i am SUFFERING from TDES.....TD envy syndrome! mike w | ||
| Bryan Weiss (Jolyrogr) New Member Username: Jolyrogr Post Number: 13 Registered: 02-2003 |
Zane, Go to the dealer and get your Odometer replaced. Its lying to you! I simply cant believe that one of these things gets 20 mpg. But maybe I am just jealous. | ||
| Eric (Epuffy) New Member Username: Epuffy Post Number: 37 Registered: 07-2003 |
I have a 97 DIsco SD pretty much stock with side steps and Brush guard. I get about 250 per tank and about 13 MPG combination of city and highway driving. Mileage doesnt seem to get much better with only highway driving. How can I get better gas mileage? | ||
| Bryan Weiss (Jolyrogr) New Member Username: Jolyrogr Post Number: 14 Registered: 02-2003 |
Buy a Toyota. | ||
| Steve Rupp (Steve_rupp) New Member Username: Steve_rupp Post Number: 19 Registered: 03-2003 |
I think Yota is better off staying in Star Wars. | ||
| zane pukajlo (Zane) New Member Username: Zane Post Number: 28 Registered: 03-2003 |
Bryan, I verified my mileage to a map. Checked all of the mileages between the cities. Looks like my odometer is accurate. Maybe I have Bosch electrics instead of Lucas! Anyway, I wish I could explain it. Zane | ||
| Luis Constantin (Luisc) Member Username: Luisc Post Number: 116 Registered: 02-2003 |
LandRover doesn't even claim those figures. On the EPA certificate on the vehicle, when purchased new, showed at best under idea conditions, 17MPG hwy. Ideal being in a room with controled environment, constant speed (no doubt 55mph), no wind resistance, no accessories, no load. The test car doesn't even have a spare tire or jack. The cars are stripped of all non essentials. If LandRovers were getting that kind of mileage, don't you think they would be using that to a competitive advantage in marketing. There would be a lot more people buying LR that's for sure. Who wouldn't want an SUV that got 20+ MPG? | ||
| Scott Hayes (Scott_h) Member Username: Scott_h Post Number: 59 Registered: 02-2002 |
I have a 95 with 245's a rack, hella 4000s on it, arb, winch etc. I get about 9-11 mpg or about 200-220 per tank. BTW, I got this before I put the rack on. | ||
| Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) Moderator Username: Kyle Post Number: 432 Registered: 11-2002 |
Well , I just towed a trailer from here in Maryland to Austin texas where I added a couple hundred more pounds to it. Then went from Austin to San Antonio and back to here in MD. Truck averaged around 300-325 to a tank. Some of you live in Texas I am sure (The other Hell) so you know I had the AC rocking the whole time. We used Heather's truck with stock gears and 265's for the trip. So I am fairly certain hers will do about the same as mine as far as tanks of gas. I have also noticed that the more freely the exhaust flows the worse your mileage gets. I am a big fan of the full system the way LR put it on the truck. Kyle "Blow me" | ||
| thom mathie (Muskyman) Senior Member Username: Muskyman Post Number: 324 Registered: 11-2002 |
ok i'll bite kyle...how big is the tank? | ||
| Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) Moderator Username: Kyle Post Number: 433 Registered: 11-2002 |
22 gallons I suppose... Kyle "Blow me" | ||
| charles pastrano (Charles) Senior Member Username: Charles Post Number: 275 Registered: 08-2002 |
Kyle you were in SA and didnt call. I owe you that dinner or the very least a beer. You are right this is the other hell. Regards Charles | ||
| Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) Moderator Username: Kyle Post Number: 435 Registered: 11-2002 |
Wasnt in town long Charles. We just wanted to get OUT!!!! Kyle "Blow me" | ||
| charles pastrano (Charles) Senior Member Username: Charles Post Number: 277 Registered: 08-2002 |
That is rough. It isnt that bad. Next time I'll show you the cooler parts of town A/C. | ||
| Michelle (Mtdrews) New Member Username: Mtdrews Post Number: 27 Registered: 04-2003 |
I have a 97 disco. I get approx. 300 miles per tank and frankly I don't care what I get. I love driving it. Sometimes I just get in it and go for no reason. You only live once, so enjoy... | ||
| Brent Bevil (Brbevil) New Member Username: Brbevil Post Number: 19 Registered: 02-2003 |
315 till fuel light comes on constantly. Combination city and highway driving. On acceleration I keep revs to less than 2K and don't exceed 70 on highway and yes I run the air. 97 SE 112K no major mods | ||
| Peter J Blatt (Peteb) Member Username: Peteb Post Number: 204 Registered: 10-2002 |
97 D1 with winch bumper, winch, 2" hd springs, 235/85/16 mt, detroit in rear, cb roof rack, 97k miles, i average 270 miles for 19 gallons fuel, i still have stock gearing, and this mileage is constant through summer, drops in winter, and travel speed is 70/75mph. with some stop and go mixed in. Peter. | ||
| D. Howell (Blackandtan) Member Username: Blackandtan Post Number: 96 Registered: 04-2003 |
>It does seem silly that an expedition vehicle with a 22 gallon tank needs its own fuel support vehicle to get anywhere! But I suppose that is what jerry cans are for. ... or maybe a tow hitch, with a fully gassed-up Jeep on the other end... | ||
| Peter Matusov (Pmatusov) Senior Member Username: Pmatusov Post Number: 964 Registered: 09-2002 |
never ran out of gas in any of my rovers, so the numbers are tank capacity x avg.mileage: 96 D1 with 134kmi: 360 mi (15mpg @ steady 75mph, 24gal tank) 95 RRC with ~145kmi: 391 mi (17mpg @ steady 75mph , 23gal tank) 89 RRC with ~130kmi: 234 mi (13mpg @ steady 75mph, , 18gal tank) you might want to reconsider if you come across more than 100mi between the gas stations. | ||
| Alan Yim (Alan) Senior Member Username: Alan Post Number: 704 Registered: 09-2002 |
"you might want to reconsider if you come across more than 100mi between the gas stations." LOL, no kidding. | ||
| Greg WoodToo (Zephog) New Member Username: Zephog Post Number: 3 Registered: 03-2003 |
Disco II 325 mpt Jetta TDI 550 mpt | ||
| John Davies (200tdi) New Member Username: 200tdi Post Number: 3 Registered: 07-2003 |
Disco 200 Tdi When stock - 29.5 mpg US With mud tyres, bars f&r, snorkel city driving - 19 mpg US highway driving - 24 mpg US You guys have got to get a powerstoke engine if your worried about fuel economy John D | ||
| Michelle (Mtdrews) New Member Username: Mtdrews Post Number: 28 Registered: 04-2003 |
yea, yea, whatever.. what I was saying is that I knew when getting my disco it was never going to be cheap or economical. That wasnt the point. I have an idea how many miles I get to a tank. I watch the road signs while on trips to determine when to get gas next. Its all about enjoying the vehicle and thats what I do. :-) |
