mileage from v8 disco

I'd expect you to get 320 miles at a push, I did once see 340 (with a very bright fuel warning light in the middle of the countryside with a very pregnant wife - nervous, nah...).

On a good run you should be looking for 20 mpg if gentle, dropping to

14 mpg if you push it and / or live somewhere hilly.

What quality fuel are you using? In the UK we'd be running on 95 octane and using proper gallons of course... You talk of 'gas' which suggests the US, but talk of 'km', which suggest Europe or Australia....

.... or Canada ?

Regards

Steve G

Tim Hobbs wrote:

Hi Simon,

They're bad... REAL bad...

I get about one power pole per litre ;-(

Regards Pauly

Anyone know what years get best/worst mileage? I heard they got better after bmw took control.

B

On or around Mon, 28 Feb 2005 19:57:58 -0800, Bananaramma enlightened us thusly:

doubt it.

however...

the 3.9 is reckoned to get better mileage than the 3.5, unless you use the extra power. I imagine the 4.0 ("thor") might do better still if properly serviced etc., thanks to a better engine management system, but you're talking marginal gains there.

driven tidily, my 3.5 returns almost 18 mpg on petrol on a run. Normally get about 13 mpg on LPG, slightly more if driven gently on a long journey, but only slightly.

My '97 Disco does twice as much - about 15l/100 when crusing highway @90 km/h. When pulling trailer with another Disco (minus engine) on snowvy road consumption was about 25l/100. City cycle and minor trailer hauling falls in between of those two. You have a lot of of Discovering joy, when you check all those O2 sensors, plugs, etcetc. Starting from cheapest part - air filter.

Kalev

We've got a 2001 v8 disco and get about 16 litres/100km in the city and

13L/100km on country driving/freeways in Australia. Don't know how this works out in mpg but that's about average with fuel consumption for other 4WD of a similar size here. We use premium unleaded - the more expensive unleaded, which is around AU$1.10/litre - not sure what that is in pounds per gallon. This should get some of you mathematicians busy! If you can work it out I'd love to know.

Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

Thanks for that - very useful info.