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Nidge
 Post subject: 17 mile to the gallon
PostPosted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 10:27 am 
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Is all I'm getting from my Vectra. :shock:

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Get diagnostics plugged in.

Probably a turbo problem.

I'm 40mpg round town, 50 on a decent run.
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summer 50mpg, winter 44mpg extra-urban 850 miles per school week

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Skoda Octavia 1.9 tdi 105 bhp 48 Plus :D
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Nidge
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cabbyman wrote:
Get diagnostics plugged in.

Probably a turbo problem.

I'm 40mpg round town, 50 on a decent run.


Mmmm this could be why there's a smell of fumes coming into the car??

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id have known as soon as it started and been in for a diagnostic the same day...

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bit behind with refuellings


http://www.spritmonitor.de/en/detail/379599.html
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17mpg ? I get better than that from a Rover P5B.

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Baconsdozen wrote:
17mpg ? I get better than that from a Rover P5B.



ooooohhhh, 3.5? i had a 3ltr saloon, straight 6 with L-head (side exhaust valves) and SU carbs.....sob......
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The 3 litre was a very under rated car,the V8 version was the one that most people remember.
I had a drive in a beautifull 3 litre a while back,that must be one of the smoothest and quietest engines ever made.When the starter turned you thought it was the car in front that was firing up and driving off was like being towed it was so quiet.
A trully excellent car and so much better because trhree litres were made before the involvement of British Leyland.Trully the last great Rover.

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Baconsdozen wrote:
The 3 litre was a very under rated car,the V8 version was the one that most people remember.
I had a drive in a beautifull 3 litre a while back,that must be one of the smoothest and quietest engines ever made.When the starter turned you thought it was the car in front that was firing up and driving off was like being towed it was so quiet.
A trully excellent car and so much better because trhree litres were made before the involvement of British Leyland.Trully the last great Rover.


sob

picnic tray in the dash, hidden radio, leather seats, once up to about 30 it was no slouch either!
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v8 saloon for sale

wedding car with a respray?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rover-3-5-V8-Auto ... 3f04716e62
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