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Personaddbuyer
05/5/2009 at 4:05pm
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Real MPG

Info for anyone thinking of purchasing a tag axel motor home or for those of you who would like to compare their mpg

Just carried out a brim to brim test to ascertain the real miles per gallon for the Fiat 160bhp engine on an Autotrail Chieftain, two up and approx half loaded (not towing anything or any roof box etc)    

Leicestershire  to the lake district area and back, so some country some duel carriage way and some motorway (65mph average on the motorway)

427 miles driven = 18.4 mpg 

Computer said 20.8 mpg

   



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Personchigman
05/5/2009 at 6:29pm
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At what point do you fill up your second brim full ? You Would have to nearly run it out to get an accurate measurement.

steve

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Personjimsmimm
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At what point do you fill up your second brim full ? You Would have to nearly run it out to get an accurate measurement.

surely if he knows how much fuel he's used and distance covered he can get an accurate mpg....or am I missing something....


Personaddbuyer
05/5/2009 at 9:02pm
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Quote: Originally posted by chigman on 05/5/2009
At what point do you fill up your second brim full ? You Would have to nearly run it out to get an accurate measurement.

steve
Started off with a brimmed tank i.e. right up to the neck of the filler cap and then I actually had to add 25 liters on the way back home (motorway services so obviously didn't brim it there. Took it to a local garage and brim filled it again, checked the total mileage and added the 25ltrs to the amount it need to brim and hay presto.    

427 (miles) divided by 105.2 (ltrs) X 4.546 (liters to a gallon) = 18.45 miles per gallon

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PersonKlipdrift0
08/5/2009 at 2:15pm
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Mine is a ford Transit Rimor kat5 RWS twin wheel 2007, 2.5TD1 durotoc.

Fully loaded 2 adults + 2 kids at 60mpg 21.2 MPG

KC



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