A lot of it depends on you, and how you drive it. Driving at 60 rather than 70mph on the motorway will make a big difference to your fuel consumption.
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Thanks for that. I have been told by one person that I will not get any more than 20-23 MPG which seems very low to me with a 2.2 ltr 115 bhp Euro 5 engine. 6 speed gearbox.
Full consumption will be a big issue for us as we will be off to the South of France and then Spain later on.
I get low 20s driving in my usual car-driving style but can get anything between 25 on normal roads and 29 on the motorway if I drive carefully (you know, the way you were taught!) and stick around 50 mph. I've got an old van though.
I think it's as much about driving style and speed as anything and even someone with the same van will have a different driving style and get different fuel consumption.
Most overcabs tend to be around this area, low profiles head towards 30mpg.
There is a guy with a Transit 2.2 overcab Chausson in the mpg listings that looks to get 29mpg, however when you look in the day to day records there is one at 45mpg which doesn't add up (unless he was going downhill for 300 miles)
Overcab motorhomes are not aerodynamic in the slightest and the overhang creates more drag from the turbulence.
If you are talking about the Transit MK 7 2,2 then you are being mislead by all, it has cruise control/on board trip computer, and i have been away about 7 times now in mine, mostly local rallies ie, 20 to 30 miles away, but the one i really want to tell you is now and then i go down south to see my kids and grandkids, a toatl trip of 450 miles there and back, and my fuel average was 27/29 and 32 miles to the gallon, that is driving mostly with the cruise control on at 55 miles per hour, the vehicle is a hobby siesta on a ford 2.2 mk7 130 hp, and even with my old talisman 2.8 tdi. going down to Spain i averaged around 27. to the gallon.
CI Reviera 181,2.8td,nice and steady 55/60 32/34mpg,30mpg towing a small car.
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Reckon on a good 25+ and you wont be far out. There are too many variables to be precise, even with two identical vans.
Dont carry too much water is a tip worth noting. Each 4.5 lites = a gallon = just short of 10LBS of weight. Best to fill up with water at your destination as opposed to fuel!
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