HI all again uncle stiggles here , have been offerd a new tow car and was wondering does any 1 no the rough fuel consumption of a 94 disco 2.5 tdi diesel
I have had both a 200Tdi which gave us 28-32 solo and about 24-25 towing and we also had a R reg 300Tdi which gave us slightly less but it had a cat on the exhaust which took about 10% of the power from the engine and I found that I was constantly changing gear and on some hills it realy struggled with the caravan on much to the extent that we got rid of it. The only problem was that I miss the economy as the Pajero that we now have does about 23-25 solo and 18 towing but it is a hell of a better and more comfortable vehicle and it's an automatic- no changing gear!!!
Hi there I have a TD5 GS and I can get Between 35-40 (Mototway) 30mpg around the doors. If you drive sensible. Do not get to heavy on the trottle. When Towing I keep to a steady 50-55mph. I have put Veggie oil in mine before from asda and it works ok.
Ours is a 1997 R reg 2.5 Tdi and, driven carefully we've had nearly 500 miles on a tank. The engine braking is phenomenal, so much so that we've more than once nearly been rear-ended because I just forget to brake (and some muppet was driving too close) - there's no need to so I just don't - the engine does it for me!
Not sure what the return is when towing - we're very lazy tourers and leave our van on site over the summer.
A friend has a T plate Freelander and she's amazed at how much better the Discovery pulls away from junctions and up hills - the Freelander doesn't seem to be much of a climber. The Disco just powers along though, like Viffer97 says, you just need to drop a gear or two to help it along. I don't find the gear changing excessive, though and it can easily keep up with any speed limit. I love my Disco and would recommend one to anyone - good luck if you go for one stiggles.
Feecamp
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Feecamp
we have a 96 2.5tdi and solo on a full tank (£70) 500 and 600 miles and towing a 26" 1600kg caravan we can get 450 miles out of a full tank. sorry don't know what the mpg is. i can even do 55 miles on just over a gallon of diesel.
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Topic: towing with a disco
...my mate has one, and is normally about solo 20mpg, good solid tugs though...but like to guzzle...
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because I just forget to brake (and some muppet was driving too close) - there's no need to so I just don't - the engine does it for me! ![[8D]](https://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/forum_images/smiley27.gif)
and would recommend one to anyone - good luck if you go for one stiggles.
