omega
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Mar 17, 2015 20:27:34 GMT
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need to hire a transit short wheel base for about a 250 mile round trip.it will be lightly loaded and most of the journey will be moterway so speed will be about 60ish.what sort of mpg should I get? would I be right on planning at about 20mpg? just trying to workout costs
o yes its diesel
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Mar 17, 2015 20:35:20 GMT
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Should manage more than that but use that as a worse case scenario.
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Mar 17, 2015 23:00:35 GMT
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need to hire a transit short wheel base for about a 250 mile round trip.it will be lightly loaded and most of the journey will be moterway so speed will be about 60ish.what sort of mpg should I get? would I be right on planning at about 20mpg? just trying to workout costs o yes its diesel ta 25 ish to 35 loaded..depends how you drive it.weather conditions.where the load is in the van.tyre pressure.etch |
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Mar 18, 2015 10:13:24 GMT
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I had a hired SWB FWD Tranny a few years ago and was paranoid about fuel consumption so drove as carefully as possible. Low 30's when empty and mid to high 20's when loaded over 600 miles. With any large fronted vehicle speed and wind resistance make a big difference so you might find sticking to 50 mph could give far better economy than 60+ mph.
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omega
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Mar 18, 2015 17:59:42 GMT
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Should manage more than that but use that as a worse case scenario. [quote author=" 86corolla" 25 ish to 35 loaded..depends how you drive it.weather conditions.where the load is in the van.tyre pressure.etch [/quote] I had a hired SWB FWD Tranny a few years ago and was paranoid about fuel consumption so drove as carefully as possible. Low 30's when empty and mid to high 20's when loaded over 600 miles. With any large fronted vehicle speed and wind resistance make a big difference so you might find sticking to 50 mph could give far better economy than 60+ mph. thanks for that all good info will take note |
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Mar 18, 2015 18:20:50 GMT
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really depends which one it is, a decent motorway run at 70 in a MK7 2.0 85 bhp 5 speed van will give you 36 mpg roughly.
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Mar 18, 2015 20:24:09 GMT
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We hired a Transit Jumbo Hitop last year one of the Mk7 things averaged 22mpg on a 600 mile round trip (300 laden/ 300 empty) driven like a little old lady 60mph on the motorway.
Would have been cheaper to use my Mk2 and hired a trailer!
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Mar 18, 2015 23:43:56 GMT
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We hired a Transit Jumbo Hitop last year one of the Mk7 things averaged 22mpg on a 600 mile round trip (300 laden/ 300 empty) driven like a little old lady 60mph on the motorway. Would have been cheaper to use my Mk2 and hired a trailer! This makes the 21mpg my T4 Caravelle achieved when towing sound excellent, especially as it's a lwb VR6 auto! My 60 plate 2.2TDCi Transit averages 33mpg according to the company data from the tracker. It's FWD, low roof and short wheelbase but weighs 2.6 tonne, use is a mixture of town and motorway with plenty of towing and idling. I reckon you could get close to 40mpg with a light load and steady 60-65mph on a motorway run. |
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Last Edit: Mar 18, 2015 23:45:52 GMT by gregg106
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omega
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Apr 25, 2015 11:11:52 GMT
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well hired the van ended up with a lwb had some fuel in it that according to the computer was good for 78 miles but don't think that it was very accurate I added 28 liters and we did 298 miles. but on the way back it got down 60 miles and the fuel light was on.
speed was about 65 and think the van was governed as it wouldn't go over 70.
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