Blob Watch-rav

[Fujisan]

Ok....a new tank of fuel, a new blob watch!

Reached the first 1/4 tank mark last night on the way home from work at..........156 miles!

OK.....on the 1/2 tank mark this morning at 265 miles. :D

Not bad considering I had to relegate Miss Daisy to the backseat the other night when I was late for work!

[chatman]

Ok....a new tank of fuel, a new blob watch!

Reached the first 1/4 tank mark last night on the way home from work at..........156 miles!

OK.....on the 1/2 tank mark this morning at 265 miles. :D

Not bad considering I had to relegate Miss Daisy to the backseat the other night when I was late for work!

oooh my 4.2 V your 4.3 Fuji.... :P :P :P

But you know the last half tank goes down rappidly quicker than the firtst half....

[Fujisan]

oooh my 4.2 V your 4.3 Fuji.... :P :P :P

But you know the last half tank goes down rappidly quicker than the firtst half....

Like a piano off the Empire State Building

But if I get 400 plus miles just after 3/4 tank level and well before the low fuel light come on (just like the last blob-watch tank full) then I'll be very happy.

And if I keep doing that week in week out, Miss Daisy has a permanent job

[duncerduncs]

Just filled up my T180 after getting 420.7 miles out of the tank

How do I manually work out my mpg again?

[Remoh1]

miles / litres * 4.546

[three5]

oooh my 4.2 V your 4.3 Fuji.... :P :P :P

But you know the last half tank goes down rappidly quicker than the firtst half....

Like a piano off the Empire State Building

But if I get 400 plus miles just after 3/4 tank level and well before the low fuel light come on (just like the last blob-watch tank full) then I'll be very happy.

And if I keep doing that week in week out, Miss Daisy has a permanent job

Hi Fuji,

'got a run to Dundee and back next week ( from West Yorkshire ). Can I borrow Miss Daisy? Seriously though, I'm out for a maximum economy trip so will post results.

I've logged every drop of diesel that has gone into the D4D since I got it new at the beginning of April and find the error between the OBC and brim-to-brim calculation is running at 7.4%. Mostly local running: 33MPG Some motorway:42MPG

Determined to get 50 on the Dundee run! If it works out OK we MIGHT just make the return journey on a tank - eat your heart out Mr Clarkson.

Best regards

Chris

[Fujisan]

Hi Fuji,

'got a run to Dundee and back next week ( from West Yorkshire ). Can I borrow Miss Daisy? Seriously though, I'm out for a maximum economy trip so will post results.

I've logged every drop of diesel that has gone into the D4D since I got it new at the beginning of April and find the error between the OBC and brim-to-brim calculation is running at 7.4%. Mostly local running: 33MPG Some motorway:42MPG

Determined to get 50 on the Dundee run! If it works out OK we MIGHT just make the return journey on a tank - eat your heart out Mr Clarkson.

Best regards

Chris

At the right price Miss Daisy is for hire........driving duties only!

Good luck Chris, look forward to seeing your results.

On the home front Miss Daisy had a hard time of it yesterday, battling in to and out of city centre Manchester

Expect the results to suffer as a consequence

[local hero]

Hi Fuji,

'got a run to Dundee and back next week ( from West Yorkshire ). Can I borrow Miss Daisy? Seriously though, I'm out for a maximum economy trip so will post results.

I've logged every drop of diesel that has gone into the D4D since I got it new at the beginning of April and find the error between the OBC and brim-to-brim calculation is running at 7.4%. Mostly local running: 33MPG Some motorway:42MPG

Determined to get 50 on the Dundee run! If it works out OK we MIGHT just make the return journey on a tank - eat your heart out Mr Clarkson.

Best regards

Chris

At the right price Miss Daisy is for hire........driving duties only!

Good luck Chris, look forward to seeing your results.

On the home front Miss Daisy had a hard time of it yesterday, battling in to and out of city centre Manchester

Expect the results to suffer as a consequence

Wife moaning to husband "you never take me anywhere expensive anymore" Get your coat on, says hubby. "why where are we going" to the flocking petrol station, says hubby Shell garages are to show porn movies at the pumps so you can watch someone else getting stuffed, at the same time as you are

[Fujisan]

Ok....a new tank of fuel, a new blob watch!

Reached the first 1/4 tank mark last night on the way home from work at..........156 miles!

OK.....on the 1/2 tank mark this morning at 265 miles. :D

Not bad considering I had to relegate Miss Daisy to the backseat the other night when I was late for work!

On the home front Miss Daisy had a hard time of it yesterday, battling in to and out of city centre Manchester

Expect the results to suffer as a consequence

Alright, we reached the 3/4 tank mark at...........370 miles!

Miss Daisy you have a job for life!

[chatman]

Alright, we reached the 3/4 tank mark at...........370 miles!

Miss Daisy you have a job for life!

:lol: Come on Fuji still got to go on a bit more........

[Fujisan]

Alright, we reached the 3/4 tank mark at...........370 miles!

Miss Daisy you have a job for life!

:lol: Come on Fuji still got to go on a bit more........

Oh yes!

At least one more trip to work and back, that should take it up to 425 miles

And then it depends how brave I'm feeling, whether I do the same again the next day

[duncerduncs]

As posted earlier, I got 420.7 miles out of my last tank of diesel. Having put in 48.93 ltrs to fill her back up, I've worked out that my mpg for the last tank of diesel was 39.09

How are other T180 owners getting on?

[chatman]

As posted earlier, I got 420.7 miles out of my last tank of diesel. Having put in 48.93 ltrs to fill her back up, I've worked out that my mpg for the last tank of diesel was 39.09

How are other T180 owners getting on?

Nice one duncerduncs....

As said by Jeremy Clarkson last night.. It's not the car it's how you drive that effects MPG... Proved with good effect with the M3 and Prius :lol: :lol:

Topped up the tank this morning and worked out the difference and equates to 44.7 mpg :yes:

[Remoh1]

just finished another tank full in the 2.0 vvti Auto and heres the scores on the doors

Miles 333.1

litres 49.7

MPG 30.47

its making me smile after 16mpg in the last car

[chatman]

just finished another tank full in the 2.0 vvti Auto and heres the scores on the doors

Miles 333.1

litres 49.7

MPG 30.47

its making me smile after 16mpg in the last car

So far if I'm not proven wrong... all the above MPG's has been for the 5 door models :thumbsup:

We need some comparisons for the 3 door model.. to see if Bothy's argument that the extra weight of two extra doors effect fuel the consumption.... :rolleyes:

Any three door owners out there following this thread...........

[salexander]

Just done my first longish drive in my 4.3 XT5 D4D, from Glasgow area to Braemar and back. It's a mix of dual carriageways and some twisty, hilly stuff further north, around 250 miles round trip. Had plenty of time so took it fairly easy to see what sort of economy I could get, the result was 50.6mpg :D

The big advantage of the diesel for me is when towing my racecar, my first petrol 4.2 Rav only gave around 21mpg, my next 4.2 diesel did 31mpg and i'm hoping the new 4.3 will be better still.

[anchorman]

As posted earlier, I got 420.7 miles out of my last tank of diesel. Having put in 48.93 ltrs to fill her back up, I've worked out that my mpg for the last tank of diesel was 39.09

How are other T180 owners getting on?

Show off.

I take it duncerwoman was on holiday for the duration of that tank full of fuel (but please don't tell her I said it).

[Fujisan]

As posted earlier, I got 420.7 miles out of my last tank of diesel. Having put in 48.93 ltrs to fill her back up, I've worked out that my mpg for the last tank of diesel was 39.09

Well Done! Top Marks!

As said by Jeremy Clarkson last night.. It's not the car it's how you drive that effects MPG...

Very true!

Topped up the tank this morning and worked out the difference and equates to 44.7 mpg :yes:

Another great result!

just finished another tank full in the 2.0 vvti Auto and heres the scores on the doors

Miles 333.1

litres 49.7

MPG 30.47

its making me smile after 16mpg in the last car

Excellant job! Bet the old wallet's feeling better these days!

Just done my first longish drive in my 4.3 XT5 D4D, from Glasgow area to Braemar and back.

Now that would have been a nice drive

[Nightstalker]

OVER 300 miles oout your tank

was that Motorway milage or just urban driving??

If that was just driving through town n so on I want to know how you did it....

rgds

rob

B)

[local hero]

OVER 300 miles oout your tank

was that Motorway milage or just urban driving??

If that was just driving through town n so on I want to know how you did it....

rgds

rob

B)

I would like to join in on this thread, filled to the brim 4 wks ago, and have only done 40 miles since. (4 trips to sainsburys, and once for a take out)

gauge hasn't moved yet, but got a big trip planned in 2wks, 70mls round trip to lindop for its first service, its done 5,400 mls, so i will keep you posted, might get to first blob, by christmas, if anyones interested my cab has done 84000 mls in 15 months and costs me 20p per mile in fuel :( sorry just feeling a bit left out

[Remoh1]

OVER 300 miles oout your tank

was that Motorway milage or just urban driving??

If that was just driving through town n so on I want to know how you did it....

rgds

rob

B)

I am averaging around 30mpg across the board at the moment. I do 70% motorway and 30% around town, the around town is rough on the mpg as most of it is around Milton Keynes where there are more roundabouts than the rest of the south east of england. I am driving for economy but at 30mpg I will get over 300 miles out of every tank full.

[Fujisan]

I would like to join in on this thread, filled to the brim 4 wks ago, and have only done 40 miles since. (4 trips to sainsburys, and once for a take out)

gauge hasn't moved yet, but got a big trip planned in 2wks, 70mls round trip to lindop for its first service, its done 5,400 mls, so i will keep you posted, might get to first blob, by christmas, if anyones interested my cab has done 84000 mls in 15 months and costs me 20p per mile in fuel :( sorry just feeling a bit left out

Do you get reduced rate insurance for doing just 10 miles a week?

Look forward to your first blob!

[local hero]

Do you get reduced rate insurance for doing just 10 miles a week?

Look forward to your first blob!

Obviously i don't use my car for work, and swmbo works part time 800yds away..so it only gets used for leisure mileage, my last rav having done 23000 miles in 5 yrs, I do get a small discount on my insurance for do-ing less than 5000 per year, but don't know how much.. I filled the tank in case of fuel strikes, I sometimes wonder, do i really need a service every 12 mths ? but at least keeps warrantee valid, and our guru A.M. says low mileage cars need servicing just the same, if not more often

[Fujisan]

Ok....a new tank of fuel, a new blob watch!

Reached the first 1/4 tank mark last night on the way home from work at..........156 miles!

OK.....on the 1/2 tank mark this morning at 265 miles. :D

Not bad considering I had to relegate Miss Daisy to the backseat the other night when I was late for work!

On the home front Miss Daisy had a hard time of it yesterday, battling in to and out of city centre Manchester

Expect the results to suffer as a consequence

Alright, we reached the 3/4 tank mark at...........370 miles!

Miss Daisy you have a job for life!

OK folks filled up last night, along with the rest of Warrington it seemed

Must have been the price............ 127.9p / litre for diesel

Having covered...........428.8 miles Giving an mpg figure of 41.43 mpg

Thought about stringing it out to cover todays trip to / from work but the footie's on the box tonight!!

[chatman]

Having covered...........428.8 miles Giving an mpg figure of 41.43 mpg

Top marks Fuji..... :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Bit off topic but you all know we like a wander... :rolleyes:

Any how..As we all know the MPG read out on the RAV's are a bit suspect at the least and can give some very over zealous readouts :o :o also the speedos read out by a fraction as well... noticed this using my TomTom on my orbit phone...Ok what's this leading too.. Well downloaded a col bit of software the other day to use the in-built GPS... It tracks my speed and location along with a few other neat features as well....So now I can keep within that optimum MPH and gleam that extra mileage out the Diesel tank :lol:

See HERE for more details

If you have a PDA or smart phone, give this a try...Also pay a visit over to www.xdasite.com....