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DIESEL MPG?

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so those of you running diesels what sort of mpg do you get?
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25 to 35 - dependent on whether the roof box or not and how loaded down the van is. At the mo its about 35, in France it was 25
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35/40 on a 1.6td.engine that has done 12000miles from new...
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About 400 to 500 on a full tank, I did work out what that was in mpg but I forget. 1.7 na BTW.
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Average 33mpg from an 86 1.6TD at 98K in a High Top.
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40-44 1.7na VeGe with 20k on the clock.

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25 ish, but then its knackered, 4WD, got big knobbly tyres, is a 1.9 etc. as you well know, and I cruise it faster than I should I suppose.

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thanks for the responce.
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