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"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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On 06/03/17 12:13, Tim Watts wrote:
On 06/03/17 09:45, tim... wrote:

[1] my own figures for when I ran a diesel was 66 mpg on long runs, 32
mpg for town driving - this predated turbo diesel, the addition of which
makes the numbers a bit closer


My car is horrible around town (26 mpg) but I have a run to Devon next
month so that should be interesting.

My 4WD auto diesel freelander 1 gets around 38 on a run and as low as 27
round town.

Mind you, its better than a supercharged jaguar, which averaged 11mpg (and
about 11mph) from Apex corner to Putney Bridge one day.

London should be ethnically cleansed.


It mostly has been