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hi

The price of fuel seems to be killing us caravanners.

Can anyone give advice on how to conserve fuel when towing?

Ideal speeds.

Best gears to be in when cruising etc.

I don't know about other vanners, but because of the price of fuel we are not going as far on our excursions as we used to.

cheers

corni

We have just been to Devon on the way the computer said I averaged about27mpg coming back I managed 35!!!!!!!!!!!!!

difference!!! we went slower about 50-55 because of high winds but I have also herd that different fuels can make a difference, We did fill up before we set off but only at Morrisons. we have a desiel and the cetane level (octane for petrol) can be slightly different, I read on a different forum that supermarkets fuel isint the same as the premium brands and thats why they can sell it cheaper, would like to know what everyone thinks, I have seen a Redex cetane booster which is supposed to help but the cheapest I have seen it is £8, and if you do the treatment every fillup, I cant see how it would pay unless its very good.

thanks for your feedback it will be a great help.

keep speed down - use gears correctly - no stop/start driving if it can be avoided.

i will put everything i've learnt into practice on our next outing.

cheers

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In March / April this year I towed our caravan from Northumberland to Benindorm. 3100 miles round trip so I had lots of time to judge the best fuel consumption for my car. I checked my tyre pressures before leaving. 54 psi caravan and 38 front, 48 rear for the car with full load. My computer readings were as follows. One part of the journey was long, 495 miles in a day, so I averaged 60mph and got 27mpg. When I dropped to 52 mph on shorter journeys I got 33mpg. At 55 mph on sat nav 57 mph on speedo I got 30 mpg. I used cruise control for most of the journey in 5th gear. 6th gear gave me poorer consumption. On the trip from Dover to home 350 miles, the weather was very bad, heavy rain so I averaged about 45 mph constantly changing gear because of big trucks and got 27 mpg. So 5th gear, 55mpg in good weather is good for me.

Fred.

Quote: Originally posted by freeatlast on 06/7/2012

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If the price of fuel is killing caravanning, how come the new caravans I see on the road these days are getting ever bigger?

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Simple to get the best fuel stick to 56 behind a large truck, parcel companies are best as they are always taller. The results are unreal had 36 mpg over about 200 miles once in my old s max.

Bessie