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26/1/2013 at 11:12pm
Location: Bolton Lancs
Outfit: Bailey Orion 430-4 & Mitsubishi PHEV
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3000 petrol does 15 MPG, same as a 4.6 Rangie
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29/1/2013 at 10:15am
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i am a big convert to automatic transmission !!! wouldnt touch one for years then took the plunge and bought a santa fe (as i was doing quite high mileage). firstly bought a 2003 then a 2006 hyundai santa fe AUTO 2.7 petrol converted to LPG ! theyve pulled anything, drive superb have an option of manual gear change if necessary - i get around 4 miles per litre of lpg (not towing) - roughly equates to 18mpg on lpg and at around 60% of the cost of petrol gives me around 30mpg petrol equivalent around town driving. obv a bit more when on a long journey and a bit less if towing ! well worth considering buying an already converted one - if its only for infrequent use, i doubt you would get your money back on a conversion you had done on your vehicle.
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29/1/2013 at 5:34pm
Location: Northumberland
Outfit: Knaus Sudwind 550 TK
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After being warned off Pajeros, I'm back to considering 'everything'. But why do I keep going back to looking at Volvos?............. 
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29/1/2013 at 6:29pm
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ermmmmmmm, because youre an abba fan?
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29/1/2013 at 7:05pm
Location: Northumberland
Outfit: Knaus Sudwind 550 TK
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Er, NO!  I drive a Volvo truck at work, and I've just sold her S80 to a mate as she doesn't need a big car anymore. It may have been older with way more miles on it, but the ford wasn't a patch on it. Gun, foot, shot in I guess..... 
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29/1/2013 at 7:15pm
Location: Wiltshire
Outfit: sold van so looking for a nice tent
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Quote: Originally posted by jim oldham on 26/1/2013Quote: Originally posted by GCMS2012 on 26/1/2013Been looking at Pajeros now.... Ya or Na? More truck for your buck maybe? Mate at work has a Discovery, he says why not go for a Pajero? He's then got someone else to go greenlaning with...
You do know about the fuel consumption of Pajeros ?
Jim.
No different to similar vehicles of similar specification and capacity.
Built like brick outhouses too 
BTW... another vote for AUTO here.
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29/1/2013 at 9:05pm
Location: Kennington OXFORD
Outfit: 2005 Eccles Sterling Topaz 2 berth
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Don't understand why the Saab could not be driven off in manual setting 2nd or 3rd. Maybe the age of the car? My owner's manual actually states that to set off in slippery conditions us 2nd or 3rd rather than D. I bought my present one on 5 Dec. It was registered in Nov 2008. It will drive off OK in 2nd or 3rd. I cannot see any 'winter' button anywhere. Also, though I have not gone through all the handbook info yet, as opposed to the previous car, there is no facility to turn off the traction control.
With regard to mpg, I think it may not be too bad. Our previous Saab, exactly the same but manual, only gave about 2-3 better mpg. However, I am on my winter wheel/tyre set which I used on the other car; the sizes are fractionally different, making the diameter slightly larger and of course winter tyres (allegedly) worsen mpg. We will see how it does after March, when the nice (better looking) summer wheels go back on.
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