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HI all again uncle stiggles here , have been offerd a new tow car and was wondering does any 1 no the rough fuel consumption of a 94 disco 2.5 tdi diesel

thanks

stiggles

The Discovery has a large tank, if its reading below a quarter  then it can cost £70.00 to fill it back up,

Solo day to day driving I can get 450miles (30 mpg) from a tank full, and a little bit more on a run, 35mpg is quite achievable.

Towing a 1500kgs caravan this figure reduces to around 350 miles for my £70.00. ( 22 t o 24 mpg approx)

not sure about consumption but i know disco's can be quiet loud and play strange music these days.

sorry couldn't resist

about 30 mpg at just under 60 towing a 1500kg van

its a 2001 td5

my td5 gets about 30 mpg towing a 1500kg van - if i am light on the right foot

Hiya

Ours is a 1997 R reg 2.5 Tdi and, driven carefully we've had nearly 500 miles on a tank.  The engine braking is phenomenal, so much so that we've more than once nearly been rear-ended   because I just forget to brake (and some muppet was driving too close) - there's no need to so I just don't - the engine does it for me! 

Not sure what the return is when towing - we're very lazy tourers and leave our van on site over the summer.

A friend has a T plate Freelander and she's amazed at how much better the Discovery pulls away from junctions and up hills - the Freelander doesn't seem to be much of a climber.  The Disco just powers along though, like Viffer97 says, you just need to drop a gear or two to help it along.  I don't find the gear changing excessive, though and it can easily keep up with any speed limit.  I love my Disco   and would recommend one to anyone - good luck if you go for one stiggles.

Feecamp

we have a 96 2.5tdi and solo on a full tank (£70) 500 and 600 miles and towing a 26" 1600kg caravan we can get 450 miles out of a full tank. sorry don't know what the mpg is. i can even do 55 miles on just over a gallon of diesel.

Quote: Originally posted by rattyhorses on 18/6/2006

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 i can even do 55 miles on just over a gallon of diesel.

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1 gallon 9/10ths ?