Just thought i would let you know the difference in one journey ,been to london and back today (from rochdale 230 miles)and on the way down had my foot down abit and avraged 35mpg, on the way home tucked myself behind a asda wagon 56mph and got 57.3mpg just goes to show you how much you can save by taking it easy i'll be doing it more often work permiting

I'm only averaging 35mpg on a long run in 120 model but I've been putting it down to the roofbars as I used to get 40 on the motorway.

Must be a bit boring following a truck from London to Rochdale

RichDoblo120 said:

I'm only averaging 35mpg on a long run in 120 model but I've been putting it down to the roofbars as I used to get 40 on the motorway.

Must be a bit boring following a truck from London to Rochdale

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Not bad, good radio and plenty of snacks, did get abit boring but i thought i would try it as i havent done that in the 40'000 miles i have done in my dobby upto now but when you count the money you save at the end of the week it wont seeem that boring.Like i said only be doing it when work permits and that wont be so offten

Not a bad saving with the cost of fuel these days. I must admit the mpg is the one thing that annoys me I was used to getting +50mpg in my last car a C5 similiar engine size too. I wiil try keeping the foot abit lighter on next long run.
Tom McGhie Doblo 120 2007

I used to have a pug pickup with the 2.3 diesel engine. If I kept my speed under 60 I could easily return high 50s but by hitting the 70mph mark, my fuel needle would move so fast it'd be unbelievable.
On long journeys I always make sure I have plenty of munch, plenty of slurp & some really decent tunes. It's amazing how the time flies by when you're singing along to fave tunes.
And as the big cars zoom by, I'd sit there counting 1...2...3 - referring to the gallons of fuel they're using.

Although someone belting along at 70 soon disappears into the distance, the time difference between them and you hitting the same junction is really quite small.

dinoakaliam's post reflects my experience so far. I don't know if it is down to poor aerodynamics (?) but going above 60 really hits the consumption. I'm disappointed with my consumption on a motorway run, but amazed at how good it is after plodding around town and in traffic jams.

I always have the trip computer on and try to see the best return I can get on a full tank, I take my foot of the pedal as much as I can and try and keep the computer showing the maximum 1412 mpg

My best on a full tank in my 1.3 Doblo Cargo multijet stands at 62 mpg for a full tank.

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I always have the trip computer on and try to see the best return I can get on a full tank, I take my foot of the pedal as much as I can and try and keep the computer showing the maximum 1412 mpg

My best on a full tank in my 1.3 Doblo Cargo multijet stands at 62 mpg for a full tank.

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That will take some beating but this could be the start of a new comp.:idea::idea::idea:

Broadpete said:

dinoakaliam's post reflects my experience so far. I don't know if it is down to poor aerodynamics (?) but going above 60 really hits the consumption. I'm disappointed with my consumption on a motorway run, but amazed at how good it is after plodding around town and in traffic jams.

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Possibly to do with many factors - rolling resistance, aerodynamics etc etc but many manufacturers give various fuel economy figures & the ones given for motorway driving tend to hover around the 56mph mark, so this is probably an optimum speed for most vehicles?

I always get 6.5-7 litres/100km (43.46-40.35mpg). In summer I was in Italy, Swiss and Austria, 90% highways 140-150kmh (87-94mph) and my consumption was 32mpg(!) I guess the car is very tall..

Sorry, doblo 1.9jtd (105)