General 4x4 Multijet motorway mpg

[Herts Hillhopper]

Older panda increases likelyhood of rear suspension failure.. and potential of propshaft wear.. both expensive headaches :-(

True, although complete propshafts can now be bought new for £260-ish.

 

[varesecrazy]

This weather had better warm up..
if Im going to get into 70's mpg

 

[Toomanytoys]

Ok, a decent earlier cross could be an option.. trouble is some think boasting towing a 3t mitsubishi with it, is a good advert...
even been looking at Quibo/fiorino.... 500, Punto... And 2wd panda/trecking.. but the 4x4 is what I want...

Contemplating a TA... but don't really want to be babying it all the time to get decent mpg... Even considered an LPG conversion, but that really wouldn't float on a small vehicle... No space and no capacity.. The TA engine is likely ideal with forced induction...

The whole car situation is going to get a lot worse yet, I can see that...

 

[Toomanytoys]

Well...the MJ seems to be thin on the ground and looks like 10-15ppl difference in fuel a lot of places..
Twin airs seem plentiful, any risks with buying higher mile cars, (proper servicing is going to be critical I guess)

 

[Pandemik]

My Panda 4x4 multijet I get 50ish mpg mixed. Best Ive got is around 60mg cruising at 60.. worst I've got was 40mpg, had a full car, lots of hills.

 

[Marcus Daly]

I managed a personal best of 56 (indicated) in my TA on a 150 mile motorway run yesterday. That was with ECO off, but AC on. Car has 9000 miles on it.

 

[varesecrazy]

At 9,000 miles a TA will still be 'tight' expect to see gains in both power and mpg up until @20,000 ;-)

 

[Roscouk]

My 2017 MJ cross 4x4 averages 50mpg all mixed driving and I also do a bit of off roading when I go logging.
It's got plenty of grunt to pull my trailer full of logs though the rough stuff.
If you can stretch your budget, look out for one of the last diesel 4x4s.

 

[The Panda Nut]

TA 4x4 - I find eco off is best over 50mph and have managed over 60mpg when there was no fuel recently but I do admit to sitting in behind a big hgv at 55mph for many miles as consumption dropped to 70-90mpg while doing so. 150 miles with absolutely no petrol for sale was scary. A definite tow could be felt if around 40 - 50 yards behind. I switch eco on down hills, in traffic and if the traffic speeds are under 50 and then it seems to help. While it can feel slow eco on is more than a match for either of out two 1.2 Pandas. TA tows its max weight with total ease and romps up hills so its still a reasonable choice. Low first gear means hill start are a doddle. I use second to start if there is any slope in my favour. MPG driven without paying a lot of attention seems to be 42- 46 on a run. The 500mile everage when I last looked was 45mpg including a long fast run with the car heavily loaded and a full load of passengers. Short runs locally I leave eco on and get 43.5 avergage. Compares ok with my Panda 100.