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Old 25 August 2016, 09:20   #41
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I can get 34mpg on a run in the xc90 which is awd not 4wd, who knew a disco would be an economy box!

My grand cherokee i owned briefly was 30 on a run.

Towing i would think the xc90 will go down into the low 20s
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Old 25 August 2016, 09:39   #42
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If I drive like a Granny on the motorway, I can get the disco to 35mpg. Towing loaded up to the nuts & doing 70 it returns a reliable 24mpg. The missus gets 22 doing 5 miles per day to & from work & she had a lead right foot🙄


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Is that genuine MPG or going by the lying optimistic onboard computer ? 🤔
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Trip computer, I have checked it on a run with a Brim to brim fill & it's usually about right & can vary slightly either way.


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we're looking at the new Amarok, when available.
I read recently that there was some dubiety about the Amarok fitting the dual purpose vehicle rules due to its weight, thereby meaning its speed limits were the same as a large van, ie 50 on A class roads etc ...didnt hear the outcome though ?

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The only bit that gets changed is the black diffuser in the centre, normally its slatted and goes under the bumper more, but it gets replaced with a slimmer one to accommodate the tow bar when it gets retracted.
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Disco Disco Disco ... End of.

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Saving my pennies for this. What's not to like ? 😳😉

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Range halved when towing and we know that figure is pure fantasy to start with.
You'd probably not make Inverkip from Greenock. That ruddy great hill would be the end of it.
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Very troooo !
Spoilsport !!! 😃

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Don't go for all this bullshit about stuff Billy boy ... Thread said best tow car .. Disco .. That's it
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I'll use the pennies for the new Disco.

And a bank loan to fix the thing .....
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I think you mean the 'The Krankies' Billy and thats me being kind
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... Thread said best tow car .. Disco .. That's it

...not really... New Range Rover. ;-)
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No ain't they a pair of Scottish jokers so more like you and Billy boy
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