I had to do a (quickish) run to the South Coast of England this weekend that has resuted in 700 mile going on Arnie and the value of BP's shares going up because of the fuel that I had to buy.
A couple of things of note. I am very much "Old School" when it comes to running in a car (especially a diesel) and I'v kept Arnie down to 3000 rpm for the first 1000 miles. By happy coincidene het hit 1005 miles as we stopped at the toll booth on the M6 (toll) at Birmingham, so I had for the first time the pleasure of taking Arnie to 3500 rpm - woooooooooowwwwwwww. Bloody hell he moves well for a big lad. Oh Happy Days are here again.
Also with the extra miles he is loosening up really well and is driving better and better.
If anyones interested, over a 700 mile round trip (85mph cruise on Motorways) and 50 miles of rural/B roads I got 34 MPG.
It looks like I have another South Coast trip coming up soon which will take me over 2000 miles, so I'll be able to tell you what 4000 rpm feels like.
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