Re: RE: Miles per gallon

[Stan Barnett <S.A.Barnett@domain.elided>]

   I have to say mine has always averaged around 30mpg. It amazed me
when I first bought it how economical it was for a 3 litre V8. Mind you I've
never exceeded 70mph in it!!
                                      Stan Barnett.



On Mon, 13 Jul 1998 09:14:05 +0100 Richard Hudson <richard.hudson@domain.elided> 
wrote:
>Ha! Ha! Ha! It is amazing what the manufacturers will try to make us
>believe isn't it??
>
>Mine seems to average very low 20's or even high teens around town and
>mid 20's on a run, provided that I keep below 3500rpm. So one of the
>figures below seems to bear some truth..
>
>These testing guys must put blocks of wood under the throttle pedal when
>they run these tests.
>
>Still love it to bits though.. 
>
>Richard Hudson
>73 Auto White Stag
>
>	-----Original Message-----
>	From:	PGAHOWELLS@domain.elided [SMTP:PGAHOWELLS@domain.elided]
>	Sent:	12 July 1998 19:52
>	To:	david@domain.elided; Stag@domain.elided
>	Subject:	Re: Miles per gallon
>
>	Hi David
>	In the early Road Test Articles the fuel consumption graphs are
>given. 
>	Mk1 Manual                     MPG
>	Speed                       Direct     Overdrive
>	30                               29.8        36.0
>	40                               30.5        34.8
>	50                               28.8        33.3
>	60                               25.8        29.4
>
>	Autos are the same as Direct
>
>	This comes from the book Triumph Stag 1970--1980 published by
>Brooklands Books
>	Peter Howells


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