I'd hate to tell you guys what I get from my TD5 as I hate seeing people weep. Putting it conservatively, it's nearly twice as much average as you guys get from the V8. The RRS 3.0 diesel gets even more to the imperial gallon.

 

This is according to the UG.. so i am unsure of accuracy. I average 11.6mpg. On the instant side.. around 55mph.. on a flat.. wind coming up the back.. 16mpg highway. Maybe. Around town.. 9-11. I travel rt 80 east and westbound for about 10 miles each way to work. The around town mileage makes up the other 7 miles each way. (Total trip to work is 17 miles one way). I drive it every day.. I don't let it get below 1/4 tank. The most it cost me was $85 to fill. I haven't seen over $75 since then. Keep in mind my rover has crummy tires.. A vibration the refuses to show itself, probably original wires.. and I still have to do the induction cleaning. (Waiting to figure out where the coolant leak is before doing the last 2)

 

Is there something wrong with mine? I am averaging 10 mpg and 11 if I am lucky.

 

2000 LR DII, 149,500 miles, no CEL, just tuned up and a vacuum leak fixed ( during this tankful ) now averaging 13 MPG and improving from 12 MPG. Mix city and highway driving.

 

In my experience... it has everything to do with your driving habits. The g/f drives my previous car for a week (97 grand prix gt),
She bitches when she empties the tank in about 250 miles. I ask her how she drove it because I could almost hit 400. She says the usual.. This means at least 1/2 throttle from every stop.. waiting until she is 5 feet from the car in front of her to slam on the brakes.. Every little thing you do can and will affect fuel economy.

 

Drive as if there is an egg on the gas pedal. You press too fast and the egg breaks.
That is the ONLY way to get MPG from a D2.

Don't go past 55MPH on the highway.

If people get behind you and tail gate, put on the rear fog lights for a time to ward them off.

Getting an extra 2 to 3 MPG saves you a good bit of money when you are commuting.

Never ever try to beat anyone off of a stop light.
Remember, "winning" is saving money at the pump, not passing
some random person.

 

rear fog lights are awesome jfall.. that was the first thing i though of when i found out what those red lights where.. lol

 

You are dead right Jfall, like learning motorsport, it's all about smoothness, no hard acceleration, no hard braking so no tailgating, constant steady speed where the truck just purrs.

No throttle pedal stabbers welcome in this truck

 

+1, great, frightens the crap out of tailgater's and also blinds them in the rain or snow if they are too close. Trouble is in France tailgating is normal and they aren't concentrating so they wouldn't notice the rear fog's come on.

 

Another way to improve fuel economy is don't run the transmission in sport mode.

And it is nice having TWO rear fog lights. Volvo only puts one on theirs so I did an easy mod to get both of mine working.