Hi guys having read this advert on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2001-JAGUAR-X-...item2a0602f292 (see petrol consuption in the ad)
Have i got a problem with mine - mine is an 04 reg petrol which is serviced with no expence spared and i travel to Skegness quite often none stop 130 miles dead from my location.. i have a feather like touch on the throttle and never hard accellerate - hardly ever exeed 70 mph were possible and i only get 26 mpg at best car has not done 20,000 mls yet. Question is do i have a problem. How do you get 35 mpg out of one of these...Any advice please guys.

 

35 mpg???
26 mpg???

Hell, I only get 16, and that's for 6 months in a row

 

Didn't see the add, but even with differences in the size of a gallon between US and UK, I can't imagine any scenario where you could actually pull mid 30's for MPG in this car without extensive modifications. Perhaps a FWD petrol, if one existed, maybe...

ferret your stated MPG is pretty much on the nose for highway cruising at lower speeds. I'm happy with 25mpg on long (400+ miles) highway trips, and usually it's 23 or 24mpg with all the hills around here. 19 or 20 around town these days is the norm for me.

 

26, dude thats fricken awesome, i rarly get over 18, and 14 in the winter

 

Actually, that might not be that hard to believe. This is a 2.5 engine on that car. Plus, it might be front wheel drive only. I thought there were some front drive cars early on in Europe. I could be wrong on that though. The UK gallon is 20% more than the US gallon. So, if you would be getting 29MPG in the US that would translate to 34.8MPG in the UK. So, not out of the realm of possibility. Plus, if you calculate it just off the display on the dash it would probably be optimistic. I know mine is about 1.5 gallons higher on the display than when calculated by actual use. I know I have averaged over 31 on a steady cruise to Chicago and back (about 150 miles) in the summer without a ton of traffic. And that was measured and I have an AWD model with the 3.0 engine and a manual transmission. So, if you aren't that heavy footed and it's warm out, you can get some decent mileage. Also, keep in mind the guy is trying to sell the car too. He says 35 and you buy it and complain you get 28 he'll just say it's how you drive. Buyer beware!

 

well i have email'd this guy to find out how he does it as i am interested in how he acheives this as i mite be missing something.

 

I have a 2.5SE with manual box and on a 150 round trip averaged 33mpg using cruise and sitting at an indicated 70mph. In the summer and with no wind this might make it to 35mpg, but I doubt much more and with an auto it's got to be less.

PS My car has FJSH and the tyres are all at the correct pressure.

 

I've done over 30MPG going Detroit to Lexington and Cincy driving 70-75. It's more typically in the high 20's on a long trip. 2.5L '03 5 spd.

 

I have never gotten more than 24 or 25 on the open road. Of course, I like my AC.

If you are getting in the upper 20's, I'd consider yourself very lucky.

Bravo btw...