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    Default classics ???

    I have been considering a RRC. What kind of MPG do these truck get with various engines that are stock.
    I know you do not drive these for fuel economy.
    THING 1 - 1973 88 SIII - SOLD
    THING 2 -1974 88 SIII Daily Driver - SOLD
    THING 3 - 1969 88 SIIA Bugeye Project
    THING 4 - 1971 109 SIIA ExMod - SOLD
    THING 5 - 1958 109 PU
    THING 6 - 1954 86" HT

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    i have gotten somewhere around 15mpg, but have been told that i can do better.

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    Best I got on my 92 Classic was 18 mpg.
    On the 97 5 speed Discovery, it regularly managed 21 to 22 mpg, was happy with that !
    Les Parker
    Tech. Support and Parts Specialist
    Rovers North Inc.

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    which engines?
    THING 1 - 1973 88 SIII - SOLD
    THING 2 -1974 88 SIII Daily Driver - SOLD
    THING 3 - 1969 88 SIIA Bugeye Project
    THING 4 - 1971 109 SIIA ExMod - SOLD
    THING 5 - 1958 109 PU
    THING 6 - 1954 86" HT

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    mine is a 91 RRC, 3.9 liter with about 187k

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    1995 RR LWB 4.2 My engine is new with about 6,000 miles on it. In Los Angeles traffic, combined freeway & streets is 11.5 mpg.
    I just completed a 3,000 mile road trip and I recorded my mileage. (No cruise control, it died just before the trip).
    At 55/60 mph the best I've had was 16.7 mpg.
    At 75 around 13.5 mpg.
    The mpg is pretty much the same as it was with my old engine.

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    15 mpg seems to be about as good as it gets for a stock engine. I had modified my '95 Lwb 4.2L and got about 22mpg on trips. How? Bosche gen III injectors (for a Ford Mustang 302, with four spray holes), K&N air filter, high voltage coil in cap distributor (for a Buick), custom dual exhaust, synthetic oil. A lot of monkeying about, and money spent, for a few mpg. My '70 and '76 V-8's are 3.5L and get about 15 mpg also.

    '99 Disco II
    '95 R.R.C. Lwb (Gone...)
    '76 Series III Hybrid 109
    '70 Rover 3500S

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    completely stock

    1990 RRC w/ 3.9L - 12-17mpg
    1995 LWB w/ 4.2L - 15-19mpg

    The gas station is like a second home

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    10-13mpg on my 400k miles in 4 different classics.
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    67 Series II
    71 Series IIa 88" ACR 2.8 Power Plus
    89 RRC SWB 2-Door 2.4L tdi Spanish
    93 D110 NAS 327
    94 2x D90 NAS #'s 1076, 1181
    95 3x RRC 2-SWB, 1-LWB

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    Over 1300 miles last week our current 1995 RRC LWB returned a 15.3mpg average and best tank was 16.1mpg. This is a bone stock 4.2L with 53k original miles. On our 1996 D1, owned 16 years since new, I would get 15mpg pretty much on any paved road.
    Tom P.
    1965 exMoD 109
    1995 RRC LWB w/EAS

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