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I researched forums such as this before buying. Most people reported their average within manufacturers mpg ranges of 12-17 which was fine with me. I’m just curious why I’m in the 10-11 range, stock and with a light foot. The vehicle was averaging like 14 before I took ownership. So I’m assuming it’s just different type of driving. Me urban Seattle vs suburban Texas where it came from.Welcome to LR4 ownership.
See, that’s what I find interesting. I’m driving “normal” most the time and getting 11. On a roughly 400 mile road trip, with vast majority of those miles freeway, I barely got 14.I'm getting 14ish in town with a heavy foot, but last week I averaged 22 mpg on the highway going 75-80. I'm pleased with that. I might try the BG44k just for giggles because I don't have any idea how my rover was serviced prior to buying it. Mine is a 2011 with 86k just for reference.
Did you put your ARB bumper on or did you take it to a shop?I think the intake cleaning is a good idea. I had to have mine done at like 30k because of rough idle. I get 10-14mpg in town (iowa, so not much stop and go), but I can get upwards of 17-19 on a multi-hour long interstate trip if the wind isn't bad. And thats with full skids, bumpers, rack, etc.
I think the full skids improved my mpg... flat bottom. Im sure the front ARB isn't helping, but I dont think its as bad as the roof rack.
Oh yeah - forgot to ask if you are reporting MPG from the instrument cluster, or the correct method (miles traveled per odometer reading, divided by number of gallons used).