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Originally Posted by manchu
I've never really gotten that close to the claimed fuel consumption either. High 7's when I was expecting low 6's. That expectation was based on driving the same route in other cars and achieving almost exactly what the manufacturer claimed for combined cycle. I put it partially down to DPF burns which I was seeing every 150 km or so.
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Hi manchu.
An insurance company just purchased my 18.25 Trend Hatch Diesel from me (long story). It had 20,000 k's on it. Overall economy on Trip A (never reset) was 5.7. 60% of these k's would be hwy. Managed 4.5 once on a country trip.
My new 18.75 is two weeks old. 1500k's so far and she's sitting on a flat 6.
High 7's for you does seem a bit thirsty. And re the DPF burns. How did you know these were happening ? I cant recall any burns on my last Mondeo, but that's not to say it didn't happen.