I'm interested to know how good/bad the petrol consumption is for my van and how well others do, both auto and manual petrol driven T4s.
Any input for comparison or tips to improve it would be great.
This is my VW '95 T4 2.5 auto:
I don't thrash it, and take the foot off the pedal whenever she's rolling well. I try to keep the rev counter below 3K, on motorways, so cruise along at 60-65 getting to 70 or so on the downhills. On the 200 mile trip to London (which is a mix of road types) with a bit in town for a day or so, I usually get about 32 -34 mpg. Don't get me wrong, the power is there for overtaking and she can happily do 85 without strain but it's not dignified or legal, I: no fun for any length of time - and tiring for me!
Up and down the hills round jyere in Devon and in town it's a different story. Has been known to go down to about 18mpg in heavy, heavy traffic. But found I can still improve on that by gentle pulling away at lights etc.
It is rarely very heavily laden, and I have not done a careful fully laden test, but it did do a bit worse on a 500 mile trip through France with a load of building materials and doors up to its ears.
I have auto 'cos leg can't press clutch but had hand controlled clutch on a manual Bedord midi for a while. Very reliable but never liked the silly narrow size, or sitting on the engine, and petrol consumption was similar....
As soon as the 'new' VW transporter appeared I started to save up for my :ILU: Turquoise T4. :ILU:
Took 'til October 1995.
Any input for comparison or tips to improve it would be great.
This is my VW '95 T4 2.5 auto:
I don't thrash it, and take the foot off the pedal whenever she's rolling well. I try to keep the rev counter below 3K, on motorways, so cruise along at 60-65 getting to 70 or so on the downhills. On the 200 mile trip to London (which is a mix of road types) with a bit in town for a day or so, I usually get about 32 -34 mpg. Don't get me wrong, the power is there for overtaking and she can happily do 85 without strain but it's not dignified or legal, I: no fun for any length of time - and tiring for me!
Up and down the hills round jyere in Devon and in town it's a different story. Has been known to go down to about 18mpg in heavy, heavy traffic. But found I can still improve on that by gentle pulling away at lights etc.
It is rarely very heavily laden, and I have not done a careful fully laden test, but it did do a bit worse on a 500 mile trip through France with a load of building materials and doors up to its ears.
I have auto 'cos leg can't press clutch but had hand controlled clutch on a manual Bedord midi for a while. Very reliable but never liked the silly narrow size, or sitting on the engine, and petrol consumption was similar....
As soon as the 'new' VW transporter appeared I started to save up for my :ILU: Turquoise T4. :ILU:
Took 'til October 1995.