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ORIGINAL: Newfoundlandrover

I can't believe this thread. Guy's..(and Gal's)....These are Land Rovers,not average commuter vehicles.The are full time four wheel drive V8 powered,heavy,built like a locomotive Land Rovers...real ones! Yes,they drink gas like a 5 ton U haul,but look how these trucks are built!...like a bloody tank.I hate plucking those twentys from my wallet everytime I fill up as much as everyone else,but that is to be expected when you own one of these units.Yes,there are ways to make these vehicles a little more economical,but don't start running cheap gas.If you can't handle the extra $6 per tank for premium,than maybe you should consider a more economical vehicle.Seriously Guys(and Gals),these are expensive trucks to run and I can't figure out for the life of me why some of you even own one.I don't mean to offend anyone,it's truly not my intent.

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ORIGINAL: vicki2

Well, I thought it was an interesting thread whether Newfoundland does or not lol.  I'm not offended in the least, but I don't necessarily consider a Land Rover to be an upper class vehicle.  I consider it to be a good work horse for what I need ...off road, bad roads and bad weather plus two dogs, guns and fishing rods.  My last Disco was a rust bucket of a '91 (you know, the ones with the silly painted arrows on the sides?) but it ran on diesel (UK) and was very easy to maintain.  With the nightly news warning us daily of higher and higher gas prices, it seemed like a reasonable question to ask ...and it got answered for which I thank folks.

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ORIGINAL: pjpruden

I've got a new user name but not new here, couldn't remeber user name after being away about 2 years.

So here's my 2 cents and my resulting question:
--As said above these are purpose built tanks, they drive like it, they perform like it, and we all bought them because of it. So no more belly aching about mileages that are more than about 10-15% off of these numbers.
--Ok, now I am going to belly ache for a moment and want to hear if anyone else is seeing what I am as the dealer keeps telling me that my situation is "completely normal" and I just don't buy it. 2003 DII SE (the 4.6 motor) I drive about 40% highway and 60% city, I'm not heavy on the right pedal yet I'm only seeing 240 miles per FULL tank of gas (I run mid-grade in it). this works out to an average of what 10.5?

I bought the '03 new then sold it to my mom after a few months, I just bought it back from her about 5 months ago. I don't recall the mileage being this bad when I had it originally. 55k miles.

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ORIGINAL: flygirl92
Newfoundlandrover: I am the PROUD FEMALE owner of a Disco II......after reading other threads, I realized I was not getting the fuel performance as everybody else.....I am only getting between 120-130 miles per FULL tank. It's not a money issue by no means, I could fill up everyday if need be, but when I read that most folks are getting between 300-350 miles per tank, then I thought it might be wise to ask if there was some type of maintenance i should have done to better it. I was VERY aware what I was getting myself into when I bought the vehicle. The salesman was very honest with me about the expense this vehicle can generate as far as maintenance and repairs!!! Just wanted to clarify myself, being that I am the one who started this thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!