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I used to drive a Berlingo van Got about 40 - 45 to the Gallon.
Looked into buying one of these Jimnys as the spec on the net said they do about 32-36 mpg which I could live with.
They do about 1/2 what they tell you they do.
I will have to live with it for now as I have not just bought the one I drive every day ( I got another for spares that I took to bits ) but I did pay the price for it.
In reality I think a 200 or 300 Discovery will match these on fuel any day.
The only bonus I have with this is that its a lot lighter for driving the fields in the winter so the ground marks are minimum.
I am only using Standard road tyres and it does work well as a 4x4.
Waste of time having back seats as if you put them up the boot holds about 2 tins of beans and one bag of sugar.
PS: With Manual Hubs locked in and using 4x4 they are a canny bit worse on fuel as well as I found out today.
i have no idea what my jimnys mpg is, its not my everyday car, and im the only one that drives it, so a tank of fuel can last me anything from a day to a month.
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