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Mk8 17 seat bus mpg

Postby dumper » Tue Dec 26, 2017 8:45 pm

Just about to turn a 17 seat Minibus into a camper van it the 123 rated engine when built I expect running weight to be about 38000 kgs what mpg can I expect to get overall driving at legal speed limits my current van 135 jumbo gets 27to32 when not useing the night heater thanks
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Re: Mk8 17 seat bus mpg

Postby hectors-tranny » Wed Dec 27, 2017 12:17 pm

I have an L3H3 155PS camper which weighs 2700 after conversion, lets say 3000 with everything in. I get no more than 26 mpg :-(
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Re: Mk8 17 seat bus mpg

Postby dumper » Wed Dec 27, 2017 12:49 pm

That’s not good the only time my mk6 gets that low is when I use the night heater a lot
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Re: Mk8 17 seat bus mpg

Postby man le-mans » Sat Dec 30, 2017 1:06 pm

A mate of mine got this year 330 weight 130bhp mk8 h2 l3 which he got new. And his getting 29.9 mpg, he was getting 33mpg from his 350 weight mk7 lwb m/r 130 bhp 57 plate
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Re: Mk8 17 seat bus mpg

Postby dumper » Sat Dec 30, 2017 2:02 pm

I’d be happy at if it is somewhere around that most of the rally’s I go to are over 50 miles not a lot of town driveing
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Re: Mk8 17 seat bus mpg

Postby hectors-tranny » Sat Dec 30, 2017 4:53 pm

You can drive it more economically, but it's very tricky. You've got to be really gentle with the accelerator.
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Re: Mk8 17 seat bus mpg

Postby dumper » Sat Dec 30, 2017 4:56 pm

Oh dear going to be about 25 then :cry: :lol:
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Re: Mk8 17 seat bus mpg

Postby man le-mans » Sat Dec 30, 2017 5:27 pm

I’ve just ordered mk8 T350 130bhp and going by what I’ve read on here I be looking at 25 mpg, my mk7 I’m getting 28 mpg ish.
The only other thing that worries me a little which I can’t find anywhere is the towing weights. My T350 has a total of 5500kg and can tow up to 2800kg.
I can’t find the GTW for the MK8 T350 130bhp H2 L2 fwd
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Re: Mk8 17 seat bus mpg

Postby hectors-tranny » Sat Dec 30, 2017 6:45 pm

man le-mans wrote:I’ve just ordered mk8 T350 130bhp and going by what I’ve read on here I be looking at 25 mpg, my mk7 I’m getting 28 mpg ish.
The only other thing that worries me a little which I can’t find anywhere is the towing weights. My T350 has a total of 5500kg and can tow up to 2800kg.
I can’t find the GTW for the MK8 T350 130bhp H2 L2 fwd


From the Transit brochure - admittedly doesn't include a 130bhp engine, so maybe an older doc? But GTM(W) last column for 125PS engine is 5325kg, so you can tow whatever your van weighs laden, subtracted from that.

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Re: Mk8 17 seat bus mpg

Postby man le-mans » Sat Dec 30, 2017 8:08 pm

Yes thank you I’ve seen that one before. Odd tho because it’s less than mk7, was hoping the 130 bhp would be at lest the same as the mk7
MK8 L2H2 T350 TREND 68 plate silver 130bhp
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Re: Mk8 17 seat bus mpg

Postby (ROG) » Sun Dec 31, 2017 8:48 am

Does the V5 keepers doc list max towing :?:
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Re: Mk8 17 seat bus mpg

Postby man le-mans » Sun Dec 31, 2017 10:54 am

I think it may do, I have to look at my mk7 log book. But I don’t have my mk8 yet
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