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Originally Posted by dino999
Fuel consumption whilst idle is actually 1L/hr not 1L/100km.
So if you spend say 30min stuck in traffic during a 25km trip - fuel comsumption for the trip will blow out from 2L into 2.5L - which equates to 8L/100km into 10L/100km.
So 10L/100km could be normal for heavy stop-start traffic.
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dion999 - you are spot on. I drive my diesel Mondeo mostly on short distances and I am getting 9.6L/100km.
I have to follow the manual's advice to make sure that I take the car out for a longer drive at higher speed (actually revs) on weekends to make sure that the soots in the Diesel Particle Filter are burnt off.