Nissan Pathfinder 2.5 DCI Fuel Consumption?

ktez

Hi

I am looking at buying an 05/06 model and I have looked at the official MPG online etc which appears to be 31mpg combined. Has anyone owned/previously owned one of these and if so, did you find it to be particularly thirsty?

PS I would be using it mainly for driving short journeys from the country side into town.

Thanks

goldspanners

if the official combined figure is 31 mpg then expect less especially on short runs.

my mate has a navara,similar to the pathfinder,he gets around 25-30 mpg.

Hintza

And on shortcold runs mpg could be worse still. If it was me I would have it down mentally as not a lot of miles to the gallon and it will hurt.

If I can't stand the hurt then it would be time for a rethink.

AdrianHi

For mostly town driving it's likely to be under 25mpg.
However if your not doing many miles it's not that significant, you'll spend much more on depreciation.
Say 5000 miles a year, 30mpg = £790, 25mpg = £946; £156 difference in a year

DirectDebacle

If fuel economy is of concern to you why buy a vehicle which is not designed for the type of driving you do?

Scuttsy

Which engine is in the Pathfinder if it is one of the original 174 PS engines then 31mpg is realistic, but the newer euro 4 complient engines which are 171PS seem to be a lot more thirsty and it is unlikely in this engine expect nearer 25mpg.

All this obviously depends on your driving style.

DKLS

Seems very poor MPG for a diesel with poor performance, My mate gets 28mpg from his 5.4 Litre V8 F150 supercharged petrol pickup.

gilbert_and_sullivan

DKLS wrote: »

Seems very poor MPG for a diesel with poor performance, My mate gets 28mpg from his 5.4 Litre V8 F150 supercharged petrol pickup.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:;)

My late friend used to get about 10/14 mpg from his IF he didn't boot it.

AdrianHi

blackcoffee wrote: »

I dont understand mpg (sorry Im a girl) but I have a Pathfinder 2.5dci, I put £50 in on a monday morning, and I normally do approx 257 miles a week. Ive never filled the tank to the top nor let the red light come on, thats just the amount i allow myself a week.

off you go and laugh at me now ! x

That might work out to be around 26mpg but that won't be very accurate without knowing exactly how much fuel was used to cover 257 miles.
The benefit of measuring mpg accurately is you can spot running problems with the car if consumption increases. But then you have to start understanding what can affect MPG without being a problem - such as cold winter temperatures with increase fuel use by something like 10%.