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Addie

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The price of fuel as it is, this is becoming more of a consideration.

Van MPG's are almost always given unladen (my van is quoted as 34mpg) and a motor home is essentially a fully laiden van plus in a much less aerodynamic body than the standard panel van!

I know what the answer is going to be - a Romahome R10 on the 1.4HDI Nemo - good for 88MPG. But what if you arn't going on your own that's not much good!

Be nice to get a achievable 40MPG on a conversion - but even the extra urban figure on some of the most recent VW Vans is only mid 30's Sad

All this emissions is working against MPG with these particulate filters etc - I used to get 30mpg out of an old works sprinter!

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Addie, I am not sure where you got those figures for the Romahome on the Nemo? I have the Fiat version of the Nemo, it is a car with the 1.3 mj and the best that I have attained is 60mpg on a motorway run. Looking at the Fiat Forum most people can't get near those figures, so I don't think the Nemo with a motorhome body will do over 40mpg.
My Citroen Relay is averaging 37.5mpg with about 4000miles on the clock.

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The Fiat Nemo is available with the 1.4 HDI engine as an option, rather than the 1.3mji petrol unit you have quoted.

I had this engine in my girlfriends Citroen C2, the car on which the Nemo van is based, which regularly returned between 68 and 72 MPG on an 04 plate.

http://www.easier.com/13720-citroen-nemo-wins-best-new-van-award.html

Granted this is for the standard panel van - but still possible (although I never managed above 75mpg in the C2).

You're doing exceptionally well to that 37MPG out of the relay!

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