Ive gt the the V6 which every expert knows is the greatest vehicle ever, but that's for a standalone thread. I traded up from a 2009 2.5ltr, same color and transferred the canopy so the neighbors where oblivious (I dont like change too much).The little 2.5lt @Crusty181
@Bluey getting 15-16s for me (non-towing) i could live with, but when your doubling that and a bit for towing, it gets a little crazy. Very reputable workshop that completed the works and it has plenty of power, espescially down low, so I dont think i could bring myself to going back to standard and reflashing my ECU.
We'll see what next weekends trip brings around figures wise.......I see some nice 200series in the local rag for a small fortune :nod:
We had a 16.49 OB back then and the 2.5 Nav had a Steinbauer chip which despite all the neck cracking, nose bleeding reviews, but it was very subtle. All that general Nav chitta chatta aside I was getting 10 free balling, and around 14 towing, but mine was manual. One of the major fuel issues with the 2.5 configuration was that damn auto. I had an 'associate' with an auto, his father inlaw with and auto Pathfinder and a ebay dude I bought some stuff off all getting way north of 20s towing small vans.
I had a loan auto model when the dealer needed to keep mine for a few days warranty work, and it was easy to see why it they were thirsty when combined with the catalytic converter it was constantly revving much much higher than how a normal human would drive a manual.
Long story short, the autos are a shocker for towing and gave the model a un-deserved horrible name, and the upshot is if yours
is an auto and your towing your stuck with really bad fuel usage ..... possible not as bad as your getting but at least well into the 20's with a small van. What size is your van??