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What's your fuel economy like.

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What's your fuel economy like.

Post by Maggot4x4 »

Ok, Just finished my first tank of diesel in the rangie(Non Turbo 4BD1). 1182km = 91.24L (7.7L/100km) Still had 30L in the tank as well. Now if I could only find some sill tanks I would have a decent range. :D

Considering half of that was around town/short trips I was impressed.

Makes the wifes cruiser (4.5L Pet) look a bit sick at 624km = 135L (21.6L/100km)
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Post by TuffRR »

7.7l/100km is very impressive!

Going through the first tank in my new tdi now. 250kms off first quarter of a tank so range should be about 1000km a tank. Although i have noticed that the guage seems to be dropping quicker the further down it goes. Anything below 11l/100kms and I'll be happy. :)
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Post by HSV Rangie »

range rover: 5.7 Lt

H/way: 23.96 MPG, 11.67 L/100K, 8.57 K/Lt. Can do better and worse.

Town: 16.3 MPG, 17.14 L/100K, 5.83 K/Lt.

off road: from good to um sxxt all gone.
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Post by disco200tdi »

7.7l/100km

I couldn't get near that now with my 200 Tdi disco. Best seems to be about 11l/100km driven gently.

What tyre size, lift, gearbox and extras do you have ??
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Post by Aquarangie »

What's fuel economy!!!!

Out of the 4 Rangie I have owned, the worst was my 84 with the Chrysler box (expected). On average it was chomping through 22L/100 kms, off-road well it would be more than 40L/100 kms. Took it to fraser Is. when I had it and I used over 78 litres in a day and we did only 170kms :shock:

Even Aquarangie was thirsty. But it's my driving style that will detrmine the fuel consumption (fast and stop).

Might of cost me a small fortune (fuel) but I enjoyed every minute of it :armsup:

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Post by 81rangie »

I read a list once about how you know you're a rangie driver. One of the top reasons was:

"When fuel economy is something other people worry about..."

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Post by defender kev »

Defender 110 300tdi running 34's
13l/100k around town
11l/100k on the highway
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Post by Davidh »

I'd get about 250k's from 65 litres.
Once I drove to Warrnambool from Chelsea and got 350k's!

Mind you, speedo's always been out, 32"s on 3.54 gears, then 32"s on 4.1 gears, then 35"s on 4.1s!

I think i'd be actually getting more as the speedo is now reading lower than what i'm really doing, according to a GPS.
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Post by ISUZUROVER »

Wow - 7.7 is pretty good. I consistently get between 9 and 11L/100 in my 4BD1 110 (combination of city and highway). But it would have a lot more weight and a lot worse drag coefficient than your rangie. Everyone else I have spoken to with a 4BD1 (mostly 110's but one really heavy rangie) gets somewhere in the same range as me. The worst I ever got was 13L/100 for part of a leg when I drove down from townsville and was trying to sit at the speed limit (110+speedo error - so 120) with the strongest headwind I have even experienced.

The 2.25D in my 109 IIA usually does about 9L/100.
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Post by Timbot »

I towed a horse float and 2 horses from Wantira to Weribbee and back across the West Gate and city link. About 200km from that tank. The 4.2 was guzzling a lot of fuel climbing out of the tunnel.

That was on 31"s.

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Post by Maggot4x4 »

disco200tdi wrote:7.7l/100km

I couldn't get near that now with my 200 Tdi disco. Best seems to be about 11l/100km driven gently.

What tyre size, lift, gearbox and extras do you have ??


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Post by Loanrangie »

Hey Maggot, do you have any pics of the engine bay? Did you do the conversion or buy as is. I am keen to fit an isuzu to my 85 rangie coz at this rate of consumption its costing too much to and from work.
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Post by red90 »

Have you checked your speedo and odometer?
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Post by Maggot4x4 »

Loanrangie wrote:Hey Maggot, do you have any pics of the engine bay? Did you do the conversion or buy as is. I am keen to fit an isuzu to my 85 rangie coz at this rate of consumption its costing too much to and from work.


No I bought it as is, but will take some pics for you soon.

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Have you checked your speedo and odometer?


Yep, have checked it with my GPS, was spot on, which suprised the hell out of me.
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Post by cane toad »

rangie ,3.54 ,235-85-16 ,lt95 13bt .

town 8.8-8.5/100km
highway 9/100km .
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