Outer Limits 4x4 Board

come guys im after a good economy ute

Sierra

how about a lot lot lot more info about your requirements, price range , driving style etc etc

diesel hilux - better than 10l/100km.

Although my 1.3 sierra hasn't used any fuel in 10 years

Gwagensteve wrote:Although my 1.3 sierra hasn't used any fuel in 10 years

you win..

my 60 series got 10 l to 100 ks, turbo diesel

Arnt Jeep wranglers meant to be about 10 litre/100 km?

my turbo diesel 85 patrol gets about 800km with about 20-25 litres of unleaded.

MInd you i do use a cheap fuel additive.

Those that have seen are believers as well, so dont call BS

hogga wrote:come guys im after a good economy ute

diesel? petrol? to carry stuff? canopy? Hard core? daily driver? possibly a microbe of more info would help

My 110 with 3.9L Isuzu engine regularly does 9L/100km.

pongo wrote: MInd you i do use a cheap fuel additive.

And that is??

pongo wrote:my turbo diesel 85 patrol gets about 800km with about 20-25 litres of unleaded.

MInd you i do use a cheap fuel additive.

Those that have seen are believers as well, so dont call BS

A diesel engine using unleaded?
How does that work?

sierrajim wrote:

pongo wrote: MInd you i do use a cheap fuel additive.

And that is??

Ethanol? lol

topend-yobbo wrote:

pongo wrote:my turbo diesel 85 patrol gets about 800km with about 20-25 litres of unleaded.

MInd you i do use a cheap fuel additive.

Those that have seen are believers as well, so dont call BS

A diesel engine using unleaded?
How does that work?

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my MQ with the SD33 gets 10.5L/100km, included highway and town work at about 45% each and offroad for 10% when i worked that out. uses 12.3L/100km when towing 2tonne...

2.5lt Turbo Intercooled NG Pajero.

Think it was under 10lt/100kms

Old boy has a Turbo 4 cylinder 3.something litre mazda diesel in his rangie. It is around the 8lt/100kms mark

pongo wrote:my turbo diesel 85 patrol gets about 800km with about 20-25 litres of unleaded.

MInd you i do use a cheap fuel additive.

Those that have seen are believers as well, so dont call BS

Over 30km's per litre. Thats F**KING impressive.
And all on unleaded,

I am assuming you mean you are adding 20 to 25 litres of unleaded to a tank of diesel. I am also assuking that the standard tank holds about 90 litres, So ecomony would be around 10 lt/100km. Around what I would expect a unmod'ed diesel 4by to return



However it is a datsun, so so it most likely did 750 of those km's were being towed by a cruiser.

50lt per hundred in my GU

before i corrected my diff ratios for the 35s

Daihatsu Scat 2.8 diesel

8l 100k

Bazzle

Dont believe the hype that a 1.3L zook is that cheap to run. Because it's gutless under about 3500rpm I spend most of my time fanging around high in the rev range and it returns around 13-14l/100km.

steven101 wrote:Arnt Jeep wranglers meant to be about 10 litre/100 km?

Haha that's funny.


I get about 13-15 L/100klm depending on if it's hwy/city. I get identical fuel economy to Suzuki Jimny's on the beach at high tide in really soft sand because the wrangler just cruises along barely above idle whereas the Jimny's are revving their tits off to keep up.

4130warrior wrote:Dont believe the hype that a 1.3L zook is that cheap to run. Because it's gutless under about 3500rpm I spend most of my time fanging around high in the rev range and it returns around 13-14l/100km.

yeah I agree but I've only owned a Sierra 4x4 ute so it is the most economical 4x4 ute that I know

I borrowed a 1.3 sierra swb n the fuel economy was as bad as the vr coomo I had at the time, the best Ive had was an mq ute with sd33t n 5 speed. Closely followed by my modded td42t gq ute

4130warrior wrote:Dont believe the hype that a 1.3L zook is that cheap to run. Because it's gutless under about 3500rpm I spend most of my time fanging around high in the rev range and it returns around 13-14l/100km.

It would depend on the individual vehicle. If its too high gearing (big wheels no gearing) then its gonna guzzle and be terribly gutless. Standard will do quite good. It also depends on the load in the car too; though mine manages 9km/L with 3 people in it, towing 6x4 trailer up the beach (mines a SWB not a ute though).

A zook with a fuel injected transplant should do better than a stocker. WRT to other ute options other than a Suzuki, if you want economy I think diesel is the go, which make? I think there could be little in it, economy wise.

Still harping on earlier comments, Hogga, give us more info! You want an efficient 4x4 ute, that all we know. For all we know you want a hot pink Daihatsu Rocky ute (apologies to Daihatsu owners), with a roof chop, on 3" lowering blocks, low profile tyres, and a amplifier big enough to power a concert hall...

pongo wrote:my turbo diesel 85 patrol gets about 800km with about 20-25 litres of unleaded.

MInd you i do use a cheap fuel additive.

Those that have seen are believers as well, so dont call BS

25 litres unleaded and 75 litres of cooking oil

Jes

Jeeps wrote:

steven101 wrote:Arnt Jeep wranglers meant to be about 10 litre/100 km?

Haha that's funny.


I get about 13-15 L/100klm depending on if it's hwy/city. I get identical fuel economy to Suzuki Jimny's on the beach at high tide in really soft sand because the wrangler just cruises along barely above idle whereas the Jimny's are revving their tits off to keep up.

Oh ok that petrol or diesel? cause diesel is more fuel economical

hogga wrote:come guys im after a good economy ute

SUBARU BRUMBY.... when you get sick of that just swap a wrx motor into it

the ol 2.8TD rodeo was not bad, although the 6.2 chev is not as bad as I would have expected, I get bout 250ks out of the 35ltr tank

TD27t

I got 750klms out of 60ltr tank, 60ltr on the guage 10ltr spare as the book says 70ltr tank.

To help work it out quickly:
http://www.dropbears.com/u/utilities/fu ... iency.html

Distance Travelled in Kilometers - 750klms
Number of Litres Used - 60ltr tank
Result in Kilometers per litre - 12.5
Result in miles per gallon - 35.326
Result in litres per 100 kilometers - 8

I think that's pretty good, $20 = 300klms

bike was 300klm for a full tank of PULP

if your really wanting something cheap to run get a scooter, they use next to no fuel, $10 full tank = 2 weeks of running around.

they are cheap to run and currently only need car lic to ride in QLD as long as it's only 50cc.

jessie928 wrote:

pongo wrote:my turbo diesel 85 patrol gets about 800km with about 20-25 litres of unleaded.

MInd you i do use a cheap fuel additive.

Those that have seen are believers as well, so dont call BS

25 litres unleaded and 75 litres of cooking oil

Jes

managed to stretch it to 20 litres ulp and 100 vege oil. Shes pretty grumpy at 6am though, but when shes warm shes sweet as per usual. should do better again now the 35 are off it, so its back to std ratios again.

Just wish my diesel paj would return the same cost. i hate modern technology.

Gwagensteve wrote:diesel hilux - better than 10l/100km.

Although my 1.3 sierra hasn't used any fuel in 10 years

Grimbo's, hadnt had fuel in it for ten years either

Mock

Was gunna say our horse, but the bugger keeps stoping to refuel (eat grass) We get about two days to the bail if he's locked up. And two bucks for a bag of sh*t.