Outer Limits 4x4 Board

OK just bought a 93 model manual one i know the fuel consumption is bad but thought it best to prepare my self as to just how bad it is . So would appreciate you posting the sort of KLM to the litre i can expect , im hopeing being a manual it wont be as bad as the auto .

Thanks in advance Darren

Daz.

I've heard around 17-18L/100. Without accessories that create wind resistance. And driving like an old man...

So essentially, when you fill up - open your wallet and as the fuel goes in - remove the $50 notes in quick succesion....

Thats why teh diesle so rocks - non turbo - 11-12L/100 Turbo even better!

80diesel4play wrote:Daz.

I've heard around 17-18L/100. Without accessories that create wind resistance. And driving like an old man...

So essentially, when you fill up - open your wallet and as the fuel goes in - remove the $50 notes in quick succesion....

Thats why the diesle so rocks - non turbo - 11-12L/100 Turbo even better!

thanks ill be happy if it can do that i would have paid at least $10000 more for it if was a desiel and i won't be doing to many ks a year in it I HOPE

our 4.5 petty 80 gets about 17/100 for highway duties maybee a little more when fully loaded with 4 ppl and gear

spazbot wrote:our 4.5 petty 80 gets about 17/100 for highway duties maybee a little more when fully loaded with 4 ppl and gear

thanks what about when towing car trailer ?

Gday
You should be hovering in the 16-25 l/100 range depending on type of driving. 25 sand, 16 highway, 18 normal stop start.
Another interesting thing with the 4.5 is that it doesnt really make much difference how u drive them, they make max torque at 3200 rpm, which is almost racing them.
Andrew

OK Daz I found an old diary of mine from last year, these are the figures for going to Nissan Trials 2003 towing the lux and sitting on basicly the speed limit + or - 20kms/hr with the A/C on, 4 adults and gear. I know that the fuel usage doesn`t change wheather your doing 80 or 120 with or without A/C or 1 or 4 people.
As you know ours is auto and has 33`s and you`ve seen what speed I sit on while towing, I DON`T slow down

This was all freeway driving.
Goulburn 352kms took 100.72Lts, that works out to 28.6/100.

This was some freeway and some city driving.
Penrith 177kms took 47.99Lts, that works out to 27.1/100.

This was city, the big hills along putty road, city again and some freeway driving.
Goulburn 379kms took 112Lts, that works out to 29.5/100.

Gundigia (spelling?) 170kms took 48.20Lts, that works out to 28.3/100. This was all freeway driving again and I only stopped here as it was about 3am and I needed a break badly

With the fuel prices back then (cheaper than now) it cost me $350.00 return to get to Nissan Trials and it is 1260kms return. So the $600 I told you that it costs me to tow the lux to Nissan Trials and/or Woodpecker includes the trailer higher ($50 per day) and a feed on the way up and back.

Freeway driving around 730kms from the large tank only.
This is from an auto.

so that means they do vary there fuel consumption as above it varys in an auto towing with big wheels 3.39 klm to the litre to 6.25 klm to the litre im picking my new rig up on Sunday so hope it is closer to the 6.25

yep got 6.2 klm to the litre did not drive like a grand dad drove at 110 to 115 all the way home it has 35" tyres bar lights etc and is heigh off the groung im happy its not as bad as expected and a top truck for the money should have a lot of good family fun with it . thanks for the input guys

What about the later 80's 95-96 onwards or are they the same?
Stop start driving to work everyday I get over 600Kms a std tank.
Thats about 16l/100kms...?

DAZ wrote:yep got 6.2 klm to the litre did not drive like a grand dad drove at 110 to 115 all the way home it has 35" tyres bar lights etc and is heigh off the groung im happy its not as bad as expected and a top truck for the money should have a lot of good family fun with it . thanks for the input guys

Daz factor in that your spedo has read low in the kms travelled area due to the 3 or 4% the 35's have over std 32's, and the economy has actually increased.(kms travelled plus 4% devided by litres0
Andrew

He allready has aloud the 10% that the speedo is out.