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Beth54


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I've finally got it worked out!

Normal driving around here including highway driving is 7.96lt/100kms or 12.56 km/lt.

While towing on this trip it was 11.48lt/100kms or 8.71km/lt. I averaged 80-90kph.

I know the first figure is pretty good but is that towing figure what I should expect? confuse



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That is Brilliant! Not a lot of people would be getting ecomony as good. I am going south , soon and will work out my figures, with the slideon/ caravan behind.It should be interesting. Bill

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Oh good, thanks Bill.

 



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Thats very good Beth.
Myrtle gets 13 litres per 100ks, so you have done well.

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I was a little concerned because I seemed to be topping up every time we came to a town, but it is only a 53lt tank so I guess that's to be expected.

Mostly I tried to top up when it got to half way.



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I have the same problem Beth as mine is only 58 litre tank. Annoys me everytime I have to go into a service station which is every morning when I do the big trip.

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Gday...

Yep - you can be satisfied with those consumption figures.

Cheers - John



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how do you work all that out??

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I used this one Milo. It seemed to be the easiest.

http://motormouth.com.au/myvehicle/consumptioncalculator.aspx

Thanks rockylizard.

 

 



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Hi Marj what brand is Myrtle I have a ford maxi 2l



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I get about 16.5 lts/100 km with my Gas/Petrol 90 series Prado and Avan Camper. Gas and petrol are very similar. Just a tad thirsty.

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Peter, she's a 1981 Toyota HiAce. With poptop.

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on a recent trip  to Nowra i got 9/10L/100km,the manual box ford has a reco eng with less than 10,000km on it so i think that is not too bad



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milo wrote:

how do you work all that out??

Try this milo.

Actual trip Klm's   =314.8

Actual litre's used =56.24

For Klm's per litre -:

                              Kilometers travelled 314.8 divided by litres used 56.24 = 5.60 kilometers per litre.

For litre's per 100 Klm's -:

                              Remove decimal point from litres used 5624 divided by kilometers travelled 314.8 = 17.86 litres per 100 Klm's      



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I have an excel speadsheet where I put in the mileage/fuel etc and it calculates for me. Interesting figures. Always high when a head wind and now lower while crawling over the QLD rough roads!!!!.
Have put bigger tyres on the ute so will be interesting to see what difference they make. Already the speedo and the Navman readings are closer - gone from 10km difference to about 5km now.
Am leaving Chinchilla today and heading Via Miles to Theodore then across to Longreach. Plan on taking up the offer of volunterring at the Stockmans for a few weeks so maybe catch someone there.

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Beth54 wrote:

I used this one Milo. It seemed to be the easiest.

http://motormouth.com.au/myvehicle/consumptioncalculator.aspx

Thanks rockylizard.

 

 

 Yep, I use this too Milo. Can't get any easier. Um, yes it could, the web site could pay for the fuel used. smile



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I knew in theory how to work it out, but when it came to actually getting the right answer, I was confuse

I also can't get my head around a spreadsheet.

 

 



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far out SpIda, mIssed u. we left Theodore thIs mornIng.  Now at Yuleba on way to MItchell In the next week.

 

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Well I've missed both of you valnrob and spida! Darn! I was at Chinchilla on Wendesday night, at the weir, and went through Yuleba on Tuesday, and back past on Wednesday. We had a quick trip to Injune. If you happen to go to Injune, check out the Art Gallery next to the info centre. There's a display of my cousins quilts. They are quite magnificent, even if, like me, you're not into quilting.



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aw heck - so near and yet so far!!!! am heading up to Theodore - at Taroom tonight , then across to Emerald. Have to check out a tombstone at Rubyvale then off to Longreach. Maybe at the Hall of fame.....
will give you my phone privately

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Hmm Fuel I think I will win this one!

I get 250klm out of a 71ltr tank I have a VE Commodore Wagon but I tow a heavy van! (Yes I take Jerry Cans)

I wont be going around AU thats forsure, we normally only go a few hours from home..

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