Fuel economy.

[Ext User(Crash Lander)]

What sort of economy is everyone getting? I've had my AU for about a month
now, and am getting what I find to be surprisingly good figures for a family
size car.
I'm consistently getting 9.6L/100km. I was expecting around 11 or 12!
I travel about 35km to work every day from Portarlington to Geelong. About
half of the way is 100kph admittedly, but it is quite a hilly trip.
Is everyone getting similar numbers in their family size cars?
Crash Lander
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But I'm never wrong!

[Ext User(Ben Thomas)]

Crash Lander wrote:
> What sort of economy is everyone getting? I've had my AU for about a month
> now, and am getting what I find to be surprisingly good figures for a family
> size car.
> I'm consistently getting 9.6L/100km. I was expecting around 11 or 12!
> I travel about 35km to work every day from Portarlington to Geelong. About
> half of the way is 100kph admittedly, but it is quite a hilly trip.
> Is everyone getting similar numbers in their family size cars?
> Crash Lander

<Ben in troll mode>

I have IMHO a family size car. Well it's as big as an '81 Commodore
IINM. It's a VW Golf with 147kW petrol motor. Fuel economy is usually a
bit under 8 l/100 kms with similar driving to what you described.

Ben

P.S. i will remain in troll mode until further notice

[Ext User(Dan---)]

"Crash Lander" <here@there.com.za> wrote in message
news:GvERg.35418$rP1.11632@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> What sort of economy is everyone getting? I've had my AU for about a month
> now, and am getting what I find to be surprisingly good figures for a
> family size car.
> I'm consistently getting 9.6L/100km. I was expecting around 11 or 12!
> I travel about 35km to work every day from Portarlington to Geelong. About
> half of the way is 100kph admittedly, but it is quite a hilly trip.
> Is everyone getting similar numbers in their family size cars?
> Crash Lander

9.6L is pretty good for a large family car I get around similar figures from
a V8 Calais on hwy runs. Not bad for a 5.7L V8 that sips its fuel on the
hwy's but then again when I give it some stick fuel economy does not matter.
:-)


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[Ext User(Crash Lander)]

My old man has an AUII Fairmont, and it's on gas. He gets 14.8/100 on gas,
and 16/100 on petrol! Slightly better on long runs. I'd have thought those
figures should be reversed, as I always thought lpg gave worse mileage than
petrol.
Sounds to me like he has a problem with the car. Maybe the O2 sensor needs
replacing?
Crash Lander

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But I'm never wrong!
"Crash Lander" <here@there.com.za> wrote in message
news:GvERg.35418$rP1.11632@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> What sort of economy is everyone getting? I've had my AU for about a month
> now, and am getting what I find to be surprisingly good figures for a
> family size car.
> I'm consistently getting 9.6L/100km. I was expecting around 11 or 12!
> I travel about 35km to work every day from Portarlington to Geelong. About
> half of the way is 100kph admittedly, but it is quite a hilly trip.
> Is everyone getting similar numbers in their family size cars?
> Crash Lander
> --
> I'm not always right,
> But I'm never wrong!
>

[Ext User(Crash Lander)]

"Crash Lander" <here@there.com.za> wrote in message
news:mGFRg.35470$rP1.26207@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> My old man has an AUII Fairmont, and it's on gas. He gets 14.8/100 on gas,
> and 16/100 on petrol! Slightly better on long runs. I'd have thought those
> figures should be reversed, as I always thought lpg gave worse mileage
> than petrol.
> Sounds to me like he has a problem with the car. Maybe the O2 sensor needs
> replacing?
> Crash Lander

Turns out he DID have the figures switched around, but still not good.
Crash Lander

[Ext User(Just JT)]

"Crash Lander" <here@there.com.za> wrote:
> What sort of economy is everyone getting? I've had my AU for about a month
> now, and am getting what I find to be surprisingly good figures for a
> family size car.
> I'm consistently getting 9.6L/100km. I was expecting around 11 or 12!
> I travel about 35km to work every day from Portarlington to Geelong. About
> half of the way is 100kph admittedly, but it is quite a hilly trip.
> Is everyone getting similar numbers in their family size cars?
> Crash Lander
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Although the official figure is 9.8ltrs/100, I do 10ltrs/100 around town and
6.3ltrs/100 on the freeway in my Lexus 2.5l V6. I use 98 RON petrol.

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[Ext User(Ron)]

"Crash Lander" <here@there.com.za> wrote in
news:GvERg.35418$rP1.11632@news-server.bigpond.net.au:

> What sort of economy is everyone getting? I've had my AU for about a
> month now, and am getting what I find to be surprisingly good figures
> for a family size car.
> I'm consistently getting 9.6L/100km. I was expecting around 11 or 12!
> I travel about 35km to work every day from Portarlington to Geelong.
> About half of the way is 100kph admittedly, but it is quite a hilly
> trip. Is everyone getting similar numbers in their family size cars?
> Crash Lander

2002 SR AUIII, around town, terrible!

On the highway, ave 8L/100km airconditioner on.
On highway, airconditioner 'OFF', 115kph Cruise on, relatively flat road,
300km round journey, 6.6L/100km! (three times, same road same conditions
same mileage).

Ron

[VYBerlinaV8]

Astra (4cyl 1.8) - 7.5 to 8.0 l/100km in town, 6.0 to 6.5 l/100km on a trip
Berlina (V8 5.7) - 11.0 to 13.5 /100km around town (depends on how I'm feeling), 8.0 to 10.0 l/100km on a trip (again, if I play or not...)

[Ext User(atec 77)]

Dan--- wrote:
> "Crash Lander" <here@there.com.za> wrote in message
> news:GvERg.35418$rP1.11632@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>> What sort of economy is everyone getting? I've had my AU for about a month
>> now, and am getting what I find to be surprisingly good figures for a
>> family size car.
>> I'm consistently getting 9.6L/100km. I was expecting around 11 or 12!
>> I travel about 35km to work every day from Portarlington to Geelong. About
>> half of the way is 100kph admittedly, but it is quite a hilly trip.
>> Is everyone getting similar numbers in their family size cars?
>> Crash Lander
>
> 9.6L is pretty good for a large family car I get around similar figures from
> a V8 Calais on hwy runs. Not bad for a 5.7L V8 that sips its fuel on the
> hwy's but then again when I give it some stick fuel economy does not matter.
> :-)
>
>
Around town I have used on average 11/100 on a trip about <10 but in a
hurry with a loaded trailer over 20/100

[Ext User(Trevor Wilson)]

"Ben Thomas" <no.sp@m.thanks.mate> wrote in message
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> Crash Lander wrote:
>> What sort of economy is everyone getting? I've had my AU for about a
>> month now, and am getting what I find to be surprisingly good figures for
>> a family size car.
>> I'm consistently getting 9.6L/100km. I was expecting around 11 or 12!
>> I travel about 35km to work every day from Portarlington to Geelong.
>> About half of the way is 100kph admittedly, but it is quite a hilly trip.
>> Is everyone getting similar numbers in their family size cars?
>> Crash Lander
>
> <Ben in troll mode>
>
> I have IMHO a family size car. Well it's as big as an '81 Commodore IINM.
> It's a VW Golf with 147kW petrol motor. Fuel economy is usually a bit
> under 8 l/100 kms with similar driving to what you described.

**A family car? Whack 500kg in the back and see if you can tow a reasonable
sized trailer/boat/caravan. Then get back to us.

Family car, indeed. Sheesh!

It's a small hatch. Nothing more.

Well, a gay hatch.


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[Ext User(Ron)]

"Just JT" <JohnnyThor@Hotmale.Com> wrote in
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> "Crash Lander" <here@there.com.za> wrote:
>> What sort of economy is everyone getting? I've had my AU for about a
>> month now, and am getting what I find to be surprisingly good figures
>> for a family size car.
>> I'm consistently getting 9.6L/100km. I was expecting around 11 or 12!
>> I travel about 35km to work every day from Portarlington to Geelong.
>> About half of the way is 100kph admittedly, but it is quite a hilly
>> trip. Is everyone getting similar numbers in their family size cars?
>> Crash Lander
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Although the official figure is 9.8ltrs/100, I do 10ltrs/100 around
> town and 6.3ltrs/100 on the freeway in my Lexus 2.5l V6. I use 98 RON
> petrol.

Philipini in a Lexus!
Be carefull, people will think you stole it..:-)

[Ext User(D Walford)]

atec 77 > wrote:
> Dan--- wrote:
>> "Crash Lander" <here@there.com.za> wrote in message
>> news:GvERg.35418$rP1.11632@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>>> What sort of economy is everyone getting? I've had my AU for about a
>>> month now, and am getting what I find to be surprisingly good figures
>>> for a family size car.
>>> I'm consistently getting 9.6L/100km. I was expecting around 11 or 12!
>>> I travel about 35km to work every day from Portarlington to Geelong.
>>> About half of the way is 100kph admittedly, but it is quite a hilly
>>> trip.
>>> Is everyone getting similar numbers in their family size cars?
>>> Crash Lander
>>
>> 9.6L is pretty good for a large family car I get around similar
>> figures from a V8 Calais on hwy runs. Not bad for a 5.7L V8 that sips
>> its fuel on the hwy's but then again when I give it some stick fuel
>> economy does not matter. :-)
>>
>>
> Around town I have used on average 11/100 on a trip about <10 but in a
> hurry with a loaded trailer over 20/100

2003 Hilux 4WD 3.4V6 5spd averages 12.5lts/100klm, I'm too scared to
check it when towing the boat but it drinks fuel at a much higher rate
than normal.
Our new Impreza got 11 something on its first tank, 9.6 on the second
but its only done a bit over 1000klms, with a bit of luck it will get
better as it loosens up.



Daryl

[Ext User(Ben Thomas)]

Trevor Wilson wrote:
> "Ben Thomas" <no.sp@m.thanks.mate> wrote in message
> news:k8iju3-i06.ln1@teri.unico.com.au...
>> Crash Lander wrote:
>>> What sort of economy is everyone getting? I've had my AU for about a
>>> month now, and am getting what I find to be surprisingly good figures for
>>> a family size car.
>>> I'm consistently getting 9.6L/100km. I was expecting around 11 or 12!
>>> I travel about 35km to work every day from Portarlington to Geelong.
>>> About half of the way is 100kph admittedly, but it is quite a hilly trip.
>>> Is everyone getting similar numbers in their family size cars?
>>> Crash Lander
>> <Ben in troll mode>
>>
>> I have IMHO a family size car. Well it's as big as an '81 Commodore IINM.
>> It's a VW Golf with 147kW petrol motor. Fuel economy is usually a bit
>> under 8 l/100 kms with similar driving to what you described.
>
> **A family car? Whack 500kg in the back and see if you can tow a reasonable
> sized trailer/boat/caravan. Then get back to us.

If I had obese trailer trash kids like you then I would give that a go. :P

Anyway, 500kgs of WHAT?

> Family car, indeed. Sheesh!

How long ago did Commodores have 147kW and 280Nm of torque? Once upon a
time they did and people happily put families in them and towed stuff
around.

> It's a small hatch. Nothing more.

It's not small compared to an '82 Commodore.

> Well, a gay hatch.

I'm supposed to be the one trolling here.

Ben

[Ext User(Diesel Damo)]

D Walford wrote:

> I'm too scared to check it when towing the boat
> but it drinks fuel at a much higher rate than normal.

I towed a horse in a double float from Wollongong to my place = very
hilly journey. I got 17L/100km :-(

[Ext User(Marco)]

Ben Thomas wrote:

> How long ago did Commodores have 147kW and 280Nm of torque? Once upon a
> time they did and people happily put families in them and towed stuff
> around.

Much as I hate the "yeah, but you can't tow a boat with it" argument
when applied to small performance cars (because you'd buy a hot hatch
for towing your fishing boat to the bay, wouldn't you, and so many
people tow things these days...) - at what RPM is that torque
developed?

(I'd also be surprised if any Commodore later than the VL produced less
than 280Nm of torque, btw, but I don't have the figures on hand).

Marco

[Ext User(XR8 Sprint)]

Diesel Damo wrote:
> D Walford wrote:
>
>
>>I'm too scared to check it when towing the boat
>>but it drinks fuel at a much higher rate than normal.
>
>
> I towed a horse in a double float from Wollongong to my place = very
> hilly journey. I got 17L/100km :-(
>
I once towed a 12x8 trailer loaded and had five big blokes in the car
from Mt Isa to Townsville into a headwind. Average was around 40l/100km
ie 2.5km/l. Thankfully petrol was cheap back then. I filled in Mt Isa,
Cloncurry, Julia ck, Richmond, Hughenden, & Homestead!!

[Ext User(CatharticF1)]

"Marco" <rbgemini@iprimus.com.au> wrote in
news:1159167034.554281.155930@m7g2000cwm.googlegro ups.com:

>
> Ben Thomas wrote:
>
>> How long ago did Commodores have 147kW and 280Nm of torque? Once upon
>> a time they did and people happily put families in them and towed
>> stuff around.
>
> Much as I hate the "yeah, but you can't tow a boat with it" argument
> when applied to small performance cars (because you'd buy a hot hatch
> for towing your fishing boat to the bay, wouldn't you, and so many
> people tow things these days...) - at what RPM is that torque
> developed?
>
> (I'd also be surprised if any Commodore later than the VL produced
> less than 280Nm of torque, btw, but I don't have the figures on hand).

Oh for Pete's sake.

When will you neanderthals get over the need to tow a boat or
_anything_. Why should 0.001% of the population regularly towing
dictate for the rest of us? I *need* to enjoy driving, and am currently
in a freaking barge of an Avalon because some moron desperately wanted
to be right where my car was stopped.

So far the benefits of lard-arsed motoring include better high beams but
worse everything else. Penis envy is alive and well and sitting behind
the wheel of the oversized crap filling this country's roads.

Heck have you seen the size of the current Golf and Civic? What sort of
beast is it that can't get comfortable in a car of that size? I'm 6"2'
and 95 kg - so if you think you need bigger, try not responding to the
upsize requests at the drive through. :)

--
CatharticF1

"What you thought was Freedom is just Greed."

[Ext User(googlegroups@sensation.net.au)]

Crash Lander wrote:
> What sort of economy is everyone getting? I've had my AU for about a month
> now, and am getting what I find to be surprisingly good figures for a family
> size car.
> I'm consistently getting 9.6L/100km. I was expecting around 11 or 12!
> I travel about 35km to work every day from Portarlington to Geelong. About
> half of the way is 100kph admittedly, but it is quite a hilly trip.
> Is everyone getting similar numbers in their family size cars?

I have a 2002 AUIII Fairmont, typical figures are about
12.5-13.5L/100km. I live on the fringes of suburbia so most "local"
destinations are just a little too far to walk, which probably pulls up
the average a bit. A/C also usually stays on as climate control keeps
it going even in cold weather to help prevent fogging.

A good run on the freeway will get it below 10L/100km, until the next
few short trips anyway. :)

What brand of petrol are you using?

[Ext User(David Z)]

"Ben Thomas" <no.sp@m.thanks.mate> wrote in message
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> Trevor Wilson wrote:
>> "Ben Thomas" <no.sp@m.thanks.mate> wrote in message
>> news:k8iju3-i06.ln1@teri.unico.com.au...
>>> Crash Lander wrote:
>>>> What sort of economy is everyone getting? I've had my AU for about a
>>>> month now, and am getting what I find to be surprisingly good figures
>>>> for a family size car.
>>>> I'm consistently getting 9.6L/100km. I was expecting around 11 or 12!
>>>> I travel about 35km to work every day from Portarlington to Geelong.
>>>> About half of the way is 100kph admittedly, but it is quite a hilly
>>>> trip.
>>>> Is everyone getting similar numbers in their family size cars?
>>>> Crash Lander
>>> <Ben in troll mode>
>>>
>>> I have IMHO a family size car. Well it's as big as an '81 Commodore
>>> IINM. It's a VW Golf with 147kW petrol motor. Fuel economy is usually a
>>> bit under 8 l/100 kms with similar driving to what you described.
>>
>> **A family car? Whack 500kg in the back and see if you can tow a
>> reasonable sized trailer/boat/caravan. Then get back to us.
>
> If I had obese trailer trash kids like you then I would give that a go. :P
>
> Anyway, 500kgs of WHAT?
>
>> Family car, indeed. Sheesh!
>
> How long ago did Commodores have 147kW and 280Nm of torque? Once upon a
> time they did and people happily put families in them and towed stuff
> around.
>
>> It's a small hatch. Nothing more.
>
> It's not small compared to an '82 Commodore.

Firstly, the Commodore (at least the first generation) was never a full-size
car. It was a mid-size car which actually sold alongside the larger
Kingswood for several years, but they killed the Kingswood off due to
increasing fuel prices (sound familiar???).
Secondly, even the '82 Commodore was significantly larger than a Golf,
mainly in length. (the Golf is actually wider believe it or not, but has a
shorter wheelbase). VB length = 4705mm. Golf length = 4204mm. The Golf is
puny by comparison.

[Ext User(D Walford)]

Diesel Damo wrote:
> D Walford wrote:
>
>> I'm too scared to check it when towing the boat
>> but it drinks fuel at a much higher rate than normal.
>
> I towed a horse in a double float from Wollongong to my place = very
> hilly journey. I got 17L/100km :-(
>
Thats not too bad for towing something that heavy.
I must check mine one day but I'm not sure if its a good idea, now that
I have bought the boat from my son I intend to use it a lot more often
and if I know its costing a fortune maybe I won't:-)
If I don't know how much its using I won't worry as much, just as well
fuel is tax deductible:-)



Daryl