Re: Lawnmower update: fuel consumption

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<Michael.Pasturi@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On May 30, 10:49 am, "Just JT" <JohnnyT...@Hotmale.com> wrote:
>> First visit to petrol station for the Hyundai Getz. Trip metre says 429
>> km.
>> Total petrol filled about 31 ltrs. That's about 7.3 ltrs/100km. Not a bad
>> consumption in stop-and-go, chock-a-block, it-looks-like-a-huge-carpark
>> Shiteney roads.
>>
>> The old Magna consumed about 13 ltrs/100km. That's easily a savings of 5
>> ltrs/100km. If I do 15000 km a year at $1.30 cost of petrol, that's a
>> savings of $975 a year on petrol.
>>
>> --
>> Not.sure.about.CO2.savings.
>
> $975,,,,,, you have already lost double that in depreciation
>
> Just think how much you would have saved if you put the Magna on LPG,
> best thing is you would not even have had to pay for it, Howard tips
> in $2k for conversion.LPG cost near a 1/3rd of ULP
>
> Save from day one WITH NO CAPITAL OUTLAY WIN x WIN
>
> The.Best.Small.Car.Is The.Toyota.Yaris.PERIOD

BZZZZZZZZZZZZZT!!!! Picked up a 2nd hand 1995 121 Bubble for the wife's
shopping trolley last Monday for $3500 with aircon. Actually the 2nd choice
was a 2nd hand Echo but they hold their value too freakin well :-)

Cheers
LT.

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"MonoJoker" <bigjobbies@leichardt.com.au> wrote in message
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> BZZZZZZZZZZZZZT!!!! Picked up a 2nd hand 1995 121 Bubble for the wife's
> shopping trolley last Monday for $3500 with aircon. Actually the 2nd
> choice was a 2nd hand Echo but they hold their value too freakin well :-)

Jesus...

Why would anyone want an Echo? They're one of the crappiest small cars
around.

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> "MonoJoker" <bigjobbies@leichardt.com.au> wrote in message
> news:wiw8i.8132$wH4.5316@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>
>> BZZZZZZZZZZZZZT!!!! Picked up a 2nd hand 1995 121 Bubble for the wife's
>> shopping trolley last Monday for $3500 with aircon. Actually the 2nd
>> choice was a 2nd hand Echo but they hold their value too freakin well :-)
>
> Jesus...
>
> Why would anyone want an Echo? They're one of the crappiest small cars
> around.

What? DavidZ says they're great ;-)

Cheers
LT.

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The fuel figure quoted by the earlier poster for the Hyundai Getz of 7.3
l/100km

for inner city driving on "Shitney" roads we are told

Sorry, but fuel consumption is one of the very few things where I still
think in Imperial units

Just figuring in my head I reckon that works out approx 36 mpg

Well I reckon for the driving conditions indicated that's pretty darn good

Under a normal "country drive" I'd hope you'd get 10 more mpg, and under
optimum country drive conditions with a driver striving for fuel economy you
might even get 20 mpg more, ie 56 mpg (and yes that's more than you'd likely
get out of a Toyota Prius hybrid, which costs 3 times the purchase price of
a Getz)

Yes you could have hung onto your old Magna for longer, perhaps converting
it to LPG, but then you'd have had the worry of requiring it to pass NSW's
mandated periodic inspections requiring costly expensive and unnecessary
"repairs". Whereas the Getz should be honky-dory for some years to come.

Enjoy your Getz



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"Catherine Jemma" <xena@agn.net.auREMOVEthis> wrote:
> The fuel figure quoted by the earlier poster for the Hyundai Getz of 7.3
> l/100km
>
> for inner city driving on "Shitney" roads we are told
>
> Sorry, but fuel consumption is one of the very few things where I still
> think in Imperial units
>
> Just figuring in my head I reckon that works out approx 36 mpg
>
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7.3 ltrs/100km is 32mpg.


> Well I reckon for the driving conditions indicated that's pretty darn good
>
> Under a normal "country drive" I'd hope you'd get 10 more mpg, and under
> optimum country drive conditions with a driver striving for fuel economy
> you
> might even get 20 mpg more, ie 56 mpg (and yes that's more than you'd
> likely
> get out of a Toyota Prius hybrid, which costs 3 times the purchase price
> of
> a Getz)
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ADR fuel consumption is 6.1 or 39mpg. I doubt I can achieve beyond that.

>
> Yes you could have hung onto your old Magna for longer, perhaps converting
> it to LPG, but then you'd have had the worry of requiring it to pass NSW's
> mandated periodic inspections requiring costly expensive and unnecessary
> "repairs". Whereas the Getz should be honky-dory for some years to come.
>
> Enjoy your Getz
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thanks.

It's due for free 1000km service this Friday. So far it's been great.

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On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 14:24:50 +1000, "Just JT" <Johnnythor@Hotmale.com> wrote:

>
>"Catherine Jemma" <xena@agn.net.auREMOVEthis> wrote:
>> The fuel figure quoted by the earlier poster for the Hyundai Getz of 7.3
>> l/100km
>>
>> for inner city driving on "Shitney" roads we are told
>>
>> Sorry, but fuel consumption is one of the very few things where I still
>> think in Imperial units
>>
>> Just figuring in my head I reckon that works out approx 36 mpg
>>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>7.3 ltrs/100km is 32mpg.

are you using a yank calculator?

>ADR fuel consumption is 6.1 or 39mpg. I doubt I can achieve beyond that.

Can you elaborate on your calcs. Mine are somewhat different, and derive from
10litre/100k aka 10k/litre is 28.2-something mpg. That's statute miles per
imperial gallon.

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"Just JT" <Johnnythor@Hotmale.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> Just figuring in my head I reckon that works out approx 36 mpg
>>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 7.3 ltrs/100km is 32mpg.
>

38mpg

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> ADR fuel consumption is 6.1 or 39mpg. I doubt I can achieve beyond that.
>
46mpg

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"confused" <me@down-under.net> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 14:24:50 +1000, "Just JT" <Johnnythor@Hotmale.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Catherine Jemma" <xena@agn.net.auREMOVEthis> wrote:
>>> The fuel figure quoted by the earlier poster for the Hyundai Getz of 7.3
>>> l/100km
>>>
>>> for inner city driving on "Shitney" roads we are told
>>>
>>> Sorry, but fuel consumption is one of the very few things where I still
>>> think in Imperial units
>>>
>>> Just figuring in my head I reckon that works out approx 36 mpg
>>>
>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>7.3 ltrs/100km is 32mpg.
>
> are you using a yank calculator?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I'm using US gallons and not Imperial gallons.

>
>>ADR fuel consumption is 6.1 or 39mpg. I doubt I can achieve beyond that.
>
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ok, let me derive it for everyone:

6.1 ltrs /100 km

= 6.1 ltrs x 1 US gallon / 3.785 ltrs x 1.609 km / 1 statute miles x 1 / 100
km

= 9.8149 US gallons / 378.5 statute miles

= 38.56382 statute miles per US gallons


> Can you elaborate on your calcs. Mine are somewhat different, and derive
> from
> 10litre/100k aka 10k/litre is 28.2-something mpg. That's statute miles
> per
> imperial gallon.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
I know an imperial gallon is greater than a US gallon.

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"Just JT" <Johnnythor@Hotmale.com> wrote in message
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> I'm using US gallons and not Imperial gallons.

Why would you be doing that?

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"Noddy" <dg4163@(nospam)dodo.com.au> wrote:
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> "Just JT" <Johnnythor@Hotmale.com> wrote in message
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>> I'm using US gallons and not Imperial gallons.
>
> Why would you be doing that?
>
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Because I CAN.

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Catherine Jemma wrote:
> The fuel figure quoted by the earlier poster for the Hyundai Getz of
> 7.3 l/100km
>
> for inner city driving on "Shitney" roads we are told
>
> Sorry, but fuel consumption is one of the very few things where I
> still think in Imperial units
>
> Just figuring in my head I reckon that works out approx 36 mpg
>
> Well I reckon for the driving conditions indicated that's pretty darn
> good

It's pretty darn shithouse IMO. Modern car, small, it should be doing way
better than 7.3 litres. My old Charade did 5 point something around town
and it wasn't fuel injected. And my Vitara does in the Sevens around town.

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"ant" <britishcouncilgrant01@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
> It's pretty darn shithouse IMO. Modern car, small, it should be doing way
> better than 7.3 litres. My old Charade did 5 point something around town
> and it wasn't fuel injected. And my Vitara does in the Sevens around town.
>
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And which part of town do you live? I reckon it's not bumper-to-bumper
five-km-an-hour traffic snarls you have to go through every day.

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Just JT wrote:
> "ant" <britishcouncilgrant01@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > It's pretty darn shithouse IMO. Modern car, small, it should be
> > doing way better than 7.3 litres. My old Charade did 5 point
> > something around town and it wasn't fuel injected. And my Vitara
> > does in the Sevens around town.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> And which part of town do you live? I reckon it's not bumper-to-bumper
> five-km-an-hour traffic snarls you have to go through every day.

No. The traffic snarls I have to get through every day actually come to a
standstill.

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"ant" <britishcouncilgrant01@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Just JT wrote:
>> "ant" <britishcouncilgrant01@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> >
>> > It's pretty darn shithouse IMO. Modern car, small, it should be
>> > doing way better than 7.3 litres. My old Charade did 5 point
>> > something around town and it wasn't fuel injected. And my Vitara
>> > does in the Sevens around town.
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> And which part of town do you live? I reckon it's not bumper-to-bumper
>> five-km-an-hour traffic snarls you have to go through every day.
>
> No. The traffic snarls I have to get through every day actually come to a
> standstill.
>
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Fuel economy is a function of kerb weight and driving conditions. What are
the ADR fuel consumption numbers for your Daihatsu and Vitara?

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Just JT wrote:
>
> "ant" <britishcouncilgrant01@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> Just JT wrote:
>>> "ant" <britishcouncilgrant01@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > It's pretty darn shithouse IMO. Modern car, small, it should be
>>> > doing way better than 7.3 litres. My old Charade did 5 point
>>> > something around town and it wasn't fuel injected. And my Vitara
>>> > does in the Sevens around town.
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>> And which part of town do you live? I reckon it's not bumper-to-bumper
>>> five-km-an-hour traffic snarls you have to go through every day.
>>
>> No. The traffic snarls I have to get through every day actually come
>> to a standstill.
>>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Fuel economy is a function of kerb weight and driving conditions.

AND: the nut on the end of the steering column.

What
> are the ADR fuel consumption numbers for your Daihatsu and Vitara?
>
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>

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On Jun 6, 11:30 pm, "ant" <britishcouncilgran...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
> No. The traffic snarls I have to get through every day actually come to a
> standstill.

What traffic snarls - don't you live somewhere in the general Canberra
area?

Marco

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"ant" <someone@spammer.com> wrote:
> Marco wrote:
>> On Jun 6, 11:30 pm, "ant" <britishcouncilgran...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>> No. The traffic snarls I have to get through every day actually come
>>> to a standstill.
>>
>> What traffic snarls - don't you live somewhere in the general Canberra
>> area?
>
> Ever driven around the airport during rush 3 hours? I do it twice a day.
> and then the Russell/Kings ave roundabout.
>
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So what's the ADR fuel consumption of your Charade and Vitara?

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Just JT wrote:
> "ant" <someone@spammer.com> wrote:
>> Marco wrote:
>>> On Jun 6, 11:30 pm, "ant" <britishcouncilgran...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> No. The traffic snarls I have to get through every day actually
>>>> come to a standstill.
>>>
>>> What traffic snarls - don't you live somewhere in the general
>>> Canberra area?
>>
>> Ever driven around the airport during rush 3 hours? I do it twice a
>> day. and then the Russell/Kings ave roundabout.
>>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~
> So what's the ADR fuel consumption of your Charade and Vitara?

Fuck knows. I flogged the Charade when I bought the Vitara. The Charade had
3 cylinders. The official fuel economy ratings for cars are always more
thirsty than what I get from cars. The trick is not to slow down for curves
or corners. that way, you're not speeding up again.

My Vitara does 450 kms for a 34 litre fill. I set the clock every fill.
When it does worse than that, I know something's up.

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