Petrol consumption of your cage?

[racefactory]

After upgrading from a small 1989 car to a small 2001 car I have found the jump in fuel efficiency very noticeable.

My old car did nearly 150km to $20 dollars petrol at current prices and i thought that was pretty good for a car but now i find this new car is doing just over 200km to $20 at current prices. Must be the fuel injection? Not that much motorway driving either.

In other words i'm getting about 6.6L/100km rather than 8L/100km.

Would be interested to see what the 5.5L holdens do! Are they just terrible for fuel?

What fuel mileage do you get in your cage?

[rachprice]

My little '96 civic does about 5.5l/100km

[bungbung]

92 Audi 2.8 9l/100km
94 L300 diesel 2.5 turbo 9/100km

mostly town driving

[FROSTY]

A thought might be to ask this question on a car site

[slofox]

2002 3.0l 6 cylinder Subaru Lancaster wagon gobbles around 11.75l/100km round town and around 10l/100km highway.....

[Cloggy]

2001 VX Commodore 3.8V6 o/a 10.8L / 100km
1992 LR Discovery V8 o/a 20L / 100km

[Disco Dan]

Not sure of my ks, as firstly my speedo is in miles and second - it's a bit dodgy.

But a full tank $25 will last me all week. At least a couple hundy ks worth. Driving all over auckland.

...oh yeah, I drive an old skool mini ;)

[Trouser]

My Honda spazz uses around 5l per 100k.

[Crasherfromwayback]

I've got an XJR Jag, and on X-mas day I drove it to Gissy from here (Welly) in 5 hours flat. It used 135l. On the way back I took it easy (took 6 hours) and it used 70l!

It's not what we're driving...it's how we drive it!

[MIXONE]

20+l per 100 k's of huge fun
or 12l per 100 of boredom.(depends on wether the handbrake is with me or not)

[pc220]

2004 xr6 10.8L/100km

[Swoop]

10.1L / 100km. Commodore.
(Like I would lower myself and drive a Fraud...):wacko:

[WarrenW]

I get about 12.7L / 100K on my TL1000s when ridden hard ! Worse than my 2.5L 5 cylinder Volvo.

[racefactory]

My little '96 civic does about 5.5l/100km

Amazing....

[rainman]

Mine's not too good, just about 6l/100k - so, 340ish k's to a tank.

[MotoGirl]

10.1L / 100km. Commodore.
(Like I would lower myself and drive a Fraud...):wacko:

When I'm not Fixing Or Repairing Daily, my Fairmont does 9L/100KM on the open road. We get about 500KM out of a tank when driving round town and I suspect that's because our daily "commute" is only 8km for the round trip.

[The Lone Rider]

Am I the first to say this but...

Petrol consumption = 0

My car sits for around 11months of the year. I use my bike everyday for everything and all the time. Car only gets used when I really need to stock up and carry things or if it's pissing down super hard, or just raining but I have a fair distance to travel.

[Curious_AJ]

my little suzuki does about 15km to the litre ;) it's like a bike with four wheels!!!

[Swoop]

Am I the first to say this but...

Petrol consumption = 0

My car sits for around 11months of the year. I use my bike everyday for everything and all the time. Car only gets used when I really need to stock up and carry things or if it's pissing down super hard, or just raining but I have a fair distance to travel.
That is quite a contradictory statement.
It provides 1 month of driving yet does "0" fuel consumption?
You use your bike "everyday for everything - all the time" yet still use the car?

[Shadowjack]

When it does get used (and that's not often), the Vitara gets 35-37 mpg (12-13 kms/litre).

[Trumpess]

11 litres to 100kms - Commodore of course! around town.
I can get from ChCh to Wanganui on a full tank.

[wickle]

A thought might be to ask this question on a car site
My suzuki 750 gsx does approx 15km to a litre of 91 octane:bleh:

[Curious_AJ]

My suzuki 750 gsx does approx 15km to a litre of 91 octane:bleh:

haha... it's like my car... and it's also a suzuki... aaah suzuki.. will you ever fail me?? (probably, but i love you still)

[laserracer]

2003 ford xr6 14/liters per 100 .. Hey someone's gotta use up all the fossil fuels .. might as well be me :niceone::bleh:

[McJim]

2003 ford xr6 14/liters per 100 .. Hey someone's gotta use up all the fossil fuels .. might as well be me :niceone::bleh:

You've got a heavy foot - I can keep my 2003 Falcon below 11l/100km around town by tickling the accelerator and I can get 9.5L/100km on the open road using cruise control at 108kph.

It's not as fuel efficient as my 1.4l Seat Ibiza I had in blighty though.

[Dean]

im gona buy me a good ol honda citi.fuck it will imbarissing driving it,like a gorrilla in a doll house.but who cares about cars bikes rule my life.a cheap car is all that i need for when its needed ,period.

[Curious_AJ]

im gona buy me a good ol honda citi.fuck it will imbarissing driving it,like a gorrilla in a doll house.but who cares about cars bikes rule my life.a cheap car is all that i need for when its needed ,period.

nice grammar mate :p

but yeah, i get what you're saying and that's generally what I want in a car... though I need it more now seeming as I gots no bike anymore... but cest la vi! I shall buy another bike in due time!

[laserracer]

You've got a heavy foot - I can keep my 2003 Falcon below 11l/100km around town by tickling the accelerator and I can get 9.5L/100km on the open road using cruise control at 108kph.

It's not as fuel efficient as my 1.4l Seat Ibiza I had in blighty though.

Heavy foot ..HELL YEAH and its not mine .. the miss's drives it during the week , i get to sit in it on the weekends , and clean it, and service it,shes got the original lead foot, what can i say,.. shes got it all.. silcone boobs, lead foot ..empty bank account,rubber arse, what more could a guy wish for:eek5:
OOOH.YEAH Blonde, 18 year old, rich, virgin,:drool::lol:

[McDuck]

12-14l per 100kms.

1.6 mitsi lancer out of town...
with a heayish trailer ;)

[Timber020]

Suzuki Baleno station wagon from nelson to hokitika doing 110-120 14.76 kms per litre, one way home (via westport) thrashing it (pacing with a couple bikes doing 140-150 for a good while) and driving like they hadnt invented cops it did just under 13kms per litre. Only compensation to having a gutless 1.8!

[SARGE]

My old car did nearly 150km to $20 dollars petrol at current prices

i cant remember the last time i only put $20 in..

430 km - RVR Sport 94

lasts over a month

[nallac]

my car ,don't got one.got a bike instead.

the missus's 96 3.1 Td bighorn around 12ks per litre

[vtec]

My 95 Honda Prelude, 5 speed, vtec gets 10L/100km. But I thrash it. Best I would manage to get out of it would be 9L/100km worst would probably be 12L/100km.

When I was living in Melbourne last year, my flatmate and I did a road trip to Adelaide (730km). Was into a headwind all the way there, but spent most of the time drafting about 20 metres behind trucks to protect us from 'roos. Did it on one tank of gas in his 1.4 Seat Ibiza. I think it only took about 45litres. So that was about 6L/100km in a clapped out old (early 90's) carburretored detonating bit of eurotrash.

[k14]

In my 01 Hyundai H100 2.6L diesel van (non turbo and done 400000kms!) I am quite happy to get 9.5L/100km. It used to get 10.5 but I had the injectors cleaned and a new fuel filter put in and I constantly get under 9.7L/100km now. Before that I only once got below 10L/100km. Most of my driving is on open road and long distance though.

[meteor]

14.5L per 100K out of my manual 02 XR8 round town but damn it's fun (can't beat that tailpipe rumble). Can get close to 10 on a trip with mostly nanaish driving with the occasional burst when wiffee is asleep!

[ynot slow]

94 Accord nz new about 550km from tank 50-55ltr.(2.2ltr auto)

99 Falcon xr6 680km from tank 70ltr (4ltr auto)

Interesting about the commodores and falcons is sitting on 100km revs are 2000rpm,honda and similar 4 cyl are about 2750rpm at similar speed.

Find the Falcon as economical as the Honda on trips,and shit loads more grunt when passing.

[crazylittleshit]

toyota vista 2cte 2.0turbo 7.5L per 100km :hug: I love it usually when raining though

[Dean]

nice grammar mate :p

but yeah, i get what you're saying and that's generally what I want in a car... though I need it more now seeming as I gots no bike anymore... but cest la vi! I shall buy another bike in due time!

what bike are you gonna get aj.all the best mate in finding one.but if youve got a full licence get a gixxer!!!! that way youll never convert to cars ever

[Curious_AJ]

what bike are you gonna get aj.all the best mate in finding one.but if youve got a full licence get a gixxer!!!! that way youll never convert to cars ever

don't know yet, will be a while til I get another bike. I'm only on my learners though so that will also come in due time lol. but as a rule, I'm not a fan of sports bikes... ick.

[Dean]

don't know yet, will be a while til I get another bike. I'm only on my learners though so that will also come in due time lol. but as a rule, I'm not a fan of sports bikes... ick.

sure man what about say a virago 250 or a honda rebel both are roughly cheap on trademe ,reliable,and theve got that cruiser look/feel for a learner as your not a fan of sport bikes i assume your a fan of cruisers?
if you like naked muscle genre of bikes theres the hyosung comet 250 very cheap,suzuki bandit250 plenty of power with that one
and all are 3500 around that price tag or even less

[Dean]

sure man what about say a virago 250 or a honda rebel both are roughly cheap on trademe ,reliable,and theve got that cruiser look/feel for a learner as your not a fan of sport bikes i assume your a fan of cruisers?
if you like naked muscle genre of bikes theres the hyosung comet 250 very cheap,suzuki bandit250 plenty of power with that one
and all are 3500 around that price tag or even less

oh i mean sure chick or lady not sure man (i didnt realise) sorry