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    Fuel consumption of 4.0l V6s?

    Anyone on here running a ford or holdon v6 4000cc, and around the year 94?

    I was just wanting to know how much it is to fill the tank and how many km's you get for that sort of vechile?

    Thanks

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    I filled up the work car last week.

    It's a 1999 Commodore Wagon, 3.8litre V6, 126,000 kms, pretty good condition (well serviced).

    $97.00. Estimated range according to the instrument panel - 710kms.
    And I to my motorcycle parked like the soul of the junkyard. Restored, a bicycle fleshed with power, and tore off. Up Highway 106 continually drunk on the wind in my mouth. Wringing the handlebar for speed, wild to be wreckage forever.

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    Quote Originally Posted by riffer View Post
    I filled up the work car last week.

    It's a 1999 Commodore Wagon, 3.8litre V6, 126,000 kms, pretty good condition (well serviced).

    $97.00. Estimated range according to the instrument panel - 710kms.
    And for the real range just knock the zero off...

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    Yeah, whatever.

    What range does your commodore have Mr Smarty?
    And I to my motorcycle parked like the soul of the junkyard. Restored, a bicycle fleshed with power, and tore off. Up Highway 106 continually drunk on the wind in my mouth. Wringing the handlebar for speed, wild to be wreckage forever.

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    Not a V-6 but a Ford six in a BAXR6 and costs a $111 to fill up.....went from oamaru to ch-ch and back with 1/4 of a tank left,about 500km and add a bit of running round in ch-ch.
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    Dunno how much to fill but on a good day my work car can be forced to do about 9litres per 100km


    And on a bad day about 20litres per 100km.
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    Quote Originally Posted by scumdog View Post
    Dunno how much to fill but on a good day my work car can be forced to do about 9litres per 100km


    And on a bad day about 20litres per 100km.
    are those bad days when ya out chasin' idiots?


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    What model Ford are we talking.......what had a V-6 in 94?
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    Quote Originally Posted by linuxrunner View Post
    are those bad days when ya out chasin' idiots?
    Na when hes running late and mrs S has cooked a roast.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 98tls View Post
    Na when hes running late and mrs S has cooked a roast.
    :slap: Nah, thats impossible men DONT turn up late for Dinner....just early for Breakfast


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    Quote Originally Posted by riffer View Post
    Yeah, whatever.

    What range does your commodore have Mr Smarty?


    This is my commodore... not much range, but powerful over short distances

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    I had a 5 speed manual '90 something Dunny Door 3.8 litre, which would get around 650km on its 70 litre tank. Compared with my Audi 2 litre which would only ever get around 500km on its 70 litre tank it was pretty economical. A bigger engine doing less work I guess.

    (Well, that, and the fact that I drove the Audi a lot more often with my right foot pressed firmly to the floor because it was soooooo much fun to cane)

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    Only V-6 4lt Ford is the Explorer SUV. The Falcon has been a straight 6 since 1962. Holden has been, (no, not Holden "has been"...), a 3.8V6 until the latest motor a 3.6V6.

    Holden has always had the edge in economy being a bit lighter until the current model which gained 100kg mainly due to the new independent rear suspension.

    Our Honda Legend 3.5ltV6 should do about 650km per tank. I run it on 98 where available.

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    My brother has a Commode 3.8 V6. The thing is supposedly very good on gas- not so much around town, but out on the open road its great....probably cause its doing something like 1500rpm at 100k's.

    ALLEGEDLY, if you take the inlet manifolds off, there is a removeable restrictor in there somewhere. ALLEGEDLY, Holden put the thing in because the unrestricted engine out performed the 5.0V8
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