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Old 28-01-2006, 12:01 AM   #31
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'91 Nissan Pintara Executive 2.0L... 445 - 450km/tank.
I have an 88 3.0L skyline mild engine that gives me close to 700k per tank hwy and around 550-600 around town but this isn`t a a nissan forum is it.
My Ef fairmont ghia 5.0L hwy cruising gives me 10.5L/100 town is around 13.5to15L/100 depending how I feel at the time. I find the car gets better fuel economy on the hwy if I drive at 120 rather than 100.
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Old 28-01-2006, 02:26 AM   #32
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I own a BA XR6 Ute, Manual, LSD, Easily does half city half highway with 4 - 500kg in the back all the time. Inly ever had over 500ks out of a tank a handful of times. I'm filling it twice a week at $95 per fill. Starting to get over it! Filled 3 times last week, 1440ks, 217l of Synergy 9000. If i knew the 6 would be this thirsty i would have just bought the 8 or the turbs! I by no means drive mine sedately, but it baffles me how someone with a turbo can be getting 12 - 13/l per 100ks! Why have a turbo if you're gonna drive it like that!
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Old 28-01-2006, 03:42 AM   #33
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AUIII XR8 city 500km highway 700km.
KE Lazer city??? highway 500km. Does anybody know how big the fuel tank is in 1.6lt Lazer?
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Old 28-01-2006, 03:52 AM   #34
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I have an 88 3.0L skyline mild engine that gives me close to 700k per tank hwy and around 550-600 around town but this isn`t a a nissan forum is it.
Its not a Nissan forum. And?

Read the description of "The Pub" - For General Automotive Related chat. Well I'll be.

And the read asks for kilometres to the tank, no specific vehicle.
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Old 28-01-2006, 09:08 AM   #35
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BA XR8 ute 500-550 around town and 750-830 on open rd. Fairly acceptable for the V8, but my mates LS2 uses about 8L/100km.
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Old 28-01-2006, 10:34 AM   #36
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EL Fairmont Ghia V8. Around 450-500 k's a tank. 40k round trip to and from work each day. Stop start.
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Old 28-01-2006, 12:11 PM   #37
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Well I run a log for the car for tax i am not that fanatical. And heres what mine does. I am a rep and you can see on the country trips its good to great. Around town in Sydney it can be pretty poor but its hilly stop start and average speeds are less than 40kmh on most trips.

L KM L/100Km MPG
56 341 16.5 17.3
57 338 16.9 16.9
62 458 13.6 21.0
61 384 15.9 18.0
65 443 14.6 19.7
63 445 14.2 20.2
63 400 15.8 18.1
61 388 15.7 18.2
63 397 15.9 18.0
62 405 15.3 18.7
65 387 16.8 17.1
44 283 15.6 18.4
65 467 14.0 20.4
65 480 13.5 21.2
60 607 9.9 29.0
64 498 12.8 22.3
61 476 12.8 22.4
64 452 14.2 20.1
58 409 14.2 20.2
61 380 15.9 18.0
60 428 14.0 20.4
51 440 11.6 24.8
60 473 12.7 22.5
64 460 13.8 20.7
67 520 12.8 22.3
60 453 13.2 21.7
59 435 13.5 21.1
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Old 28-01-2006, 12:36 PM   #38
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i own a 1992 ebII fairmont

atn im getting about 550-650+
ave is 9.8L p/100k
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Old 28-01-2006, 01:00 PM   #39
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BA SeriesII Falcon Auto about 550km around town, mainly crosstown running.
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Old 29-01-2006, 06:38 PM   #40
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I just got 515km on 59 lts in my Sprint. i think that's fantastic! Previous cars were getting (in old miles per gallon) 4.9L Turbo Trans-Am 17mpg on the h'way , 440 Magnum Dodge Phoenix 11mpg on h'way.So the Sprint IS economical!
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Old 29-01-2006, 07:10 PM   #41
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Ive got a 2003 TJ2 Magna Sports (shock horror), city 480-550 dependant on traffic, highway 760-860
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Old 29-01-2006, 08:11 PM   #42
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Old 29-01-2006, 10:03 PM   #43
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ED XR8 Sprint - Hwy 650ks 68L - drove it like a nancy... to Swanhill and back.. 10.2l/100K per trip computer...
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Old 29-01-2006, 10:14 PM   #44
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95 Excel - 35litre tank - about 600 city driving
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Old 29-01-2006, 10:25 PM   #45
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Ive got really bad fuel economy, 97 EL Falcon 4.0 Auto doing around 380Km's per full tank, this isnt the best is it??
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Old 29-01-2006, 10:28 PM   #46
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I own a 2003 BA XT V8 manual sedan and get about 400km's to a tank.

That figure is for daily driving around town. When I do purely country driving I get almost 650km per tank.

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Old 30-01-2006, 12:15 PM   #47
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AU1 Fairmont. Around 600 everywhere driving, 570 in the city, 660 on the highway.
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Old 30-01-2006, 12:28 PM   #48
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BAII XR6 Manual ute. 480km town, 700+ Highway (cairns to townsvill and back to ingham on a little over 3/4 of a tank)
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Old 30-01-2006, 12:29 PM   #49
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I own a AUII SE Ute and get around 1300km a tank(s).
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Old 30-01-2006, 12:34 PM   #50
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R33 GTS-T, 500k/~55L normaly, 650-700k cruising to Canberra/Syd.
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Old 30-01-2006, 12:39 PM   #51
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In My EB i get 500km to a tank citty driving but its getting better the more mods that are done to the motor,
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Old 30-01-2006, 12:50 PM   #52
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I own a 1990 EA Ghia and get about 600 km's to a tank (mostly freeway/highway driving)
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Old 30-01-2006, 01:01 PM   #53
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VTII Exec Sedan, 4sp Auto, Run it on BP Ultimate 98RON and mostly town driving gets about 500km to a 60l fill, I do poke it with a stick every now and again though, hwy driving is much much better, get more like 750-800.
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Old 30-01-2006, 01:07 PM   #54
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I own a '2003 BA XR6 Auto' and get about 600km's to a tank (running on standard unleaded)
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Old 30-01-2006, 01:19 PM   #55
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Fuel economy......what's that???? :P

I filled my EF up last Thursday, the fuel light came on this morning and the odo reads 296k's! lol.

I put it down to the fact that it runs rediculously rich because of the cam. I do get carried away with my right foot, but thats still horrible mileage even with my spirited driving.
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Old 30-01-2006, 01:37 PM   #56
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XR6T Mk1. 390 - 410K's to the tank, usually takes 55 litres upon fillup (ie, so I'm not running it on fumes). Thats a mix of blue mountains highway and city driving. If I can resist giving it a bootfull everyday, I can usually get it to around 430ks. Yeah - I know - big whoop! The best I've got was on a trip down the coast where I average 9.9 l/100ks and that was about 600kms before I filled up.

The trip computer tells me I usually average around 12.3 - 12.5 litres per 100ks. So its a bit out by my reckoning (ie, 55/410 * 100 does not equal 12.5).
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