Fuel Consumption

[bro]

What should i expect to get to the gallon.
Legnum Estate 1997 bought for looks and maybe occasional performance.
Bro

[pjjohnson]

Best I've ever got is 28. Usually about 23, when driving very hard less than 10.

[Brind]

I average 23.

[Spirit]

23 on a run would be about right - average around 18 urban I suppose

[Pescha]

Well on NZ$40.00 I can get about on average 450 KM out of her INSERT INTO post VALUES (driving nicely). And I think thats a full tank.

Can anyone do the conversion for me :) please :Ponder:

Cheers, :thumb:
Pescha!
INSERT INTO post VALUES (p.s we have litres here)

[BraindG]

WHAT!? thats 13 pounds a tank!? bloody hell.. i pay about 40 pounds a tank here...

[Pescha]

Hehe calm down, I don't want to come over there and give you CPR!

Our gas here is the following
For 91 Octane its 99.9 cents per litre = 0.34GBP
For 96 Octane its $1.04 cents per litre = 0.36GBP
For 98 Octane its $1.08 cents a litre = 0.38GBP

lol, hope this helps, petrol has just gone up too...

Cheers,
Pescha!

[BraindG]

any ways..
450KM = 280Miles
60Litre INSERT INTO post VALUES (tank sizes) = 15 gallons

18.6 miles to the gallon...
that right?

my maths sucks seems about the same though...oh, and 15 gallons = 56.85 litres - 1 gallon = 3.79 litres

[Brind]

My tank can only hold just over £33 of Optimax.
It's about 87p a litre of Optimax which is 98 RON to you Pescha.

[NZ_Legnum]

How the heck do you get 450km from 40 litres of fuel D:?

i barely manage 300km lol

[Pescha]

It's called not driving around towns and cities. I live in a small township in the country called Huntly. It has like 7000 people if that and I travel to work along a state highway daily.

So I guess that would be the difference.

I travel 200kms a week on NZ$20 if that....

So thats how I judge how much I use :)

Cheers,
Pescha!

[Roadrunner]

oh, and 15 gallons = 56.85 litres - 1 gallon = 3.79 litres
Er, not if you're talking about UK Imperial gallons .... 1 Imperial gallon = 4.5461 litres. The Galant's 60 litre tank equates to 13.2 gallons so your 280 miles gets you around 21mpg :) . Better than you thought! :D

I generally get around 20mpg, never better than 21.5mpg, never worse INSERT INTO post VALUES (so far!) than 7mpg :eek: but that was on track :D

Brian

[BraindG]

aww well :INSERT INTO post VALUES ( was "close"

[callum]

Never manage to get much more than 18MPG no matter how I drive. But the NZ fuel prices are so much better than the UK's and you would cry if you knew how cheap Japanese cars are here.

[Roadrunner]

you would cry if you knew how cheap Japanese cars are here
So how much would a [sshhh!] Nissan 350Z be in NZ? I know someone who's interested in one but won't buy a new one in the UK because of the cost.

Thanks,
Brian

[callum]

I can't find a 350Z, but an early 90s 300ZX would set you back about 3,000 pounds about the same as a mid 90's VR4. A late model non performance Japanese car maybe 3-4 years old would be about 3,500 - 4,000 pounds. Celica's and the ilk are about the same price as a non performance car, which they are really.

Nearly all the NZ Japanese cars come 2nd hand from Japan. Even though the cars are relatively cheap there are a lot of people importing them so there must be a lot of money in it.

On the down side the Japanese never seem to service their cars at all, so it's not uncommon to see a 3 year old car with 75,000kms on it that has never even had an air filter change never mind an oil change.

[callum]

Brian

The 350Z mustn't have hit the 2nd hand market down under, but you could get a nice shiny new one for;

Price $67,990 INSERT INTO post VALUES (R.R.P.)
ENLARGE | PHOTO GALLERY
Body 2 door Coupe
Engine 3498 V6
Trans 6 speed man


Thats about 23 grand to you
:D

[calum]

Originally posted by callum
Celica's and the ilk are about the same price as a non performance car, which they are really.


Oi!!! Watch what you're saying about my pride and joy (http://www.aoqo52.dsl.pipex.com/celica_bridgeofdon_02a.jpg)

It's standard and does a 13.9 second quarter - is that non performance?

Calum :)

[Brind]

Callum Calum Callum Calum Callum Calum Callum Calum Callum Calum Callum Calum Callum Calum Callum Calum Callum Calum
This is going to be awkward. :D

Pardon me.:wiggle:

[callum]

From one Callum to another Calum please accept my apologies for denigrating your car. As a previous Celica owner I just didn't like the thing at all and found it quite slow compared to my VR4

[Roadrunner]

a nice shiny new one for .... 23 grand
That seems like a good deal! I'll let him know.

Thanks,
Brian

[calum]

I was only teasing - check the smilie.

Anyway - know what you mean - sometimes the vr4 surprises you with it's speed. The GT4 is a far better drivers car, imho, when taking brakes, steering feel, handling into account.

Each to their own - that's what makes the world interesting!

Calum