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27-01-2006, 04:48 PM
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Blood, sweat & tears
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD
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Hi guys
Just wondering how many K's to a tank you's get i.e I own a ______ and get about _______km's to a tank In my case is I own a <cars not on the road yet> and get about <I have no clue> to a tank I know the guy i work with gets about 300km in his VR commodore THERES GOTA BE SOMETHING WRONG THERE!! |
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27-01-2006, 04:55 PM
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BEU77Y and the BEE55T
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: NSW South Coast
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I own a BA Futura wagon and get about 450kms to a tank - but this is suburban driving with a lot of short trips, stop starts etc.
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27-01-2006, 05:02 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney
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The answers you get are all going to depend on wether the person in question does heaps of highway driving or heaps of city driving, or a mixture of both. Also depends on tank size and driving style and even temperature. There is just so many variables it makes comparisons kind of hard.
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27-01-2006, 05:22 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 71
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BA XR8. Get about 400 around town and about 600 on the highway
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27-01-2006, 05:27 PM
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Detroit Locker Equiped TM
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Area 51 (tm)
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EF XR6 gets over 750 km with mostly Highway driving.
Will have to do the sums for the GT.
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27-01-2006, 05:30 PM
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Mopar/No Car
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Down the Obi..
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6cyl/auto NF Fairlane gets 780-810k's per tank, purely 100k/hr highway driving.
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27-01-2006, 05:36 PM
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Blood, sweat & tears
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD
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Nice
Interest sparked when i saw an EA on ebay saying "does around 600k to a tank which is good for a car this model" and then the guy i work with has his commodore getting about 300 lol then the other feller i work with and his silvia gets 600 |
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27-01-2006, 06:19 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 22,927
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Hmm
BA XR6 - About 400 around town, not much highway driving and only gets driven every few weeks, its not a daily driver. Best ive gotten was probarly 500 max. 68 Litre tank. BA II XLS - About 500 around town and probarly 700 on highways, this car is only around town during the week then some out of town cruisin on the weekends.. My dad is driving it at the moment as his Territory is broken and the average has gone way up, hes a bit of a hoon. 84 litre tank to.
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27-01-2006, 06:24 PM
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FRDMSL
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 253
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XE 351, bout 320 ks to a tank
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27-01-2006, 06:24 PM
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Blood, sweat & tears
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD
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dads got a worked 351 w/ EL XR6 T5 in it putting out about 350rwhp but he drives it like a granny- I'd say its almost always in 5th lugging up hills etc gota love the torque |
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27-01-2006, 06:27 PM
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FTF Club Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Driving my Tickford T3 Wagon in Sydney
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My AUII wagon I6 gets 500km to tank (62L) city / surbaban driving and ~800 - 850 highway. Always in power mode ie not econ mode.
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27-01-2006, 06:32 PM
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Lucifer's Angel
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney
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2003 BA XR6 I get about 520km/tank. 18ks a day to and from work. Occasionally it gets to go for a longer run, but not too often.
With my old XD I had to run it on premium with that lead replacement stuff, and only ever got about 200ks to a tank the same size as the BA.
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27-01-2006, 06:35 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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27-01-2006, 06:45 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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about 450km of town driving in my EF Futura.
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27-01-2006, 06:53 PM
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XR5T - Sea Grey.
Join Date: Feb 2005
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I own a AU Fairmont and get about 425-500 km's to a tank
Mostly with quick trips in moderate traffic Inner suburb -> Melbourne (10-15km trip, and back again), and the 2 or 3 trips per week (also with return trip) from Inner suburb -> Outer suburb (same side of town) -> Melbourne (also moderate traffic). Confused? Good! Summary: Fuel consumption: Good. Pretty good, all things considered. |
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27-01-2006, 07:49 PM
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LPG > You
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
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'91 Nissan Pintara Executive 2.0L... 445 - 450km/tank.
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27-01-2006, 09:13 PM
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Two-Spirits
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 5,214
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I own a Territory 04 TS and get about 550 to 600 km's to a tank of Ultra ULP, doing 150 kms per day of mixed town/highway driving.
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27-01-2006, 09:37 PM
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Ex EL Falcon
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Bris-bane
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Got a 1996 EL GLi (6 cyl of course) and it depends. If I drove purely highway at 100 km/h, easily get 800 km per tank. In an average week of driving which is a combination of 100 km/h highway driving and stop-start traffic, I'll get about 450-500 km per tank, even when I'm giving it a bit of stick. Other days I can drive like a grandma and get really ИИИИhouse fuel efficiency. Don't know why that is.
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27-01-2006, 09:46 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Brisbane
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XR6 Turbo sedan. 480 k's city 600+ highway.
If you like to "whistle" while you drive, forget about economy, and buy shares in Caltex. |
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27-01-2006, 09:49 PM
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[EBGLT]
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Cazza Dee
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I own a 91 CPI EB get about 460-500 a tank depends how i drive!!
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27-01-2006, 09:55 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: ACT
Posts: 11,647
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I own a Falcon and get about 500 km's to a tank
I own a Focus and get 630 k's to a tank. Last fill was 625 and took 48 litres. 55 Litre tank. Both are city driving |
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27-01-2006, 09:58 PM
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Goodbye XR8
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 355
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BA XR8 Ute, been getting around the 480 - 550km per tank with around the town driving (11.5 - 13 L/100), distance travelling i'll get 10 - 11 L/100 (have only been on one long distance trip since i've had the XR8, and that was the QLD along the pacific highway, 60% of the roads are a slow traffic fest) that equates to around the 700km before a fuel stop I guess if I ran it low.
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27-01-2006, 10:40 PM
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Lucifer's Angel
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney
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And I'm either in 50 or 70 zones the whole time.
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27-01-2006, 10:44 PM
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Awake after dark
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: South Morang, VIC
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I own a XE Fairmont Ghia fuel injected 4.1 on straight LPG and get about 450-500 km's to a tank
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27-01-2006, 10:54 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Maryborough .......... All Ford Club of QLD
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AU series 1, chip, extractrors, BA CAI, Premuim fuel, highway running aircon on always, mostly 110km 2150rpm in cruise contol, 80L tank - 780-820km per fill depending on the day, this car just loves the highway and around down would do well too if I didn't like the note from the exhaust so much.
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27-01-2006, 11:13 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Canberra
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AU Series 1, 6 cyl auto with the only mod being a TS50 snorkle. That will see between 850-880km before looking for a servo on the highway.
As for the BA MKII XR8 auto, well, I was getting roughly 200km per tank, then it was flashed by Ford, took it back out on a trip, was surprised that I did 550km and used 56lt of PULP (BP Ultimate) It has just done 3,000km so still waiting for it to free up some more. :
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27-01-2006, 11:25 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Canberra
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Hmm, tried to attach a picture to the above post, wouldn't let me.
Let me try again. Here is a picture of the trip display in the AU Fairmont. http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3587/100131714of.jpg |
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27-01-2006, 11:36 PM
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Sleeping Beast
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Port Lincoln SA
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Around 450-480Kms around town and about 700kms on the open road
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27-01-2006, 11:37 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: sydney
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vw golf tdi 2.0 790 burb driving 980 highway on a 55 ltr tank
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28-01-2006, 12:01 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
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I own a Ford Fiesta Zetec and get about 500km's to a tank in city driving(about 37L fill up)
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