Fuel Costs

[Pana]

OK... My drive home from work just now averaged 8.9L/100km. That's 25km, about 17 highway and 8 city streets. And I wasn't driving like a granny either.

thats pretty good - If I baby mine (drive is about 25km fwy, 10km suburbs) - I'll get about 9.1 average. If I drive it harder, its around 10.5 on trip 1

On a kind of related matter - how much do peoples trip computers differ to actual consumption?

[Pana]

Jealous?

Sometimes - especially when a quick drive to the shops or something has an average consumption on trip 1 of 33L/100km!!!

(but not really - before the R36 boys disown me about complaining about Fuel consumption - the R36 has about the same average consumption as my MY05 WRX and its bigger and much more practical)

[apom]

Based on 25,000 kms a yr, you guys in the diesels would be saving about $1200 - $1500 a year over us petrol guzzlers (based on my 10.6 to 6.6).

Swallowtail.... didnt you say you have a company fuel card!!! I think you are in front anyway

[Swallowtail]

I have a fuel card in my lease package, so it's all part of the salary scrificed stuff, but hey it all comes back to me in the end!

I was trying on the way home tonight, got 8.7! It went as low as 7.7 at one point, but then coming across Bardon and Ashgrove bumped it back up.

[apom]

I was trying on the way home tonight, got 8.7! It went as low as 7.7 at one point, but then coming across Bardon and Ashgrove bumped it back up.

sounds like a challenge now!

[apom]

Trip 1 to work - 21.1km no freeway 12.9! (mind you I think having to use all but launch control to get onto moggil road doesnt help either!!)

[passatpout]

Trip 1 to work - 21.1km no freeway 12.9! (mind you I think having to use all but launch control to get onto moggil road doesnt help either!!)

Ah, Moggill Road.. it brings back memories.. especially of the time when my mother was dropping me off at school in Kenmore, and the throttle return spring broke, so she drove from Pinjarra Hills to Kenmore with the engine stuck at flat out.. all I remember was that she seemed to be pumping the brakes quite a bit...

[apom]

Ah, Moggill Road.. it brings back memories.. especially of the time when my mother was dropping me off at school in Kenmore, and the throttle return spring broke, so she drove from Pinjarra Hills to Kenmore with the engine stuck at flat out.. all I remember was that she seemed to be pumping the brakes quite a bit...

Brilliant, it is mostly still the same goat track... I even drop my son off at school at Kenmore each day!!!

[Pana]

taking it easy on the way home - 9.6!! new PB

[drbass]

You guys crack me up.

R36 performance this, performance that, and now getting all "competitive" with the economy as well.

Well, I've got news for you: We diesel guys (and I hope you don't mind me speaking on behalf of you, fellow oilers) have this one IN THE BAG. Don't bother, stop treating your go-fast pedal like a raw egg and have fun.

Isn't that why you bought your car in the first place?



Seeya,
Michael

[Swallowtail]

LOL... game on?

[Swallowtail]

You guys crack me up.

R36 performance this, performance that, and now getting all "competitive" with the economy as well.

Well, I've got news for you: We diesel guys (and I hope you don't mind me speaking on behalf of you, fellow oilers) have this one IN THE BAG. Don't bother, stop treating your go-fast pedal like a raw egg and have fun.

Isn't that why you bought your car in the first place?



Seeya,
Michael

Great post. We still have fun, but booting it al the time gets boring...

[apom]

well, sometimes its gets boring!!!... I was running way late coming home via an appointment.... 45.5 k's for the day @ 18.5l/100km!

Theres always tomorrow!!!

[Pana]

Great post. We still have fun, but booting it al the time gets boring...

well, sometimes its gets boring!!!...

+1 LOL

too bad the sound makes it hard to not boot it all the time.

[Swallowtail]

+1 LOL

too bad the sound makes it hard to not boot it all the time.

Oh yeah.... the sound.... with all the windows down... howling up to red line...