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Hey - that's not fair, coz u've been revving using Mobil Synergy 8000!
U know, the way I drive the car is, I rev it everyday. Which makes it fairly consistent. The car has broken in now, I could feel it loosen.
With Synergy 8000 vs Optimax 98, I get on average 20-30Kms more. Driving exactly the same.
I have the worst fuel consumption of everyone in here by the way, I don't even bother posting. Its my leaded foot.
rofl now i'm curious, what is your fuel consumption?
13L/km? ... 15L/km? :eek:
Dammit, the wife just achieved 6.4L/100km on her own on a 110-120 cruise to Queanbeyan and back to the, lol, congested Southern Highlands. My previous on a similar run was 7.3 two up the other being, guess who;)
I just did a Sydney to Canberra trip in total FOG and I can only see 5 metres infront of me for about 2 hours out of the 3 hour drive. I regret not getting the fog lights :(
Anyways, I noticed my fuel consumption is very bad this time about 8.5L/100km with the weather ranging from -4 to about 3 degrees 80% of the way, usually the trip is a really good cruise at about high 6 to mid 7ishL/100km. Anyone else experience the same?
I think its the opposite for me. Today it was very cold (like 12c) and my fuel consump was 9.4 to 9.9 in heavy traffic. My last fuel tank was giving 10.3 to 11.4 a week ago in warmer weather (20c). Same fuel (BP Ultimate), same traffic.
I'm guessing because the car performs better due to more oxygen in cold weather, so you dont need to rev as high.
but 12 degrees is hardly the -4 to 3 degrees range I must say :)
I'd almost think that there's a threshold of temperature for optimum fuel combustion. shrugs.
nickowns: isnt it dangerous to be driving in conditions like that? 5metres ahead a ghost could just pop infront of yr car & driving like that for 2 hours. Maximum Stress! -4C as well!.
O yes let me tell you, I've never had such dangerous driving conditions like that. lucky I switch to the right lane and drove, there were heaps of rabbits and other forms of nature on the left side of the road, I think even the nature itself got lost and found themselves on the road.
I slowed down in parts of the 110 zone to about 60 because they didn;t put the bloody road reflectors in.
ever since i picked up my car from the dealer, the majority of my fuel has been 98 vortex (caltex) or bp ultimate.....98oct only for my euro....lol
what i have noticed is that i get better fuel consumption with bp ultimate...i've been thinking that it's just different conditions, driving habits, etc, but it's been like this multiple times....the results are reproducible and consistent...
on vortex, i get about approx 10.5L/100kms
on ultimate, i get about 9.2L/100kms...
BIG difference...
what does everyone reckon when they use it?
and oh, it's all city driving....
I live in the region Nickdowns has just travelled through. We wouldn't own a car here unless it had fog lights. Pity the Accord Euro Luxury does not have rear foglights even a Hyena Excel has them. Last consumption using, mostly BP Ultimate was 6.8L/100kms. Yes, wet cool weather does make a difference as it is denser and consequently carries more oxygen so you get more bang for your buck. This type of weather sends diesel cars/trucks in utter joy as we find with our Peugeot 405 diesel which, by the way, gets just under 6L/100 and has a 1.9 litre engine and 270,000 on the clock. That's very good but I am astounded with the Accord with its average of 6.95L/100km in identical driving conditions.
Adagio
Im getting 6.7l/100k on a trip from Forbes to Wollongong, and use Vortex. I sometimes throw in Ultimate for the trip back but i do no better or worse.
BP Ultimate 98RON = 9.4L average.
Others 98RON = ~10.3L average
Premium 95RON = ~10.xL/11.xL