That's your reason for killer consumption.Quote:
Originally Posted by cdbstock
How many trips a day? >3 short trips?
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That's your reason for killer consumption.Quote:
Originally Posted by cdbstock
How many trips a day? >3 short trips?
:thumbsup: If you do only short trips without any long trips, then the fuel consumption will be higher because it is not cancelled out by the longer trips.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crapdaz
that's what i mean, killer consumption *edit* :)Quote:
Originally Posted by aaronng
Fuel consumption is dependent on the conditions the vehicle is driven under & the right foot of the driver. Give me the car for an hour & i would lay odds i could get it under
7l /100k.....short trips kill economy
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Just filled up last Tuesday and before that, I did a routine photo before heading out to Caltex
during this last fill up:
-the fuel gauge reached exactly half mark, $31 of 95 Premium
-I did alot of short trips
-tyres were pumped up as usual every time after I fill up, at 230 front and 220 rear (kPa)
-had some rainy days with air con on, and occasionally 2 or more passengers
-did not VTEC the car, nor shift over 4000rpm (yeah my mind's gonna blow :p)
-I short shift alot, go easy on the throtle
-always try cruising at 2000rpm (1500rpm on downhill or extreme flats)
-serviced the car last month, mechanic changed engine oil, cleaned the K&N panel filter and replaced the oil filter
so ended up racking up 268.1km
how's that compared to everyone?... disappointing really... maybe in the market for a 1.8...
since owning my car in april 2008, i've always pumped bp ultimate 98. first couple of tanks, barely managed 580kms per tank (i have never filled more than 59L). after 2 months, fuel consumption bettered and i got easy 650kms per tank.
my average now hovers round the 650kms mark give or take 20kms. this is all dependent on my right foot, and types trips.
i average 80kms a day, most of which is hwy kms. shortest trip is 7kms, done atleast twice a day. fuel consumption doesnt change if i run aircond or not. i've run a/c from full to empty and still got the same result, around the 650kms mark
my best tank was a country trip, where i got 780kms from a full tank and that was with a/c on all the time. this was kms a half tank: half tank
also, anything below 2000rpm may not be helping u save fuel, cause your car doesnt have enought power to move, thus end up using more fuel to get motion happening. best to stick around the 2000-3000rpm range. that way it is atleast withing ur torque range and power range, so you're not loading your car as much.
I'm going to check in other areas of this forum -- I think you need to go to Dyno thread.
how many litres was that?
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Originally Posted by Blitzen
How many litres did $31 buy you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Blitzen
I just filled up last night. Put in 47.49 litres and had driven 545km. That gives me 8.7L/100km. I do 10 minutes freeway and 15 minutes slow road (60km/h + 2 school zones in the morning at 40km/h) each way everyday.
$31 means nothing.............. puahahahhaa
ha! yeah I barley use the car, only for Friday nights and weekends. I've just found the receipt and it's $30.95 woth of petrol including discount got me 26.34 litres, I filed up on the 5th this month and it lasted me for a whole week till the 12th
But I remember I had quite some fuel left in the tank before that fill, but it was cheap Tuesday so the fill up made it to half a tank on the gauge, which is probably 30 litres?
but yeah... my short trips is killing fuel consumption, maybe I'm better of driving a smaller car :P
that is no way to measure fuel consumption and means nothing