Fuel Consumption

[aaronng]

and then you gotta consider also that when you fuel up your mixing petrols if your changing fuel (e.g from BP to Mobil), and each batch of fuel with have slight variances.



could be the difference of a couple of dollars soon enough from petrol prices sky rocketing.

Yeah, but the slight variance is still smaller than compared to when a pump stops filling at full tank, or when the fuel light comes on each car, or the driving style of each individual.

Assume you lose 10 times the amount that I claim, so 100ml. When petrol hits $2.00 per litre, that means you are losing 20 cents per fill up. That's less than if you decide to fill your tank at a petrol station advertised at $2.00 per litre instead of $1.99 per litre.

[aaronng]

More than that, you'll be surprised that you can end up losing a lot more than just 10ml.... Can't remember the actual rate of loss but from memory the vapours can take up a fair bit....Add that for a month and that is still some money vapourised....

Okok, if you lose 100ml (which 1/3 a can of coke) per fillup, then at $2.00 per litre, that's 20 cents. How often do you fill up a month? 4 times full tank? That's 80 cents lost. Compare that to other things, like ciggies. hehehe. A stick costs 50 cents each (from a 20 pack costing $10). Just smoke less 2 sticks a month and you're ahead by 20 cents! muahahahha.. i'm evil.

[EuroAccord13]

Based on 200 litres plus a month for me, I will be saving 40 bucks a month JAJAJAJAJAJAJA!

[aaronng]

Based on 200 litres plus a month for me, I will be saving 40 bucks a month JAJAJAJAJAJAJA!

You lose 100ml per TANK. Not per litre. So if you fill up 4 times (50L each time), you only lose a total of 400ml, or 80 cents per month. (unless you fill your car 1 litre each time)

[EuroAccord13]

Opps my bad......

[Crapdaz]

rofl this topic has gone crazy!! hehe

[Ramzes213]

Hi Fellas, I think U are doing really well with consumption of your euro. When I started reading this topic I nearly panicked and nearly put my Accord V6 for sale, because of fuel consumption. It was until I read one of the posts where (i think Adrian Euro) said that in heavy trafic he can do only about 430 kms per tank. That was like relief for me. I live in Melbourne and usually drive to work and back. To get to work I do only about 7 kms just accross the city. So I start the car and than usually stop at every second trafic lights, so I do only city drive. From my calculations my V6 takes about 15l per every 100km I do. So It is not that bad with my V6. But your figutes of 7.0l per 100kms outside the city are impressing.
Good luck.
Ramzes213

[ROBERT]

CL9 As my Euro is the standard car it doesn’t have the fuel usage rate readout. I am curious what the usage rate is at different cruising speeds. That is to say at 90kph, 100kph and 110kph. I would be thankful if one of you forum members with the lux version could take readings at those speeds and report back. Thanking you in anticipation

[Crapdaz]

if your mainly doing highway you can reach from 6-8l/100km depending on how many times you stop.

e.g hill climbs & start/stop traffic

NOTE: This is only a rough estimate.
when i did my trip to port macquarie i did about 1000km @ 56litres (when light comes on) = approximation as i lost my fuel receipt and didnt calculate. --> 5.6L/100km Trip included To + From + Driving around @ Port. (Also filled up before i left incase of getting stuck in traffic which we did and a side note the fuel needle was above middle)

[falco]

I have a 2003 Auto I purchased new. When it was new I was averaging 8.1 l/100k now its up to 8.4l/100k
For me; Caltex petrol seems to give me the best results. Shell the worst.
NO mods

[Crapdaz]

have you considered BP Ult or Mobil 8000 btw i have 2003 Manual Lux - falco

I found Mobil 8000 last longer for slightly less perf > BP ult
But BP Ult has better response > burns slightly quicker than Mobil
These two are about 550-700km depending on driving & mods.

Caltex Vortex98 is better than Shell Optimax/V Power & Racing by about extra 50-100km depending on driving.

[ROBERT]

Thanks guys but I am asking for the consumption at STEADY CRUISING speeds NOT averaging over a run. I keep an acurate fuel consumption log and averaging 7.3l/100k since I had the car new, my best is 6.3l/100km on a run down from QUeensland.