Sit down and do some more careful arithmetic before you write off another fistfull of your hard earned cash in wasted stamp duty, dealers fees and wated rego. 

Say your car consumed 2litres/100 km less and you drove it for say 10, 000km/year ...the saving amounts to $300/year total - equivalent to one to two beers a week!...wow..what's all the fuss about?

Now tell me you are that strict with all of your budget.  You could probably save that amount and more by merely shopping around for better/cheaper insurance, cutting out two or three beers a week....one less extra trip a week in the car.

If you are going to get serious then get serious!!

Dingah

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are you mad !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

just cut down on food/magazine/water/o2 intake, never ze bier !!!!

btu seriously does sound like this car is chewing more than it should..

my phoon says about 14-15 on the computer and gets around 425kms average per 60L tank..

There is only one way to do a proper fuel consumption test.

Fill the tank up to the first click of the trigger reset the speedo trip meter not the trip computor drive the car until ready to fill again go to same bowser and fill until first click again.

now subtract the litres used from the k's done this will give you the right figure.

The trip computor is only a giude and a dollar figure is not the right way to check either.

Ian

There is only one way to do a proper fuel consumption test.

Fill the tank up to the first click of the trigger reset the speedo trip meter not the trip computor drive the car until ready to fill again go to same bowser and fill until first click again.

now subtract the litres used from the k's done this will give you the right figure.

The trip computor is only a giude and a dollar figure is not the right way to check either.

Ian

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yep I agree and its the only way I check how much fuel I use. And I'll usually average it over 3 tanks, to allow for the variance in my driving. When doing that, I usually average 13L/100km. I've been tame lately, and my computer reads 12.9L/100... it took almost 3 months to get it down from 14L though.

As goldie said, the only way to do it properly is as he mentioned!

Do you think there is much difference in fuel consumption between the turbo and NA when driven easy?

Do you think there is much difference in fuel consumption between the turbo and NA when driven easy?

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Difference is probably marginal, probably best to look at the ADR figures.

Mine sits at about 14.8 l/100, avg speed 38km/h. All city driving, and in a manual that sucks for economy.

There is only one way to do a proper fuel consumption test.

Fill the tank up to the first click of the trigger reset the speedo trip meter not the trip computor drive the car until ready to fill again go to same bowser and fill until first click again.

now subtract the litres used from the k's done this will give you the right figure.

The trip computor is only a giude and a dollar figure is not the right way to check either.

Ian

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wouldnt you divide the k's done by the litres used?

Edited August 25, 200620 yr by miker

Do you think there is much difference in fuel consumption between the turbo and NA when driven easy?

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I've got an NA and I average 12.9

Do you think there is much difference in fuel consumption between the turbo and NA when driven easy?

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I had a 2003 N/A XR6 berfore I got the T. I found the T to be slightly more economical than the N/A on the highway, about the same around town when driven easily and the T uses more around town when being flogged.

I nail mine all the time through city taffic, hills and 15ks of 90k freeway each day(60k per day)and reads 13.1 after 8000ks

To be honest guys we all complain about fuel economy with the Ts

Somehow I dont think we should be to suprised with the way it chews fuel

It is a big six with a turbo mounted to it

If we wanted economy we should of bought a fiesta or a hyundai

Cant have it both ways Power and fuel miser

I wish we could