Thread: Range in a 110

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

And that's probably why I never made 700.

On my recent run from Dubbo to Darwin, I was consistently getting about 540km til the fuel light came on. Its a 130 though and I had about 600kg on the back plus a passenger and aircon on most of the time. Cruise control on 110km/h

Originally Posted by Beery

Damn right it does. 110km/h and 120km/h makes about 100km range difference for me.

Barns are more aerodynamic, so that doesn't surprise me

Originally Posted by Beery

On my recent run from Dubbo to Darwin, I was consistently getting about 540km til the fuel light came on. Its a 130 though and I had about 600kg on the back plus a passenger and aircon on most of the time. Cruise control on 110km/h

From Brisbane to Sydney I averaged 83.5 Km/Hr. Didn't do better than 650. Lugging a bigger truck and all that junk, I can understand those figures.

Thanks for all your replies , I haven't done any long trips yet . It's good to know a ball park figure . I have a mate that has a 200 series Cruiser , he had lots of problems on a trip across the Simpson, he had to get extra fuel from his mates . I know we're talking two different vehicles . It's good to know your range so you can have enough fuel !!.. Jim .

Originally Posted by Beery

On my recent run from Dubbo to Darwin, I was consistently getting about 540km til the fuel light came on. Its a 130 though and I had about 600kg on the back plus a passenger and aircon on most of the time. Cruise control on 110km/h

Spot on with my 130 beery, but I'm at 3-3500kg all the time, but I really don't worry about economy.. My diesel bill each month can get scary, the 130 is the least of my worries!

My 300Tdi 110 is about 800 to a tank, the 200Tdi Disco is about 900 a both standard tanks. The disco is a little more 'slippery' through the air, lol. And both use less than my Td5 D2, which irks me as I always assumed that common rail and computer would make it more efficient (it is on 32's though).
Cheers
Mike

Interestingly I hardly see any difference in my Puma fuel consumption (about 10.5 to 11litres per 100km) when I compare city or country driving (at around 105-110kph). However once I hit 120kph it's like my fuel gauge falls in front of my eyes.

At the moment I still have 3 x 110s An old v8 county , with a 4.4 lt on gas , that does about 700ks. " that's petrol and gas " I brought a disco 2 td5 , now that was good on fuel , but I never liked driving It as much as the County . So that went , and I brought a td5 extreme , Now that is a lot better than the v8 on fuel , but we all know that . So I had what I wanted in a 110 , but with the td5 engine . I've been very happy with the Extreme and love It . Times move on . So now I have a 2.2 Puma . I don't think It is as good on fuel as the Extreme is on fuel , and that surprises me because It is only 4 cylinder , and a bit less capacity . They are both 90kw so would expect about the same economy . In saying that I do like my new 110 !!..