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  1. 9th February 2014, 07:51 PM #1
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    Small diesel cars - Amazing fuel economy

    Did a round trip from Sydney to Port Macquarie (360km x2) this weekend in the Wifes Hyundai i30 diesel. On the trip North we used 4.9lts per 100km (no aircon) and on the return trip 5.1lts per 100km (Aircon on and 36c).
    This is as good or better than my 800cc motorcycle

    Who needs a hybrid
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  2. 9th February 2014, 08:00 PM #2
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    About half the numbers I get from a four litre Fairlane.
    If you don't like trucks, stop buying stuff.
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  3. 9th February 2014, 08:02 PM #3
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    Yep. I've posted a couple of times about my Mk VI Golf Bluemotion. It's only a 1.6 turbo diesel, but still goes like a cut cat, and the best fuel economy I've had on one of my 40km commutes is 3.3l/100km. The long term average (I've had it for 31 months and 48,000km from new) is only 4.2l/100km.

    Official rating is 3.8l/100km, same as the Prius.
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  4. 9th February 2014, 08:08 PM #4
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    Bet you don't get the same smile as when I bury my foot and burn through 17L/100km in my Classic Rangie
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  5. 9th February 2014, 08:15 PM #5
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    ... Wish I could get 'only' 17 litres/100.... Mine guzzles 20 l/100

    - Which is why I now drive a Mazda 121, around 7.5 litres/100 and three times quicker than the Classic.
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  6. 9th February 2014, 08:23 PM #6
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    whats the consensus on the engines shutting off and restarting automatically in regards to long term ware and tare?
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  7. 9th February 2014, 08:28 PM #7
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    a workmate recently drove to mackay and back, was expecting a pretty expensive trip given he drives a HZJ79 landcruiser with an aftermarket turbo fitted...

    what nobody expected was 786km on 70 litres....
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  8. 9th February 2014, 08:38 PM #8
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    The weird thing is, about 20 year ago I was running a Citroën BX Diesel (had the 1.9l XUD engine). I had the car for about ten years, covered 270.000kms and the average fuel consumption was 5l/100kms. Featherfoot driving would return about 4.5l/100kms and pressing the throttle down made it go up to 5.5l/100kms. Never more than this. And the car was by no means sluggish, rather a pleasure to drive. Seems not that much has happened since...
    A bit sad I could not keep it any longer .
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  9. 9th February 2014, 08:44 PM #9
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    The little euro diesel has been running around for years, I've always had a small diesel Golf. If its not doing 5lt/100km then Im not happy.. It runs on VWO when I get hold of it. I'm surprised people are still buying the lazy gas guzzling V6 and V8's. If (big if too) Holdens had put a decent revvy 6 pot turbo diesel in the Commode 10 yrs ago, they might have a healthier future. I know the Cummins 6Bt that's currently going into the 101 will not exactly be fuel efficient, but it'll be a damn sight better than the 20+LT/100km that I had to suffer with the V8. The wife's Golf GTD puts a smile on my face every time I boot it, and makes a few of those V8's who think they're fast think twice!!
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  10. 9th February 2014, 08:56 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by uninformed View Post
    whats the consensus on the engines shutting off and restarting automatically in regards to long term ware and tare?
    I'm not entirely sure I would want a 10year+ example.
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