Thread: Manufacturers and stated economy..or not

The 1999 Ford Courier (mazda) 2.6 efi manual ute I have gets about 450kms per tank of 91, the same as my 74 RRC with a 700thou carby 350 and auto in it.

Dunno what the advertised fuel consumption for the ute was, back in the day.

Tanks are about the same size, the ute probably weighs 700 kg less.

cheers, DL

Originally Posted by V8Ian

They're easy to pick, they're the ones with messy hair.

Just this morning, was cut off by a V Dub Golf with mirrors tucked away for parking. Verry tidy hair. Three minutes later I was cut off by a Porch. I had my Indicator on to turn left. Green arrow comes on and he stays put. I beep. He puts his right Indicator on, also very tidy hair. Guess your theory doesn't apply to Germans.

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

Three minutes later I was cut off by a Porch. I had my Indicator on to turn left. Green arrow comes on and he stays put.

If it was still attached to the house, it might explain why it stayed put.
It's quite annoying sometimes when those pesky houses get in the way of a good corner. But that's cities for you!

I sometimes have similar minor inconveniences with trees in the country

I've never bought a car that was remotely close to the recommended l/100, except, for, drum roll please,

5.6L of petrol v8 patrol. 14.4L/100, and I'm averaging 14.2 currently. That's the closest for any car I have ever owned

Originally Posted by discorevy

If it was still attached to the house, it might explain why it stayed put.
It's quite annoying sometimes when those pesky houses get in the way of a good corner. But that's cities for you!

I sometimes have similar minor inconveniences with trees in the country

Bloody auto correct. Should have posted in the veranda section. I might have had better luck.

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

Bloody auto correct. Should have posted in the veranda section. I might have had better luck.

Or the verandah. You're on a roll Billy.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Or the verandah. You're on a roll Billy.

Is that why I feel like a Hamburger Ian?

As far as I was aware the stated fuel economy figures are all derived from controlled lab testing, so while the figures are not the same as what you would get in the real world at least they give you comparison figure for comparing different cars.
There's too many variables to have a "real world" test