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Thread: Phoenix's Disco Buying Decisions: Gas Vs Diesel

  1. 22nd October 2009, 08:41 AM #41
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    Quote Originally Posted by pando View Post
    For my own interest, what sort of litres to 100 klm are you guys getting out of your gas setups?
    17 to 19 L/100K, over 20 when I have a trailer on behind.

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  2. 22nd October 2009, 11:32 AM #42
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    Quote Originally Posted by d@rk51d3 View Post
    Main highway between Adelaide and Darwin will leave you stranded in more than one location.

    And a second diesel tank doesn't usually sit in the cargo area, at least the ones I've seen.
    Neither do sill LPG tanks. Pat
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    Quote Originally Posted by V8Ian View Post
    Most places outside the capitals or large provincials will leave you stuck.
    Having driven over more of Australia than most I disagree.I was never left stranded ever and never had an issue finding LPG and never had an issue with any engine I ran it on.My disco,holden 1 tonner,series 3 2.25 and my 300 Tdi all ran/run better on LPG than they ever did on straight fuel.The 3.9 in the disco loved it with a passion. Pat
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  4. 22nd October 2009, 04:38 PM #44
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    Neither do sill LPG tanks. Pat
    That's true.


    Quote Originally Posted by PAT303 View Post
    Having driven over more of Australia than most I disagree.I was never left stranded ever and never had an issue finding LPG and never had an issue with any engine I ran it on.My disco,holden 1 tonner,series 3 2.25 and my 300 Tdi all ran/run better on LPG than they ever did on straight fuel.The 3.9 in the disco loved it with a passion. Pat
    Where I did have a problem. Between Alice and Darwin, main highway, marked servos, No gas. (within the last 12 months)

    Even encountered a couple that had closed down totally, so no petrol either. Fortunately I had a sill tank with some petrol in it (just in case), or I would have been stranded - of sorts.

    Wasn't a killer problem, but you did have to be careful.

    Do agree that LPG runs very well though, especially on the v8.
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  5. 22nd October 2009, 06:38 PM #45
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    Up here in Anna's state (unless she has already sold it,) its not the fuel economy that is the decider for me, it is the rego cost. 5 cylinders is a lot cheaper than 8.
    For what it is worth-
    My maintenance service costs on the Diesel TD5 are not that much greater than those on a petrol/gas vehicle.
    So far I have had no problem whatsoever with my automatic transmission (around 220,000ks) and this vehicle has done a lot of towing in its lifetime.
    Have gone through a couple of R/H side engine mounts though.
    Diesel costs seem to be a bit more stable than petrol, up here anyway.
    Have fun with the decision making
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