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I would expect the petrol major maintenance would be way cheaper than on a diesel. The Diesel timing, fuel pump and pulleys and belts (and likely the air con compressor set up), would all be way dearer than same on petrol motor, so I guess the cheaper repairs on petrol make up for the difference in running costs of diesel over petrol.
There has be a silver lining somewhere in the petrol version.
Hi vbrab,
The fuel cost offset certainly makes up the difference petrol V diesel. Yeap my petrol might use maybe 2 or three litres / 100 klms, lets go $5 / 100 klms, I'm fine with that. My petrol V6 has been significantly cheaper to run than my last 2.7 TDV6 engine, and that is using genuine LR service parts as well.
Once you go beyond the bounds of the engine everything else is the same.
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Originally Posted by Nomad9
100% agree.
Our V8 D4 was far cheaper to purchase secondhand, then service and keep on the road maintenance wise then a comparable year and model diesel Disco.
From memory last time I worked it out in comparison between the TDV6 and the V8, I reckon over 200,000 klm of driving the V8 will use about $6,000 more in fuel.
A 2010 3.0 HSE with bugger all bells and whistles in comparison with a 2010 V8 D4 back when we brought ours was selling for about 15k more than the V8 because people were worried about fuel bills. That seams to have changed a bit recently as more people are working it out.
Hi Terry,
SHHHHHHHHHH, they'll all figure it out..........:)
You just have to do one run to the Murchison in WA where you find that there is no petrol for the forseeable future at the only two fuel stations in the region (Murchison and Gascoyne Junction) to be glad you have a diesel.
It is also good when you travel 1400km between refills on outback travels or have a heap in reserve when you find that there is no fuel at all at Gem Tree and have to travel to Alice Springs on your reserve of fuel to fill up jerry cans of petrol for the petrol cars in the convoy that are stuck there.
Apart from that the petrols are definitely cheaper to run. Just look at the problems I am having with my 3l at the moment in another post. I will probably have to replace the turbos soon as well, which will be a body off job.
Ive been doing similar calcs. Using the rated figures the v8 uses 5L more per 100km. Plus 98 ron fuel is 20c more expensive than diesel on the coast. I get $10/100km extra fuel cost for the v8 which translates to $20,000 over 200,000km.Quote:
Originally Posted by TerryO
95 ron hovers around 10c/L more expensive which makes it $10k over 200,000km.
Cheers
Dan
Great info, never seen comparison figures before, thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by Disco-tastic
Hi Bob,
If I am planning on the longer trip and intentionally know I am going to places with limited fuel supplies I would fit the long range tank and get an extra 145 litres and throw the spare on a roof rack.
I know what you are saying, however there are ways around everything, if I take camper I have an additional 60 litres on there well. Yes one way around things is to buy a diesel, I know.
Yes, that's mostly true. However, you wouldn't have known there was no petrol in the Murchison until you got there and the example on the Binns track was after using three jerry cans of petrol and the Patrol's two fuel tanks, so you would probably have been out of fuel as well when you hit Gem Tree. He was on empty for the last 100km into Gem Tree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nomad9
However, I have never found anywhere else in Australia where having a petrol car would be an issue, as long you are willing to use Opel. I just mentioned those examples (which are true and from last year) for a bit of fun.
By the way, Gem Tree was also out of diesel and they didn't know when they would get a delivery, despite only being about 140km from Alice Springs. There were many people towing large caravans stranded there and they had sold off as much of their generator's fuel as they could spare to try to get some of them out. I just drove to Alice in my diesel with a long range tank and refuelled , even though I was towing an 1800kg camper trailer and the Patrol only had a roof top tent.
Hi Bob,
Understand completely, my response was also a bit of tongue in cheek. Where we are now with fuel and overall fuel consumption rates after having a couple or three Diesel D3's and now owning a petrol D3, and noticeably aware of the lack of times I need to open my bonnet I am very impressed. The old petrol D3 just needs to be give a fair "shake of the sauce bottle"...............whatever that means.
Cheers Marty.