Buying a 2005 high Km TDV6.

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Originally Posted by Disco-tastic

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.

95 ron hovers around 10c/L more expensive which makes it $10k over 200,000km.

Cheers

Dan

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And that's fine that you have used the LR quoted book figures as the basis of your calculation but I actually own a TDV6 D3 and a V8 D4 which are both daily drivers and in real life comparison of our fuel usage over a long period of time in either vehicle and fuel prices where we live the fuel cost difference numbers work out at roughly what I have said.

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Originally Posted by TerryO

And that's fine that you have used the LR quoted book figures as the basis of your calculation but I actually own a TDV6 D3 and a V8 D4 which are both daily drivers and in real life comparison of our fuel usage over a long period of time in either vehicle and fuel prices where we live the fuel cost difference numbers work out at roughly what I have said.

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Gday Terry.

Sorry wasn't disputing your figures. Just adding my 2c. Fuel prices are going to be different everywhere.

Do you run the V8 on 98Ron?

Cheers

Dan

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Fuel prices do obviously make a difference, but our experience is the TDV6 isn't as frugal as LR claimed and the V8, when mainly driven in the country where we live, isn't anywhere near as thirsty as LR say it is. So the difference isn't great.

I'm thinking of getting a 2008 supercharged 4.2 L322 in the low $40,000 range so that I can take the pressure of my diesel D4 to make sure that it remains available for the touring trips and towing which the car is perfectly set up for. My D4 is just coming up to 200,000 km so I want to reduce usage a bit. It's also a good way to get the elusive ediff in an L322 Range Rover.


I figure it will add about $2500 per year in fuel costs over what the D4 would get for the same use.

Hi Bob,
There is one in Halls Head that might be worth a look. $32.5k Nearly went myself, 200k full service history, sounds OK, guy is quite keen. Aftermarket exhaust so just be mindful of possible O2 sensor issues. Apart from that sounds fine.