Well, this is going to be interesting.....

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Originally Posted by Saulman1010

I can get 12/100 in my 4.6 hwy
But 16 or 17 is the norm around town, but hey, im heavy footed after a day in the work truck.[emoji13]

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When I picked it up from PO, who had just driven it home, it was showing 25l/100km[bigsad]
Terry

Welcome to the madness mate [bigsmile]

They are an awesome vehicle but the electrics can be a little cantankerous !

Steve

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Originally Posted by TheTree

Welcome to the madness mate [bigsmile]

They are an awesome vehicle but the electrics can be a little cantankerous !

Steve

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Thanks, I think the driving experience is well worth the maintenance required.
I gave up explaining that to Toyo drivers years ago.
"If I have to explain it, you just don't get it" [bigsmile][bigsmile]
That goes for Series and Defender too.

Terry

12l/100 [bigsad] I almost thought it was a diesel... I can get that kind of value when I reset the consumption monitor whilst driving on the highway and I can keep going for a while, but normal driving I never get below 16l/100km and that's when driving veeeery easy.

Then again, where I live we do not know what space is :D the nearest highway is 15K's away and even then you can't drive on cruise control for long stretches unless it is past 23 and before 6. I guess from that point of view I basicly live in one big city :)

As far as the winch goes, I have needed it on several occasions but I might have been actually trying to get it stuck [bigwhistle]

Cheers,
-P

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Originally Posted by prelude

12l/100 [bigsad] I almost thought it was a diesel... I can get that kind of value when I reset the consumption monitor whilst driving on the highway and I can keep going for a while, but normal driving I never get below 16l/100km and that's when driving veeeery easy.

Then again, where I live we do not know what space is :D the nearest highway is 15K's away and even then you can't drive on cruise control for long stretches unless it is past 23 and before 6. I guess from that point of view I basicly live in one big city :)

As far as the winch goes, I have needed it on several occasions but I might have been actually trying to get it stuck [bigwhistle]

Cheers,
-P

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I feel better now re fuel ecomey

I don't really know why it is so good re fuel. I don't think the PO did anything to it.
Might be just my driving - I gave the leadfoot stuff away quite a few years ago.
My normal drive is home at 900m elevation down to Bairnsdale at sea level, 280km return ~twice a week.
I do travel at 100kmh+ where possible.
I have read that they run lean at mid range speeds, don't know.
Defender gives me 9l/100 for the same trips.
Still learning.
Terry

They do burn a bit lean at certain rpm's, so much so that it could be a problem, according to some.

I since have fitted tornado chips and it has improved my consumption and the engine is running a tad bit cooler. My increased consumption currently is probalby (I found out yesterday) a once again locked up vcu -sigh-

-P

Hi Terry . I’m happy to purchase the winch carrier off you. If interested. With or with out winch.
Paul.
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