Reply With QuoteSeriously guys is it that hard to convert between them?
I use km/l for all my own calcs. Simply, higher is better. I use l/100km for comparison to published data.
I use MPG when talking to old fogeys
Master
There is also good reason I work out my off-road mileage in km per litre. I work alone off-road in remote areas, knowing off the top of my head how many kms you can travel on 1 litre over certain terrain in my work ute becomes important if thing go wrong and getting back is going down to the wire. Let's say iv under estimated my fuel usage for the day , I got bogged twice then had to take a big detour around a flooded salt lake next thing I realise the fuel light is on. Iv got a 20 ltr Jerry can backup. I know my worst case fuel figures are 5. Km per litre off road 7 on high speed gravel and 8 on the sealed rd. I pull the maps out I have 15 km of soft track so that's 3 litres 80 km of high speed gravel that's about 11.5 litres and then about 90 kms of sealed rd and thats about another 11 litres there. That's 25.5 litres. So now I know this I can plan, radio for help or adjust the driving style as these are worst case figures. Hope this works day just stays a scenario
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ForumSage
Seriously guys is it that hard to convert between them?
I use km/l for all my own calcs. Simply, higher is better. I use l/100km for comparison to published data.
I use MPG when talking to old fogeys
Swaggie
why are people talking in km/ltr?
there is no such recognised standard.
our standard in Australia is litres per 100km.
I find it horribly confusing when some talk ltrs/100 and others talk km/ltr
Master
Hi guys,
Without getting in to this MPG, liter per KM or L/100 kms discussion (wich seams to me a cultural think more than anything else - we use L/100 kms here for example) I would like to bring the driving style reason for this subject.
I have 2 defenders td5´s, both remaped and both remaped with diferent settings. When I´m driving I get 12L/100Km in one of them and about 14L/100 km in the other. When my dad is driving he gets 9 to 10 L/100km in one (sometimes 8L/100km) and about 11 to 12 in the other.
And its not just because I drive it hard or faster, its just because of driving style. My dad changes gear when it should (RPM), he acelarates in a smother way and in the right time, etc etc etc...
Our company cars are 7x Seat Leon Tdi... most of them are 5.5/6 L/100 km and the one I drive normaly is 6.5/7 l/100 km... Guess I´m just a fuel waster
Cheers
RoverLord
For maximum economy, drive as if the brakes did not work, in other words, drive so you never need to use them except very occasionally - this is probably how your dad does it, even if this is not how he thinks of it.
John
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
Master
You are probably right John... among other things...
As for me, well... This should explain something
ForumSage
SupporterFor the really old fogies, you could use furlongs per gill or maybe rods, poles or perches per quart.Originally Posted by Dougal
I use MPG when talking to old fogeys
For the alcoholic old fogies, it might be better to use chains per firkin or leagues per hogshead.
Any one of them is about as helpful as the default measurement favoured by some people of kilometres per tankful.
1973 Series III LWB 1983 - 2006
1998 300 Tdi Defender Trayback 2006 - often fitted with a Trayon slide-on camper.
ForumSage
The most useless and yet most often encountered measure is dollars per tank.Any one of them is about as helpful as the default measurement favoured by some people of kilometres per tankful.
Swaggie
I use that one all the time. Mind you, my economy has been getting worse over the years.
Master
Maybe you have a dead MAF - markets are ruined
Last edited by p38arover; 24th June 2014 at 10:04 PM. Reason: deleted swearing
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