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XFWAGON
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:24 pm 
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Fit a bigger tank ???


Hahaha classic.

I'm getting 14.8/100km around town/short motorway driving, but i live in a really hilly bastard of a city. Manual helps it a fair bit, before when it had the auto, it was getting 17.9L/100km :shock:

 

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Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 4:46 pm 
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im getting 14.6 round normal town and im in a N/A 6, im also a p plater so thats probably the problem :S

 

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Alan96EF
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Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 4:52 pm 
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I'm getting around 14.5 in the ute (Driving with fuel consumption in my mind)

If you really want to save on petrol, coast down hills in neutral (this will up your braking) and drive at 80km/hr everywhere and put it in 6th.

 

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Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:10 pm 
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what the hells a "re trip"?

 

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rwoodhams
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Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:43 pm 
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f**k this just reminded me of my boss when I asked him why he didn't option up the towbar on his new malloo and said it was because of the extra weight would suck more fuel, and he didn't really need it. He lefted me speechless to comprehend his reasoning of 10kg extra would be fuel issue, If I'd been able to comprehend, I'd probably have fallen over laughing.



LOL.. I rekon if he is getting upset over 10kg of weight vs fuel economy... He shouldnt be buying a Marloo. I can understand your speachlessness (I doubt thats word but suits the purpose)
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rwoodhams
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Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:46 pm 
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I did 506km on 49litres on a run up to Geraldton from Rockingham (up the new coast road) and did 9.6l/100km in an XR8..

But thats nanna driving
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XR9UTE
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Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:58 pm 
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towbars on dunnydoors are pointless anyway....the car bends in half when you try to tow anything!
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rwoodhams
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Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 6:08 pm 
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towbars on dunnydoors are pointless anyway....the car bends in half when you try to tow anything!


HAHAHAHA... GOLD
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XR9UTE
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Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 12:48 am 
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Try this with a boat anchor....the f**k IRS would turn into licorice!
Btw this is lowered big time in the first place and that's a complete 5.8 EFI engine I picked up on the weekend.

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Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 4:32 pm 
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