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Old 05-09-2007, 05:26 PM   #31
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$68 to fill right up??? Thats not much! Petrol is currently $1.59 per litre 91 octane here in NZ, and it costs me close to a $100 to actually fill right up.
I rarely do it though...usually bang in $40 when I get to DTE 100km.

Easily get 500 kms plus average though, not bad for 255,000km,auto and suburban driving -I reckon.On the highway,they are surprisingly economical.The good ol I6 doesn't take much pedal to keep rolling once your at highway cruising speeds.
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Old 05-09-2007, 05:42 PM   #32
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$68 to fill right up??? Thats not much! Petrol is currently $1.59 per litre 91 octane here in NZ, and it costs me close to a $100 to actually fill right up.
WTF ???

I filled up the other day for 113.9p/L Regular
NZ petrol prices suck big time...
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Old 05-09-2007, 05:50 PM   #33
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WTF ???

I filled up the other day for 113.9p/L Regular
NZ petrol prices suck big time...

And the bad new for us Kiwis is that there is a new Govt petrol tax coming into force soon of at least 10c per litre for all our "new roading projects"- the same DAMN ones we are already paying for with the "roads" tax component within the price per litre of petrol now...double dipping as usual. :
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Old 05-09-2007, 05:58 PM   #34
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Geez, Another blow.

Im not much for protesting and protestors...
But sounds like you guys need to get the power of the people going.

If you cant get the Gov down, get the Petrol Co's.

I actually got an email the other day.
They are planning a strike/boycot on 2 of the major oil companies in Aus in a few weeks.
Not to buy from Shell and BP if i remember rightly for 2 weeks or something...
Should force them to lower prices to retain business.

I might work... It may not.

I've got the PDF here somewhere....
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Old 05-09-2007, 06:18 PM   #35
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Dont even want to think about it.
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Old 05-09-2007, 06:31 PM   #36
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And the bad new for us Kiwis is that there is a new Govt petrol tax coming into force soon of at least 10c per litre for all our "new roading projects"- the same DAMN ones we are already paying for with the "roads" tax component within the price per litre of petrol now...double dipping as usual. :
thats why all the clever Kiwi's are happily living living here in OZ
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Old 05-09-2007, 07:10 PM   #37
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250 to 300 kays a tank here in Sydney driving.
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Old 05-09-2007, 11:31 PM   #38
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im with b2tf and Casper...

No comment on my 6cyl and deffinitley not the XR8... haha
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Old 06-09-2007, 03:20 PM   #39
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Way i see it if i was going to buy a V8 (and did) i shouldnt be whinging about fuel prices. So once again i dont care how many km's per tank i get cause i love driving it
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Old 06-09-2007, 04:47 PM   #40
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I have just come back from a trip to ballarat from Bendigo, I filled up at Ballarat full, and filled up back home it took 10 litres and I did 115 klm, so thats 8.6 litres per 100klm, sitting on 105 with the cruise all the way, so for a 68 litre tank that is 790klm to a tank, not bad for a small block V8, 230kw, the fuel gauge has not moved since leaving Ballarat also, it is still sitting above full.
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Old 06-09-2007, 05:02 PM   #41
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Ha you guys with 220's don't bother, I just laugh when I hear the beeps for the last 80k's, thats like every 3days !
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Old 06-09-2007, 05:50 PM   #42
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between 440 and 540 per tank depending on my driving/work roster (depends on how much freeway driving) : thats bout 62 litres or so.
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Old 06-09-2007, 05:52 PM   #43
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Around 400-450 i think
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Old 06-09-2007, 06:51 PM   #44
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i have an au s2 sr best ive gotten to do was roughly 380 from a full tank , all highway driving , got 750k's on the highway
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Old 06-09-2007, 07:22 PM   #45
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730 KLM. BA11 XR6T Ute 6M Highway Speed Limit + about 10klm per hr. Shell V Power. Drops to about 530klm on Unleaded.
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Old 06-09-2007, 07:25 PM   #46
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i use at least 2 tanks a week of premium. But if your going to buy a V8 you shouldnt be worrying about fuel...
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Oh yeah my 400-450km is on Shell V-Power
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Old 07-09-2007, 01:05 PM   #48
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Two weeks ago I finished one full tank that gave me 430kms, no freeway driving, BP Ultimate. AUII auto LWB.
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Old 07-09-2007, 01:22 PM   #49
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Consistantly 490klm (all city driving) from my XR8 Rebal 5 speed!
Ah man, my au3 220 only gets 350km. Damn auto.
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Old 07-09-2007, 01:41 PM   #50
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Way i see it if i was going to buy a V8 (and did) i shouldnt be whinging about fuel prices. So once again i dont care how many km's per tank i get cause i love driving it
Thats the way I see it. I didn't buy my car for fuel economy I bought it for FUN. I bought a 4cyl POS for running around in and doing the daily grind to save the $$$

But just for the heck of it, I average about 300 - 350km Max per tank around town
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Old 07-09-2007, 04:56 PM   #51
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Ah man, my au3 220 only gets 350km. Damn auto.
I get anywhere from 450 to 490klm to a tank in town in my XR8 which is an auto.
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hmm. maybe time to replace my o2 sensor :p
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Old 07-09-2007, 05:10 PM   #53
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But just for the heck of it, I average about 300 - 350km Max per tank around town
youre not trying hard enough!
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Old 07-09-2007, 10:00 PM   #54
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You know if people actually collected fuel economy figures and type of driving we could make a list for comparison to see if your car is running correctly or not...
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Old 08-09-2007, 11:54 AM   #55
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More than a Toyota Camry*.

*9.6L/100 km in the XR in Sydney traffic v 10.5L/100 km in an Ateva according to this.
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