fuel economy

[DVR68U]

hey guys i just returned from a weekend blast down into vic did 2000kms in 2 and a half days, on the trip up from geelong to albury i got an amazing 8.9l per hundred. this it from a 2lt petrol manual '93. 3 ppl and a motorbike in the van. the 2l petrols are very good on fuel. the other tank i got 9.1l per 100.
both outstanding figures. and the whole time i was at the speed limit. and hopefully not over it , no tolerance speed cameras all over vic. good way to ruin a nice state
cheers brenton

[GoLfMan]

was this a transporter 2L?
would be gutless though wouldnt it?!

[DVR68U]

lol yeah a 2lt depends what you mean by gutless , would easy sit on 130 all day long. it can tow vr6 passats all the way from port mac down to sydney .
i dont think they at gutless. its a van anyway ?
cheers brenton

[Golf Loon]

Yeah I think its a load of hooey about em being gutless, you just rev em hard and they like it.

They pull hard with a load on or a trailer and I cane round in mine when its empty.

Reliable too. In 50,000kms I have changed a coil and the oil, thats it.
I have never run a tank of fuel through it without pulling a trailer either, so it works hard.

Still thinking TDI, but I love my T4 2L.

[BigWhiteT3]

Comparing economy to the older models, my '91 T3 (injected 2.1) gets about 11.5-12.0l per 100km on the open road and about 12.5 around town. That brick-like profile doesn't do much for you on a long trip I can tell you. Still, wouldn't swap it for anything.

Ash

[DVR68U]

hey bigwhite what speed do you sit at on the hwy ?
cheers brenton

[BigWhiteT3]

This is sitting at 110kmh mostly...

[Rebuild]

T5 2.5L TDI auto, best I've done is 8.3L/100km over a full tank.Have done 7.9L/100km over a short run

Around town 9.5-10

Most country runs about 8.5-9

[DVR68U]

wow so im getting down in the tdi fuel economy, thats pretty interesting, my van would weight less than a tdi, every day a like my van more. untill it breaks every other day lol.
cheers brenton

[baldy]

first tank of diesal in 128 swb 120kms to 72lt trip computer telling me ive got another 120ks left bit strange with only 8lt left in the tank.

let you know how far i get on the next tank the computer is telling me 10 to 10.5 lts per hundred with driving around town