Fuel Costs

**drbass** · 25-08-2009, 11:26 AM

Jealous?

I was under the impression (maybe mistakenly) that you R36 guys have all the fun

!

It's "us" diesel boys who should be jealous.

Anyway, I think we can have our cake and eat it as well, the 0-100 time is not a true representation of how enjoyable all this torque is.

ENJOY.

Michael

**Swallowtail** · 25-08-2009, 12:21 PM

LOL... we have plenty of fun that is true, but as you say you guys don't miss out!

Based on 25,000 kms a yr, you guys in the diesels would be saving about $1200 - $1500 a year over us petrol guzzlers (based on my 10.6 to 6.6).

**passatpout** · 25-08-2009, 01:32 PM

Yep, I've surprised more than one Falcodore driver by not only keeping up, but getting in front of them from the lights.. and still not been going flat out.. I'm not exactly a featherweight on the throttle..

**tryingavw** · 25-08-2009, 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by Swallowtail

LOL... we have plenty of fun that is true, but as you say you guys don't miss out!

Based on 25,000 kms a yr, you guys in the diesels would be saving about $1200 - $1500 a year over us petrol guzzlers (based on my 10.6 to 6.6).

6.6? a little more i would suggest. its certainly possible to achieve this, but the passat is so much fun to drive its usually about 8-9 around town.

**Swallowtail** · 25-08-2009, 06:06 PM

OK... My drive home from work just now averaged 8.9L/100km. That's 25km, about 17 highway and 8 city streets. And I wasn't driving like a granny either.

**Pana** · 25-08-2009, 10:42 PM

Originally Posted by Swallowtail

OK... My drive home from work just now averaged 8.9L/100km. That's 25km, about 17 highway and 8 city streets. And I wasn't driving like a granny either.

thats pretty good - If I baby mine (drive is about 25km fwy, 10km suburbs) - I'll get about 9.1 average. If I drive it harder, its around 10.5 on trip 1

On a kind of related matter - how much do peoples trip computers differ to actual consumption?

**Pana** · 25-08-2009, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by drbass

Jealous?

Sometimes - especially when a quick drive to the shops or something has an average consumption on trip 1 of 33L/100km!!!

(but not really - before the R36 boys disown me about complaining about Fuel consumption - the R36 has about the same average consumption as my MY05 WRX and its bigger and much more practical)

**apom** · 26-08-2009, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by Swallowtail

Based on 25,000 kms a yr, you guys in the diesels would be saving about $1200 - $1500 a year over us petrol guzzlers (based on my 10.6 to 6.6).

Swallowtail.... didnt you say you have a company fuel card!!! I think you are in front anyway

**Swallowtail** · 26-08-2009, 10:01 PM

I have a fuel card in my lease package, so it's all part of the salary scrificed stuff, but hey it all comes back to me in the end!

I was trying on the way home tonight, got 8.7!

It went as low as 7.7 at one point, but then coming across Bardon and Ashgrove bumped it back up.