AnswerID: 237438 Submitted: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 at 16:59
The Fox
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We went in a convoy on a tag-along tour. I had diesel defender 200tdi, neighbour had diesel 80 series cruiser. Friend had petrol toyo 4 runner.
Tour organser insisted diesels carry 240 litres, petrol 350 litres.
Travelled north to south. Pre ordered fuel at fuel dump. Neighbour and i went halves in 205? litre diesel. Mate had to buy full drum cause no other petrol vehciles. Joked that he would have to leave some behind.
Got to fuel dump. I had no room to take on my half a drum, the neighbour got a bones 20 litres from me. The toyo had no problem taking on the full drum.
At the south end, the toyo was crapping himself that he might not make it, but he did. I didn't bother filling up till Norsman for the Nullabor.
It is possibe, but you need a lot of storage!
Trevor
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FollowupID: 498626 Submitted:
Thursday, May 03, 2007 at 07:11
The Fox posted:
Landy,
<180 litres,
Halls Gap to Wiluna.
Was made to carry 240, even though we got fuel at the fuel dump. I've got a 120 odd litre main tank, and built a 60 litre one under the rear seat. The 3 additional jerrries were a pain and i wouldn't carry them again. We had 3 adults and a 14 yr old, so we had enough already on the racks and the back of the wagon. We carried 160 litres of water as well! Tents, swags, food, beer,
cooking stuff. It all adds up.
200 tdi wagon did fantastic job.
The petrol 4 runner kept getting bogged on the sand hills. All that revving and having a few goes at each sand hill adds heaps to the consumption. He got snatched out a few times, and dug out once - couldn't open the doors! The Landy just cruised over 99.9% of the time. Only had to put the landy in reverse once, though i had to get snatched out of (un)Savory Creek. Got stuck in the same hole as the Cruiser in front of me.
Trevor
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