AnswerID: 339164 Submitted: Wednesday, Dec 10, 2008 at 21:46
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I have just purchased a 2007 ST-X auto diesel, and drive it around town with the foot flat all the way - hard to make it feel like the Maloo I just down traded to the wife, but the power and torque are pretty good just the same? Economy is not my biggest concern - if you can afford $50k or a ute, don't complain about the fuel? If you want economy, buy a D22, which is smaller, lighter, easier to park, and cheaper to buy??? smaller turbo means smaller fuel burn???
The auto in the d40 is more sophisticated than any auto I have driven before, and in dumb speak, this is going to equate to losses in the gear change process, but it works because it allows the turbo to keep spinning at the right rev to pull hard. Using more fuel???
If you are getting 16l/100 on normal driving (normal means granny driving to church on Sundays) take it back - I get about 13-14 and that is pushing hard around town empty. I have not done a highway check yet, but the difference in our other fleet D40 manual is 9.5 highway versus close to 12 around town, so on that basis I should get between 10-11 on highway???
Alternately, back up the right foot. Do an experiment for yourself - don't let it rev over 2000 rpm for a week and see what the difference is, then you will have something to complain about???
See if you can borrow or buy a scangauge, and that will tell you the actual useage, and also show you where the high useage is coming in?
Again, if you can afford a $50k truck plus the extras, don't complain about the cost of running it? You never hear porche cheyenne drivers complain about the cost of
tyres???
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FollowupID: 606805 Submitted:
Thursday, Dec 11, 2008 at 18:25
Member - warren G (VIC) posted:
Sometimes I dont know why I respond to some comments but here we go. Firstly, I was not complaining about the cost of fuel, its the fact that I bought a vehicle that is not doing what nissan represented it as/should do. And as so,I am gaining information thru this
forum in comparison to other peoples vehicles to remedy this problem. I dont concern myself with fuel consumption when driving my 69 GT falcon, or the stateman my wife drives. Secondly, generally people go from a larger vehicle to a smaller vehicle for the fact of downsizing (which I have), I previously ran an auto petrol patrol for 12 years and are fully aware that autos are not as econimcal as manuals, If I wanted to run a vehicle with the current fuel comsumption I'm running, I would have bought a patrol with solid axles and a real 4wd.
Having driven for 30 years, I dont need a lesson in how to drive a vehicle in different methods to check fuel consumption. Lastly if I wanted a sarcastic and completely useless comment I would have asked one of my teenage children.
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