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4cyl Diesel for the Simpson Desert French Line trek
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| Trek/Screen Name |
Date |
Engine |
Type |
Used |
Carried |
Distance |
Km/L |
L/100Km |
stanjohe
Mr Dare - Birdsville 1995
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17/9/2005 |
4cyl 2.4L |
Diesel |
85 |
150 |
510 |
6 |
16.67 |
Member - Kevin
95 Landrover Discovery 300 Tdi
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07/1/2003 |
4cyl 2.5L |
Diesel |
82 |
90 |
528 |
6.44 |
15.53 |
Steve
1998 300 Tdi Discovery, manual, 2,880 kg, 20 psi.
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15/1/2003 |
4cyl 2.5L |
Diesel |
79 |
139 |
525 |
6.65 |
15.04 |
Jurgen
5 cylinder Td5 Defender, 2 people, May 2003
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08/6/2003 |
4cyl 2.5L |
Diesel |
72 |
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534 |
7.42 |
13.48 |
Jurgen
5 cylinder Td5 Defender, 2 people, May 2003. Mt Dare to Birdsville on French Line
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08/6/2003 |
4cyl 2.5L |
Diesel |
72 |
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534 |
7.42 |
13.48 |
Rhino
heavy load + full roof rack. Sand 'softness' compared to prior crossings about 6/10
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01/9/2003 |
4cyl 2.5L |
Diesel |
80 |
140 |
530 |
6.62 |
15.11 |
Racoon
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24/11/2003 |
4cyl 2.5L |
Diesel |
77 |
126 |
508 |
6.6 |
15.15 |
DJLbruiser
Mt Dare to Birdsville via French Line. 300tdi defender
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17/3/2004 |
4cyl 2.5L |
Diesel |
79 |
160 |
575 |
7.28 |
13.74 |
DEFENDER-110
Defender 110 tdi 300
awsome trip well worth it.
I did a double crossing over on the rig to Alice and back on the french line.
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09/8/2004 |
4cyl 2.5L |
Diesel |
76 |
165 |
525 |
6.91 |
14.47 |
snailbait
WE DID NOT GO TO MT DARE we started from pink road house to dalhouse springs
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04/10/2005 |
4cyl 2.5L |
Diesel |
88 |
180 |
880 |
10 |
10 |
brendanb
From Mugerannie - Warburton crossing - Poeppel cnr - French line - Dalhousie springs - Mount Dare - Finke - Old Ghan Heritage trail - Alice Springs
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22/6/2006 |
4cyl 2.5L |
Diesel |
130 |
40 |
1000 |
7.69 |
13 |
BigRed1
Patrol 3 litre with 2 adults, no roof rack, air con on in arvos due to 40 plus heat, carrying all usual items for camping incl. firewood, second wheel and tyre, etc
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27/4/2004 |
4cyl 2.9L |
Diesel |
82 |
145 |
525 |
6.4 |
15.62 |
Phil P
Filled up at Mt Dare, crossed the Simpson via the French Line & re-fueled at Birdsville. Fully Loaded GU Patrol with Roof Rack 2 Adults & 2 Kids.
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08/9/2004 |
4cyl 2.9L |
Diesel |
95 |
155 |
523 |
5.51 |
18.15 |
Phil P
GU TD3.0 Patrol, Fully loaded with Roof rack. Filled up at Birsdville,travelled down Birsdville Track, Warburton Track, entire Rig Road, part of the WAA Line to the French Line, Dalhousie, Pedirka & re-fueled at Oodnadatta.
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08/9/2004 |
4cyl 2.9L |
Diesel |
140 |
155 |
874 |
6.24 |
16.03 |
wimster
01/08/07 - Nissan GU 3.0Lt TDI - 137lt Oodnanadatta / Birdsville - Dalhousie Springs / Birdsville 109lt - As tail end charlie in a group of 7. I was in low range 2nd most of the time - conditions rather chopped up after school holidays and off road vans!
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20/8/2007 |
4cyl 2.9L |
Diesel |
137 |
190 |
646 |
4.72 |
21.19 |
Member - David M (VIC)
Fully loaded Nissan Patrol with 2 adults, 2 kids. Track in good nick, after sandstorm blew away all washouts etc. Travelled West - East, More traffic travelling East - West
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02/10/2007 |
4cyl 2.9L |
Diesel |
100 |
145 |
450 |
4.5 |
22.22 |
sean
Nissan 3.0 litrel manual fully loaded. Very slow going from Purni Bore to Poepell Cnr. Total for Mt Dare - via Big Red - then road into Birdsville
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17/4/2003 |
4cyl 3L |
Diesel |
90 |
145 |
513 |
5.7 |
17.54 |
hyundai
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05/10/2003 |
4cyl 3L |
Diesel |
107 |
170 |
610 |
5.7 |
17.54 |
Holden4th
NP Di-D auto Pajero with two passengers, a roof rack and well loaded. Travelled from Birdsville to Mt Dare on the QAA French Line 28/6. The sand was very soft but previous trekkers had made the dune crestings a bit easier. Wanted to do the trip on less than a tank of fuel (90L) but had to fill up on the third day. Used 95.4L when I filled up at Mt Dare ($1.92L)
This is not too hard a trek if you are well prepared. Make sure that everything is very well secured as many of the dunes were badly scalloped towrads the top. As I write this I believe that the French Line is getting it's first rain for nearly two years. It needs it.
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14/7/2006 |
4cyl 3.2L |
Diesel |
95 |
130 |
566 |
5.96 |
16.78 |
| Average for 4cyl Diesel |
92.95 | | 597.68 | 6.43 | 15.55 |
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6cyl Diesel for the Simpson Desert French Line trek
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| Trek/Screen Name |
Date |
Engine |
Type |
Used |
Carried |
Distance |
Km/L |
L/100Km |
mike g
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28/9/2004 |
6cyl 2.8L |
Diesel |
79 |
140 |
536 |
6.78 |
14.75 |
isdoprmt
Toyota 60 Series weighing 3.2T
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30/3/2004 |
6cyl 4L |
Diesel |
100 |
180 |
565 |
5.65 |
17.7 |
Member - Jim
This data represents the fuel we used from Oodnadatta to Birdsville via the French line. The Vehicle is a manual 100 series Turbo Diesel Landcruiser. We had five aadult sized people on board with 100 litres of water and food etc for two weeks. Although we were travelling with others we were fully self sufficient. travelling with us were a normally aspirated 4.2 L diesel patrol (used 98 litre, 2 people) a 2.8 litre Hilux (used 80 litres, 3 people) and a 4.5 L 100 Series Cruiser (used 175 litres, 4 people)
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24/8/2003 |
6cyl 4.2L |
Diesel |
101 |
282 |
620 |
6.14 |
16.29 |
Bundy
Just recently compleed crossing the Simpson & towed a camper trailer through it. Sand is hard except towards Birdsville. We had no issues ,even made it up big red with the camper.
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13/9/2003 |
6cyl 4.2L |
Diesel |
115 |
190 |
350 |
3.04 |
32.89 |
Bundy
Just recently compleed crossing the Simpson from Mt Dare to Birdsville & towed a camper trailer through it. Sand is reasonably hard except towards Birdsville. We had no issues,even made it up big red with the camper 1st attempt. Vehicle is a TD4.2 80 series Landcruiser.Friend had 3lt pajero loaded to the hilt & used 110 lt petrol.
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13/9/2003 |
6cyl 4.2L |
Diesel |
115 |
190 |
525 |
4.57 |
21.88 |
sonny
West to east crossing, Aug 2004. Fully loaded.
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23/8/2004 |
6cyl 4.2L |
Diesel |
66 |
165 |
528 |
8 |
12.5 |
Clmark
From Mt. Dare to Birdsville, 10/13 aug. 2004 with Land Cruiser 100 diesel full loaded. Desert covered by wild flowers.
Fantastic trip without any problem, sand was quite compact except some dunes before Poeppel Corner soft. Slow driving between Purni Bore and Poeppel Corner average 20k.
Claudio from Italy
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06/9/2004 |
6cyl 4.2L |
Diesel |
87 |
165 |
505 |
5.8 |
17.24 |
Member - Gary W (VIC)
Mt Dare - Birdsville
Towing Camper Trailer
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13/10/2004 |
6cyl 4.2L |
Diesel |
131 |
185 |
499 |
3.81 |
26.25 |
| Average for 6cyl Diesel |
99.25 | | 516 | 5.2 | 19.23 |
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6cyl ULP for the Simpson Desert French Line trek
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| Trek/Screen Name |
Date |
Engine |
Type |
Used |
Carried |
Distance |
Km/L |
L/100Km |
Mick
Prado
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15/1/2003 |
6cyl 3.4L |
ULP |
118 |
179 |
700 |
5.93 |
16.86 |
JamesAmy
Mt Dare to Birdsville - via French Line. Great trip, after recent rain - wildflowers spectacular. Sand quite firm. Heavily laden Pajero, had no problems.
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16/7/2004 |
6cyl 3.5L |
ULP |
109 |
190 |
527 |
4.83 |
20.7 |
Frost
NJ Pajero. Oodnadatta to Birdsville. July 05. Sand quite firm after recent rains.
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06/8/2005 |
6cyl 3.5L |
ULP |
108 |
206 |
635 |
5.88 |
17.01 |
Martyn&Gail
QAA/Frenchline East to West Birdsville to Oodnadatta 2 Adults 3 Kids. '05 Rodeo guessing a little under 3 ton, springs were no match for carring 115 litres of fuel and 60 litres of water in the ute body-bumpy ride to start with! Tyres ran at 20psi front and 25psi rear. Dunes were shorter but more fun as we got closer to Purni Bore. No problems at all not even a flat tyre after travelling 5200 klm. "Away From All Confusion"
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03/10/2005 |
6cyl 3.5L |
ULP |
151 |
189 |
635 |
4.21 |
23.75 |
jeeper
Crossing East to West Birdsville to Mt Dare completed 24 August. Jeep Cherokee V6 Auto - 3 adults
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01/9/2004 |
6cyl 3.7L |
ULP |
116 |
140 |
514 |
4.43 |
22.57 |
DH
July 2004 East to West crossing on a firm dry track. Vehicle was a current model GXL Prado chocka full with 2 adults and 2 kids and all the gear.
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17/7/2004 |
6cyl 4L |
ULP |
110 |
220 |
617 |
5.61 |
17.83 |
Member - David
very wet from poepels corner
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06/10/2003 |
6cyl 4.2L |
ULP |
140 |
205 |
515 |
3.68 |
27.17 |
Member - Mark
Towed a Kimberly Camper across approx 1100kg
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24/3/2004 |
6cyl 4.2L |
ULP |
255 |
280 |
520 |
2.04 |
49.02 |
nbi
100 Series Landcruiser.
Mt.Dare to Birdsville.
July 2003-french line/QAA line with small diversion to the knolls.
1 week after closed due rain, sand still damp in part, a small amounts of water on salt plains, 2 day crossing.
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18/7/2003 |
6cyl 4.5L |
ULP |
132 |
205 |
528 |
4 |
25 |
Tom78
From Mt Dare to Birdsville Used 106L of Unleaded plus Approx 20L LPG ( Used Gas on the flat start from Dalhousie To Purnie Bore
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09/8/2003 |
6cyl 4.5L |
ULP |
106 |
220 |
500 |
4.72 |
21.19 |
| Average for 6cyl ULP |
134.5 | | 569.1 | 4.23 | 23.64 |
