4.2 l TD landcruiser.
Submitted: Saturday, Sep 19, 2015 at 21:13
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Warren B
Hi guys anybody towing with a 2004 TD landcruiser ? Our van in travel mode is 2.8 tonne give or take a bit. cheers warren
Reply By: Member - Alastair D (NSW) - Sunday, Sep 20, 2015 at 07:08
Sunday, Sep 20, 2015 at 07:08
warren,
we often tow a heavy tandem trailer with a 2004 auto TD. It does it really
well. I put it in 4 if the auto starts changing to any extent or if we are in anything but flat country. I keep the speed down to 90 on the hwy but often find I have snuck up to 100 as it does it easily. My fuel consumption obviously varies with conditions but without the tow I get 11-15 l/100k , with it is more like 15. The fuel usage rises quickly if I push as to be expected.
The modern small sophisticated diesel engines certainly deliver power & tq with excellent economy and I have happily owned a couple in medium sized cars. I may be old fashioned but for towing and 4wd heavy going I like the older larger, less stressed diesels.
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Follow Up By: Member - MARIC - Sunday, Sep 20, 2015 at 08:44
Sunday, Sep 20, 2015 at 08:44
I agree, haven,t heard of any smaller cars with o er 300,000k,s on the clock still pulling
well.
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Follow Up By: Member - Alastair D (NSW) - Sunday, Sep 20, 2015 at 14:24
Sunday, Sep 20, 2015 at 14:24
we also have a 1994 troopy with nearly 400kkm on it and still going strong . We have done several remote area trips including a 9month journey through sth korea, Russia, central asia and back from the uk.
the beauty of it is no electronics in the engine and happily runs on any old diesel. Not as speedy as the modern engines but it always gets there (so far). the new common rail jobbies would have expired on some of the low grade diesel we used.
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