Thursday, Jun 10, 2004 at 21:57
Re Diesel fuel consumption hope the following log helps-
Holiday Motoring – Fuel Consumption Log for M Class 270 cdi
Summary - Basic Statistics
-Holiday Period 21days from 9/05/2004 to 29/05/2004 (inclusive).
-Travelling Details Section A: Driving
Melbourne to
Brisbane within 2 days ,
(Attached) Section B: Holiday Period in
Brisbane with near Coast visits,
Section C: Driving to
Carnarvon Gorge area via 1770/Agnes Waters, then Section D:
Roma(Qld) to
Melbourne via an inland route within 2 days.
-Load 2 persons, Full holiday luggage for 3 weeks plus full Esky, picnic basket, laptop and brief case plus sundry packages.
-Tyre pressure Av 29/30 lbs per sq inch all round
-Weather Cool South of Queensland border and warm in Queensland – no rain but
several over-cast days.
-Oil Usage approx 1/3 litre as a top up
Summary of Fuel Usage (See page 2)
-Total Fuel Consumed 557 ltrs for 5966klms = 9.3ltrs/100klms
- Note: The vehicle’s computer was not reset at the start of this
Melbourne to
Melbourne journey but continues from the start of our previous Queensland trip at a mileage reading of klms. Frequent checking of the computer during the trip indicated a fuel consumption rate less than the above and the computer recorded a reading of 8.6 ltrs/100klms after refuelling in
Melbourne. Temperature and possible inaccuracies in fuel pumps, notably at country locations would explain the difference between pump and computer measurements. .
Record of Fuel Usage
Fuel Stop & Brand Ltrs Taken Tachometer Distanced Ltrs/
(to Full Tank) Reading Travelled 100klms
(Klms) (Klms)
Start-Woolworths Full Tank 28,604
Dubbo-
Shell 77.00 29,456 852 9.03 .. …..
Toowoomba
-Woolworths 68.00 30,195 739 9.20
Garden City-
Brisbane
(Woolworths) (1) 73.00 30,940 745 9.82
Garden City-
Brisbane
(Woolworths) 60.00 31,584 644 9.32
Biloela
(Woolworths) 65.00 32,344 760 8.55
Roma (
Shell) (2) 56.00 32,917 573 9.77
Dubbo (
Shell)(3) 80.00 33,737 820 9.75
Melbourne (BP) 78.00 34,570 833 9.36
Total 557.00 5,966 9.33
Note:- (1) Contained a deal of stop start city driving.
(2) Contained 60/70 klms of loose gravel and some secondary country roads.
(3) Contained sustained period of 110 klm driving, some secondary country road and hilly country around Coonabarabran.
Driving Conditions and Information by Sections
(Change of drivers in both am and pm each day)
Section A
Melbourne to
Brisbane (May 9 and 10).
-Day 1 Start 6.50am. Breaks at Tocumwal, Forbes and Dubbo(fuel) plus several
flagmen delays. .
Stopped at Coonabarabran at 6.30pm.
Est.Actual Driving Time/Distance 9hrs 30mins/910 klms
-Day 2 Start 7.30am. Breaks at
Moree and
Toowoomba (fuel and Picnic Point). Change of drivers both am and pm. Several flagmen delays.
Reached Salisbury (
Brisbane) 4.50pm
Est Actual Driving Time/Distance Travelled 8hrs 30mins/890klms
Conditions: Excellent weather, light traffic first day, several delays due long stretches of roadworks. Traffic from
Moree to
Toowoomba reasonably busy either way.. Traffic
Toowoomba to
Brisbane constant and heavy from
Ipswich with large interstate transports
Section B Brisbane/Noosa/
Brisbane, Brisbane/Byron Bay/
Brisbane and City Driving
Section C
Brisbane to
Carnarvon Gorge/
Roma via Coast Route (May 22, 23 and 24).
-Day 1 Start 9.10am.
Brisbane to
Bundaberg (2 hour lunch) then to Agnes Water/Town of 1770 at 4.00pm. Took back road from
Bundaberg to Agnes Water/Town of 1770. Covered 530 klms in 6hrs 30 mins actual driving time. Changed drivers each day . Stayed overnight.
-Day 2 Start 8.30am. AgnesWater/Town of 1770, via Miriamvale, Calliope (
Gladstone), Biloela (fuel stop), Banana, Moura (lunch break),
Rolleston to
Carnarvon Gorge. Pacific Highway,
Carnarvon Development Road, primary and secondary sealed country roads and approx 30 klms of loose gravel road into the National Park. Arrived Wilderness Lodge 3.45pm. Booked in for 3 nights and 2 days walking in the
Carnarvon Gorge National Park.
Covered 542 klms in 6 hrs 15 mins.
-Day3 Advised by Wilderness Lodge management to leave as storms forecast and roads become very dangerous and slippery even for 4WD vehicles (clay blocks the tyre treads and so limits traction and control of steering. Left Lodge at 3pm drove 250 klms to
Roma via
Injune. Arrived at 5.30pm, refuelled and stayed overnight. No rain recorded –sunny day.
Section D.
Roma to
Melbourne (May 26 and 27)
-Day 1 Start 8.15am via
St George, Mungandi, joined Newell Highway at
Moree(break), Narrabri (lunch) and arrived Dubbo for fuel and to overnight at 5.30pm. Covered 820 klms in 8hrs. .
-Day 2 Left Dubbo 7.30am. Lunch at Tocumwal. Purchased orchids south of Shepperton. Arrived
Melbourne 4.30pm Covered 833 klms in approx 8 hrs 15 mins.
Conditions were very good, few flagmen delays and relarively light traffic.
Note : A large proportion of the highways travelled have a 110 kphr speed limit.
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