Trailers and fuel consumption
Submitted: Saturday, Sep 18, 2004 at 19:59
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Hi all,
I have a 91' dual fuel carby patrol wagon. We (me the missus and 2 kids[8 & 3 years of age]) are contemplating a 3 month trip from
Perth to the NT via the
great Central Road then in and around the NT and Brisssy up to the Cape and then back to
Perth via the top end of the NT and W.A.
In the more remote areas I intend to run exclusively on petrol and use gas as a last resort while on the blacktop will use gas as much as I can.
Given that the kids want to take their bikes and the thirst of the 4.2 petrol motor, how many extra jerries of fuel will I need to take in addition to the 68 litre Evakool fridge/freezer, clothes,
water,recovery gear,spares,tent and bedding etc etc ?
I can carry 70 odd litres of petrol in the
tank and another 80 litres of gas.
Having said this can we get away with a roof rack and bike rack or should I start saving my readies for good 2nd hand off-road trailer?
I know get a diesel blah blah blah!!!. But I like my petrol/gas GQ and the added petrol cost is not of great concern to me.
Comments from anyone with experience would be appreciated as would an indication of the fuel consumption we would experience towing a moderately loaded off-road trailer.
Cheers
MS
Reply By: sean - Sunday, Sep 19, 2004 at 08:09
Sunday, Sep 19, 2004 at 08:09
Well.....
depends on where you go, the dynamics of the trailer and your driving style. How long is a bit of string.
Just find out how far between fuel stops and figure on that.
With my 4.2 Super duper 3 litre beater patrol I use 20-25 litres per hundred towing my little trailer at 100km/h on highway and same across the dunes.
Sean
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Reply By: NissanofOld - Sunday, Sep 19, 2004 at 15:41
Sunday, Sep 19, 2004 at 15:41
Depends on what you get now and how fast you intend to drive. If you want to be conservative, base your fuel consumption on what you get in city driving. If you want to be safe, work on an average of 4-5 km/lt combined. Some days you might get better economy, others you might have a significant headwind and get less. Check out where all the fuel stops are along your route (and the distances between) and you should be able to work out whether you really need to carry a lot of jerry cans (if any). The more weight you have the more fuel you will use.
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