Just how bad is the fuel use on a 4.8 Patrol?

Mate,

Do your sums, that is what it is all about. Total cost to you, not what it will cost you at the bowser.

Despite the current cost of fuel it is not the major factor in your overall use of the vehicle.

Factor in cost of finance (even of you can pay cash, that money would have been earning you 10% in a well managed investment). Let's say you can get thet 4.8 GU for $15,000 less than a T/D Cruiser. Your $15,000 saving has the propensity to save you $1,500 (@ 10%) per year. That's a lot of fuel.

Then the depreciation. A 2002 Patrol at say, $35,000 has done most of its depreciating as has something else at $50,000. You've got to ask yourself what will they both be worth in another 4 years and factor that in.

Servicing? Petrols cost much less than diesels.

Longevity? The diesel will last longer if you plan to keep it a long time.

Repair costs?

Driveability that suits your needs.

It goes on and on.

No rights nor wrongs.

Good luck, you sound like a smart bloke who has probably already considered these things anyway.

Cheers,

Jim.

One magazine in one of the pre delivery tests had them in soft sand work at 54/100....

the 4.5's were getting (this is the bloke I wheel with with a auto 4.5) around 22/100 road work. He went to LPG 12 mths before he sold it. he got a company car, so didnt need it. He was happy with the costings after LPG.

Theres a reason that its at the right price but the power would be very nice.

Robin is bound to pipe up soon he has a 'light weight' one.

also check the patrol forums and archives theres stacks on them in there. Not many issues with things going wrong...

G'Day V8Diesel,

I have a 2003 4.8 auto. It gets on average around 18-20l/100ks running around during the week. On a long run up to say Kalbarri from Perth it averages 'round 14-16l/100ks depending on the amount of overtaking etc...
Don't know weather you are familiar with Wagoe Beach (just south of Kalbarri), but the sand there can be pretty hard going at times especially in summer on the run up the dunes to the farm chalets - anyway, last year when I was there I was probably getting approx. 22-24 beach driving some of that in low range.

All in all I'm happy with the beast.

Cheers
Darren.

my son has an lc100 4.7ltr wagon and gets about 17ltrs/100 and he says who cares about the fuel its a great vehicle to drive you feel like you own the road just buy a cruiser v8 you,ll love it

Hi V8Diesel,

Got the same vehicle that you are contemplating.

Average 20.79l/100km since new over all types of driving.

I have a 100 series GXL with 1HZ motor, after market turbo. Peak hour traffic gets me 12L/100km. Worst to date, towing caravan at 100 kph with VERY strong head wind 14.6 L/100km. Don't know what difference the turbo makes to a standard 1HZ as far as fuel consumption goes, but suspect it depends on the position of the right boot.
Cheers
Gerry

As an interesting compariosn. I've got the puny 2.8 GU and it gets on average 17-18L /100k's but obviously lacks the power etc of the 4.5's.. So even going with a smaller engine doesn't save you fuel by much.. the poor little thing is working it's ring gear out (literally) just to sit on 110k/hr all the way to Pt Augusta from Adelaide (Pretty much flat) mind you fully loaded it's well over 3 Ton.

As an interesting comparison. I've got the puny 2.8 GU and it gets on average 17-18L /100k's but obviously lacks the power etc of the 4.5's.. So even going with a smaller engine doesn't save you fuel by much.. the poor little thing is working it's ring gear out (literally) just to sit on 110k/hr all the way to Pt Augusta from Adelaide (Pretty much flat) mind you fully loaded it's well over 3 Ton.

Would love to read obout compariosn with the 4.2 and 3.0 Nissan Patrols.. I hear the 3.'s are pretty suped up and hence exy and techincal for the road sise fix if needs be wheas the 4.2 is a pretty simple 6 Cylinder makingit cheaper and simplet to look after.. Comments anyone? sounds to me like the 4.2 is a happy medium between the big 4.5/4.8 and the 2.8/3.0????

Hello All

I am with Jimbo on the managed investment . Also , if it is a managed investment in oil and energy stocks you will be hedged against future petrol price rises .

We have a 4.5 petrol auto , get ~17 l/100 km around town , towing a Coromal off rd van wth dinghy on roof (all up weight ~5 tonne inc Patrol) we use ~25 l/100 km on trip to north - at 90 km/hr ..... can be as high as 32 l/100 km against a strong headwind ata higher speed ...... interestingly my brother upgraded his turbo on his Patrol (GU) ute (3K) to maintain similar cruising speed as me - he uses 20 l/100 km.

I have had an 80 series cruiser, a 100 series (4.5) and currently run a 4.8 Patrol (2002). The 4.8 is the thirstiest of the lot. I put gas on mine a year ago and get approx. 320-330 k out of a 92 litre usable gas tank when towing. The engine is so powerful that you do not really notice the difference. I tow an offroad Jayco Swan and aslo a large inboard ski boat. I also find that if I keep the revs below 2500 rpm the economy is good (I do this even when pulling away from lights etc). Over 2500 RPM you think someone has drilled a hole in your tank.

With the gas system I also had the 75 Litre petrol tank fitted so you can also get a decent range out of it.

V8Diesel have a look in here to get some results on all fuel usage of all vehicles.

Fuel figures

Baz.