Troopy Fuel Usage
Submitted: Monday, Aug 13, 2007 at 21:35
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Member - Doug T (W.A)
I topped up the tanks at
Southern Cross BP would have been close to 350lts on board, I am Towing a 20ft Caravan, I added $90 into the rear
tank that was still showing 1/4 at the
Ceduna BP but did not begin to use it,I continued on using the front
tank until the GPS reading was 1924klm I then switched over to the rear
tank because the that annoying low fuel must have been getting close to coming on, I feel I could have gotten the 2000klm without a fuel stop ,
With the results like that I should have no problem doing the CSR without a fuel stop, without the van I should get around 2800klm / 3000klm, Got into the Pt
Augusta Caravan
Park at
Stirling North at 7:45 pm
Reply By: Aandy(WA) - Monday, Aug 13, 2007 at 23:27
Monday, Aug 13, 2007 at 23:27
Your consumption figures without the van are about right at 11.66l/100km (based on 300km from 350l) Your towing figures are a tad high at 17.5l/100km though. Your post reads as though it is a scheduled report on your progress Doug so forgive me but I haven't seen any other reports from you and therefore I don't know what your vehicle is or even whether it is petrol or diesel. Can't really give any more feedback except to say all of the details in your report seem accurate and normal. Enjoy the CSR - it's a great trip!
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Follow Up By: Aandy(WA) - Monday, Aug 13, 2007 at 23:28
Monday, Aug 13, 2007 at 23:28
Should read 3,000km not 300!!!!
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Follow Up By: Aandy(WA) - Monday, Aug 13, 2007 at 23:32
Monday, Aug 13, 2007 at 23:32
Just noticed your headline reference to a troopy. Wow a 20 footer on a troopy will test the patience a bit!! Had a mate with one a few years back and he always said it started to slow down when it saw a
hill coming. Anyhow I guess speed is not an important factor for you so enjoy the scenery!
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Follow Up By: Member - Jeff H (QLD) - Tuesday, Aug 14, 2007 at 01:15
Tuesday, Aug 14, 2007 at 01:15
Nice recall Aandy:
Woof.
I was about to skitch up the Boss, but it's more than my life is worth.
No Mate, you're ok. Good to see that you're scanning.
Regards,
Jeff.
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (Qld) - Tuesday, Aug 14, 2007 at 07:54
Tuesday, Aug 14, 2007 at 07:54
Aandy
No it's not a scheduled report and I'm not a motoring journalist, Just thought some other people who own a 1994 Diesel non turbo Troopy with 706,000klm on the clock might have some interest from my post but it seems all it did was attract the scrutineers, and NO i'm not going on the CSR yet , my comment was that if I can tow a 20ft van for 1924klm without having a fuel stop I should be able to do the same Klms on the CSR ....WITHOUT a van on the fuel carried and then go halfway back again
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Follow Up By: redfive - Tuesday, Aug 14, 2007 at 15:55
Tuesday, Aug 14, 2007 at 15:55
Doug and Dusty
you did 1924kms without stopping how many ltrs to do that ???
Glenn
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (Qld) - Tuesday, Aug 14, 2007 at 17:44
Tuesday, Aug 14, 2007 at 17:44
redfive
You silly bugger, of course I stopped, many times in the 1924Ks , just not for fuel, started out with about 350 lts, I wasn't interested in Klm per Liter, just how far I could get on what I had
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Follow Up By: redfive - Tuesday, Aug 14, 2007 at 20:24
Tuesday, Aug 14, 2007 at 20:24
Doug
how many ltrs per 100kms
Glenn
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Follow Up By: Richard Kovac - Tuesday, Aug 14, 2007 at 21:39
Tuesday, Aug 14, 2007 at 21:39
redfive
5.50Km/l 15.53Mpg 18.19L/100Km
Not very good readly (but it s old and done many k"s
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Follow Up By: Richard Kovac - Tuesday, Aug 14, 2007 at 21:43
Tuesday, Aug 14, 2007 at 21:43
then again not that bad seeing these are my figs. for the last trip east west towing a van in a 2003 turbo troopy
6.68Km/l 18.87Mpg 15.05L/100Km
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Follow Up By: redfive - Wednesday, Aug 15, 2007 at 21:54
Wednesday, Aug 15, 2007 at 21:54
Richard
I have a 2002 1hz a get about 15 per 100 on average went across the simpson in May did 600 kms
birdsville to mt dare used 104ltrs 16.5 per 100 in
the desert all 3 tons of it and 1100
sand dunes i was quiet happy about that
Glenn
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Reply By: Member - Dick (Int) - Friday, Aug 17, 2007 at 19:45
Friday, Aug 17, 2007 at 19:45
Doug
Thanks for posting this info.
So you are heading east with the Van in tow. Is this a relocation of just a holiday? How far east are you going?
What Long Range
tank do you have installed and where is it located?
Regards
Dick
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (Qld) - Saturday, Aug 18, 2007 at 01:19
Saturday, Aug 18, 2007 at 01:19
Dick
I have a 180ltr
tank behind the passenger
seat and partly under the bed , that gives me 2x90L and 1x180L,
Just on holiday and going to visit my Daughter
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