After responding to a query on fuel savings in a recent post I offer
the following for your consumption...By driving at 90kph my fuel usage has decreased by 23%, as opposed to sitting on 110kph.
Car is Peugeot 405 2L auto. Previous...7.7L/100k...now ...6.25L.
Or 13k to a L to 16k . Country driving, no air, tyres @ 35psi.
Calculated over 2 tanks of juice, trips ranging from 25k to 200k,
lightly loaded, 2 persons.
My thoughts....bloody bewdy, thats diesel car economy from ULP.
I now drive at 90kph max & after 1500 odd k am used to it, & funnily enough I find I'm not the only one doing it.
Case 2...dropped Jack towing C/t from 110 to 100 & dropped fuel
usage from 5.5k to a L to 7.3k to a L. That is 32.7%!!!!. 4 adults,
loaded for trip to
Broome, no air, tyres @ 40 psi, V6 auto. I estimate I can get that up to 8k/L by dropping to 90kph.
Now, the other major motoring cost is depreciation........
These two cars are worth under $20k combined. Depreciated @
10% is $40 a week. A $80k rig equates to $160 a week. That
pays my weekly fuel A/c twice.
That is how I am controlling my motoring costs, run an economical
daily driver, save a cheap (but reliable) 4WD for the holiday thing, & above all....SLOW DOWN. Now, I know that wont suit everyone, & yes, I would love a 200 V8 diesel, but I can live with
my situation, & wont be curtailing my trips around Oz.
I dont like high fuel & motoring costs but they will never go down,
so control what you can & dont fret over things you cant change.
What's your answer? cheers...oldbaz.