D-MAX/Current Model Diesel Colorado Fuel Consumption

Hi Sand Man, thanks for the info. Bog standard out of the dealer i was getting 8Lt per 100Km around town, i travel across the traffic and work shift work so traffic is always Sydney "medium". Since putting the larger tyres on plus the heavy duty suspension, long range tank, shelves, fridge and other permanent fixtures that has deteriorated to between 9 and 9.5 Lt per 100Km depending on which shift i am on for the week. With some careful monitoring and exact measurements the average fuel consumption figure given by the readout is .2 Lt per 100Km less than actual.

With this in mind, the trip i am planning is going to see a month of fully loaded travel across some pretty rough tracks, a lot of 4wd and some low range as well i suspect. i can only imagine this will have quite an affect on fuel consumption and given past performance, i am expecting to use up to as much as 15Lt per 100Km.

One of the things i do love about this vehicle is the information given on the dash as far as fuel consumption data goes and the range of choices you have on readout. A very handy addition indeed.

I got a phone call from a mate a couple of nights ago. I could hardly understand what they were saying until mumbled he had won the car and boat. I guessed 2kms different to him. There were 33,000 entries and 12 people guessed the exacted kms. All 12 were put into a hat and my mates name was pulled out. At first they thought it was a joke but they have now been to the dealer for a test drive. Hand over is in June I think they said.

Josh

lol Fab72, i was way ahead of you, entered that weeks ago :-)

Well done to your mate Josh, i am sure he will love it. pity it wasnt 4x4 ;-)