Wednesday, Nov 16, 2011 at 09:07
It's hard to beat bull---t eh fellas
I have noticed my economy fluctuate by probably close to 25% on the same runs.
My current hilux will go from 9 l/100 down to 7/100 running up & down the same highway.
Fuel quality, wind direction, traffic conditions, load, distance since service, temperature & aircon use, driving style & god knows how many other things have to be factored in to work out why.
Even the mathematical ability & the personality of the person doing the calculations. Some people don't know how to get an accurate reading. Some will only use best ever figures. Some people won't let the truth stand in the way of the ability to go one up.
Most people I have talked to on this subject can't get it right.
I think some don't even understand.
I am not saying everyone on here is full of it.
I am saying that most peoples figures can not be taken as accurate reflections of your cars ability.
There are too many variables to be regarded as accurate figures.
If you could keep accurate figures of fuel used & km done over very long periods of time you would get an more accurate average of your individual performance.
But how can you compare that with somebody else's performance.
All those factors I mentioned earlier come in to play.
You can compare I suppose. But it would not be an accurate comparison.
There are too many variables.
Even those gauges in the dash that work out fuel consumption can be quite inaccurate. I have 2 cars with those & I have found inaccuracies in both of them.
By the way Axle, I would be pretty happy with 14.5l/100k out of a 2.5 tonne car with plenty of power too.
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