SIMPSON FUEL

Hmmm...shouting with excitement????

See trek pages here for Simpson crossing info including fuel usage - and mixed case text is the go (all caps being far too loud :-o)

Tom fuel consumption with petrols can vary by up to 30% depending on weight carried, tyre pressure, driving styles & sand condition. That's why you'll see a large variation in the Trek Fuel section. For a crossing when the sand is easy expect to use around 130 litres (depending on route) but I'd carry 200.

On a side note be a little wary of the fuel usage quoted in Trek Fuel as the data is getting pretty old & conditions in the desert have changed considerably since then. Possibly something the ExOz management may encourage members to update.
Cheers Craig.............

Have crossed twice in a 3.5 V6 fully loaded with 4 people in the car.

550km...120L Mt. Dare - Birdsville... French line/QAA.
710km...160L Birdsville - Mt Dare...QAA/french/WAARig rd.
Both trips carried 190L.

My 96 GQ 2.8td did the crossing with 13 litres per 100km (manual)
New petrol V6 pajero crossed with 26 litres per 100km (auto)

Cheers,

THANKS FOR FIGURES, KEEP THEM COMING AS TREK FUEL IS BEHIND THE TIMES.