[agentr31]

we went out in a mates VY last night... sitting at 100 for about 80km then 20km of city driving then the return trip... it got 8.2l/100km effing suprised the hell out of me

[saunaman]

we went out in a mates VY last night... sitting at 100 for about 80km then 20km of city driving then the return trip... it got 8.2l/100km effing suprised the hell out of me

Gosh! Are you sure that you do not have punctured an extra hole in your tank..? Is that an actual fuel consumption figure or just a reading in the display?

I'm currently doing 5.0-5.5 l/100km average figures, calculated after each fill-up (have 8500+km on the clock).

In mid-july I am going to put my i30cw into a real test - heading to a holiday drive to Lapland and northern Norway. That'll make about 3000km in 6 days, longest single distance driven in a day will be 850 km from southern Finland to the arctic circle.

It will be interesting to see how the consumption figures develop during the trip. I believe that especially the driving in norwegian fjells and mountains will take the figures up, otherwise I do expect record-low numbers 5.0 or less.

[agentr31]

LOL, its the dodgy trip computer... didnt thing about how cr@p they are at the time

[clackerz]

I'm halfway through my first tankful and have clocked up 482kms - all city driving (inc a heavily congested freeway to/from work).

[colin_mckellar]

My first tankful came out at 49mpg with the computer reading 52.5mpg. Not brilliant so hoping for better as time goes on.

I was revving the engine higher than I would normally due to the bit in the manual stating to try and keep the revs between 2,000 and 4,000 for the first 600 miles. Now got 850 on the clock so will see what this tankful gives me.

[Shambles]

... keep the revs between 2,000 and 4,000 for the first 600 miles...

I think your manual has the same misprint as mine (rev range quoted for petrol instead of diesel ). You wouldn't want to rev a tight diesel engine that high so early in its life.

[Mutley]

Well I just got 1076kms from 62L which equals 5.7L/100km. Computer said 5.4L/100km and 48km/hr average. Using Shell diesel.
I think if my average speed was higher I'd get more kms out of the tank.

[clackerz]

Mine seems to be getting better with the 2nd tankful.....

[Dazzler]

I think if my average speed was higher I'd get more kms out of the tank.

Strange as it sounds that seems to be how it works .. my best economy seems to relate back to an average speed of 50 to 70 kph (which requires a good % of highway driving)

[Mutley]

I think if my average speed was higher I'd get more kms out of the tank.

Strange as it sounds that seems to be how it works .. my best economy seems to relate back to an average speed of 50 to 70 kph (which requires a good % of highway driving)

Yeah, you can obviously tell I sit in quite an amount of heavy traffic and the highway driving I do isn't enough to compensate.

[Lakes]

Hi Mutley, i've never got 62L into my tank yet, most i've got was 57L. HOW Many K's did you go with fuel warning light on?

[Mutley]

Hi Mutley, i've never got 62L into my tank yet, most i've got was 57L. HOW Many K's did you go with fuel warning light on?

Hi Lakes,

The tank + piping all the way up to the top can fit 64L. After the light came on I think I went another 130kms. You can get 100km after the DTE goes to --- but no more. I go about 80km after this and because of this I was left with 2L in the car.

Also currently on this tank I have done 500kms and have 3/4 of a tank left. Computer says 5.1L/100km.

[Lakes]

thats good to know, i get about 500k @ 3/4 and about 700k@ half

[inmn]

for my new i30cw auto 1.6L diesel, first tankful :
843km, 46.09 litres = 16.53km/l or 6.05 l/100km
This is for 98% driving on country roads, hopefully will get down to around 5.5 l/100km once it is well run in.

I don't know if the auto can manage 1000km to a tank, need to get down to 5 l/100km.

Have any auto diesel drivers achieved 1000km to a tank without seriously overfilling the tank?
At what point on the fuel gauge is the indicator pointing to when you run out of fuel?

[Mutley]

At what point on the fuel gauge is the indicator pointing to when you run out of fuel?

2 needle widths past empty is when you have no more diesel left lol.

[Dazzler]

for my new i30cw auto 1.6L diesel, first tankful :
843km, 46.09 litres = 16.53km/l or 6.05 l/100km
This is for 98% driving on country roads, hopefully will get down to around 5.5 l/100km once it is well run in.

I don't know if the auto can manage 1000km to a tank, need to get down to 5 l/100km.

Have any auto diesel drivers achieved 1000km to a tank without seriously overfilling the tank?
At what point on the fuel gauge is the indicator pointing to when you run out of fuel?

843 km on 46 litres is a great result at this early stage..

I can't remember an auto owner posting a 1000km result on here (although I guess it is technically possible)

I suspect you would have to fill her right to the brim and drive her very gently...

[clackerz]

I suspect you would have to fill her right to the brim and drive her very gently...

.....that's what she said.......

[Dazzler]

I suspect you would have to fill her right to the brim and drive her very gently...

.....that's what she said.......

Which she is that  Inmn is a guy and that's not the way I read it...

[inmn]

2 needle widths past empty is when you have no more diesel left lol.

thanks, that's very helpful information for the future

[inmn]

Which she is that  Inmn is a guy and that's not the way I read it...

thanks Dazzler (I have mentioned my wife on a couple of other posts )

[clackerz]

Ummm.....it's one of those running jokes.  Also if you click my original post it takes you to a whole thread about how you can add ...."that's what she said".....to most comments.

So in context to the joke, it wasn't aimed at the poster, but at the comment itself.

[inmn]

no offense taken, all OK 

[Dazzler]

no offense taken, all OK  

Now I get it  

An old work colleague used to say "I had a girlfriend like that once" in reply to a lot of things .. (Try it.. it works a treat   )

[clackerz]

  8)

[Mutley]

2 needle widths past empty is when you have no more diesel left lol.

thanks, that's very helpful information for the future

I'd like to revise this statement. 1.5 needle widths is empty hehe. I would say once you have a full needle thickness below empty you have about 50kms MAX to go so really I wouldn't go much further after you have a full needle thickness below empty.

[agentr31]

LOL, learning the hard way sucks eh!!!

[Mutley]

LOL, learning the hard way sucks eh!!!

I had half a litre left when I got to the servo hehehe Judged it perfectly.

[clackerz]

I've heard that it's very bad to run a tank to empty (apparently more so for diesels than ULP)?

Any truth to this - or do we need Mythbusters?

I've heard that it's very bad to run a tank to empty (apparently more so for diesels than ULP)?

Any truth to this - or do we need Mythbusters?

I don't think petrol models are any concern. I've heard that it's possible to suck up water from the bottom of the tank but I can't see why that's any less likely with a full tank. The pickup is at the bottom anyway.

Diesel will require priming at the fuel filter but again I don't see that as a big deal and probably reduces the amount of cranking to get the fuel through, which is a good thing.

[Dazzler]

I've heard that it's very bad to run a tank to empty (apparently more so for diesels than ULP)?

Any truth to this - or do we need Mythbusters?

I certainly wouldn't try and do it ...but by my understanding the diesel has a very effective bosch filter (it should be as it retails for over A$100) so I think the risk of damaging the motor with contaminants is minimal..

Feedback on here is that if you completely run out it takes a bit of priming but no real drama..