Fuel Economy

[crazybiker]

I was actually just wondering what everyone's fuel economy is on the their VN's.

The last time I figured it out was last night, and I got 11.8L/100km.

It had 396km on the odometer last night when I figured it out, and about 350km of that was all highway driving with a trailer and 2 motorbikes between Sydney and Zig Zag Railway (Up past Katoomba, on the way to Oberon), and was wondering if that could be right.

I thought the VN's usually get around 12L/100km on the highway without a load, and we got 11.8.

I'm just slightly confused.

[centy]

my vp gets about 600km to a tank.

[crazybiker]

Which is?

Because mine doesn't seem to like it very much once it drop belows a quarter, so we never can empty the tank.

[voxbox]

An auto VN V6 should get around 8L/100km on the highway, and around 11L/100km around town. Obviously when you add a trailer/bikes/etc to that mix the consumption is going to go up significantly.

[Swathe]

I get about 400 to 450 around town in my ute and 600 on the highway

[Morton]

The economy varies WILDLY on these cars now that they're getting on to their 20th birthdays. So many things can effect it

[calais_cruzin]

My average is around 12-12.5 but on hways she gets down in the high 9's low 10's just depends on how heavy ur foot is.

[crazybiker]

Well, we were fairly heavy on the gas.

[Morton]

It depends how heavy the load is, and how fast you drive too. Your trailer would have been fairly light, so only added a couple of l/100 to your average. I towed around 1600kg (+200kg onboard) from Brisbane to Melbourne on a twin-axle 6x8 cage, and on the stretch from Sydney-Melbourne averaged 23l/100km out of my VQ which usually manages 9-10l/100 on the freeway.

[greenfoam]

Gees Morton you were really feeding the big VQ some juice that would have been an ideal time for a couple of bottles of jector cleaner:;p

[Brin]

I get about 10 Damn thing guzzles like an 8.

[voney]

I'd keep track of mine but my odometer (and hence trip meter) is borked. And it would probably be too depressing...

[Morton]

Gees Morton you were really feeding the big VQ some juice that would have been an ideal time for a couple of bottles of jector cleaner:;p

I wish I'd thought of that

I get about 10 Damn thing guzzles like an 8.

Nah, V6s and V8s hardly vary on the open highway.

[crazybiker]

Hmm. So it's about average I guess then.

Because a few months back, we'd be getting like 16L/100km. Didn't figure out what was wrong with it.

[savage1987]

VN sedan, 500,000++++kms, auto, V6, exhaust CAI memcal

I can get 9.0L/100km in the hills pretty easily.. under 10 is doable even with heaps of suburban traffic mixed in.

[BradCalais]

I got a VP so it might not count.. but my trip computer says 10.6L/100km average... and it seems about right. Anything under 15L/100km is good to me cos my last car was a cordia turbo and b4 that was a thirsty ass 202efi VK.

Brad

[Morton]

Ahhh gold 'ole 202s. Same fuel comsumption as a blown V8, with a third of the power

[Abrowne70]

amazingly im getting a huge 300km out of a full tank, its terrible, but i have a slightly heavy foot but not to that extreme.

[lsprewell]

Replace your O2 sensor and make sure your throttle body is clean, get some carby cleaner and spray it on a rag and put your hand inside the throttle body and clean around and on butterfly as well. Also a good air filter doesnt go astray.

All these are cheap options.

[Abrowne70]

cheers for that, shall try it and see how it go's. also replacing fuel filter