Just acheived 3.91L/100kms over a 368km trip :D

[feistl]

Hey guys,

Just got back from a trip to Balarat and back. Managed to use 14.42L and traveled 368.2kms

Apart from the usual tricks to increase fuel economy, i set behind one of the big trucks (B doubles?) both ways. Was sitting close behind so the wind resistance was minimal, if anything i was actually getting sucked along. The thermofans had to come on every 8 minutes or so. At one state i didn't touch the accelerator for over 50kms. It was only on the uphill sections i had to touch it, on the flat and downhill it was just idling/ticking over.

So there ya go, to hell with the toyota prius, go get yourself a VR commodore and a large truck

[stocky]

is that a readout from the level 3 dash, or did you actually go and fill your car up after the trip?

[feistl]

Originally Posted by stocky

is that a readout from the level 3 dash, or did you actually go and fill your car up after the trip?

Filled the car to the brim before i left, and again when i returned. So unless Mobiles fuel gauge is out (and giving out free petrol), then its correct.

Hard to beleive i know, but it did 3.9L/100km.

Bloody tiring though, almost 4 hours and the only thing you can stare at is the trucks brake lights.

[Morton]

Originally Posted by feistl

At one state i didn't touch the accelerator for over 50kms.

I knew it was a bit of a hole, but I never knew Ballarat was that far downhill ^___^

[greenfoam]

It does work tho, if you get close enough there almost no wind resistance at all. I've drafted B doubles over long distances before. You have to get within a totally illegal distance to do it but trucks never follow you at a legal distance and they stop half as fast so it's all fair square :d

[immortality]

Originally Posted by TWOJZ

I never believe any fuel consumption figured that commodore owners claim, as its a well known fact that they lack the mental capacity to even count their own fingers, let alone calculate their fuel consumption correctly.

so i can assume with that statement you are alluding to your own intelligence level

Originally Posted by greenfoam

It does work tho, if you get close enough there almost no wind resistance at all. I've drafted B doubles over long distances before. You have to get within a totally illegal distance to do it but trucks never follow you at a legal distance and they stop half as fast so it's all fair square :d

tail gating (or drafting) does reduce fuel consumption, it says so on 'days of thunder', Cole Trickle says so "he'll pull you around the track" thats good enough for me

[kniever]

Originally Posted by TWOJZ

I never believe any fuel consumption figured that commodore owners claim, as its a well known fact that they lack the mental capacity to even count their own fingers, let alone calculate their fuel consumption correctly.

lol you are such a tool, why even buy or own a commodore if you are so negative towards them? in a few of your posts all you ever try to do is put everyone down, if you know so much as you claim then theres no need to even come on this forum

[Mack]

Originally Posted by kniever

lol you are such a tool, why even buy or own a commodore if you are so negative towards them? in a few of your posts all you ever try to do is put everyone down, if you know so much as you claim then theres no need to even come on this forum

Don't worry about him lol, he drives a VL, explains it all

[DannyboyDS]

Originally Posted by Mack

Don't worry about him lol, he drives a VL, explains it all

Hey I like VL's

Ignore people who try to troll others around the forums, like bad smells they do tend to get bored and drift away. Personally though if he knows allot as someone stated above thats no reason NOT to come here, it's a good reason to come and share and help.

[88GreenVN]

You also probable found the fornt of the car can "wobble" a bit as the wind rips of the back or the truck. When trucks were made to travel at 80kph you had to pass heaps of trucks and the RX4 I had really shook its head at times as you sat behind them ready to pass.

PS Greenfoams latest tune in the VN wagon has returned 10.6 L/100 over 1,650 kms of city driving. This is by far the best return yet. Highway stuff should drop it into the 8's non wind assisted (or B-double)

The V8 ain't fairing so well - lots to do with my bad driving and cold short runs to work. It's currently getting 16 L/100. but at 100 kph instant reading drops to around the 9's.

[VRSLT323]

very gud, will have to try this on me next trip, but ill have to find a truck first