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    hey guys can someone tell me what is the correct figure of fuel consumption at idle???

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    fuel consumption is based on L/km so if your going no where but using petrol your fuel consumption is gonna be very sh*t hahaha

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    Quote Originally Posted by vh_sle_81 View Post
    2.2l/ph lol
    thank you for the exact figure :P

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    yeh prob is around that once warm, i saw this post and went out and started the 5l up to check as not really somehting i look at on the dash.

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    My car uses 1 - 2 Litres per hour.

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    It should read 1.4-1.5L per hour in drive neutral. i get upto 2l with a/c on.
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    My V6 uses 1.8L p/h in N.

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