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#585601 23-Feb-2012 10:57

The geekiness is not about the actual usage (partial points for this). The geekiness is in the method for assessing, managing, storing and displaying the information...

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#585604 23-Feb-2012 11:03

jonherries: The geekiness is not about the actual usage (partial points for this). The geekiness is in the method for assessing, managing, storing and displaying the information...

Not really, it'll tell you when it's economically viable to get a tune-up. I wish I'd kept all of my fuel data from over the years.

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#585606 23-Feb-2012 11:06

IlDuce: 2012 Suzuki GN125H - around town = 2.1L/100km. I win?

Of the 12 cars I have owned,
best consumption was 1986 Mitsubishi Cordia 1.8L 4 cyl manual = 6.7L/100km (open road), and
worst consumption was 1985 Nissan Laurel 2.4L 6 cyl manual = 12.5L/100km (open road).

Impressive. I managed just on 3.0L/100Km out of my 1986 Honda GB400. (430Km out of a single tank, I wasn't brave enough to go further).

1996 Mitsubishi Mirage 1.6 - Roughly 9L/100Km.

2008 Triumph Street Triple - Roughly 9L/100Km - Most uneconomical bike, ever!

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#585610 23-Feb-2012 11:16

~43 litters for full tank gives me anything from 450 to 550 km on my 2006 subaru impreza 1.5 auto :) depending on how much driving I do around city.

Usually I fill up tank fortnightly.

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#585614 23-Feb-2012 11:18

xpd:

LOL... Ive got the 04 model - they are a little sluggish but Ive learnt how get the best out of it - matter of timing with the revs and your right foot ;)

Ngauranga gorge is the worst part! :)

Have to keep the foot planted, otherwise it just changes up a gear, once you hit the 80k limit!

Ilduce:
2012 Suzuki GN125H - around town = 2.1L/100km. I win?

I'll take that, and match you one 2012 Suzuki GN125H, with the same rating :)
Did you get yours on the Suzuki fest sale? Can't believe it, $1895 + ORC

Got mine late Jan, and even though it's not as powerful as my other bike, it's still a lot of fun. Except when people don't see to see me, and reverse into my path

I have moved across the ditch. Now residing in Melbourne as a VOIP/Video Technical Trainer/Engineer.

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#585622 23-Feb-2012 11:25

2008 VE Holden Commodore

Nana driving open road: 8.9L per 100km (Wellington to Hawkes Bay).
Normal careful driving open road: 9.4L per 100km (Wellington to Hawkes Bay).
Normal careful driving mixed 50/50: 12.5L per 100km.
Driving it like I stole it: 14L per 100km.

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#585624 23-Feb-2012 11:31

2004 Legacy GTB - about 9L per 100km for open road driving. (2litre Turbo)

Toy car based on NA 1.6L Toyota 4AGE with spirited driving - 20L per 100km.

Point? Driving style has a huge impact :-)

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#585625 23-Feb-2012 11:33

1999 Toyota Altezza

2000cc 6-cylinder BEAMS engine

Open-road only: 8.5L/100km

City-driving only: 13.5L/100km

Mixed mode: 10L/100km

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#585627 23-Feb-2012 11:37

NonprayingMantis: I pay for fuel by the litre which I think is totally unfair. Fuel should be unlimited for a set fee (say, $30 per month).
Having to pay per litre limits my freedom to use my car the way it was intended.

Chuckle... OK, got a smile out of me :-)

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#585629 23-Feb-2012 11:42

timestyles:
jonherries: The geekiness is not about the actual usage (partial points for this). The geekiness is in the method for assessing, managing, storing and displaying the information...

Not really, it'll tell you when it's economically viable to get a tune-up. I wish I'd kept all of my fuel data from over the years.

I was joking, merely pointing out my OCD related to measuring this over time...

I was really hoping that someone would complain about my use of a 3 period moving average (as good as any for the dataset), wonder why I hadn't labelled the axes (forgot), and provided some detail about the variance around the mean (largely due to highway vs town driving).

This leads me to the comment that surely, there has to be a real benefit in coming up with a gadget that can be plugged into a regular car, that automatically stops the car at an intersection and starts it again, maybe user controlled with a timer countdown realted to the payoff of saving fuel (obviously turning off and on straight away costs more fuel)... ie. if 20 seconds turned off is net beneficial, start the timer (I guess it would depend on the car).

In addition my yamaha jog consumes approximately 3.88 L per 100km.

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#585631 23-Feb-2012 11:44

2006 VW Golf 2.0 TDi

6.0L/100km around town
5.2L/100km open road

Love the torque a turbo diesel provides, and the economy.

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#585637 23-Feb-2012 11:59

Vinnieg - I'd use quote but sometimes the ads to the right overlap what people are saying and the buttons so I can't quote..

"Did you get yours on the Suzuki fest sale? Can't believe it, $1895 + ORC "

Yes I did. The local bike shop only had 2, and somebody expressed their interest in buying both, so I had to show up with the cash that day to secure one... the other sold the next day or so.

My one is black, I wanted blue but Suzuki sold out before mid January so just dealer stock left. I was quite impressed though that the black has a blue glitter in it, it looks nice.

"Got mine late Jan, and even though it's not as powerful as my other bike, it's still a lot of fun. Except when people don't see to see me, and reverse into my path "

I got mine 1 month 5 days ago, now has 1150km on the clock and going in for its second service tomorrow. Before this I had 3 new scooters, so its a step up in power... I just wish there was more available new in the 250cc range.

My current car, a 1995 Civic 1.5L twin carb auto, gets 10L/100km around town, 7.7L/100km open road.

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#585643 23-Feb-2012 12:12

2003 VY Commodore - V6 Supercharged

Motorway/OpenRoad - 9-11L/100km
Around town etc - 13-15L/100km
Good old fashioned trashing - 35L/100km

I'm not a complete idiot, I still have some parts missing.

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#585664 23-Feb-2012 12:45

2008 Lexus ISF 13.0L/100
2001 Honda Blackbird CBR1100XX 7.3L/100
2001 Honda CBR600I 6.6L/100

that would be an ecumenical matter

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#585666 23-Feb-2012 12:49

NonprayingMantis: I pay for fuel by the litre which I think is totally unfair. Fuel should be unlimited for a set fee (say, $30 per month).
Having to pay per litre limits my freedom to use my car the way it was intended.

Nice!!

Maybe free driving offpeak? :-)

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