The price of fuel.

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Swisslulu wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 7:54 pm Just about 1l/100 without the car Dot. We are Light Rigid 5.2kg. Not sure about the combined weight but within specs we think.
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The Landcruiser would easily do 700kms towing a 3.2t van. 138l tank.
700/138 = 5.07 ks per litre. The M/H is about 15% more economical.

5.08 ks per litre vs 5.88
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V6 diesel turbo RWD auto (Merc)
How would the fuel economy be with this motor? sluggy or grunty ?
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Dot wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 9:00 pm V6 diesel turbo RWD auto (Merc)
How would the fuel economy be with this motor? sluggy or grunty ?
It would go well, but fuel economy seems to relate to the right foot's ability to lift off or only partly to the floor without having to rest there for long periods. I get muscle pains in the right leg after a long drive in the Hino, but I think that is caused by trying to get the pedal through the floor to see if it would actually go as hard as the Mazda :roll:
The Mazda goes like a cut snake in comparison yet no turbo, but it sure likes a drink when really driving it hard ..... I reckon it probably used half as much fuel when Brian drove it :lol:

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Thanks everyone for your concern.

First off, I'm OK, I was a bit shaken up though.
For those of you that aren’t aware, I was robbed at the Ampol earlier this morning.
After my hands stopped trembling, I managed to call the police.
They were quick to respond and calmed me down because my blood pressure went through the roof!
My money is gone however.
The police asked me if I knew who did it and I told them,
“Yes, it was pump number 2.”
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Hehehe.
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That is not funny Terry, we all know you paid the pump to rob you
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T1 Terry wrote: Mon Mar 28, 2022 5:30 pm Thanks everyone for your concern.

First off, I'm OK, I was a bit shaken up though.
For those of you that aren’t aware, I was robbed at the Ampol earlier this morning.
After my hands stopped trembling, I managed to call the police.
They were quick to respond and calmed me down because my blood pressure went through the roof!
My money is gone however.
The police asked me if I knew who did it and I told them,
“Yes, it was pump number 2.”
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T1,
Reading the whole article about UK and MG stopping orders on petrol cars, I note that the Australian situation is unaffected… probably because we don’t have the charging station network to justify buying an EV, nor do we have government encouragement to buy them.
Our distances are still a problem, especially in regional/rural areas. Eg. Unless I spend megabucks on a Tesla, (which would not be a suitable vehicle for us anyway) our nearest charging station is in either Albury (50km) if we head east or Euroa, (130km) heading south!
Sort of makes EV ownership pointless.
Norway waived all taxes associated with car buying for EVs. And I believe their charging stations are free.
By comparison, Victoria has slapped a ‘road user tax’ on them! Norway seems to be managing road maintenance without a special tax on EVs. I assume petrol users in Norway are paying a fuel tax of some sort. All other countries impose some tax on fuels.
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