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Old 26-03-2005, 01:37 AM   #1
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Default How many Kms you get out of a tank and what fuel you use ???

im getting over 400km on optimax
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Old 26-03-2005, 01:48 AM   #2
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about 400km (highway) on a tank (68L) of '91. Using an EA2 CFI. Around town that figure's MUCH worse.
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Old 26-03-2005, 01:54 AM   #3
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umm thas not a fiesta dude
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Old 26-03-2005, 01:57 AM   #4
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yeah but this is on New Posts on AFF, and I'm bored, so I'd thought I'd say so anyway. Gotta problem with that? Well too bad, whats done is done.
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Old 26-03-2005, 03:23 AM   #5
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only 400 on optimax. I get about 650+ on optimax
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Old 26-03-2005, 11:28 AM   #6
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i get just about 500kms on premium
but thats down to the last tiny block with a light, but thats semi thrashing my car if i have a week of thrashing i get about 390 - 450 kms
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Old 26-03-2005, 05:06 PM   #7
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I get about

450kms on Optimax = thats driving hard on highways
300kms - 400 on Unleaded = thats driving hard on highways

A full tank lasts about 6 days.

Been having a bit too much fun in the rain here in sydney hehehehhe :
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Old 26-03-2005, 05:28 PM   #8
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dam I must drive like a grandma.
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Old 26-03-2005, 06:11 PM   #9
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I've havn't reved hard this fuel period and an going for around 600km for a tank. The most I ever go was 650km.
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Old 26-03-2005, 09:36 PM   #10
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600km to a tank????????? i cant get that if i dont rev over 3000rpm?
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Old 26-03-2005, 10:09 PM   #11
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To do that don't rev above 2k unless you have to and do alot of highway.
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Old 26-03-2005, 11:07 PM   #12
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Hmmm I do a mix of city and hwy driving and I never got anything less then 600 to a tank. And I do flog the car abit.
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Old 26-03-2005, 11:48 PM   #13
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looks like Russ has more Risotto to keep him company ;)
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Old 27-03-2005, 12:05 AM   #14
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generaly around 650-700 with highway driving. drove 340 kms the other day on less than half a tank which is good.
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Old 05-04-2005, 03:12 AM   #15
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filled car up tonight after work 636.7kms and I just fitted 42litres into the tank. Thats was half city driving half hwy.

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Old 05-04-2005, 01:47 PM   #16
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I get around 6.5l/100 in the city so that works out to 700km on 45 litres and thats on BP Ultimate. I normally keep revs between 2,500 and 4,500.
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Old 05-04-2005, 11:02 PM   #17
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i filled up tonight, reset the counter, ill see what i can get.
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Old 13-04-2005, 03:10 PM   #18
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I'm on 550 kays now and theres two little bars left on the fuel readout? does anyone know how much further you can drive once the fuel light comes up?
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Old 13-04-2005, 04:31 PM   #19
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last time we got around 500kms out of a tank on normal ulp, almost is 1/2 way thru the current tank and im on about 220ish kms out of it
might have to get the gf to switch to bp ultimate or something and see how that goes

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Old 13-04-2005, 05:52 PM   #20
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Danny lucky you ask that question I just did that today coming home from work. Got 70k's with the light on. The last bar went off at about 60k's. This time when I filled up I got 43.5l into the tank. So I recon I should be able to get 700+k's from a full tank of optimax.

fordel yeah change to premium it might be more pricey but you get heaps more k's out of the tank.
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Old 02-05-2005, 02:22 PM   #21
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I got about 620 k's on optimax from Bris to Bundaberg and back. (Mostly Highway, cruising at 120kph)
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Old 02-05-2005, 04:56 PM   #22
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dont like the short gears on the freeway thats for sure. revs too high at speed limit and very noisy :P
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Old 05-05-2005, 09:49 PM   #23
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I have had my Fiesta a month. I get 510kms, before the low fuel light comes on. That still leaves 6 litres in the tank. That is running on Vortex. No Optimax in my area.
That works out to 39mpg, not bad for a small car. The FESTIVA got 32MPG.
So, how do you get 600+ per tank ????????
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Old 06-05-2005, 01:43 AM   #24
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Quote:
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dont like the short gears on the freeway thats for sure. revs too high at speed limit and very noisy :P
I donno about that. Im always at freeway speed and i find it less noisy (engine noise i mean, i'm factoring out the exhaust) than the EF falcon I had.......
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Old 06-05-2005, 02:42 PM   #25
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with the exhaust its a tad noisy. short gears, revs pretty high. usualy between 3, 3.5 thousand rpm on highway, i think.
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