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I am wondering about fuel consumption.We headed out this weekend and found that we are using 13.9L it seems like alot to us..Is this a normal range?

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You are in the normal range, though it depends on your driving style and terrain (city, hwy, hills, etc). Bare minimum you should be getting 400km a tank.

Been averaging 15L per 100 Km city - and 12.5L per 100 Km highway over the past year & a bit, driving moderate, not worrying too much about keeping to foot off the accelerator, but not punching it all over the place either. I keep my tires well aired up too. I've seen some pretty exaggerated mileage claims...I think some people get the math mixed up a bit IMHO. Considering the weight, that fact that is' a 4x4, and full on family van, I can accept the less that stellar mileage for now.

FalcoColumbarius wrote:...[h]owever I don't run on gas (while, I might), the van runs on diesel.

Falco.

Cheeky monkey!

jrman wrote:I've seen some pretty exaggerated mileage claims...I think some people get the math mixed up a bit IMHO.

Are you saying I'm inflating my 149mpg mileage claim

Adam, Stop bragging! , I might be catching up your average pretty soon!

13.9L/100k? If so I find it on the high side. I've been getting 11.5L/100k mixed city/hwy but I try my best to be good with the pedal and usually keep her under 100km/h on hwy.

as fuel mileage fluctuates based on a whole ton of different variables, 13.9L/100km is perfectly normal for any individual tank... it's a little high for an average over a long period of time though.

149/Mpg...well...I just won't go there - I'm sure you have a reasonable explanation of some kind.
Also agree with other posters - keeping at or below 100Kmh is seriously beneficial to achieving improved mileage.
Generally putter along at 90-100km but did take a trip to Seattle where I was under time pressure and kept the deli at about 110-120 all the way & back - got city mileage at 14-15L per 100km on that trip. The big brick doesn't like being pushed passed 100kmh from what I can tell.

mararmeisto wrote: Cheeky monkey!

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jrman wrote:149/Mpg...well...I just won't go there - I'm sure you have a reasonable explanation of some kind.

I only keep track of my diesel consumption, not the veggie oil. The longer the trips the better my mileage, regardless of how heavy my foot is Although in recent days I have been trimming down my cruising speed from 120km/h to 100km/h because I was burning through WVO pretty quick and I'm really not in a huge hurry to get anywhere, might as well enjoy the ride.

by the end of my trip i'll have a very good idea about the topic...

over the last 1700km, we've averaged 11.8L/100km. best was 10.15L/100km, driving at 90km/h the whole time and worst was 12.2L/100km (at 110km/h the whole time).

speed makes a BIG difference.

DeLOOKA has been getting 500km to a tank. City/hwy. Most diesel i've put in is 63L.

If I wasn't a MTB shuttler, the van should be able to get another 30-50km or so to the tank. So I think.
100lb bike rack + 160lbs of bikes (4). Plus 4 guys. Driving up Cypress or Seymour Mtn.
DeLOOKA loves me on these days.

Isaac

We have only had our van a few weeks so I am still kind of feeling it out. On my last fill I still had a tad over and eighth of a tank, had 500km on the trip odom and put in 50L of fuel to fill it. That tank consisted of mixed highway driving staying at 100km and city. I realize this is not very scientific but seems like I am doing ok.

brewskie wrote:We have only had our van a few weeks so I am still kind of feeling it out. On my last fill I still had a tad over and eighth of a tank, had 500km on the trip odom and put in 50L of fuel to fill it. That tank consisted of mixed highway driving staying at 100km and city. I realize this is not very scientific but seems like I am doing ok.

Sounds about right...