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Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 8:14 pm 
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im in the market for a ba xr6. just curious to kno wot the economy wos for 1 of em and also the economy for the standard ba.

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Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 9:39 pm 
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trip computer hovers around 8-9 l/100km on highway run.
around town, it sits around 13 on mine. Be interesting to see how others are going with theirs, cause that seems a bit thirsty.

 

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Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 9:50 pm 
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well if u thrash them u get 17.5l /100km had mine 2 days lol.
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Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 11:02 pm 
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Our work cars are E-Gas Ba's and they are averaging 23l/100k. These cars spend all their time in the city and immediate suburbs but the do get punished.
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Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 11:21 pm 
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keep saving and get a BF fairmont when they come out. %13 better fuel econemy and more power too. cheers
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Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 2:57 am 
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Mine does about 500km to a tank if you drive in a normal manner, can do 550km if you be careful. Use the right foot lots and it can sink to as low as 450km. It really depends a lot on your driving style. If you can keep it below 2000rpm you'll get good economy.

 

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Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 11:36 am 
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Mine does about 500km to a tank if you drive in a normal manner, can do 550km if you be careful. Use the right foot lots and it can sink to as low as 450km. It really depends a lot on your driving style. If you can keep it below 2000rpm you'll get good economy.



may as well just push it or walk, keep it below 2000rpm, thats so stupid

 

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Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 11:43 am 
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yeah my xr6 ute isn't to bad on freeway i get around 700 to a tank and round town about 550 but on average around 660 to a tank which works out to be 11.2 combined ilive at thirlmere and work at norrth ryde :?

 

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Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 11:46 am 
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2000rpm

LMAO

I know I can do it for while, but I couldnt keep it under 2k ALL the time *shakes head* ill stick to my lpg for the weekday runaround thanks.

 

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Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 11:53 am 
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2000rpm

LMAO

I know I can do it for while, but I couldnt keep it under 2k ALL the time *shakes head* ill stick to my lpg for the weekday runaround thanks.

wats this about lpg

 

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Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 4:26 pm 
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Mine has never dipped below 14L /100, for the last few months it has been averaging 14.4L and thats for a mixture of city and highway. Not to bad but could be better. However, hooning mood + sports mode = bad fuel economy :lol:

Stock ba should do a little better because of taller diff ratio.

 

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Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 5:48 pm 
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2000rpm

LMAO

I know I can do it for while, but I couldnt keep it under 2k ALL the time *shakes head* ill stick to my lpg for the weekday runaround thanks.

wats this about lpg

Just saying for weekday work use, I will stick to LPG, on weekends I break out the PULP lol, only use it every week or so now.

 

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Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 12:05 am 
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our work BA averages 10.6L/100km, altho it does about 85% highway running. Lives a pretty hard life tho.
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Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 10:40 pm 
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you people who can't drive a ba i6 under 2000rpm can enjoy your increased fuel costs and drivetrain/excessive brake wear, but i just love cruising steadily around.
An update on fuel economy, i just got back from driving about 560k's in the ba, it did it on 3/4 of a tank. Trip computer reads 9.6L/100k and i would estimate that on a full highway tank i'd get 650 k's (going off the range saying about 140k's after drive (mind you i trust that range figure as much as i trust Microsoft's x "Minutes Remaining"))

 

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