View Full Version : What is your furtherest on a tank?
OvaltoJetta
28-02-2008, 12:06 AM
We did an overnight run on the weekend from Perth to Bridgetown in the SW of WA a round trip of 627 klm and averaged 5.2l/100klm. The trip home returned 5.0l/100klm. At one point the computer said we'd get 1130 from the tank. Once back in the city the consumption increased a bit and I filled up at 943 with 70 left. How much better can it get?
gregozedobe
28-02-2008, 12:12 AM
How does 1,000 miles (1,600Km) sound ? :)
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=205040
gldgti
28-02-2008, 06:08 AM
i got 900 with my mk3 but when i filled up i only got 50l in.... its a 55l tank.
ranton-inc
28-02-2008, 06:45 AM
*tongue lodged firmly in cheek*
Furthest i got on a Tank of diesel was 200 metres..
opps
The "Volitile fluid Transfer technition" thought the car was a diesel!
great!
Jaymz
28-02-2008, 07:11 PM
How does 1,000 miles (1,600Km) sound ? :)
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=205040
If thats in the states then 18gal is 68L, thats a big tank.
The average fuel economy is 4.2L/100. That would have to be one flat road! Geez you be bustin for a snakes hiss if you travelled that far without stopping! lol
VWMAT5
28-02-2008, 08:17 PM
I've just returned from a round trip from Brisbane to Portland in Victoria with the T5 DC fully loaded with race gear and towing a car trailer and race car. Total distance approx 5000 kilometres.
The T5 returned 10-11 litres per 100 kilometres - outstanding for the amount of gear it was carrying and towing. She cruised at all legal speeds, and tackled hills like they weren't even there. I never felt that the car laboured under any circumstances, and it performed brilliantly.
I was in convoy with five other race outfits, and the T5 only needed to be filled every second stop compared to all the other cars. This roughly worked out at between 650 - 700 kilometres between fuel stops. Around town with light loads (engine, gearboxes, trade stall items) and no trailer, I average about 750-800 kilometres, approx best of about 9 litres per 100 clicks. Very good figures for a heavy, but mighty useful truck.
drbass
28-02-2008, 09:01 PM
Hi all,
6 week old Passat Wagon (TDI, 125 kW) with now just under 5000 km on the clock. Tank size nominally 70 litres.
Drove Melbourne-Sydney via Gippsland-Monaro Hwy plus some Sydney driving. All up 1129 km on 66.59 litres (OK, I stopped short of the number of the beast ;-)!!). Works out to 5.9 l/100 km which I think is pretty good for this car (size/weight, and engine/performance). Didn't really drive for economy so there's a bit better in it, particularly since the engine is not quite run in yet.
I'm happy!
Seeya,
Michael
So far 42km...
(Picked it up at 11am this morning.)
Greg Roles
28-02-2008, 10:06 PM
Pussy, I picked mine up at lunch, and am just over 300kms so far...:D
;-) ;-) ;-)
cetane
29-02-2008, 05:37 AM
If thats in the states then 18gal is 68L, thats a big tank.
The average fuel economy is 4.2L/100. That would have to be one flat road! Geez you be bustin for a snakes hiss if you travelled that far without stopping! lol
I'd have to check, however US gallons aren't the same as Imperial gallons. Maybe the arithmetic is to blame?? Or perhaps it was an "Economy Drive" where very skilled drivers squeeze every metre out of a litre (sometimes by bending the rules of driving a bit!)
I never let my tank get even close to empty. As soon as the warning light on my TDI comes on, I fill up, or in the case of my GLD when the needle gets to 1/4 full.
Two days ago I did 300km in the TDI with 3 large adults and heavy luggage on board with a figure of 5.0L/100km. 24,000km on the clock and still tight.
gldgti
29-02-2008, 06:17 AM
I've just returned from a round trip from Brisbane to Portland in Victoria with the T5 DC fully loaded with race gear and towing a car trailer and race car. Total distance approx 5000 kilometres.
The T5 returned 10-11 litres per 100 kilometres - outstanding for the amount of gear it was carrying and towing. She cruised at all legal speeds, and tackled hills like they weren't even there. I never felt that the car laboured under any circumstances, and it performed brilliantly.
I was in convoy with five other race outfits, and the T5 only needed to be filled every second stop compared to all the other cars. This roughly worked out at between 650 - 700 kilometres between fuel stops. Around town with light loads (engine, gearboxes, trade stall items) and no trailer, I average about 750-800 kilometres, approx best of about 9 litres per 100 clicks. Very good figures for a heavy, but mighty useful truck.
Thats GREAT! i want a transporter too..... ohh, too many cars....
Mischa
29-02-2008, 10:59 AM
about 900km for me and that was bloody pushing it... wouldnt have gone too many more metres :P (mostly highway + 1 wollongong cruise)
We did an overnight run on the weekend from Perth to Bridgetown in the SW of WA a round trip of 627 klm and averaged 5.2l/100klm. The trip home returned 5.0l/100klm. At one point the computer said we'd get 1130 from the tank. Once back in the city the consumption increased a bit and I filled up at 943 with 70 left. How much better can it get?
Jan hi.
What fuel did you use? The new diesel on trial or regular diesel.
Would be good if you can test the new stuff on the same run
if you only had regular or vise versa.
I know you mentioned before not much difference around town
but wondering how the new stuff goes on the open road.
Neil.
Pussy, I picked mine up at lunch, and am just over 300kms so far...:D
;-) ;-) ;-)
:)
Mine's still sitting on 50km after two days.
Greg Roles
01-03-2008, 08:11 AM
What?
Are you handcuffed somewhere?:D
It just so happens this weekend and the next two are our cricket finals - so playing cricket from 1pm to 6pm each day.
Plus, in my area if you don't get a park by 7pm and keep it for the night, you won't get one!
So, very much want to go for a long drive but can't for a few weeks!
But Easter is coming up :)
j_a_h_2077
01-03-2008, 07:33 PM
I've got 1065 Km from my polo TDI (45 litre tank capacity plus around 9 litres 'overfill'). Can't beat it in terms of economy, great little car.
^ That's great figures...
Agree the Polo is a good car (and especially the TDI). I test drove the Polo (petrol) before I test drove the Golf and having tested the Japanese vehicles, that for me was a deciding factor to get a VW.
(Of course, I then tested the Golf and after that the TDI and the decision was made.)
Can't wait until I see the economy I am getting out of my TDI once I have a few KM's on the clock.
Mischa
02-03-2008, 10:38 AM
the economy really starts to get good after 30000kms from what ive heard
dammfool
04-03-2008, 05:24 PM
With the dpc fitted and flogging it around town im getting 600ks out of my polo and in the highway im getting anything from 900 too 1100 ks
STV4SYT
04-03-2008, 07:00 PM
Not a VW but i saw at the motor show today a peugeot 308 im assuming diesel as it had no badges that completed a 14,000km odd trip around australia and averaged 3.19 l/100 so getting 1900 km per tank on average. apparently its in the guinness book of records.
actually, found it.
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/hatchbacks/peugeot-308-hdi-breaks-two-guinness-world-records/
OvaltoJetta
08-03-2008, 03:40 AM
Jan hi.
What fuel did you use? The new diesel on trial or regular diesel.
Would be good if you can test the new stuff on the same run
if you only had regular or vise versa.
I know you mentioned before not much difference around town
but wondering how the new stuff goes on the open road.
Neil.
Neil,
It had 1/2 tank of Shell, but we topped up with normal BP on the way out of town. If I give you my bank details I'd be happy to do it again with the new BP Ultimate diesel ....lol, but yes it would be ineresting to compare. Mind you 5.2 on the round trip is not to be sneezed at. Maybe a run north to Geraldton.
Recently traded from 2.0tdi GolfV to TDI Eos. Best tankful I had out of the Golf was last August and covered 1125kms on 53 litres and that was daily driving not in one stretch. Incidentally that was post chipping. The Eos is getting 1000kms /tank at the moment at 5500kms so still running in. Best trip so far was 4.3 l/100km averaged over 40km.
Only done about 180km so it's still too early to tell but most trips are up around the 11-13 mark.
Can't wait to get the good fuel economy :)
Neil,
It had 1/2 tank of Shell, but we topped up with normal BP on the way out of town. If I give you my bank details I'd be happy to do it again with the new BP Ultimate diesel ....lol, but yes it would be ineresting to compare. Mind you 5.2 on the round trip is not to be sneezed at. Maybe a run north to Geraldton.
Jan hi.
Don't think the bank can transfer from a zero balance account.
Good try.
Neil.
Been on the freeway heaps lately.
Filled up Sydney,then to central coast ,then to Bowral and back to central coast,
Back to sydney this weekend and a trip to Berowra waters Via galston,then back to the central coast.
Reset Km's showing 846km and tank left still showing 340km
Might try and baby the rest and see how close I get to 1200km
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