BA V8 owners, what are your fuel bills like? - Page 3 - Ford Forums

NOBOUNDARIES · 03-28-2004, 00:41

Just got 9.7l per 100k out of my beast today on a run over 248 km.. not to shabby..

GXL Guy · 03-28-2004, 21:24

When I first got my XR8 and filled it (I use PULP only), the DTE said 400kms. After a couple of thousand kays, I'd fill up & DTE said 350kms. I filled up yesterday & DTE said 307kms.
Damn adaptive learning stuff ;-)

outback_ute · 03-29-2004, 00:16

Doesn't it calculate the DTE based on the current average usage rate though? I've seen the DTE climb for 100km on the highway after getting out of the city.

Black Kat · 03-29-2004, 01:19

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Originally Posted by boss 8

I drive a BA XR8 manual, On any sort of freeway driving I get approx 11 - 12 L/100k's. Peak hour I get about 17L/100k's. On average the tank gets 400 - 420 for 60 litres approx and that is using pulp. (when the wife drives it it gets alot better economy for some reason) I use this as my works car so I do anything from 400 - 800 k's a week.

I get around this average as well.

I always get better economy than my guy too... there might be something to that theory! I don't need to flog my car to show how beastly it is. Cruising does just fine. It's not often I feel like leaving half my tyre behind just to prove it's got guts.

SteevO · 04-26-2004, 16:41

Took the BA XR8 ute for day trip from Sydney to Taree and back via Gloucester... did about 1/3 of it as off freeway driving in and around the place and when we arrived home some 690 kays later it had averaged 11.6/100kms.

We cruised at the speed limit on the freeways, but I pedal up it on the open country roads and it runs mainly on Optimax but it's always 98 RON if I get it elsewhere.

I'm very happy with the highway efficiency considering I have a 96 Subaru Liberty wagon that runs on the same fuels and gets 9.7/100kms for the same trip and the engine is less than half the size at 2.2 L and the Ute is a sooo much better drive.

I have no idea what I get around town.. it doesn't interest me much as I know it will be heaps more than the long trips.. and standing on it at almost every chance doesn't help.. ;o)

There's my 2 cents worth on this topic.

Thanks

Steve

fullthrottle · 04-26-2004, 22:30

I was getting around 19L/100 on Optimax
Swtiched to Mobile Synergy 8000 a couple of weeks ago and am getting 22L/100kms. Found myself going to the pump station more often too so that concurs with the dash readout.
hmmmmmmmmmm.

Rodderz · 04-26-2004, 23:04

I usually get around 16-17 lt/100km's in my XR8 ute, i dont use it everyday so fuel bills arent that bad. Last year from melb-canberra i got 11.4 average and over 720 to the tank

Depends on how you want to drive it

XRchic · 04-27-2004, 06:24

I get 17 to 18 L per 100km around town in my BA NA XR6!!!!!!! On BP Ultimate. Get around 8 to 9 in country though.... I don't drive it slow....EVER. Dont even wanna think about what I would be like in an 8!

Ha ha. HELLOOOOO rev limiter!

flow_aus · 04-28-2004, 07:37

I've had my trip meter on for 60 hours of driving and I've got an average of 19.4L. That's a mix of city and some city highway stuff.

On the open road I can get 13-15 or so.

Pure city, it's about 22 or more.

sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh!

shane3 · 04-28-2004, 15:59

The worst that i've had was 27L/100km, then again i've only done 1900km, it's now down to 19L/100km.