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Deondef
Member Since: 08 May 2007
Location: Randburg
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Travelled to QwaQwa, Bethlehem, Fouriesburg - a total of 1268 km's for business and think that I have set a new record for consumption 
8,5 L/100km 
Did travel at just under 120km/h at revs exactly 2000rpm on speed control and had manual select in 6th gear most of the time.
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 3rd Mar 2008 9:04 am |
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TiaanS
Member Since: 25 May 2007
Location: Pretoria
Posts: 200
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Very impressive 
I drive a petrol - I will not talk about it !!! 
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| 3rd Mar 2008 11:58 am |
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Kabous
Member Since: 11 Jul 2007
Location: Mokopane
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Was this figure your own calculation or that of the onboard computer ? I find my OBC to be a bit optimistic compared to my own calculations, anyways, still a great figure. 
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| 4th Mar 2008 3:42 am |
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Deondef
Member Since: 08 May 2007
Location: Randburg
Posts: 790
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The OBC indicated 8,5 l/100km, but when I filled the tank I worked out slightly better - 8,43 l/100km.
BTW what is the exact capacity of the D3 fuel tank, 85L ? I could not find anything in the manual.
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| 4th Mar 2008 7:30 am |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 4054
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I've managed just short of 87 l
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| 4th Mar 2008 8:21 am |
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Willem
Member Since: 23 Oct 2007
Location: Letsitele
Posts: 24
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TIPS ON FILLING YOUR CAR(S)
From a guy being more than 31 years in the petroleum business
At the Marian Hill Pipeline where he works in Durban, they deliver about 4 million liters in a 24-hour period thru the pipeline. One day is diesel the next day is jet fuel, and petrol, LRP and
Unleaded. We have 34-storage tanks here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 liters.
Only buy or fill up your car or bakkie in the early morning when the ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the fuel, when it gets warmer petrol expands, so buying
in the afternoon or in the evening....your liter is not exactly a liter. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the petrol, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other
petroleum products plays an important role. A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.
When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle, and high. In slow mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapors that are created while you are
pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapor return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapor. Those vapors are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.
One of the most important tips is to fill up when your tank is HALF FULL. The reason for this is, the more fuel you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. petrol evaporates faster than you can imagine. Petroleum storage tanks have an internal floating roof.
This roof serves as zero clearance between the petrol and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every liter is actually the exact amount.
Another reminder, if there is a fuel truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy, DO NOT fill up--most likely the petrol/diesel is being stirred up as the fuel is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.
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| 4th Mar 2008 10:34 am |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 4054
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I saw a reply to this somewhere which argues that the saving is minimal so YMMV
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| 4th Mar 2008 10:40 am |
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2006LR3
Member Since: 11 Jan 2008
Location: Durban
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Thats pretty good Deon,
What do you guys get on a local run/normal town driving. My obc indicates 7.0l/100km?
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| 7th Mar 2008 5:54 am |
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robharvey
Member Since: 14 May 2007
Location: Durban
Posts: 138
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Quote:What do you guys get on a local run/normal town driving. My obc indicates 7.0l/100km?
Your obc definitely needs a reset. 12.0l/100km around town for me. Only ever seen below 9.0 on the road from Kasane to Ngoma, which is about 60 flat km's and I got 7.8 doing about 90km/h.
By the way your mate still hasn't contacted me about the new Grabber stock.
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| 7th Mar 2008 8:46 am |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 4054
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2006LR3 wrote:Thats pretty good Deon,
What do you guys get on a local run/normal town driving. My obc indicates 7.0l/100km?
You sure you don't mean 7 km/l ?
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| 7th Mar 2008 8:54 am |
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2006LR3
Member Since: 11 Jan 2008
Location: Durban
Posts: 17
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Apologies, Heine, you are correct.
Its 7km/l, i get that around town, Rob's getting about 8km/l, thats is if my calculation is correct.
On long distance, the last trip I made, i got 10km/l majority open road and a little town driving, this was calculated from tank to tank, The obc showed 11km/l. Was doing an average of 130km/h on open road, except where the swines were hiding behind the bush. this was calculated over over a round trip of about 3000km.
FYI, For your guys thats travelling up to pmb, there 2 new static cameras being installed on both sides of the freeway.
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| 7th Mar 2008 11:27 am |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 4054
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Yip that's about what I get
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| 7th Mar 2008 11:52 am |
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temper
Member Since: 20 Nov 2006
Location: Thessaloniki
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heine wrote:Yip that's about what I get
In 291 days, we did 57.850 km. in Africa in a TDV6. We needed 7336 litres of diesel - that means 12,68 lt/100 km. (calculate yourself in mpg). The car is more than 3 tonnes heavy and has the aerodynamics of a Greek kiosk as it carries a Maggiolina roof tent, with sand ladders underneath, a winch etc. Not bad, don't you think? Visit www.theworldoffroad.com to join our 800 days adventure in a Discovery3 TDV6!
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| 29th Mar 2008 9:21 am |
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2006LR3
Member Since: 11 Jan 2008
Location: Durban
Posts: 17
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very interesting site that: the worldoffroad.com. anyone got a translator?
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| 29th Mar 2008 11:11 am |
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temper
Member Since: 20 Nov 2006
Location: Thessaloniki
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[quote="2006LR3"]very interesting site that: the worldoffroad.com. anyone got a translator?[/quote
Just click the british flag top right! Thanx for the interest!
Akis Visit www.theworldoffroad.com to join our 800 days adventure in a Discovery3 TDV6!
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| 31st Mar 2008 3:46 pm |
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