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MPG
L/100km
Vehicle
Engine
Fuel delivery
Trans
Fuel
Notes
I will start it off
MPG 29.94 country
L/100km 9.44 country
Vehicle VW 1975 Kombi
Engine 2.2 Subaru EJ22
Fuel delivery Stock computer and injection
Trans 4 speed manual 091
Fuel Unleaded 91
Notes
waveman1500 ·
1972 S-Bug
Stock 1600cc twin-port
9-10 L/100km everywhere, freeway, city, traffic, thrashing flat-out in the hills, motorkhana/khanacross days. It doesn't particularly seem to matter how you drive, almost every tank averages between 9 to 10 L/100km.
Fuel is 95 or 98 octane, only BP or Shell.
Currently averaging zero because it's sitting in the shed with no carburettors on it.
66deluxe ·
VW T 5 transporter. 2.5 five cylinder. Best so far 970k off 70 litres diesel. Thats 13.85k per litre. As for the bug with 2270 don't know yet can't keep foot off the floor.
coletrickle ·
1966 standard bug 2332 idas 4.125 diff 1.125 top gear Bris-Syd-Bris with a little drag action 330lts of v power.moving house so exact milage of that trip I am unsure but would be around 1700 klms.it seems that is 5.1 lts per 100 😂
ian.mezz ·
look out for the flying pigs 😂🤪😂😂
grinderman ·
2002 polo 1.4 16v petrol (98 octane only) highway (110kph) =6 lt/100km. town = 7.5 lt/100km
vwvic ·
74 Kombi
2L ,mild cam, 44 IDF,s
From what I can work out it gets somewhere between 20 and 25 L/100km at an average speed of 95km/h on the highway fully loaded with family,camping gear etc.
Running on BP 98
Went from Newcastle to port macquarie at Easter used about 50L
matberry ·
vwvic wrote:74 Kombi
2L ,mild cam, 44 IDF,s
From what I can work out it gets somewhere between 20 and 25 L/100km at an average speed of 95km/h on the highway fully loaded with family,camping gear etc.
Running on BP 98
Went from Newcastle to port macquarie at Easter used about 50L
Crikey....well tuned hey?
narumi ·
72 super with racing shift knob
1600, mild cam, blue spark leads
32 36 weber on custom manifold
std drivetrain
Consumption based on throttle usage
on/off swith 12L/100Km
on first butterfly 10L/100Km
Fuel: ULP 91
h ·
2011 golf blue mo manuel 1600 diesel av 1300kms / 55 litre tank 🤪
68AutoBug ·
My Beetle 1968 semi auto 4.375 to 1 diff ratio
1600cc single port engine - standard
extractors and new SVDA distributor with Pertronix kit
Brasilian WEBER single throat carburetor
electric fuel pump
I have no idea what fuel consumption I get.. lol
from 2005 to 2011 with bosch 009 distributor
You could see the fuel gauge going down..
since fitting the SVDA single vacuum dual advance distributor
the fuel consumption has been great and the car goes much better.. I use 98 or 95 octane fuel..
I believe I'm getting maybe double the mileage i was getting before going by the fuel gauge..?? I have also replaced the fuel hoses.. maybe a leak although never ever saw one..??
runs like a hairy goat on 91 with ETHANOL...??
loses heaps of power?? well it did before the extractors and new distributor.?? maybe I had ithe carby tuned wrong?? whether it still does I don't know.. I always forget to write down when I fill up...😬
LEE
Imac ·
coletrickle wrote:1966 standard bug 2332 idas 4.125 diff 1.125 top gear Bris-Syd-Bris with a little drag action 330lts of v power.moving house so exact milage of that trip I am unsure but would be around 1700 klms.it seems that is 5.1 lts per 100 😂
That's 5.15 km/l try dividing 330/17=19.14ltrs/100k not quite as good
Joel ·
74 Lbug
Engine: 2.5L Subaru EJ25
Fuel Delivery: Stock ECU
Transmission: Stock
City: 9.8L/100km
Highway: 7.2L/100km
Combined average: 8.5L/100km (33.2mpg imp/27.6mpg US)
Fuel: 95 Vortex.
Notes: Who put the ram in the rama lama ding dong?
coletrickle wrote:1966 standard bug 2332 idas 4.125 diff 1.125 top gear Bris-Syd-Bris with a little drag action 330lts of v power.moving house so exact milage of that trip I am unsure but would be around 1700 klms.it seems that is 5.1 lts per 100 😂
That's 5.15 km/l try dividing 330/17=19.14ltrs/100k not quite as good
Col needs a new calculator !! 😂😂
waveman1500 ·
Wow, all the Subaru bugs get such good mileage! It's tempting me over to the dark side....
Also, @vwvic, hell's teeth! 20+ litres per hundred in a 2 litre Kombi! You would do better than that with a V8 in it!
Joel ·
That's the joys of modern fuel injection and 16 valves.
VW engines can get very respectable economy with modern fuel injection fitted but it's not a cheap exercise, especially when it's cheaper to fit a Subi engine which already has it standard.
The_Bronze. ·
Yowie Bajabug.
MPG: 28.82
L/100km: 9.8l
Vehicle: 60'Ragtop Bajabug
Engine: 1600tp
Fuel delivery: Stock pump.
Trans: AB 1300 box w/1500 axles
Fuel: 95 Octane
Notes: Regularly run dry and refill with a 10l container. ODO measurement is done by GPS.
The 1300 box is set for short gearing on the Dunes and Offroad. This consumption was measured doing 50% Freeway travel and 50% urban driving @60kph.
tweety ·
Tweety the trike. type 3 auto. roof has slight windsock effect. With 1916 twin webers 13l/100kms With ea81 9-11 L/100kms
New Proton Jumbuck. cruising 7l/100kms, loaded 8.5 l/100kms
Hyundai i30 turbo diesel 1600... 5.3 l/100kms 1000 kms range fast, comfy, best car ever owned. Done 190,000kms saved about $8000 on fuel last 3.5 years. aftr paying $2500 for the diesel model initially.
HerbieBoy82 ·
2012 Toyota Rav4 2.4lt 4spd Auto FWD.
Highway: 9.6
City: 12.2
Unleaded 91.
The new 2wheel drive is no better than the AWD Rav I had before that. Lucky tho I don't pay for it's fuel..
1967 1300 Deluxe Beetle ALL stock & still a 1300 s/p.
Highway: Dunno yet.... Not getting used enough.
City: 10.5 L/100k's Keeping up with traffic
9.0 L/100k's Keeping the semi's & buses company.
98 octane Shell V Power or BP Ultimate.
RodPenrose ·
My chop top drag car used 8.5 litres of methanol per 9 seconds over 1/4 mile or 400 metres .
So this equals 34 litres per mile or 7.5 gallons per mile .
So this is 2125 litres per 100 km's .
Engine was well tuned with 549 HP .
Car was a '69 bug weighing 619 kg's .
Rev's were 9050 rpm's @ 161 mph / 262 km/h , ROD.
1916baja ·
RodPenrose wrote:My chop top drag car used 8.5 litres of methanol per 9 seconds over 1/4 mile or 400 metres .
So this equals 34 litres per mile or 7.5 gallons per mile .
So this is 2125 litres per 100 km's .
Engine was well tuned with 549 HP .
Car was a '69 bug weighing 619 kg's .
Rev's were 9050 rpm's @ 161 mph / 262 km/h , ROD.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 beat that for a fuel guzzler!
whathaveidone ·
Bags not sitting in that thing for 100ks!!!!!
1916baja ·
whathaveidone wrote:Bags not sitting in that thing for 100ks!!!!!
Or going halves with the driver for the fuel bill!
68AutoBug ·
The_Bronze. wrote:Yowie Bajabug.
MPG: 28.82
L/100km: 9.8l
Vehicle: 60'Ragtop Bajabug
Engine: 1600tp
Fuel delivery: Stock pump.
Trans: AB 1300 box w/1500 axles
Fuel: 95 Octane
Notes: Regularly run dry and refill with a 10l container. ODO measurement is done by GPS.
The 1300 box is set for short gearing on the Dunes and Offroad. This consumption was measured doing 50% Freeway travel and 50% urban driving @60kph.
that is what I call a complete well done fuel economy evaluation Steve..
but I just would hate to run out of fuel...lol
but at the current price...
I just hate to fill it up... lol 😬
maybe one of those 10 litre drag racing tanks would be great
it would get me to Mcdonalds & back a few times..😂😂
anything over 30 MPG is good..
over 35 MPG in old 1200 beetleswas good.. back then..😎
Have You tried 91 with ethanol Steve???
LEE
gerggl ·
2010 VW Golf 1.6 TDI
55 litre tank
best 1100km
Highway average 4.8 l/100km
City average 5.1 l/100km
At 170kph averaging 8.7 l/100km
Who said diesel is inferior to petrol!
1303Steve ·
Hi
L/100km 11.53 Sydney peak hour traffic with a P plater driving, drops to around 9.00 on the highway
Vehicle 1974 1303
Engine 1904 cc
Fuel delivery dual 40 DRLA
Trans Stock 1303
Fuel 98
Notes
gerggl ·
1303 yummmmm ....... my Thing would shake the bolts off all over the place
vlad01 ·
gerggl wrote:2010 VW Golf 1.6 TDI
55 litre tank
best 1100km
Highway average 4.8 l/100km
City average 5.1 l/100km
At 170kph averaging 8.7 l/100km
Who said diesel is inferior to petrol!
my boss has a TDI 08 or 09 passat.
I can vouch for this.
only problem is the fuel savings are offset by the horrendous service and repairs cost of such cars.
anyway I got about 15-17 l/100 in my notch. The engine seem to output really good, but its vital signs show something is seriously wrong internally.
My daily bomb is 20 this year this year and when it was all freshen up did 9L/100 city 6-7L/100 highway. Now that I have flogged the crap out of it for 75,000km over a period of 2 years, which 60,000 in the last 14 months it gets around 10 city, 8 on the highway. I so wish it had a MAF instead of MAP based EFI system 🤪
amazeer ·
h wrote:2011 golf blue mo manuel 1600 diesel av 1300kms / 55 litre tank 🤪
👍
h ·
vlad01 wrote:
gerggl wrote:2010 VW Golf 1.6 TDI
55 litre tank
best 1100km
Highway average 4.8 l/100km
City average 5.1 l/100km
At 170kph averaging 8.7 l/100km
Who said diesel is inferior to petrol!
my boss has a TDI 08 or 09 passat.
I can vouch for this.
only problem is the fuel savings are offset by the horrendous service and repairs cost of such cars.
well yeah if u go genuine vw kiss goodbye the moola
but that goes for ALL brands genuine BS servicing
repair costs? that's what insurance is for 😉
ian.mezz ·
1962 1200 beetle
7/100Ks
1971 superbug ej20t
7.7/100Ks
montey56 ·
my 1967 beetle it about the same as my v8 holden around town.
vlad01 ·
montey56 wrote:my 1967 beetle it about the same as my v8 holden around town.
hahaha 😂
can't be as bad as my half brother's EA 3.9L with more than 500k on the clock, 2nd engine. its so worn its like 25L/100km on the best of days and thats will new injectors, thermostat and O2 sensor 😂
That is an unfortunate down side to MAF based EFI system. As the engine wears the vacuum signal decreases and fools the ECU that the engine is under greater load thus increasing injector pulse width (aka more fuel) This further washed the cylinders(more blow by and less vac) and fouls the O2 sensor making it a run away situation.
If it were MAF system, it wouldn't be much worse than new. 🥷
vlad01 ·
h wrote:
vlad01 wrote:
gerggl wrote:2010 VW Golf 1.6 TDI
55 litre tank
best 1100km
Highway average 4.8 l/100km
City average 5.1 l/100km
At 170kph averaging 8.7 l/100km
Who said diesel is inferior to petrol!
my boss has a TDI 08 or 09 passat.
I can vouch for this.
only problem is the fuel savings are offset by the horrendous service and repairs cost of such cars.
well yeah if u go genuine vw kiss goodbye the moola
but that goes for ALL brands genuine BS servicing
repair costs? that's what insurance is for 😉
This is not genuine service, done by a good mechanic that is reasonable in price. just the parts and labour on this bs new cars is ridiculous.
in comparison, my car costs about the same or less in maintenance than rego and insurance per year and I can do it myself in my spare time. I service my car 10 times a year at least too and not cheap oil.
to change the timing belt in my boss's car was more than my yearly maintenance costs 🤪
I just remembered (my boss) "how often do you have to change your timing belt?"
(me) "what timing belt?" "I got push rods"
h ·
^ 😂
rose ·
1956 bug
1915 with twin dels
10L/100klm cruising on around 90-100klm/hr
15L/100klm cruising on around 110-120klm/hr
Shuffs ·
rose wrote:1956 bug
1915 with twin dels
10L/100klm cruising on around 90-100klm/hr 15L/100klm cruising on around 110-120klm/hr
Looks like you need a taller top gear,Rose,or stick to the speed limit!😎
narumi ·
72super 1600 with c25 cam
32-36 weber, std pump, Marelli Ignition,
custom exhaust, custom inlet manifold, custom front strut
custom carby hat w uni filter, custom strut brace, custom shift knob
custom...
std transmission
~12L/100k
195 50 15
custom paint
TheMiniMan ·
my duel cab bay kombi ute, big & heavy, with 2 people & 2 long boards, $75 to Byron & back to Brissie
my diahatsu move does it on about $30 worth of liquid gold, with still some spare left over :-)
hellbugged ·
1966 beetle
1300cc STOCK
30-3 pict carb
009 dizzy
roof rack and sun visor
stock gear box 8.05L/100km
1967 beetle
1776cc with the WORKS
48 dellortos
009 dizzy
roof rack and sun visor
stock gear box, low profile tyres 8.85L/100km
🤪
68AutoBug ·
rose wrote:1956 bug
1915 with twin dels
10L/100klm cruising on around 90-100klm/hr
15L/100klm cruising on around 110-120klm/hr
That is why You aren't allowed to go over 110KMH Rose
You use too much fuel... 😂😂
Just found out why My fuel economy was bad...
found a hole in the tank next to the fuel outlet..
thought the outlet was leaking along the thread..!!
tried everything to seal the thread... lol
I wonder how bad the rust is???
haven't used a screwdriver Yet!!
LEE
68AutoBug ·
ian.mezz wrote:1962 1200 beetle
7/100Ks
1971 superbug ej20t
7.7/100Ks
naturally, the EJ20T is better to drive...😂😂
and faster...😂😂
7l/100k in a 1200 sounds great but they are slow to drive anywhere...
LEE
65standard ·
1965 Beetle
1200cc
6V Electrics
28 pict carb
Bosch ZV/JU4R3 Distributor
stock gear box
6.7L/100km or 14.9km/Litre or 37mpg in the old scale
The above figures are the best I have achieved on the open road. City driving is about 10-11km/Litre
65standard ·
68AutoBug wrote:7l/100k in a 1200 sounds great but they are slow to drive anywhere...
LEE
Slow to start, but they can do the speed limits, only more economically.
matberry ·
hellbugged wrote:1966 beetle
1300cc STOCK
30-3 pict carb
009 dizzy
roof rack and sun visor
stock gear box 8.05L/100km
1967 beetle
1776cc with the WORKS
48 dellortos
009 dizzy
roof rack and sun visor
stock gear box, low profile tyres 8.85L/100km
🤪
FINALLY...someone (well not just anyone 🙂 ) with a well tuned performance Volksie engine. 👍
Olive - 1975 L Bug
1916cc, Engel 100 cam, CNC ported heads
Twin Dells, 4 in1 extractors and phat boy exhaust
Electronic ignition
Best on highway is 5.6 L/100kms😊
Worst in city driving between 9 and 10.5 l/100km
Average about 8 l/100km
Pulp 95 fuel
Prior to rebuild was getting between 12 and 14 L/100kms.
badkarmann ·
2.2 lt twin webber 50mm ......not sure on miles but liverpool to yass full tank
donn ·
Olive1975 wrote:Olive - 1975 L Bug
1916cc, Engel 100 cam, CNC ported heads
Twin Dells, 4 in1 extractors and phat boy exhaust
Electronic ignition
Best on highway is 5.6 L/100kms😊
Worst in city driving between 9 and 10.5 l/100km
Average about 8 l/100km
Pulp 95 fuel
Prior to rebuild was getting between 12 and 14 L/100kms.
Bloody good consumption, beter than most new cars, what's the gearing?
ian.mezz ·
Olive1975 wrote:Olive - 1975 L Bug
1916cc, Engel 100 cam, CNC ported heads
Twin Dells, 4 in1 extractors and phat boy exhaust
Electronic ignition
Best on highway is 5.6 L/100kms😊
Worst in city driving between 9 and 10.5 l/100km
Average about 8 l/100km
Pulp 95 fuel
Prior to rebuild was getting between 12 and 14 L/100kms.
yeah you should start selling your rebuilds.
motha ·
Its not aircooler obviously, but still a VW & my current daily driver averaging 700km a week.
1.8L stock bottom end rebuild
ARP studs & bolts
Autotech 270 cam
Home ported head, stock valve sizes
Modifed K-jet injection
T3/4 turbo
MSD 6BTM & 3 step module, leads etc ignition system
3" dump pipe into 2.5"
Mk3 tall ratio diesel box (stock Mk1 diesel 4spd, welded diff & ARP ring gear bolts, full drag/race clutch for the strip)
With the current state of tune (approx 13-15psi) Feels like a high 13 sec/100mph 1/4 pass.