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fernweh Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Calabasas, CA - Centenario, BCS - Luebeck, Germany Vehicle(s): Few Mercedes-Benz, a Toyota Amphibious and a Vespa | RE: 14.9 MPH out of a G!!! Yeah, 15 mpg on a trip between Salt Lake and Vegas.....not just downhill.....after installing the wonderful Resonator Replacement Pipes: http://www.g-wagenaccessories.com/products/Exhaust.htm (IMG_0785.JPG) Attachments ---------------- IMG_0785.JPG (64KB - 0 downloads) | ||
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rhd280 Regular Date registered: Dec 2014 Location: New Zealand Vehicle(s): 1982 280GE LWB RHD Posts: 63 | RE: 14.9 MPH out of a G!!! Down here in New Zealand, we don't think in MPG but DPM (dollars per mile). My 1982 280GE has a British odometer in miles. Typically it will do about 125 miles on a tank of petrol/gasoline, and typically I will pay about $115 New Zealand Dollars (this week exchange rate is USD 0.75, so every mile costs me about US$0.69. Fuel price on the island is about $2.10 a litre, even in 2015 when its plummeting elsewhere. That works out to about US$6 a gallon. Conditions are 50kph (30 mph) maximum speed limit on the island, but plenty of hills which is a killer. I reckon its about 7 mpg. However, it only goes about 600 miles a year, usually hauling a 2 ton trailer or timber on the roof, so I can't complain. | ||
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KeithG500 Member Date registered: Oct 2014 Location: Largo FL Vehicle(s): 2005 G500 Silver Posts: 25 | RE: 14.9 MPH out of a G!!! A lot of great info in this thread. I've had my G for about 6 months. Been busy doing Mods, maintenance and repairs (Wolfgang, NJ). Also trying to gauge the proper way to handle the truck. I got better MPG when I first brought it mostly from pampering, since it's new to me. I recently changes to G63 exhausts and begin to drive ia little harder/faster. Now I'm back to mild pampering and accelerations. I've seen an improvement in MPG considering it's 95% NYC traffic driving during rush hours. | ||
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colsG55 Veteran Date registered: Aug 2013 Location: Dubai Vehicle(s): G55 Classic 2000, TD5 110, 200 Series Land Cruiser Posts: 209 | Re: 14.9 MPH out of a G!!! I run on 98 oct if possible & average about 19.5 l/p/100km, or 12 US mpg, 14.5 imperial. My cruising speed as normally around 120-130kph, if I wring its neck the consumption drops quite a bit more. The worst I have had is 25.5 l/p 100km, 9.25 US mpg/11.1 imperial sitting on about 125 kph into a strong 20-30 kt headwind fully loaded with 5 people & luggage up the side of the Wabiba Sands in Oman. Luckily fuel is cheap. Here are a few photos of the sand storm we were driving into, we had to slow for bad visibility sometimes. It was working hard & on the verge of kicking down to 4th gear most of the time. http://cdr.smugmug.com/Off-Road/Oman-Muscat-Maseriah-Island/i-NTVRC... Edited by colsG55 3/22/2015 12:49 PM | ||
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DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963 | Re: 14.9 MPH out of a G!!! colsG55 - 3/22/2015 12:46 PM Here are a few photos of the sand storm we were driving into, we had to slow for bad visibility sometimes. It was working hard & on the verge of kicking down to 4th gear most of the time. http://cdr.smugmug.com/Off-Road/Oman-Muscat-Maseriah-Island/i-NTVRC... Very nice photos. The only complaint is that there were not enough of them. Thanks! | ||
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4x4abc Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico Vehicle(s): 02 G500 | Re: 14.9 MPH out of a G!!! I get 14 l/100km (16.8 mpg) around town - but I had 39 l/100km (6 mpg) on a recent rough off-road trip, and ran out of gas (wild country 1k.jpg) Attachments ---------------- wild country 1k.jpg (400KB - 0 downloads) | ||
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fernweh Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Calabasas, CA - Centenario, BCS - Luebeck, Germany Vehicle(s): Few Mercedes-Benz, a Toyota Amphibious and a Vespa | RE: 14.9 MPH out of a G!!! The worst MPG ever..... May 2009 driving along the Pacific Coast for almost 50 Miles, north of Todo Santos. Camped out overnight in the dunes, had a great breakfast, when I realized the damage: 4.5 MPG (North of Todo Santos BCS.JPG) Attachments ---------------- North of Todo Santos BCS.JPG (110KB - 0 downloads) | ||
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4x4abc Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico Vehicle(s): 02 G500 | RE: 14.9 MPH out of a G!!! air down more, amigo | ||
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fernweh Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Calabasas, CA - Centenario, BCS - Luebeck, Germany Vehicle(s): Few Mercedes-Benz, a Toyota Amphibious and a Vespa | RE: 14.9 MPH out of a G!!! 4x4abc - 3/23/2015 9:46 AM air down more, amigo 295/75x16's at 16 psi......had no problems, but still ample hot air to loose | ||
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Motto Regular Date registered: Jul 2013 Location: Vancouver. BC Vehicle(s): 1985 W460 LWB 300GD Turbo Posts: 61 | RE: 14.9 MPH out of a G!!! 617A Auto with rooftop tent, 4.4 diffs with 245/75/16 duratracs. Around 18mpg is my average. I can go up to 125km/h but mostly drive around 90km/h on highway. (Fuel.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Fuel.jpg (76KB - 0 downloads) | ||
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Motto Regular Date registered: Jul 2013 Location: Vancouver. BC Vehicle(s): 1985 W460 LWB 300GD Turbo Posts: 61 | RE: 14.9 MPH out of a G!!! Since we use metric system in Canada. I made a calculator to help myself to convert to US miles per gallon. ops... I can only upload pictures and pdf files. Can I share a file in xlsx format ? Edited by Motto 3/31/2015 4:40 AM | ||
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DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963 | RE: 14.9 MPH out of a G!!! Motto - 3/31/2015 4:34 AM Since we use metric system in Canada. I made a calculator to help myself to convert to US miles per gallon. ops... I can only upload pictures and pdf files. Can I share a file in xlsx format ? Not on P3. Sorry. | ||
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