100 series fuel economy

That does seems a bit high for normal driving, I get around 19/100 in the Nissan. Is yours full time 4x4?

Gday ,

I have a 2000 gxl petrol it gets about 20-21 litres around town and about 15-16 on the highway.
doesnt seem to matter full or empty or with trailer.

my 98 4.5 petrol was giving around 22l/100 (13.5mpg) and i had a heavy foot
my newly aquired gives 13.6 (22.5mpg)...its a diesel, but the extra cost for the diesel engine buys a lot of petrol

The 98 model is a 4 speed auto gearbox and when it was designed fuel economy wasn't an issue because of the price of fuel. The latter models have a 5 speed auto and apparently deliver better fuel economy. The mileage shouldn't be an issue but make sure the state of tune is correct. I here of all sorts of stories about people servicing these vehicles that use the wrong plugs etc.

Otherwise these are big heavy vehicles and the diesel models are the way to go if you are concerned about fuel.

wait until you go playing off the bitumen............regularly manage up the 40s/100km but then again it's not my petrol and the job has to get done anyway. its a 2005 gxl with steel bar and winch and roof rack and spare carrier and lots and lots of stuff inside............jsut as well it has those big tanks.

Brendan.

Bite the bullet - fit LPG, thats what i did and i'm happy as larry!!

Regards

Greg

Brendan,

Mine's a 98 4.5 100 series petrol model too. Like you, I was expecting a bit of a thirst but it's worse than I expected. I reckon 22/100 around town. That's Sydney. I'd be a bit worried if "around town" was Dubbo or similar. I put LPG on in April 05. $2300, which is pretty good (they charge another $1000 for a Patrol) and I reckon I'll break even within the next four weeks and that's on average(ish) mileage. It's nice to fill up for less than $40. You use between 15 - 20% more fuel. So, @ 50c p/litre (I get mine a bit cheaper) add 20% which makes it equiv 60c per litre. Still well under half price. Have a phone around there are a couple of ways of doing it. I went for removing the sub-tank and spare wheel and got a 90L LPG tank to go with the 90L petrol tank. Then you've gotta find a home for your spare wheel. Either grap a rear wheel carrier or a cargo barrier to strap it to.