$10k to spend - advice on which model?

[mudnut]

My parents toured the middle and the north west only a couple of years ago, and they found that it was dearer per kilometre to run on gas in the more remote areas.

[Winnie]

Your figures are awesome though, Bob. I was getting 22L/100km on efi which was still pretty good.

Trying to use Motorculture

[Bob]

Your figures are awesome though, Bob. I was getting 22L/100km on efi which was still pretty good.

Trying to use Motorculture

Kept well tuned . No Lift . No Roof Rack. Road Tyres. Manual

LPG is expensive in remote areas .

A Turbo'd 4.2 Litre Diesel would be my choice if travelling Australia and they are a good reliable Motor

[liftlid]

But most of the time you don't use your car in remote areas.

[threedogs]

if you were to travel outback in a dual fuel patrol it would get to a point where it just wouldn't be worth filling with gas.
My Birdsville 3 corner trip was fuel all the way leaving the gas full as a safety margin
It gave me 400k range, just in case, diesel would be best for outback travel now though, petrol prices are just over the top atm
Couldn't go far wrong picking a GQ as an outback tourer/weekend warrior or daily driver, just look how many are still on the road,
and in good nick I may say

[taslucas]

I have a 4.5 Dual Fuel and achieve 18Litres per 100 K's on LPG therefor Say 20 Litres @ 80c per Litre = $16 per 100 K's.
Towing Camper Van 24 Litres per 100K's = $19.20 per 100 K's
The Price of LPG in Bendigo is at present 64c per Litre

Gas is about 89 cents here

[Bob]

Gas is about 89 cents here

Thats the trouble with Gas as in areas with low volume it costs a fortune.

I am lucky that Bendigo has low Gas Prices and in some places in Melbourne it is fairly reasonable.
Suits me because of my location and what I use the Patrol for.

As stated in a previous Post my preference would be 4.2 Diesel if Cynner can get one with his Budget

[taslucas]

Also, I find that when driving off road or hilly country roads the gas usage goes up a lot.
Cynner us from tas so the Tassie gas, petrol and diesel prices are what should be taken into account.
But sorry cynner, we have hijacked your thread and turned it into an economy debate! Haha.
Please feel free to ask any OTHER patrol questions:-)

[Avo]

just keep looking mate,i knew what I wanted and just kept looking,months later probably close to 8 months later I found a turbo 4.2,long range tanks(200lt all up) bar work spotties electric brakes for towing,dual batteries.Paid 9 grand cash and it only had 150 thou on it.
good luck and just find out what you really want and don't be in no rush,
Cheers

[Avo]

Just got back from holidays not long ago and averaged about 16-18lt per 100km.