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Great photos mate, well done.
Good to hear you made it back safe and sane.. Lol
Have you worked out mileage cost or usage for the trip?
And is there anything you'd do different next time??
Awesome scenery, great photos. Cheers mate
Love the shots from the Helicopter
Fuel usage for the trip minus the last drive from Esperance to Perth was 1485 litres for 8873 km which is 16.74 L/100km. That's off my odometer which reads less than it should so the actual kms should read more but I can't be arsed working that out so I will stick with 16.74 L/100km.Quote:
Originally Posted by Westy's Accessories
Cost for diesel was $2493.
Things I would do differently next time.
Take my own accommodation( hopefully have a camper trailer one day)
Haven't worked out accommodation costs but it was a bloody lot.
Would've liked more time in most places so more time would be good
Christmas holidays suck to do any touring around because most accommodation had to be booked in advance to get anywhere decent which limited what we could do before we had to be at the next place we were staying.
Leave the kids at home...or wait till their older. They will probably be adults before we do anything like this again lol.
Paul.
Thanks for that. I was working off 15/100 for a future trip, so glad I asked.
But you actually did better than you though. I've assumed you run 33" tyres.
So real k's travelled jump to 9445, and fuel usage drops to 15.8/100k..
Which is good..
And I'll agree with you that you pick pic a shit of a time to take a spur of the moment trip. Lol
Is your fuel usage based on bitumen roads?
Yeah mate 95% on bitumen roads traveling at 100-110 kph the couple of times I went a bit faster say 120 the I could almost watch the fuel gauge go down.Quote:
Originally Posted by liftlid
Thanks, I thought it too good economy to be on the dirt, I get about the same loaded
We had no choice this time cause the main reason for the trip was to go home for Christmas and my mums birthday. But yeah I don't want to be doing any thing like this again in christmas holiday time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Westy's Accessories
It is interesting to see your fuel economy, I did a trip from Adelaide to Fraser and back last year and averaged 17.5 L/100km towing camper trailer and loaded roof rack.Quote:
Originally Posted by firm351
Your figures would suggest that the roof rack makes more difference than towing a camper.
Driving over to Geelong I got 11.2 L/100km with no trailer or roof rack.
Our holidays are now kid free and with camper and it is definitely more enjoyable and much less stress but I did enjoy the trips when the kids were young and they still talk about them years latter.
Father in-law has noticed roughly 1-1.5L/100 K increases when adding roof rack or camper for each.Quote:
Originally Posted by TPC
So if you have rack and trailer then is 2-3L increase. I guess if you stick to 100km/h it'll drop back again, and his figures are from a TD prado auto trans On 32" tyres..
I am glad you made it home, happy and healthy. There is so much to see in our great land that the stuff you missed will be there for the next trip.
That's good to know mate, i am hoping to get a camper soonish and was wondering what sort of fuel usage I would expect. I'd be happy with 17.5/100 for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by TPC
I've never gotten as good as 11.2/100 best I get 13.5/100.
Is yours auto or manual?
Mine is a manual and I usually sit on 100km/h.Quote:
Originally Posted by firm351
Cheers mate, mine is auto so I don't think I will ever be getting 11.2/100:(Quote:
Originally Posted by TPC