What Clunky said. Just enjoy it or buy a diesel. I used to worry about my 4.8's fuel consumption but now just enjoy driving it and don't worry about the fuel. I still keep track of how much it's using only for the fact that if it starts using considerably more than it normally averages (18-20l per 100km), then I at least know that something is not right or I've just been giving it hell LOL!Originally Posted by Clunk
Just go out and drive it and enjoy it....... if you wanted economy should have bought a Prius.......... OK that may have been a little too far........... get a diesel then!
My 4.8 is quite a heavy beast with long range tank, dual wheel carriers etc, etc so would expect my consumption to be higher than normal. These extra accessories will obviously have an impact on you fuel consumption, for instance I used to have a rola racks with a full cage basket and this made the fuel economy 2 l per 100 km worse off.
It might be worth trying the PVA mod Jay on the other forum came up with. Some people experienced better fuel economy with this mod (I think those mainly with the later model 4.8 autos - mine is a 2003 series III). Made no difference to mine but I'm still running the mod due to some of its other benefits eg less hunting for gears in cruise control mode.
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