Comments on: Fuel Economy: Myth or Fact? https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/home/fuel-economy-myth-or-fact/ News and views about cars in Australia Fri, 19 Jun 2020 15:39:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.5 By: John Aquilina https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/home/fuel-economy-myth-or-fact/#comment-3994 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:21:12 +0000 http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/?p=2483#comment-3994 In reply to Rick Mason.

Hey Rick, you assume that longevity, and carcraft is something that interests typical disconnected car-owners these days. I take great pleasure in getting over 300,000kms in my small fleet (4-6yrs use as Limos) whilst passengers comment on how good they feel. A car that is revved hard and driven off from cold (like my two next door Y generation girls) will go like crap before 100,00km – giving them the totally justifiable reason to go out and buy another car to keep up with latest fashions.

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By: Dennis Eden https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/home/fuel-economy-myth-or-fact/#comment-3939 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:35:19 +0000 http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/?p=2483#comment-3939 This is a very good publication, please send again

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By: Scott https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/home/fuel-economy-myth-or-fact/#comment-3934 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:03:19 +0000 http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/?p=2483#comment-3934 Choke? Any car in the last 30 years with a manual choke?
All else being equal small cars WILL use less fuel than a large car. It is just physics that you need more energy to moor more mass.

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By: chris welsh https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/home/fuel-economy-myth-or-fact/#comment-3933 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:46:49 +0000 http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/?p=2483#comment-3933 I have a new BT50 with fuel economy shown on the computor.
Some diesel bought returns 7.5L per 100Ks approx.
Others as basd as 10L mper 100Ks.
I have experimented with an additive and found that the 7.5l fuels do not improve with additives however the poor performing fuels improve to aprox 8 L per 100Ks.
I have done this over many tanks of fuel including 2nd half of tanks to monitor improvement.
Offten the same fuel company will differ between petrol stations leading me to believe there are more than one fuel grades supplied by a single company.
Independants are the same. Find a good one and stick to it.

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