How to calculate your fuel consumption

[Hooked]

http://www.capetownetc.com/news/how-to-calculate-your-cars-fuel-consumption/

– Fill up your tank.
– Set your Odometer to zero.
– Drive your car as you normally would, such as to work and back, and stick to the same routes.
– Drive until your Odometer reaches 400 kilometres.
– Make sure to write down the distance you have traveled, as well as how many litres of fuel was consumed.

“Now, you’ll be able to calculate your car’s efficiency, based on how you normally drive,” the AA said.

To calculate your car’s fuel efficiency, do as follows:

– Divide the distance traveled by the number of litres consumed.
– This will give you the kilometres traveled per litre of fuel consumed.
– To convert to km/litre to litres/100km, divide 1oo by km/litre.

This will show you how fuel efficient your car is.

 

[Christos]

http://www.capetownetc.com/news/how-to-calculate-your-cars-fuel-consumption/

– Fill up your tank.
– Set your Odometer to zero.
– Drive your car as you normally would, such as to work and back, and stick to the same routes.
– Drive until your Odometer reaches 400 kilometres.
– Make sure to write down the distance you have traveled, as well as how many litres of fuel was consumed.

“Now, you’ll be able to calculate your car’s efficiency, based on how you normally drive,” the AA said.

To calculate your car’s fuel efficiency, do as follows:

– Divide the distance traveled by the number of litres consumed.
– This will give you the kilometres traveled per litre of fuel consumed.
– To convert to km/litre to litres/100km, divide 1oo by km/litre.

This will show you how fuel efficient your car is.

Wait! Does your car not do this for you automatically?
The last car I had that didnt do this was a 1998 Model....

 

[ace_d_house_cat]

Wait! Does your car not do this for you automatically?
The last car I had that didnt do this was a 1998 Model....

I concur. What car in this day and age (apart from a Datsun Dead) doesn't have a trip computer?

 

[BioHAZarD]

must be a west coast thing

 

[RainstormZA]

Wait! Does your car not do this for you automatically?
The last car I had that didnt do this was a 1998 Model....

Asset tracking has become so much easier with technology lol

 

[Hooked]

Wait! Does your car not do this for you automatically?
The last car I had that didnt do this was a 1998 Model....

@Christos Obviously not all cars do it automatically, otherwise this article would not have been written a day or two ago.

My car doesn't. I drive a 14-year old Toyota Corolla which has none of the fancy gadgets. Funny thing is that although the car is 14 years old, the engine is still new - it has only about 116,000 on the clock! The car belonged to my parents who lived in Jeffreys Bay and they didn't do much driving, so I consider myself very lucky and grateful to have it.

 

[Faiyaz Cheulkar]

I concur. What car in this day and age (apart from a Datsun Dead) doesn't have a trip computer?

My Toyota etios doesn't

 

[rogue zombie]

Some cars only tell you how many kilometers you getting per litre.

I only understand "economy" as my car tells me - 7litres per 100kms. So I understand that's it's pretty economical.

I had to work this out the other day for a co-worker, in a relatively modern Getz, albeit not a newer i20 or whatnot.

She was using around 36 litres to do 450kms.

So I found the method, times the litres by hundred and then divide by the kms. So she was using 8.0l per hundred, which is not bad, but not great.

 

[rogue zombie]

@Hooked this day and age, ain't nothing like a free or paid off car that works.

 

[Bulldog]

My Toyota etios doesn't

Nor does my Isuzu

 

[ace_d_house_cat]

@Christos Obviously not all cars do it automatically, otherwise this article would not have been written a day or two ago.

My car doesn't. I drive a 14-year old Toyota Corolla which has none of the fancy gadgets. Funny thing is that although the car is 14 years old, the engine is still new - it has only about 116,000 on the clock! The car belonged to my parents who lived in Jeffreys Bay and they didn't do much driving, so I consider myself very lucky and grateful to have it.

Should you decide to sell it you'll get quite a bit for it!

 

[Maxxis]

My El Camino doesn't I also can't afford to even drive 400km to test it. I estimate around 7km/l

The two bikes also don't give me a figure.
If the suzuki dies it means I don't have fuel and used about R150
Once the fuel light on the Harley comes on I know I used about 8l. Anywhere between 10km/l to 20km/l depending on how heavy my hand is.

 

[mad_hatter]

Basic trip computers / OBC's have been in cars since the late 80s. When someone refers to them as "fancy gadgets" I die a little on the inside....
Even 13 year old corolla's like this one have them:

https://www.autotrader.co.za/used-c...160i-gle-fpa-3fa31d29ea134ee2a2b9034265469f5c

 

[Hooked]

Should you decide to sell it you'll get quite a bit for it!

Toyota said that model was a particularly good model and they often have people asking them if and where they can get one. No reason for me to sell though as the car's in good condition. It was in perfect condition until I got it, but now it has a few minor scrapes. Problem is I'm short and I can't see where I'm going.

 

[Spongebob]

Nope my 2005 almera doesn't and even though she's 13 years old she still gives me 15 kms to the liter

Basic trip computers / OBC's have been in cars since the late 80s. When someone refers to them as "fancy gadgets" I die a little on the inside....
Even 13 year old corolla's like this one have them:

https://www.autotrader.co.za/used-c...160i-gle-fpa-3fa31d29ea134ee2a2b9034265469f5c

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[Spyro]

I get around 12km/l how on earth is 7km/l economical at all? :/

 

[Maxxis]

I get around 12km/l how on earth is 7km/l economical at all? :/

7l/100km


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[Spyro]

7l/100km


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My mistake

 

[Clouds4Days]

This can be helpful if you a Rep and need your company to pay you back month end.

If not then doesn't really matter how many km you get cause it ain't gonna change a thing in your life.

What's more important figures is how many seconds can I get from 0-100.

But I know @Silver might like this as at one stage he loved jotting down hes juice and battery life consumption

Ahhhhhh... the good old days.

 

[Faiyaz Cheulkar]

.
– Make sure to write down the distance you have traveled, as well as how many litres of fuel was consumed.

How do u know how many liters of fuel was consumed ???

 

[RoSsIkId]

My 2008 Ranger does not have a fuel consumption indicator. But everyday driving im at 10l / 100km. Onroad, off road over small hatch backs

 

[SAVapeGear]

I struggle with mine to see how many litres I have used per km

 

[JurgensSt]

Been driving 4x4 D/C for a couple of years now.
Don't look at consumption anymore.
Just stop at garage and tell the man to fill up, cry for about 2 min and then pay the bill and go.....

 

[Caramia]

I get 9.1 - 9.7L/100km on my Mini, not a very economical little getaround
But then again, I used to get 4km/litre on the Landy

 

[SAVapeGear]

I get 9.1 - 9.7L/100km on my Mini, not a very economical little getaround
But then again, I used to get 4km/litre on the Landy

Yip.This is where I am at the moment