hi diesel guys out there. finally, nai-layo ko din yung DMax. nakarating na siya ng Dagupan, Pangasinan.
kaso may i ask nga sa mga nagbibiyahe sa inyo hanggang Dagupan, on the average ba dapat ilang km/liter ba? (assuming na ok ang traffic at 80 kph lang ang cruising speed) kasi last saturday, average ko ang 80 kph lang pero around 13 km/liter lang. while on city driving is 11 km/liter.
could it be one factor dahil wala akong takip sa cargo bed? saka ang trapik nung sabado is from San Simon, Pampanga to Sta Rita, Bulacan kainis nga e dahil almost 2 hours akong nai-stuck duon.
malamang nga dahil sa traffic kya 13km/liter lang. i went to nueva ecija last saturday afternoon via san simon. grabe nga ang traffic sa opposite lane na papuntang sta. rita exit. nag-one lane lang that time sa gawi na yun ang NLEX.
7.5-8 km/liter lang ako sa Trooper ko. 4JG2 engine. Highway drive yun ha, i.e ave.speed 90-100 kph. Sorry but I dont believe 20 km/liter on a normal highway. Hindi normal driving yun and most of all hindi normal situation yun.
i was expecting around 15 km/liter really. siguro dahil may karga din ako nung pauwi. bumili kasi kami ng rocking chair saka nag uwi ng 'lalasinging mangga' hehehe.
pinakamagandang magsukat ng fuel consumption is after every fill-ups. kelangan puno talaga para accurate. then reset the trip meter to zero. now the next step is to drive away until you reach a certain point you want refill for another tankful. (as for my case, i make it a point to refill on half tank, kasi iniiwasan ko magkaroon ng hangin sa fuel tank), then check the trip meter kung ilang kilometers na ba ang na-accumulate to be divided by no. of liters. na ikinarga. presto! you now have your fuel consumption
formula:
C=K/L
where
C= Consumption
K = Kilometers Accumulated
L = Liters to have a tankful