Rank: Elder Joined: 12/2/2009 Posts: 2,458 Location: Nairobi
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dunkang
Let us enjoy, but in 3years time, you should be having an exit strategy.. cos the road will start getting flooded again.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/27/2008 Posts: 4,114
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mukiha wrote:Did 1,250km over x-mas in a 1998, 1496cc-Mazda Familia (that I have had since 2003). Consumed a total of 109L. That comes to 11.47km/L
I used to think that it consumes too much; but now looking at the ACTUAL figures listed here, I think it is pretty good, given its age and that it's a 4WD version.
Talking about driving styles; you can force an auto trans car to shift upwards earlier by "pumping" the accelerator. I have just completed 315km of 100% continuous town driving [mostly morning and afternoon peak hours]. The faithful Mazda consumed 40.5L That comes to about 7.8km/L Good or bad? I don't know Nothing is real unless it can be named; nothing has value unless it can be sold; money is worthless unless you spend it.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/16/2007 Posts: 2,114
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Have seen in today's DN pg 7 that a hair dresser from Kayole and her navigator won the Shell Fuel economy challenge by covering a distance of 181km using 3.32 litres of fueL(54.52 km/litre !)
Kwani was she driving a TUK TUK..?
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/27/2011 Posts: 518
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Chaka wrote:Have seen in today's DN pg 7 that a hair dresser from Kayole and her navigator won the Shell Fuel economy challenge by covering a distance of 181km using 3.32 litres of fueL(54.52 km/litre !)
Kwani was she driving a TUK TUK..? i also felt that something was amiss with those figures. Even hybrids would struggle to get those figures quoted. And i doubt they were allowed to coast on descents with their engines off.
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Rank: Member Joined: 1/11/2008 Posts: 32 Location: Nairobi
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i had also planned to call kenya shell to confirm those figures....54km/l? eish....hapana!!!
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Rank: Member Joined: 1/11/2008 Posts: 32 Location: Nairobi
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i also wanted to mention that i drive the much maligned (atleast by DN CAR CLINIC column by JM baraza) yr 2000 nissan sunny b15 and i do nyahururu -nairobi- nyahururu ...roughly 400 kms on 30 litres coz i fill it up with 40 litres and i have abt 10 litres left (quarter tank) by the time i get back...thats about 13.3km/litre...speed is abt 90km/h on the highway...i have had the car for almost 2 yrs NOW .apart from normal service after 5k km( sometimes i do even 7000 km before servicing).. nimebadilisha tyres, brake pads(once) na spark plugs(once) only....have done 38,000km since i bought it...cant complain
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 8/18/2011 Posts: 85
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Chaka wrote:Have seen in today's DN pg 7 that a hair dresser from Kayole and her navigator won the Shell Fuel economy challenge by covering a distance of 181km using 3.32 litres of fueL(54.52 km/litre !)
Kwani was she driving a TUK TUK..? Probably it's one of those flintstones cars where you can pedal with your legs  Don't limit your challenges, but challenge your limits
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 2/2/2012 Posts: 1,134 Location: Nairobi
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cherubin wrote: i also wanted to mention that i drive the much maligned (atleast by DN CAR CLINIC column by JM baraza) yr 2000 nissan sunny b15 and i do nyahururu -nairobi- nyahururu ...roughly 400 kms on 30 litres coz i fill it up with 40 litres and i have abt 10 litres left (quarter tank) by the time i get back...thats about 13.3km/litre...speed is abt 90km/h on the highway...i have had the car for almost 2 yrs NOW .apart from normal service after 5k km( sometimes i do even 7000 km before servicing).. nimebadilisha tyres, brake pads(once) na spark plugs(once) only....have done 38,000km since i bought it...cant complain It is not possible to tell how many litres are left in the tank by looking at the gauge...at least not with any measure certainty. If you want to know how much fuel you have consumed on a journey, you should fill the tank at the beginning and then at the end. The litres consumed at the end are the ones used during the journey.... I thought every motorist knew this
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/16/2007 Posts: 2,114
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@chiaroscuro,
That is the case if the fuel pumps are accurate...
i.e when it says on the gauge,30 litres,do you actually get 30 litres?
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 2/2/2012 Posts: 1,134 Location: Nairobi
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Chaka wrote:@chiaroscuro,
That is the case if the fuel pumps are accurate...
i.e when it says on the gauge,30 litres,do you actually get 30 litres? Yes you do get 30L... unless you are fueling at one of those "stations" that sell petrol from the bedroom window in some corner at the estate. All licensed stations get their pumps calibrated by the Dept of Weights & Measures [Min of Commerce]. Major dealers [KK/ Total/ Shell etc] also do their own in-house calibrations. If you suspect that a station is not selling 30L when the pump says 30L, then take two immediate steps: [1] Stop buying from them [2] Report them to ERC
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 9/7/2010 Posts: 1,063 Location: Kenya
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chiaroscuro wrote:cherubin wrote: i also wanted to mention that i drive the much maligned (atleast by DN CAR CLINIC column by JM baraza) yr 2000 nissan sunny b15 and i do nyahururu -nairobi- nyahururu ...roughly 400 kms on 30 litres coz i fill it up with 40 litres and i have abt 10 litres left (quarter tank) by the time i get back...thats about 13.3km/litre...speed is abt 90km/h on the highway...i have had the car for almost 2 yrs NOW .apart from normal service after 5k km( sometimes i do even 7000 km before servicing).. nimebadilisha tyres, brake pads(once) na spark plugs(once) only....have done 38,000km since i bought it...cant complain It is not possible to tell how many litres are left in the tank by looking at the gauge...at least not with any measure certainty. If you want to know how much fuel you have consumed on a journey, you should fill the tank at the beginning and then at the end. The litres consumed at the end are the ones used during the journey.... I thought every motorist knew this It is possible. If your car came with a manual!!! you are told that when the 'red flag' comes on, there is 7.5 0r whatever liters of fuel left in your tank! Now you know!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/16/2007 Posts: 2,114
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Atalaku wrote:
It is possible. If your car came with a manual!!! you are told that when the 'red flag' comes on, there is 7.5 0r whatever liters of fuel left in your tank! Now you know!
This may be the case if your car is on a perfectly horizontal surface.....
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Rank: Member Joined: 4/25/2012 Posts: 261
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Chaka wrote:Atalaku wrote:
It is possible. If your car came with a manual!!! you are told that when the 'red flag' comes on, there is 7.5 0r whatever liters of fuel left in your tank! Now you know!
This may be the case if your car is on a perfectly horizontal surface..... Dittoh !
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 2/2/2012 Posts: 1,134 Location: Nairobi
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Atalaku wrote:chiaroscuro wrote:cherubin wrote: i also wanted to mention that i drive the much maligned (atleast by DN CAR CLINIC column by JM baraza) yr 2000 nissan sunny b15 and i do nyahururu -nairobi- nyahururu ...roughly 400 kms on 30 litres coz i fill it up with 40 litres and i have abt 10 litres left (quarter tank) by the time i get back...thats about 13.3km/litre...speed is abt 90km/h on the highway...i have had the car for almost 2 yrs NOW .apart from normal service after 5k km( sometimes i do even 7000 km before servicing).. nimebadilisha tyres, brake pads(once) na spark plugs(once) only....have done 38,000km since i bought it...cant complain It is not possible to tell how many litres are left in the tank by looking at the gauge...at least not with any measure certainty. If you want to know how much fuel you have consumed on a journey, you should fill the tank at the beginning and then at the end. The litres consumed at the end are the ones used during the journey.... I thought every motorist knew this It is possible. If your car came with a manual!!! you are told that when the 'red flag' comes on, there is 7.5 0r whatever liters of fuel left in your tank! Now you know! That assumes that you will see it coming on the very first time. Usually, it comes one for a few seconds; then goes off; then comes on again; then off.... eventually it comes on and remains on.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 9/7/2010 Posts: 1,063 Location: Kenya
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chiaroscuro wrote:Atalaku wrote:chiaroscuro wrote:cherubin wrote: i also wanted to mention that i drive the much maligned (atleast by DN CAR CLINIC column by JM baraza) yr 2000 nissan sunny b15 and i do nyahururu -nairobi- nyahururu ...roughly 400 kms on 30 litres coz i fill it up with 40 litres and i have abt 10 litres left (quarter tank) by the time i get back...thats about 13.3km/litre...speed is abt 90km/h on the highway...i have had the car for almost 2 yrs NOW .apart from normal service after 5k km( sometimes i do even 7000 km before servicing).. nimebadilisha tyres, brake pads(once) na spark plugs(once) only....have done 38,000km since i bought it...cant complain It is not possible to tell how many litres are left in the tank by looking at the gauge...at least not with any measure certainty. If you want to know how much fuel you have consumed on a journey, you should fill the tank at the beginning and then at the end. The litres consumed at the end are the ones used during the journey.... I thought every motorist knew this It is possible. If your car came with a manual!!! you are told that when the 'red flag' comes on, there is 7.5 0r whatever liters of fuel left in your tank! Now you know! That assumes that you will see it coming on the very first time.Usually, it comes one for a few seconds; then goes off; then comes on again; then off.... eventually it comes on and remains on. @chiaroscuro You like arguing a lot. You are out to experiment something. So you drive your car with one eye on the dashboard and when you see the red you dash to the nearest petrol station. There is always a margin of error. In most cases women don't know the exact date when they conceived!
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/19/2010 Posts: 1,308 Location: nairobi metropolitan
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Daihatsu mira-Nakuru to Nairobi and back. Distance~ 360 km, speed ~80 km/h, fuel used 16.5 litres. Efficiency ~ 21.8 km/l Democracy does not belong to the dead
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/2/2006 Posts: 1,206 Location: Nairobi
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Hey people! I have a friend who claims his Toyota RunX achieves 14Km/Ltr (Nairobi) & 20Km/Ltr (highway).Can someone verify this? Also whats your experience on consumption of the 1500cc GG2 Subaru Impreza? Formally employed people often live their employers' dream & forget about their own.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 8/11/2010 Posts: 1,011 Location: nairobi
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Also whats your experience on consumption of the 1500cc
GG2 or GG3 Subaru Impreza? KM per litre. Seriously waiting.also compare this with fielder
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Rank: Member Joined: 4/2/2011 Posts: 629 Location: Nai
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githundi wrote:Daihatsu mira-Nakuru to Nairobi and back. Distance~ 360 km, speed ~80 km/h, fuel used 16.5 litres. Efficiency ~ 21.8 km/l The distance from Nairobi to Nakuru and back is 320km so km per litre should be 19.39. From the discussion on this forum,http://www.b15sentra.net/forums/archive/index.php/t-22515.html Even with the fuel gauge on E, you should still make 43 km on the 2002 Nissan B15. My guess then is that your car has a reserve of at least 20 litres in addition to the 10 litres you estimate to be left in your tank.
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Rank: Member Joined: 11/17/2008 Posts: 42
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bartum wrote:Also whats your experience on consumption of the 1500cc
GG2 or GG3 Subaru Impreza? KM per litre. Seriously waiting.also compare this with fielder From my experience, having owned and driven both models, the GG2 is slightly better at 10km/L town driving and 12 Km/l on the highway. GG3 - 9Km/L Town, 11 Km/L Highway. This is slightly higher because of the full time AWD on this model.
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