Fuel Economy.



Our rig is:
2007 Nissan Navara STX 2488cc 4 cyl Turbo Diesel 6sp man - 2,200kgs
2007 24ft Trailblazers RV 5th Wheeler - 2,900kgs.

Trips Major Trip Location Total Kms Travelled Kms Travelled
with Van
Litres Used
with Van
Litres per 100kms
with Van
Kms Travelled
without Van
Litres Used
without Van
Litres per 100kms
without Van
2018 Trip Gold Coast to Melb to Gold Coast. 2,911 2,911 502 17.24 - - -
2017 Trip Melb to Gold Coast. 1,555 1,555 299 19.23 - - -
2016 Trip Melb-Alice-Birdsville-DickyBeach-
Southport-Melb.
13,944 8,417 1,473 17.49 5,527 582 10.5
2015 Trip Melb-Gold Coast-Sunshine Coast-
Melb.
7,247 3,718 654 17.59 3,529 401 11.3
2014 Trip Melb-Southport-Quilpie
Gold Coast-Melb.
15,676 8,238 1,454 17.65 7,438 744 10.0
2013 Trip Melb-Normanton-Cairns
Gold Coast-Melb.
14,676 8,594 1,554 18.08 6,082 608 10.0
2012 Trip Melb-Bourke-Cloncurry
Townsville-GC-Melb.
12,683 7,375 1,334 18.08 5,308 531 10.0
2011 Trip Our lap of Oz.
.
23,197 15,817 2,893 18.29 7,380 752 10.2
2010 Trip Melb - Sapphire,Qld - Melb.
.
8,257 5,575 958 17.18 2,682 268 10.0
2009 Trip Melb - Pt Augusta - Darwin - Cairns - Melb. 17,980 13,194 2,330 17.66 4,786 478 10.0
2008 Trip Melb - Qld Outback - Melb.
.
13,308 9,201 1,547 16.81 4,107 414 10.1
Misc Trips. various areas 5,071 4,415 719 16.28 658 68 10.4
All Trips - Total to Date: 136,505 89,010 15,717 17.66 47,497 4,846 10.20


Best Economy per trip Trip Location Kms Travelled
with Van
Litres Used
with Van
Litres per 100kms
with Van
2018 trip
28th Jan 2018.
Narrandera to Shepparton 241 38.8 16.10
2017 trip
24th April 2017.
Forbes to Gilgandra 211 40.02 18.97
2016 trip
8th May 2016.
Dajarra to Bedourie,Qld
CC - 80kph
337 53.18 14.89
2015 trip
6th May 2015.
Boggabilla to Warwick 214 35.4 16.54
2014 trip
22nd Sep 2014.
Warwick to Goondiwindi 201 32.53 16.18
2013 trip
15th May 2013.
Winton to Cloncurry
CC - 85kph
344 57.96 16.85
2012 Trip
1st June 2012.
St George to Mitchell 229 36.05 15.74
2011 Trip
25th May 2011.
Geraldton to Kalbarri
CC - 85 kph
155 24.03 15.5
2010 Trip
22nd Sept 2010.
Warwick to Goondiwindi 203 32.63 16.07
2009 Trip
15th June 2009.
Cloncurry to Normanton
CC - 82kph
385 58.63 15.23
2008 Trip
21st June 2008.
Townsville to Cairns 389 58.45 15.03


Worst Economy per trip Trip Location Kms Travelled
with Van
Litres Used
with Van
Litres per 100kms
with Van
2018 trip
9th Feb 2018.
Jerilderie to West Wyalong 245 46.60 19.02
2017 trip
23rd April 2017.
Jerilderie to Forbes 345 69.92 20.27
2016 trip
17th May 2016.
Winton to Barcaldine 287 57.48 20.03
2015 trip
29th Sep 2015.
Narrandera to Shepparton 242 45.66 18.87
2014 trip
11th June 2014.
Charters Towers to Belyando Crossing. 192 39.06 20.34
2013 trip
3rd October 2013.
West Wyalong to Jerilderie
strong head winds.
247 53.45 21.64
2012 Trip
12th June 2012.
Cloncurry to Richmond. 285 58.82 20.64
2011 Trip
9th April 2011.
Nullarbor RH to Border Village.
Windy.
186 41.0 22.04
2010 Trip
24th Sept 2010.
Peak Hill to Narrandera. 325 59.61 18.34
2009 Trip
16th April 2009.
Wilcannia to Broken Hill
Cruise control set to 105kph.
209 46.83 22.41
2008 Trip
9th July 2008.
Cloncurry to Kynuna 186 37.56 20.19