the 500 club

[lost1]

No not that one, I wouldn`t dare ask you to watch tv on a sunday.

I just wanted to know how many of you get over 500 kilometers to a tankful. That is driving from full until the yellow fuel warning light comes on.

[terrain]

what yellow light??

can't tell you that but can tell you that my best and worst is
11.5 l/100k a24.5 m/imp gal. and
13.5 l/100k 20.8 m/imp. gal

both include a bit of everything including 4x (worst includes a big 4x stretch)
waiting to see what non mountain driving will bring but I figure on 25 mpg with good driving habits (below 3000 rpm)

[crushers]

curious, why would you want to drive a tank that dry?
it is an excellent way to plug the filter with the crud that exists in the bottom of the tank.
also, if you run out of fuel it "can" be a royal PITA to get the engine running again... not always but it can be.

common sense should be exersized...

[northvanmatt]

I was wondering about how others were doing with this. I read the other topic about fuel economy as well. I only get 400 km per fifty dollar fill.That is from full until the needle is just touching the empty mark. My van runs perfect otherwise just not as good on fuel as I thought.

[crushers]

think about it guys, you have a 7 foot tall brick being moved down the road by a 87 hp engine that is reving higher than it likes to at Canadian highway speeds.
if you live in the areas of Canada where there is no wind, speed limit is 90 k/h with no stop signs then you will get about 25 mpg.

anyone that lives in the city, drives 110 k/h or bucks headwinds on a regular basis will not get excellent fuel milage. (still better than a chevy astro van though)

[Green1]

curious, why would you want to drive a tank that dry?

mainly because it's a tiny tank and I only stop so often on long trips on the trans-canada...

My experience so far; I get about 600 km per tank, and then put in about 65L
(when I don't let the tank run that low the numbers are still similar, eg: 300km to 33L)

what I find hurts is not the fuel economy (which is better than I expected) but the size of the tank, I would think an appropriate size for a vehicle of this efficiency would be 75-80L and not the 60-65L tanks we seem to have... but that's just personal opinion (and the fact that my previous vehicle, despite being slightly more efficient, also had a 77L tank... so I guess I was spoiled)

[crushers]

whether you are using the top of the tank or the bottom of the tank, the fuel is the same...
why not remove the spare tire and carrier, relocate to a swing out and stick in a second fuel tank underneath?

[Adrock]

thats where the veg tank is going

[lost1]

actually that is where my 25 gallon stainless veggie tank is located, my spare tire is on the roof rack.

Wind is definetly the biggest enemy of this brick, and adding things like roof racks or big lifts just make it even worse.

Where I live everyone drives aggressively (tailgating, unsafe passing etc)and speeds are over 110. Strong headwinds and crosswinds are an everyday occurence as well as undulating hills.
Seeing as many vehicles on the road nowadays have enough power to pull the Delica (sideways!) faster than it can go on its own; I am the jam a*$ that is holding up traffic wherever I go.
To add to my rant, I live on a highway which means at 25 below zero I have to try to get my van up to speed before the hillclimb 400 meters away.
I was told to wire the hazard lights up to the ignition switch, so I don`t always have to turn them on....

[Green1]

why not remove the spare tire and carrier, relocate to a swing out and stick in a second fuel tank underneath?

my to-do list does include a larger and/or extra fuel tank... but there are so many things to do... and so little time/money...