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Current shape FJ cruiser - anyone owned one, how does it tow?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ben78" data-source="post: 58865" data-attributes="member: 206"><p>Hey Goldpick, I've been thinking about your choices and desire to avoid potentially expensive common rail diesel costs. Anecdotally I know a few people with both v6 petrol and small common rail diesels and typically the diesels are using about 8L/100km less in fuel. I am looking good for about 25000km this year, which works out to 2000 litres of additional fuel in a petrol or around $3200 - Over say 3 years you've saved enough for a new engine or a clutch or two. Plus, with my 80L tank I theoretically get 730km range whereas the petrol would get 420 which may mean you need to carry jerry cans or look at getting sub tanks fitted if looking to longer journeys. </p><p></p><p>A FJ would be sweet if they released a BJ model and stuck the 3.0 D4D motor in it. </p><p></p><p>For the calcs on gas being 10% less economy, it doesn't always work that way either, a mate with a petrol patrol ran 20L/100 on petrol and around 30 on gas. </p><p></p><p>Sorry, just some other stuff to consider...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ben78, post: 58865, member: 206"] Hey Goldpick, I've been thinking about your choices and desire to avoid potentially expensive common rail diesel costs. Anecdotally I know a few people with both v6 petrol and small common rail diesels and typically the diesels are using about 8L/100km less in fuel. I am looking good for about 25000km this year, which works out to 2000 litres of additional fuel in a petrol or around $3200 - Over say 3 years you've saved enough for a new engine or a clutch or two. Plus, with my 80L tank I theoretically get 730km range whereas the petrol would get 420 which may mean you need to carry jerry cans or look at getting sub tanks fitted if looking to longer journeys. A FJ would be sweet if they released a BJ model and stuck the 3.0 D4D motor in it. For the calcs on gas being 10% less economy, it doesn't always work that way either, a mate with a petrol patrol ran 20L/100 on petrol and around 30 on gas. Sorry, just some other stuff to consider... [/QUOTE]
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