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February 2003
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Re: Camry verses hilux for fuel
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Sat, 17 September 2005 11:04
 
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we have a '01 diesel king cab hilux (3 litre).
On the hwy, the fuel use is great- we think we got nearly 700K from a tank when just driving on the hwy (were not paying much attention).
But for a commuter in peak-hour traffic (Kenmore to St Lucia or City) the fuel use gets close to the rediculously thirsty 5ME. If i watch my driving habits and go light on the throttle, the fuel use is better but not as good as hwy use.
what kind of traffic would you get with your 30K commute? If it was stop/start traffic then the 'lux is not a sensible choice.
Personally, i think you'd be better off with a small efi petrol car for the commuting and then get an old, tough 4x4 hilux diesel for recreational duty.
Even a petrol 'lux is going to be heavy on fuel if used as a commuter.
Most ridiculous thing seen used as a pizza delivery car: 4wd hilux diesel with soft off-road tyres.
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