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Melbourne
Registered:
August 2002
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5M-E fuel consumption
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Wed, 21 May 2003 09:01
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gonna get a car with 2.8L 5M-E for run around.
what's the fuel consumption of this engine?
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Location:
Barossa valley SA
Registered:
January 2003
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Re: 5M-E fuel consumption
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Wed, 21 May 2003 12:32
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like most cars it depends on how you drive it. mine really drank it when I was driving it hard but when driving normally it didn't use much more than my celica used to.
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: 5M-E fuel consumption
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Wed, 21 May 2003 13:06
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Mine is ...
Usually about 9 ish ks/ L highway
about 5-8k's / L city (really depends how you drive in the city) expect about 7.5k/l
Cheers
Wilbo
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Location:
Terrigal
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: 5M-E fuel consumption
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Wed, 21 May 2003 21:21
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Hmmm.. i'm actually selling the car I have with a 5M-E because I cannot afford the fuel bill 
Not trying to turn you off or anything though! haha
Does depend how you drive it, if I drive like a grandmother then its half ok, soon as you give it a bit expect to take out a personal loan.
Me thinks of 3T-GTE Celica.. half the fuel, 4 times the power  ...
Cheers
Joel
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: 5M-E fuel consumption
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Thu, 22 May 2003 07:19
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i havnt seen over 300kms to a tank yet.
but a lead foot may add to that
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: 5M-E fuel consumption
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Thu, 22 May 2003 13:09
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My 5M-E used to be much the same. Now I have a 2JZ-GTE with 3 times the power and I get 500+km to a tank. Figure that one out!
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: 5M-E fuel consumption
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Thu, 22 May 2003 13:29
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Yeah the 5M-E  makes me feel like buying a KE corolla so I can afford to drive it all the time! 
Cheers
Wilbo
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
August 2002
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Re: 5M-E fuel consumption
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Thu, 22 May 2003 14:29
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thanks for the info guys.
anyway the car is cheap, and gf is gonna learn drive...so...
how about a 5M-GE, or 7M-GE?
and what sort of engine will drop straight into a MX62?
Thanks.
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: 5M-E fuel consumption
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Thu, 22 May 2003 22:48
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5M-GE and 6M-GE are an easy swap. 7M-GE is a bit harder but still fairly straightforward.
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
August 2002
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Re: 5M-E fuel consumption
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Thu, 22 May 2003 23:14
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so how does the 5M-GE and 6M-GE perform on fuel?
are they much the same?
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: 5M-E fuel consumption
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Fri, 23 May 2003 00:49
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he he, get the MX62...!
No bias here ..lol
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Cheers Wilbo
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: 5M-E fuel consumption
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Fri, 23 May 2003 01:59
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I was averaging about 500km's per tank "pre overly expensive and probably unnecisary rebuild"
Not quite sure what i'm getting now...just filled up yesturday so i'll let you know when i'm nearly empty as to how far she's gone on it.
BTW i always use BP ultimate.
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Epping, Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: 5M-E fuel consumption
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Fri, 23 May 2003 04:47
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6m-ge and 7m-ge use similar amounts of fuel to the 5m-e, but they do put out quite a bit more power.
is there a reason your gf wants a supra and not a /rolla/barina/swift/civic?
I only ask because it's rare to find girls these days with good taste in cars
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
August 2002
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Re: 5M-E fuel consumption
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Fri, 23 May 2003 06:43
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nah. I chose this car only becoz it's damn cheap.
I buy the car only like buying rego's.
and I know it's in very good condition, coz it's from my mechanic's relative.
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
August 2002
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Re: 5M-E fuel consumption
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Tue, 27 May 2003 04:34
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got the cressida yesterday. i like the car very much.
very comfort to drive.
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