Hi
I bought a 2014 Prado VX-D4D auto about 6 months ago and absolutely love it. This is the first ever diesel vehicle I ever bought and I need your help clarifying some doubts I'm confused with.
Before I begin I should mention that I don't drive this car much except for hitting the super market/cafes may be 3 days a week which is about 5kms from where I live. However I work in alternate weekends so I drive about 35 kms to the city on the highway(100) from home every other weekend, both saturday/sunday. My driving style is not harsh, I use cruise control all the time unless driving below 50kmph. I always top up my tank as soon as the yellow law fuel light comes on(pump about 130L before the tank is full again.) So to sum up I would say that I drive only around 5000Kms per year.
Now to my question. Looks to be I can only do an average of 1285KMs per 130L? Is this normal?
Fuel consumption of this car is 8.5L/100KM as per the official specs but I know that's never to be expected. So considering these numbers do you think this car needs to be looked at? Oh by the way there is no issues with the car's service history, everything was done at the dealership. The current mileage is at 55,000 something at the moment. Further there are no trailers attached to the car, no heavy cargo in the back, Just the seven seats and me. Please can you advice?
Many thanks in advance.
/Bindo
I bought a 2014 Prado VX-D4D auto about 6 months ago and absolutely love it. This is the first ever diesel vehicle I ever bought and I need your help clarifying some doubts I'm confused with.
Before I begin I should mention that I don't drive this car much except for hitting the super market/cafes may be 3 days a week which is about 5kms from where I live. However I work in alternate weekends so I drive about 35 kms to the city on the highway(100) from home every other weekend, both saturday/sunday. My driving style is not harsh, I use cruise control all the time unless driving below 50kmph. I always top up my tank as soon as the yellow law fuel light comes on(pump about 130L before the tank is full again.) So to sum up I would say that I drive only around 5000Kms per year.
Now to my question. Looks to be I can only do an average of 1285KMs per 130L? Is this normal?
Fuel consumption of this car is 8.5L/100KM as per the official specs but I know that's never to be expected. So considering these numbers do you think this car needs to be looked at? Oh by the way there is no issues with the car's service history, everything was done at the dealership. The current mileage is at 55,000 something at the moment. Further there are no trailers attached to the car, no heavy cargo in the back, Just the seven seats and me. Please can you advice?
Many thanks in advance.
/Bindo
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