locost_bryan Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 14 minutes ago, Nominal said: What's the best option for a long open road commute, Christchurch - Ashburton daily, about 80km each way? Possibly not the best route for a hybrid / aqua? Is the E-note still recommended @Willdat?? Flat road, mostly at 100kmh, should be well within the range of a Leaf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbeam Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 16 minutes ago, Nominal said: What's the best option for a long open road commute, Christchurch - Ashburton daily, about 80km each way? Possibly not the best route for a hybrid / aqua? Is the E-note still recommended @Willdat?? I do 45 km each way from North Canterbury to the airport. I just bought an Aqua. Will see how it goes and report back. First mod was to increase tyre pressure from 29 to 39 psi. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, locost_bryan said: Flat road, mostly at 100kmh, should be well within the range of a Leaf. I thought it would be marginal, the earlier ones are maybe 140km range? I don't think a charging location is assured at the Ashburton end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locost_bryan Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 29 minutes ago, Nominal said: I thought it would be marginal, the earlier ones are maybe 140km range? I don't think a charging location is assured at the Ashburton end. What's your budget? A colleague with a Leaf with the bigger battery said he could do Orewa to Hamilton (160km) if the motorway traffic was freeflowing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, locost_bryan said: What's your budget? A colleague with a Leaf with the bigger battery said he could do Orewa to Hamilton (160km) if the motorway traffic was freeflowing. Not sure exactly, needs to be under 20k really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willdat? Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 24 minutes ago, Nominal said: Not sure exactly, needs to be under 20k really. Do you want a spreadsheet to do your own figures? A Leaf will pretty much dominate fuel economy - but you'd need a $30,000 Leaf to cover that distance comfortably unless you can charge at work. Little bro bought a Note E-Power for $11k so that's where that pricing comes from 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 K11s still make the most financial sense, what with the increasing interest and obvious investment potential, on top of economy figures that could go into the high 4s per 100km on long runs like that (1.3 manual)Â Â 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 On 28/02/2022 at 12:20, yoeddynz said: K11s still make the most financial sense, what with the increasing interest and obvious investment potential, on top of economy figures that could go into the high 4s per 100km on long runs like that (1.3 manual)  I should have qualified, no 2,3, or 4 wheel death traps  1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 On 28/02/2022 at 10:02, Willdat? said: Do you want a spreadsheet to do your own figures? A Leaf will pretty much dominate fuel economy - but you'd need a $30,000 Leaf to cover that distance comfortably unless you can charge at work. Little bro bought a Note E-Power for $11k so that's where that pricing comes from  Do you have this as a linkable xls? Also, is the 2.7 for the E-note based on experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willdat? Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Nominal said: Do you have this as a linkable xls? Also, is the 2.7 for the E-note based on experience? The 2.7 is a 60/40 mix of around town and open road, full open road might be closer to 3.1. I'll PM you the link tomorrow, it's on my work computer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willdat? Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 If anyone wants to have a play with this spreadsheet here's the link - if someone who can drive Excel wants to tidy it up that would be awesome. https://bit.ly/Idontevenownaleaf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Chev silverado. 12.6l/100 open road doesn't seem too bad for a big turd? I think my valiant is around 14 ish in similar conditions 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbeam Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 6 minutes ago, cletus said: Chev silverado. 12.6l/100 open road doesn't seem too bad for a big turd? I think my valiant is around 14 ish in similar conditions Wow. Is that from a trip computer or observed by km/fill up? Impressive for ‘Murica pickup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Kms and fill up, I checked the odo against a GPS as it's in miles and not accurate due to tyre size change 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Thats very good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bronze Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Weird, I've never seen this thread in all my OS lurking. Whatever happened to old Threeonthetree?  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
187inc Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Just did a trip Akl -> Hawkes Bay & back in our '05 v6 Highlander, managed to get down to 10.1 L/10km which I was pretty happy about, 4wd/AT Tyres, 2x people 2x mountainbikes & tonnes of gear. Was being mindful of the right foot though, minimal overtaking etc. Went up once we were there, gravel road adventures etc 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87creepin Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 With 91 now at $3 per litre I'm not using the car much, I now bike to and from work.. My ae101 corolla can get about 15km/l or 6.6/100 but that's on open roads + flat, 13.5 is more realistic for open road driving with a lot of hills/overtaking like heading south to Palmy. The best my GF8 wrx achieved was about 8.8-9km/l, and my sw20 MR2 was just a shade better, despite being n/a. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 has anyone on here got one of those 3 cylinder ecoboost fords? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 I haven't 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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