Surf MPG

[afs_2]

I am thinking about buying a Hilux surf.
Wanted opinions on the mpg of the different engines available.
Which are most reliable?
Is there a particular model year/engine size that makes the best all rounder?
Thanks.

[andrewlee31]

how much you want to spend????

make sure its a 3.0 25 - 30 mpg but all depends on your right foot

oh and burgundy is the colour for the more sophisticated chap!!

[laser_jock99]

I am thinking about buying a Hilux surf.

Good!

Wanted opinions on the mpg of the different engines available.
Which are most reliable?

3.0L= 24.7mpg

Is there a particular model year/engine size that makes the best all rounder?
Thanks.

Blue coloured 2nd Gens are nicest!

[Slugsie]

Just got back from a 326mile round trip to Newcastle. Averaged just shy of 25mpg, mostly cruising along at 65ish. That's about the best return I've had, normally get around 22ish with mostly town driving.

[afs_2]

Wow. very quick replies.
And very helpful.
Thanks very much.

[dirtydog]

Wow. very quick replies.
And very helpful.
Thanks very much.

I did 65 all the way to wales and got about 24mpg my personal best!
mostly it settles around 18-22.

[andrewlee31]

on a run of 100 miles i got 31.2 mpg at 60 - 65 out of a 3.0

[dirtydog]

on a run of 100 miles i got 31.2 mpg at 60 - 65 out of a 3.0

just a thought but how do you test it over 100 miles?

[andrewlee31]

drive 160.934 KM and fill up again

[da SLUG man]

drive 160.934 KM and fill up again

how do you know you've filled it to the exact same level??

mine costs £7 a day to go to work and back!... if i put £15 in then i can get 2 days out of it and a trip to the pub!

£20 did me a trip to the pub, a trip into town (including road closed diversion) and 2 days works and back!!

[da SLUG man]

3 tanks will take me to my nans, drive around a bit and home again

usually fly to my sisters and hire a car though!

[andrewlee31]

just fill it right to the neck and shake hell out of the truck <HELPS IF YOU ONE PIE TOO MANY>.. rinse and repeat until its totally brimmed...

drive 160 km

repeat above procedure

do the maths..

[andrewlee31]

not brave enough to try it round town yet... steady run, motorway middle of the night, no traffic 60 mile and hour.. good MPG

round town and work and back... no so good MPG 22 ish?

this was just me seeing the absolute max MPG i could get out of it. nerdy i know...

[andrewlee31]

3 tanks will take me to my nans, drive around a bit and home again

usually fly to my sisters and hire a car though!

DAMM NAN LIVES A LONG WAY AWAY!!!!!!!

[da SLUG man]

DAMM NAN LIVES A LONG WAY AWAY!!!!!!!

yeah and she's 90 and reckons it's too far for her to walk!