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Goreripper
Metal as fuck
Get a Camry. Mine does nearly 700 kays on a tank, cheap as fuck to run and will last for years. I have a 1990 model that's getting a bit old, but it's still a good car. They're admittedly a bit daggy-looking, but if you just something to get around in, I couldn't recommend a better car.
KoichCPA
Banned
I own a VR Commodore, fairly good cars I haven't had to many problems with it. The only things I need to replace reguarly is tires. I get about 400km on a full tank, I could get more, but I flog it around town.
Goreripper
Metal as fuck
KoichCPA
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phlogiston
Bejabbers!
1989 BMW 318i Coupe
When all I do is drive to the station and back for a few weeks (about a 5 minute trip), I get about 280km before I feel the need to fill it up. I never let it run down though, I'm a bit of a wuss when it comes to petrol. I'm not interested in seeing how far under the "E" line I can get, and I don't know if the low fuel light even works. For that matter, I'm not 100% sure I've got one. I actually think I've still fot at least of a 1/3rd of tank to go when I fill up, I always fill it, and I rarely put more than $25 in it.
When I do "proper" driving though, I can go close to 400km on the same amount, and when I took it to Adelaide it went close to 450-500.
It's a bit small though.
When all I do is drive to the station and back for a few weeks (about a 5 minute trip), I get about 280km before I feel the need to fill it up. I never let it run down though, I'm a bit of a wuss when it comes to petrol. I'm not interested in seeing how far under the "E" line I can get, and I don't know if the low fuel light even works. For that matter, I'm not 100% sure I've got one. I actually think I've still fot at least of a 1/3rd of tank to go when I fill up, I always fill it, and I rarely put more than $25 in it.
When I do "proper" driving though, I can go close to 400km on the same amount, and when I took it to Adelaide it went close to 450-500.
It's a bit small though.
KoichCPA
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Goreripper
Metal as fuck
KoichCPA
Banned
No, remember when I came up in march, and I had that huge dent and scratch on my drivers side door.
Thats still there to.
Thats still there to.
Goreripper
Metal as fuck
Yeah but that's harder to fix than a fuel gauge. You can get the part to fix that for about $20 and fit it in about 1/2 an hour.
Blitzkrieg
Master Exploder
I have an 87 Skyline Silhouette, very reliable, and more economical than VL Commodores, but probably not as much as some of the cars other guys have mentioned (ie, Gore's Camry).
I've got a '95 Magna which uses heaps more fuel than it should. I did a trip to Mildura a few weeks ago and we took my car and a mate's '90 Camry and although both are about the same engine size, mine used almost twice as much fuel. Get a Camry, Magnas suck haha! They're also a bit unreliable and things like oil leaks are really common in them, mine has one...
Goreripper
Metal as fuck
This one isn't even an early model and its still crap 
As soon as I have the money to get the problems fixed up and panel beat the dent out of the side, I'm gonna sell it while it still has relatively low Ks and get something better.
As soon as I have the money to get the problems fixed up and panel beat the dent out of the side, I'm gonna sell it while it still has relatively low Ks and get something better.
Goreripper
Metal as fuck
salty
Member
I have a 95 XR6. Couldnt tell you what kinda fuel usage I get out of it, but its pretty good. Next time I fill up, Ill whack the trip thingo back to 0 and check it out.
Shannow
Stunt Plough Rider
1987 camira wagon (drive to work car). The fuel gauge is busted, so I put $35 in it every 500km.
1990 4Runner RV6 (wanna buy it ??). 400km uses about 50 litres. Heaps of room goes pretty well.
2003 Navara turbodiesel. 820km to a 75 litre tank of juice...I'm in love.
1990 4Runner RV6 (wanna buy it ??). 400km uses about 50 litres. Heaps of room goes pretty well.
2003 Navara turbodiesel. 820km to a 75 litre tank of juice...I'm in love.
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ive currently got a 87 VL Commodore which im lucky to get 375kms out of a full tank.
Gorey, I have a mate who has an 88 Camry and it gets excellent fuel economy and i have thought about getting one myself. I don't need a car for looks or anything. All i want is something that is cheap to run and ill install a stereo then that will be it!
Gorey, I have a mate who has an 88 Camry and it gets excellent fuel economy and i have thought about getting one myself. I don't need a car for looks or anything. All i want is something that is cheap to run and ill install a stereo then that will be it!
Cooperman
...to the rescue!!!
You're not gonna wanna buy one of these... but I got a 95 Suzuki Sierra which does 450 km with it's 40 litre fuel tank. Very cheap to run... had it 4 years and haven't had anything go wrong with it. Yeah it's small, but it gets me to uni back and forth everyday and gets me, 2 guitars, amp, quad etc to gigs... with the added ability to park in really small parking spaces that stupid commodores and falcons can't get in.
KoichCPA
Banned
I can still get into my smalls spaces in my commodore, I need a sun roof though, so I can get out of the car.
