Off season purchases

[Dead Ringer]

Since I helped de-rail this thread, I will attempt to get it back on course.

I would like to get a new boat this year. A have a 10 Jon, 12 foot Jon, 16 foot Canoe and an 11ft Marsh Rat.

I think it's finally time to upgrade to something a little bigger, little more powerful. Not getting any younger, so riding in a slightly more comfortably boat would be nice.

Not likely getting rid of any of the others though, lol... I like owning a fleet of boats.

Whatcha thinkin?

[LondonDave]

TR an DR,

I'm old school. My 2000 Sierra doesn't have any of those fancy computers and in all honesty I really don't know what good mileage is when you talk L/100km. I reset my trip meter after I fill it up. Drive it until it's needs gas again and fill it up. Note the kms on the trip meter and multiply by .6, note the amount of litres it took to fill it and divide by 4.54 and then do the math from there to figure out MPG.

Dave

[Dead Ringer]

My fuel gauge (2000 Silverado) hasn't worked in about 8 years. For me, monitoring the odometer is a necessity. So I do the same as you except I don't have to multiply by 0.6 (since my US purchased truck reads in miles).

[LondonDave]

My fuel gauge (2000 Silverado) hasn't worked in about 8 years. For me, monitoring the odometer is a necessity. So I do the same as you except I don't have to multiply by 0.6 (since my US purchased truck reads in miles).

Funny my fuel gauge is on the way out....common problem with the sending unit in the tank. When I fill it up it goes to empty and reads low fuel then it will constantly bounce around. That's why I always reset the trip odometer because I know one day soon it's just going to stop working all together.

[mojo stick]

You get a rough ride around here MojoS, I typically try not to join the angry mob..BUT... I'm calling B.S. on that milleage.

Your claim is light-years away from the posted milleage. I drive a 2013, 5.3L Sierra. The posted milleage is far better than the 4.8, and I don't come close to 1000km's a tank. I would guess your 4.8L is lucky to get 600km/tank (90L tank)

With the reccomended fuel and it being a flex fuel vehicle ,
i get 11.6 to 12/100 k m
that is highway in town I get 14.6
and it is a 90 litre tank , I filled up yesterday and got 103 litres in the truck , do the math ,

[big jobber]

With the reccomended fuel and it being a flex fuel vehicle ,
i get 11.6 to 12/100 k m
that is highway in town I get 14.6
and it is a 90 litre tank , I filled up yesterday and got 103 litres in the truck , do the math ,

Gladly,
Town Avg - 11.8
Hwy Avg - 14.6
Rough Average Milleage (assumign equal hwy and city) = 13.2 L/100KM (I seriously doubt you will ever see this number)

103L @ 13.2L/100km's will get you about 780Km's. @ 90L = 680Km's.

I'm not trying to blow smoke here MojoS, I drive the same truck, with the more fuel efficient engine (5.3L 6 Sp Trans - Flex Fuel). I don't see 13.2. I see about 14L/100km's. My daily driving is a mix of Cty Rd (~90-100km/HR and HWY ~115km/hr)

Good for you for getting 103L in your tank. The posted capacity is 98.4L.

I might be asking my local gas station why I'm getting an 5 extra Litres in my tank.

[big jobber]

Whatcha thinkin?

Not dead set on anything in particular. 16' with a 50hp would be great. Big deep hull that can handle some weather and and move alot of gear. The need to hunt out of it is fairly low.

Wouldn't be opposed to a nice little marsh rig like you got either!

[Buzz Killington]

Since I helped de-rail this thread, I will attempt to get it back on course.

I would like to get a new boat this year. A have a 10 Jon, 12 foot Jon, 16 foot Canoe and an 11ft Marsh Rat.

I think it's finally time to upgrade to something a little bigger, little more powerful. Not getting any younger, so riding in a slightly more comfortably boat would be nice.

Not likely getting rid of any of the others though, lol... I like owning a fleet of boats.

Seems like a nice big Center Console 18ft would do the trick. Maybe even equipped with an old 112.

If only we knew someone who was selling one..... =)

[mojo stick]

Well my first tank of fuel I put in the truck it shows on the dash and it was 12.1l /100 Kms I got 850 Kms until I ran it dry out of fuel , second tank was 660 , all highway, I thought someone was wrong with my fuel gauge , I called the dealer where I purchased it , they gave me those numbers and they are pretty close , especially if you run highways and use cruise control. compared to my old 03 that would get 350 to 400 on a tank . I was amazed and very happy with the purchase ,

[big jobber]

Well my first tank of fuel I put in the truck it shows on the dash and it was 12.1l /100 Kms I got 850 Kms until I ran it dry out of fuel , second tank was 660 , all highway, I thought someone was wrong with my fuel gauge , I called the dealer where I purchased it , they gave me those numbers and they are pretty close , especially if you run highways and use cruise control. compared to my old 03 that would get 350 to 400 on a tank . I was amazed and very happy with the purchase ,

660Km's sounds about right MojoS. As I said, I have a 13 Sierra too, the 5.3L. Great truck. No complaints whatsoever thus far. I'm at just over 20,000Km's, and my Avg Consumption is just over 14L/100km. I'm guessing you will be closer to 15L/100 once you get a few tanks of fuel through it.


Once you start towing your trailer full of BigFoots you are going to see that number go up...way up....

Just curious, Why would you run yourself out of gas on purpose? Try that with a Diesel.