Thread: New Hilux Fuel Consumption

Fuel consumption issues have nothing on the NZ economy, inflation and supply issues.

The NZ dollar has dropped to $0.62 US today, It's dropped 4 cents in a couple of weeks which will make the next tanker load of imported refined fuel more expensive. It's only going up in price so wait until Xmas/early next year when Europe's in winter and the Russian gas is turned off.

The pump price of diesel in most places is approx $3.00 per litre, some places higher than this. if you have a fuel card you can get as much as 16 cents off per litre, if you have heavy machinery and get diesel delivered by mini tankers you can shave approx 60 cents per litre off the pump price.

Those 1000 litre ICB plastic tanks can be sourced for around $70, mini tanker fill, drill a small hole approx 4mm dia in the top of the large plastic cap and place some electrical tape over it to act as a vent etc.

Most of you farming folk will have it sorted with you own above ground tankage but other rural people could save some dosh, townies I guess will have a storage problem.

Just a tip to try and save some people a few dollars.

Originally Posted by 300winmag

Fuel consumption issues have nothing on the NZ economy, inflation and supply issues.

The NZ dollar has dropped to $0.62 US today, It's dropped 4 cents in a couple of weeks which will make the next tanker load of imported refined fuel more expensive. It's only going up in price so wait until Xmas/early next year when Europe's in winter and the Russian gas is turned off.

The pump price of diesel in most places is approx $3.00 per litre, some places higher than this. if you have a fuel card you can get as much as 16 cents off per litre, if you have heavy machinery and get diesel delivered by mini tankers you can shave approx 60 cents per litre off the pump price.

Those 1000 litre ICB plastic tanks can be sourced for around $70, mini tanker fill, drill a small hole approx 4mm dia in the top of the large plastic cap and place some electrical tape over it to act as a vent etc.

Most of you farming folk will have it sorted with you own above ground tankage but other rural people could save some dosh, townies I guess will have a storage problem.

Just a tip to try and save some people a few dollars.

Don't think you'll get the plastic tank filled by on farm or rural fuel deliveries, the ones I know have fairly strict delivery container terms.