Mileage/Average/Fuel Economy(FE)

I did about 435 kms driving from Pune to Diveagar / Harihareshwar and back.
Must have been more that 60% ghat section. About 60% Ac. Mostly bad roads.
I got 15 kms/ltr on the DIS.
Great drive along the sea from Diveagar to Harihareshwar. Amazing ghat sections on the konkan belt. No beach shacks, no shops... lone guy with a tea kettle selling tea on the Diveagar beach !

The Logan did extremely well on bad to very bad roads. Reafirms my faith in the vehicle... absolute pleasure driving it.... enjoyed spicy konkan food too !!!

Mir... wrote:

4300 kms on Logan... Wonderful... Whats the route you are planning...

Its spanned over a period of 2 weeks. Will be driving to all these places Mumbai -> Bengaluru -> Tirupati -> Tirumala -> Salem -> Thrissur -> Guruvayoor -> Cochin -> Allepey -> Kannur -> Kollur -> Goa -> Mumbai.

And extra KM's to visit places over there.

Lets see if i manage to get my leave on time

Hoping the climate and the roads to be good. I have chosen reputed highways to travel for road safety and even if i detour, it wont trouble me much

Planning to avoid late night/midnight driving as it would be my first trip outside Maharashtra.

Dont forget to do a photo diary for us all

On the same lines, I am leaving for Rajasthan this saturday for a week returning next saturday, covering 2000kms approx......Cant wait to go............


N

You guys get out in your cars and enjoy them show them to India show them its a good car

adamkathy23 wrote:

On the same lines, I am leaving for Rajasthan this saturday for a week returning next saturday, covering 2000kms approx......Cant wait to go............


N

Where all are you headed ? I recently did Gurgaon-Bhangarh-Abhaneri-Jaipur-Gurgaon..

Average FE around 15

@ZBlue: Bhangarh i have heard is believed to be a hounted place. Did you witness any such experience which can be shared...

@@@Stu..........Thats exactly what i am gonna do...Let ppl know wat a good car it is.....

@@@Zblue........Bro, i plan to visit ajmer, bikaner, udaipur, jodhpur, jaisalmer and jaipur.......

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Mir... wrote:

@ZBlue: Bhangarh i have heard is believed to be a hounted place. Did you witness any such experience which can be shared...

Well , the govt. explicitly prohibits visitors before sunrise and after sunset. I found it to be a very nice and quiet place with charming ruins. The place is a bit off the main highways and hence it is less frequented by tourists. If you are headed towards Jaipur and have some time to spare , I would definitely recommend a detour to this place !







Sorry for going OT

icono wrote:

Hoping the climate and the roads to be good. I have chosen reputed highways to travel for road safety and even if i detour, it wont trouble me much

Planning to avoid late night/midnight driving as it would be my first trip outside Maharashtra.

Invest in some sort of GPS navigation.

Simplest is to atleast have Google Maps tracking your location with a GPS enabled phone. I can assure you that the confidence with which you can continue on a long dark deserted road is very comforting.

Also look up www.gpsed.com, I have downloaded an app that record my track, which can be either uploaded LIVE to your account on their website, or stored on your phone to be uploaded at your leisure.

Logan 1.6GLX, I checked the mileage for 30Litres of Petrol.Mileage before the servicing was ~14KM with 50% AC.
But my driving was controlled with rpm never exceeding 2000 and speed generally in the range of 60~70 KMPH.

I will be going the 1st long trip tomorrow.
i.e. Pune-Nasik. 220 KM one way. I'll update the long distance mileage after coming back.

Hi,

If you want to check the mileage, please use the following procedure. This will give you the best possible figure for mileage.

1) Just before the start of your journey, fill up your tank completely and set the trip meter to zero.
2) Once you have completed your journey, again fill up your tank completely and note the trip meter reading at that point of time.
3) Now you calculate the mileage bu the following method.

Total Distance recorded in the trip meter/total fuel required for full tank at the completion of your journey.

This method will give you the most accurate figures for mileage.

Regards,

Kaustuv.

tomlai wrote:

Invest in some sort of GPS navigation.

Simplest is to atleast have Google Maps tracking your location with a GPS enabled phone. I can assure you that the confidence with which you can continue on a long dark deserted road is very comforting.

Also look up www.gpsed.com, I have downloaded an app that record my track, which can be either uploaded LIVE to your account on their website, or stored on your phone to be uploaded at your leisure.

Yes I am looking out for a GPS solution, checked on some dirt cheap Chinese ones in a recent china exhibition here, but was not impressed with them though. Are any GPS system available in market which works on Google Maps (without GPRS/EDGE). I prefer GPS on mobile phone as I could use it even when am traveling without my car, but it seems the maps only work with GPRS/EDGE and am weary of the situation where in there is no mobile network coverage and am lost . Can u tell me the name of the bluetooth GPS receiver you are using?

Also needed your view points on buying an electric air pump, do they work? how much will they cost? and are they worth?

The car is stock till now with not a single penny spent on accessories and electronics, didnt get time to pamper it , wanted suggestions as to whether i should buy front fog lamps before the journey?

Thanks

kaustuv123 wrote:

1) Just before the start of your journey, fill up your tank completely and set the trip meter to zero.

Dear Kaustuv,

The problem is the level of Full tank, we can even fill 60 Litres of fuel in the tank, which again confuses the calculation of the mileage.

KartikeyanP wrote:

kaustuv123 wrote:

1) Just before the start of your journey, fill up your tank completely and set the trip meter to zero.

Dear Kaustuv,

The problem is the level of Full tank, we can even fill 60 Litres of fuel in the tank, which again confuses the calculation of the mileage.

This is why for checking mileage, you have to fill up at the same pump (not just bunk) and use auto-cut-off. And since you are only calculating the difference, it doesn't matter how full the tank actually was.

All you do is fill up full It dont matter how much you fill ! Just that you fill to the same level next time like RDR says

HOLUX GR 239

icono wrote:

tomlai wrote:

Invest in some sort of GPS navigation.

Simplest is to atleast have Google Maps tracking your location with a GPS enabled phone. I can assure you that the confidence with which you can continue on a long dark deserted road is very comforting.

Also look up www.gpsed.com, I have downloaded an app that record my track, which can be either uploaded LIVE to your account on their website, or stored on your phone to be uploaded at your leisure.

Yes I am looking out for a GPS solution, checked on some dirt cheap Chinese ones in a recent china exhibition here, but was not impressed with them though. Are any GPS system available in market which works on Google Maps (without GPRS/EDGE). I prefer GPS on mobile phone as I could use it even when am traveling without my car, but it seems the maps only work with GPRS/EDGE and am weary of the situation where in there is no mobile network coverage and am lost . Can u tell me the name of the bluetooth GPS receiver you are using?

Also needed your view points on buying an electric air pump, do they work? how much will they cost? and are they worth?

The car is stock till now with not a single penny spent on accessories and electronics, didnt get time to pamper it , wanted suggestions as to whether i should buy front fog lamps before the journey?

Thanks

The problem with standalone GPS solutions is

1)navigation software especially for India is still quite inadequate anyway for small towns and villages. Atleast with Google maps we get a general sense of where we are, anytime

2) Compatibility of any China-made hardware with our Indian roads navigation software

Late last night drove around Kolkata,

Anwar Shah Road - Southern Avenue - Ballygunge - Park Circus - AJC Bose Flyover - Race Course - Red Road - Eden Garden - Strand Road - Alipore - AJC Bose Flyover - Park Circus - Ballygunge - Southern Avenue - Anwar Shah Road

1.4 L Petrol Logan achieved 25kmpl for the 27 km drive
No slouch driving either, achieved 120 kmph on the flyover
Car was loaded with 4 adults and one child

I bought a China one and I am now in the progress of buying anothe 77 dollers with NO postage fees and maps from 2009 I am looking forward to recieving it

Re: Air pump. Air for tyres is easily available everywhere.

Its the repairing of the stock tubeless tyres that may get you stranded in remote locations. Buy a tubeless tyre repair kit with all tools and rubber inserts and keep in car when you venture out on a long drive into the interiors.

OR !!!! Carry a spare wheel

I get 17-20 on an avg. With AC

2yrs and 4 months down the line, I'm still getting 17-18 in city and 24-26 on highways, both with AC on.

Couldn't have gotten much better

hi friends.. i hav a logan dle1.5 from almost 2 year now and it has done 28000kms til now in the starting i was drivin it like petrol car it was smooth n powrfull but it used to giv me a vry low mileage i used to change the gears two early accordin to the engine noice n widout checkin the rpm(like we do in petrol cars) n also on low speeds i used to drive in bigger gears like i used to drive my old petrol cars so i used to get a mileage of 15km per/ltr in city or on highway i got my car checkd at dealers for aabt 3 times for this mileagfe issue but evrytime they used to say dat evrythin is ok.. so aftr almost a year i talkd wid oder diesel car owners n logan owners also i checkd d posts abyt mileage issue of logan on internet n the i did sum test rides n now i can bet any1 who is sayin dat his car is givin a mileage less den 20kms per/lts dat i can proove dem wrong by drivin deir car where evr n in wich condition dey will say wid ac on as i hav driven it on busy roads of ludhiana in punjab n in city conditions of chandigarh n mohali with ac on n wid my drivin technique m gettin a accurate mileage of 20kms per/ ltr bt dis is d same wat i get on highway wid ac or widout ac, i liked d car bt i hav also faced sum major problems like it had a wrinkle like dent on d body wich i dint noticed while taking d delivry n aftrwrds i dint got any help frm d dealrship for dis faulty viper blades dey nevr clear d winscreen properly n leave lines bt dealer says rubbr parts dsnt comes in warrenty big rubber on driver door side got torn by itself n got d same excuse frm dealers of rubbrs parts nt comin in warrenty tyre wear n tear it eats tyres very badly on outer sides in front has done allignments from evry where in dealership outside dealership almost 10 times in 280000 kms bt no results n bcoz of rotatin d tyres all 4 of my tyres r almost finishd on outer sides n noices in d dashbord noices in doors weak suspension had to change my front shockers in 20000kms only poor service and costly spare parts and not even a screw is available in open market mahindra has not disclosed d proper oil wattage so can get our car serviced outside d dealership dey hav created a monoply over dis dat customers will hav to pay etc. money to d dealerships coz he wont get any service outside car is gud but not wat i expected n specialy mahindra has disappointed me wid poor service expereiance

The best wipers are from Bosch Aerotwins they are SUPER Blades and the door rubber is your own fault (MINE AS WELL) it is the way we rub on it getting in and out of the car mine is also ripped
One more thing Whey are you missing half of the letters out of your words ?
I can only read half of your post