WTB Getz 1.1M or 1.6M??

[Vesfreq]

FC of about 13 plus is anytime better than my friend's Renault Megane (a). That car can barely hit 13, except on the NS highway.

 

When he drive in Singapore (alone), he doesn't switch on air con and FC is about 11 or even 10. Quite ex in terms of fuel expenses. To save petrol, he even cut down on his trips.

 

13+ is ok. At least, not so badly affected until u need to cut down ur trips or anything. If fc so unbearable until u need to cut down trips, better sell car and use bus/mrt.

 

I don't drive a getz, but driving a lancer (m). FC can easily hit 14+. 75% highway driving. Aircon on 1/2 the time (mostly daytime). Sometimes, fc go to 13 cos' need to pick up faster .... to overtake taxi.

[Redeel]

Did 90% highway for my last tank of petrol on the Getz... Hit 16.7km/l!!! It's a new record!!!

 

eddie (90085584)

[Redeel]

That's right...

 

eddie (90085584)

[Trapum]

wonderful !

[Robinyip]

Same here. my personal record was ard 16+km/l, but too bad only hit once..

Average fc is in range of 12-13 km/l, with occasional full-load ferrying, 60%HW/40%City..

[Trapum]

in the early of year, someone said 1.1M fc around 19km/l .....

[Robinyip]

if that's the case, can chiak kelisa in terms of fc, bearing in mind that we are comparing a 1100cc car with a 1000cc car! amazing !

[Cristy]

all you guys driving getz be it manual or auto all seem to b getting FC dats quite good ..

but from wat i know from my ex, he drives a 1.6 manual and the FC is damned lousy for the 1 year plus dat he's driven .. its like avg 9-10km/l and the highest he's ever hit is only 13km/l and he's over the moon when it did hit 13(but jus once)..

I would say that overall its a good car .. jus dat the FC is off putting(from my ex's e.g.)

[Redboy]

Ur ex driving a 1.6 manual, still only 9-10km/l!! I tot the manual shd give a better figure than auto version! Perhaps he did a lot of city driving under hot conditions(in afternoon), ferry full-load, on air-con full-blast, under-inflated tyres, heavy foot, car due for servicing etc....( worst case conditions!)I did notice that the getz fc suffers a lot when subjected to the above 'worst-case' conditions! Otherwise, the fc can't be that bad! I suppose this is true for other cars as well! Not to worry!

[Gantan88]

Getz is actually a not bad car except for its FC, but u can always control yr right foot.

1.3L version is slightly worse off, becoz it is underpowered, a slight increase in upslope will cost the auto tranny to downgear and the RPM to shoot up...

[Redboy]

u r spot on regarding the upslope thing! Juz the slightest of inclines will cause the rpm to shoot up! My mechanic was actually telling me that it's better for us to rev a bit(abt 2500rpm-3000rpm) when climbing upslope to prevent engine from straining and causing fc to sufffer! He mention something like, if u climb slope at 2000rpm, the time taken to complete the climb is x secs. But if u climb slope at 2500rpm, u complete the climb faster at Did not explain further as it is complex! Anyone verify this? Does other car experience this rpm upshoot as well?

[Redboy]

yah, mechanic did mention that if time saved as a percentage is more than the diff in rpm levels as a percentage, it's worthwhile to rev! Dun think anyone will bother to calculate for every slope they climb!

[Gantan88]

No need calculate lar, as long as u approach upslope, ease yr right foot, try to maintain btw 2500 to 3000 RPM ok liao... unless the gradient of the upslope is super steep, and/or u r ferrying a lot of people.. that will do the job....

[Redboy]

to think that previously, i try to mantain rpm of abt 2000,even on upslope, thinking that this will maximise the fc! Screwed-up theory!!

[Cristy]

yes .. it used to b 9-10. I also thought manual will give higher FC. But then another thing is his car is OPC and its parked under the open air CP .. so i believe Mr Sun might have contributed to the loss in octane therefore lower FC .. but dat is still yet to b cfmed. Ferry full load -- My ex car quite empty except for his ICE AC full blast -- We seldom on the AC at night .. norm will wind down the windows. But daytime driving, AC only on minimal Tyre pressure -- his tyre is never under inflated .. i think its 10 more than the recommended Heavy Foot -- cant comment much .. but dun think so .. Servicing -- He's quite punctual when it comes to servicing the car.

[Gantan88]

Why would u say it is a screw-up theory? RPM lower drink less petrol it is true.

 

Maintaining RPM ay 2000 on an upslope is not easy if you are talking abt relatively steep upslope.

[Redboy]

i agree on the sun part. I also parked under the hot sun one day. furthermore i am ferrying full-load. man, can almost see the fuel needle moving..

As for the winding down of windows, do u wind down fully? if it is doing city driving, then it's ok. but if on the highway, better not cos the wind drag is so huge that it does not improve the fc significantly. At the most, juz wind down a quarter..

As for the heavy foot, juz listen to the engine noise cos getz engine can reali roar when a heavy foot is applied..

[Redboy]

Yup, u r rite on the 'lower rpm drink less' theory, but only on straight roads or slightest of inclines.. But when faced with a steep slope(think bejamin sheares bridge), whether with load or not, maintaining at 2000rpm might not seem wise as the poor engine is struggling, which affects fc. The time spent climbing is significantly longer then if u climb it at 2500rpm which sounds logical.