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vics29
By vics29 | AA Member | 1 Post | 20 May 2013 at 9:29pm

Hi

I have a 1998 Toyota Carib and have been been looking at the fuel consumption to decide whether to buy another car or not.

I usually get 350km off 40L of petrol. I calculated this to be about 11km per 100L. Is this very uneconomical?

Although I have just had my car serviced, I'm wondering whether there is a fault with the engine.

Any advice/comments would be helpful.

Thanks

ABayliss
By ABayliss | AA Expert | 2169 Posts | 21 May 2013 at 10:20am

While fuel economy should be A deciding factor in making a purchasing decision, I'm not sure that is should be THE reason to change your car.
11L/100km isn't great, but it's about the norm for a vehicle from this era.
If you upgrade, you'll be spending a lot more money (probably thousands more). For every 1L/100km the fuel efficiency improves, your saving will only be around $200 for every 10,000km you travel.
Hence, from a pure economics point of view, there may not be a great benefit in upgrading.