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  1. My L200 GXL Diesel has now done over 15,000ks. Over Christmas I drove to Sydney and back from Melbourne. Driving with four people and a reasonable amount of luggage on the Hume Highway and at the speed limit, I covered 1900 kilometres and used 214 litres of fuel. I make that just over 11 litres per 100kms. I was driving reasonably hard and doing a fair bit of overtaking, so 10.3 litres/100ks is within the realms of possibility. By the way, I love the 6th gear just as it is. It drops in just over 100ks at which point the engine is doing an easy 1500 rpm, perfect for highway work where the limit is 110. It was also great on a recent trip to NT where the limit was 130ks. Something which I think also helps economy on the highway is cruise control, which I used a lot on the above trip. Throttle changes are a lot smoother and less frequent than 'manual' use of the throttle and this translates into less fuel use. Now for the next trip: taking the camper trailer across to Tasmania for 8 days. Steve
  2. I was told a long time ago that the cheapest thing you put in a car is fuel. I'd be much more concerned about stuffing the engine/warranty than saving a few bucks. This is not for converting to LPG..........it's LPG injection for added power and torque!! Thanks, I realise that but it's a high tech piece of equipment that works extremely well (see my other posts re Central Australia recently) and I for one would not be fiddling with it. The standard engine has more than enough performance for towing, highway work, off-road, etc. It's the best engine diesel or otherwise I've ever had or driven. Steve
  3. Good day Safari & other 200 drivers. 1st time on this forum, as usually on the Terracan forum (TCO = TerraCan Owner - haha). I am fortunate as I share a 200 series as a work vehicle with a"back to back" partner. Ours must be one of the first in Aus, and was delivered late Dec 2007, and now has 38000 kms on the clock. I would be guessing that about 8000 kms would have been on gravel in the Pilbara WA, We don't have an issue with the dust, but we never use recirc on the gravel unless there is oncoming traffic, and never follow others in the dust (just pull over and have a leg stretch). What I normally do with oncoming traffic is crank the fan up high for 10-20 seconds, and the put onto recirc when passing the other vehicle. We travel on some real crap roads and tracks, and on most occasions when I open the tail gate, I stand back because of the dust. When I am back at work next, I will check our rear door seals for wear. TCO. I'm just back from 5000ks in 9 days of outback travel in my 200 GXL TD to Ulura and back (see other post). Dust was minimal and that included some dry dusty off road work in the Breakaways and Little Desert. We used aircon about 50% of the time only. The black trim does show a bit more dust but we had very little overall. Not sure why you are having such a problem.
  4. I was told a long time ago that the cheapest thing you put in a car is fuel. I'd be much more concerned about stuffing the engine/warranty than saving a few bucks.
  5. I have now done just over 5000k in my 200 GXL TD and have a trip to the Centre coming up (later this month) so will have a better idea after then. So far so good. Love the engine and the overall performance, including towing a fairly heavy camper trailer on occasion. Has used more oil than my previous 2003 TD Hilux (and much earlier 1984 60 series diesel) and hope this settles down as some have suggested will occur. Would rather a manual (my first ever auto in 38 years of driving) but times change I suppose. General interior fit out is okay but my (also) previous) TD 2 litre VW Golf had better features and finish, e.g., fairly ordinary plastics, no controls on the steering wheel despite the radio/CD obviously being designed for these (hence tiny fiddly controls). No power outlet in the boot (are they kidding? - the Golf had one). What off road stuff I've done so far has been very impressive. I'm glad I have the 138 litre tank, by the way and not the smaller capacity of some of the other 200's. Overall, an awesome vehicle which I would buy again, but time will tell. At the moment, feels bullet proof and inspires confidence. Good around town too (grudgingly acknowledging the ease of the auto in traffic). Finally, standard tyres are rubbish - will replace with Coopers after 20k. Had two sets of STs on the Hilux (fantastic) but may try ATRs. Hope this helps but haven't driven a Sahara. Steve Cheers man give let me know how you find it during your trip.. Think my mind is made up to go for it though!!! Well I'm back after over 5000ks in 9 days. Pulled the camper trailer to Uluru and back, mainly on the tar with some light off road. Performance was awesome and I was able to overtake easily even at 120 plus (130 limit in the NT by the way). Cruise control made it very easy and the thing sat in 6th gear at anything over 100ks on the flat. I didn't calculate fuel consumption but did spend a fair bit. Top price 199.9/litre at Cadney Station, most fuel around 190. Put a bit under one litre of oil in at Uluru. Fitted a factory alloy bar before I left and glad I did. Looks a lot better in the metal by the way. Tried to get an ARB snorkel before I went but the waiting time was too long. Maybe later. Absolutely no problems and very happy with the car, including the dust problems that some have mentioned. Temperatures up to 37 outside and the aircon was freezing - only used it occasionally. Didn't realise I had the camper trailer on most of the time. Steve
  6. I have now done just over 5000k in my 200 GXL TD and have a trip to the Centre coming up (later this month) so will have a better idea after then. So far so good. Love the engine and the overall performance, including towing a fairly heavy camper trailer on occasion. Has used more oil than my previous 2003 TD Hilux (and much earlier 1984 60 series diesel) and hope this settles down as some have suggested will occur. Would rather a manual (my first ever auto in 38 years of driving) but times change I suppose. General interior fit out is okay but my (also) previous) TD 2 litre VW Golf had better features and finish, e.g., fairly ordinary plastics, no controls on the steering wheel despite the radio/CD obviously being designed for these (hence tiny fiddly controls). No power outlet in the boot (are they kidding? - the Golf had one). What off road stuff I've done so far has been very impressive. I'm glad I have the 138 litre tank, by the way and not the smaller capacity of some of the other 200's. Overall, an awesome vehicle which I would buy again, but time will tell. At the moment, feels bullet proof and inspires confidence. Good around town too (grudgingly acknowledging the ease of the auto in traffic). Finally, standard tyres are rubbish - will replace with Coopers after 20k. Had two sets of STs on the Hilux (fantastic) but may try ATRs. Hope this helps but haven't driven a Sahara. Steve
  7. My GXL TD now has almost 4000 ks on the clock and last weekend on a freeway trip it went into 6th at 100kph on the flat. On 110k limits it looks like it would use 6th without too much drama. Why all the fuss? Steve
  8. stephano

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    After the dealer had my car for two days they said they could not find anything wrong with it. Have done around 1700ks since with no repeat. I don't think it was fuel in my case but some form of electrical interference with the 'key'/push start. Steve
  9. I'm now on my third tank of fuel. On the second tank, which was mainly used for around town stop start and one weekend pulling the camper trailer, I got 15.8l/100k. Only a fraction was freeway speed. This isn't bad and will improve. I must admit to dragging off a few other 4WDs at the lights while pulling the camper trailer. The 200 TD is a great engine. Steve
  10. Sounds great I haven't seen any rear bars/carriers for the 200 yet - I'm afraid all that plastic is not going to last. What are the Kaymar's like? Are there other alternatives? I'm also leaning towards an ARB snorkel and b/bar when I have the readies. Steve
  11. stephano

    Stalling

    Hi Steve I have not had the problem myself but did hear the reason for the delay in releasing the Turbo Diesels back in November was they took some to Cairns for a press release promotion and a few suffered a similar problem. As a result they held them ( the T/Diesels ) back and on investigation they found there was a fuel or fuel filter problem so maybe this is your problem. Regards Tony Thanks Tony After thinking about this for a while, I reckon it could be some form of electrical interference (inside the car or outside) with the electronic start/stop button and/or the electronic 'key'. It hasn't done it since. I don't think it was fuel simply because there was no sign of fuel starvation and it started instantly when it was put in park and the start button pushed. Steve
  12. Thanks for that Brigalow I'm a bit cautious. I got the dealer to arrange the wiring because I needed it for towing but I'm waiting until the aftermarket people get their act together before buying any other extras. I must admit that the large size of the front and rear 'bumpers' and the fact that they have so much important gear behind them has me thinking twice about a bullbar for the moment. If I was in your place and spending so much, I'd be shopping around for the best driveaway price after trade in, including the extras you need. Play one off against the other if you can. I did and saved a fair bit. Best of luck Steve
  13. These prices seem high to me. I had my wiring done through the dealer four weeks ago when I got mine but in fact some of the work was done by a local auto electrician. Prices: Rear power outlet $150 5o Amp Anderson outlet $250 Trailer pack $450 I was also quoted around $2000 for the factory alloy bull bar, but didn't get it and $250 for side and rear window tinting. Steve
  14. stephano

    Stalling

    I've just experienced my first problem with our four week old 200 GXL TD. Twice within five minutes on the weekend driving at between 20-50ks the engine cut out in traffic without warning. On pulling to the side of the road the car immediately started. Took the car to the dealer who had it for over a day and found 'nothing wrong with it'. I don't know if it was fuel or electrics (I suspect the latter as there was no indication of fuel starvation) but it would not be good to have this happen again at speed on the freeway with a truck at the rear. Anyone else had this? Steve
  15. Spoke to service manager last week when my LC 200 was in for a service ( love the Toyota Advantage Service at $180 / service for the first 6 services ) and he said they are still trying to work out why the clunk from the transmission when pulling up or taking off. Pumping grease into the driveshaft splines has not fixed the problem. Has anyone else heard of a solution. Every owner I have spoken to has the same problem. I personally think it has something to do with that silly hill assist arrangement they have put on the TD. Regards Tony I've only done around 1000k in my 200GXL TD and have not experienced any clunking either starting or stopping. Basically, I'm rapt although I would have preferred a manual. Towed the camper trailer into the hills and back over the weekend for the first time and towing ability was awesome pulling around 1 tonne.
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