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2000 Toyota LandCruiser VXPeople often ask what kind of mileage we get on our LandCruiser what with it being all-time 4-wheel drive with all the extra heavy equipment (the bull bar alone weighs about 1,000 lbs and we carry two full-size spare tires) and increased drag (from the bull bar, extra headlights, and roof rack). To us, it never really mattered what the mileage is - it just is what it is. The truck and the equipment are necessary for my work so it's not like we have a lot of choice! The truck is a 6-cylinder diesel with a turbo, so that definitely works in our favor with diesel gas a little cheaper than petrol. I did the mileage on a trip I just returned from yesterday - mostly highway miles with limited off-road work and with just me in the car most of the time: 18.8mpg or 12.5 liters/100km (in the rest of the world, we use the helpful metric of liters per 100km to measure fuel economy). So 19mpg is probably the highest we'll ever get between Nairobi traffic at home and "normal" trips upcountry involving considerable off-road use. But 19mpg isn't bad considering the truck's capabilities!
-Shauen