Odometer reading | Mileage | Fuel (Litres) | Fuel Cost (Litre) | km/l | l/100 kms | Trip Average | Comments | |
Parktown north, Jhb | 48890 | |||||||
Skukuza, KNP | 49370 | 480 | 75.00 | ZAR 11.60 | 6.40 | 15.625 | Trip was fairly uneventful, cross winds in Middleburg negatively influenced fuel consumption | |
Letaba, KNP | 49614 | 244 | 33.55 | ZAR 11.60 | 7.27 | 13.75 | 14.99 | |
Xai-Xai, Mozambique | 50040 | 426 | 60 | Mt 38.42 | 7.1 | 14.08 | 14.66 | Roads in the TFP were as expected. Roads outside the park were bad until Macia where you join the EN1 |
Tofo, Mozambique | 50532 | 492 | 79.5 | Mt 40.13 | 6.2 | 16.16 | 15.11 | Thick sand will eat fuel, especially with a caravan in tow, 35.6 l/100 ave at one point. |
Vilanculo, Mozambique | 51026 | 494 | 82.25 | Mt 42.25 | 6.0 | 16.65 | 15.46 | Good road until turnoff for Vilanculo where potholes are the main feature. This combined with lots of stop, starts throught the villages raised the fuel consumption. |
White River, Mpumalanga | 51887 | 861 | 144.5 | ZAR 12.14 | 6.0 | 16.78 | 15.84 | Turbo Expansion Valve issue caused the engine to go into fail safe. Despite this and driving uphill through the chimanimani mountains, fuel consumption seems to be the same as going through sand |
Somewhere between Platjan and Francistown, Botswana | 52737 | 850 | 143.51 | Pula 8.78 | 5.9 | 16.88 | 16.07 | Head Winds galore ……. |
Francistown, Botswana | 52929 | 192 | 31.92 | Pula 8.78 | 6.0 | 16.63 | 16.10 | Why do we always have a head wind when towing?? |
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | 53286 | 357 | 52.51 | USD 1.44 | 6.8 | 14.71 | 15.99 | Cooking with Gas……. |
Hwange Main Camp, Zimbabwe | 54122 | 836 | 115 | USD 1.50 | 7.3 | 13.76 | 15.63 | Not bad fuel consumption towing and doubling up as a generator for the freezer !!! |
Vic Falls, Zimbabwe | 55061 | 939 | 133 | USD 1.45 | 7.1 | 14.16 | 15.41 | |
Kariba, Zimbabwe | 55937 | 876 | 146.9 | USD 1.45 | 6.0 | 16.77 | 15.58 | Never again will we do the Binga to Karoi road, talk about corrugations |
Kariba, Zimbabwe | 56595 | 658 | 113 | USD 1.46 | 5.8 | 17.17 | 15.71 | Poor Steed, keeps being used as a generator for the fridge |
Gweru, Zimbabwe | 57139 | 544 | 86.4 | USD 1.40 | 6.3 | 15.88 | 15.72 | 13 Roadblocks and a head wind later !!! |
Kasane, Botswana | 58195 | 1056 | 159.55 | Pula 9.38 | 6.6 | 15.11 | 15.65 | |
Nata, Botswana | 58692 | 497 | 87 | Pula 9.32 | 5.7 | 17.51 | 15.75 | Inceased consumption due to heavy, thick sands in Chobe |
Maun, Botswana | 59518 | 826 | 126.04 | Pula 9.38 | 6.6 | 15.26 | 15.71 | |
Maun, Botswana | 60353 | 835 | 111.68 | Pula 9.88 | 7.5 | 13.37 | 15.54 | |
Martins Drift, Botswana | 61117 | 764 | 125.32 | Pula 9.82 | 6.1 | 16.40 | 15.59 | Restricted Performance |
Hoedspruit, South Africa | 62183 | 1066 | 134 | Rand 12.81 | 8.0 | 12.57 | 15.35 |