Fuel Tank options for Land Cruiser 250/ GX550
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If you are referring to strictly interstate travel you would be correct in most cases. If you are on back roads, off road, towing etc. 5 gallon Jerry Can is not a safe/easy solution.
North American spec of old truck was most compromised version relative to what rest of world got.
Wrong vehicle for full-time backroads towing, but even then, 2 x 5gal jerry cans is way easier solution than chinese aux tank, I think you want diesel for full time backroads. Do you have an example of backroads route in usa that will max out 250 range?
I think it's produced/manufactured in Australia (not china) but I could be wrong.
Ditto, at 68 years of age.. and I don’t even have BPH!!..
If one is pulling a trailer, ~10 - 12 mpg will get you 150 - 200 miles..
I will certainly add a sub tank for few reasons. Carrying rotopax or jerry can stinks, in some countries they are illegal too. Targeted autonomy is 1500km or 930m because when I go to remote areas during the holidays, I drive on the highway where the gas stations are very expensive. With a large tank, I can drive for a day without having to refuel. Speaking of diesel price, it may vary a lot geographically. In my region price within 50km (30mi) price span is 0,20CHF per litre so 0,9USD per galon. I usually don't drive specifically to a cheap station, but I'm use to fill my tank when price is cheap. Then travelling through nord Africa diesel quality may vary a lot, to avoid Nox errors it's a good idea fill up from known brand a premium diesel.
So adding a sub/auxiliary tank is a mix a price savings and quality fuel sourcing. I have the feeling it may worth the investment.
So adding a sub/auxiliary tank is a mix a price savings and quality fuel sourcing. I have the feeling it may worth the investment.
Yes outside usa it makes sense and lc’s actually come factory with spare tanks.
I will absolutely upgrade to a bigger tank if its similar to OEM and utilizes same fuel gauge etc. Any towing with this and your stopping every couple hours to fill up. Also, sure theoretically there is no distance longer than 250miles between gas stations but in a lot of the remote driving I have done sometimes those remote stations are seasonal and not open when you need them and that has in the past extended the distances over 300 miles between stations. Carrying rotopax like I do on my motorcycle is a PIA. Just easier to have a bigger tank and therefore longer stops between distances. Its a no brainer to get a bigger gas tank when its available unless you stick to the city and suburbs then sure there is a station on every corner.
Sorry. Excuse me, I lost my temper, I forgot this forum was American, which means it is a quality source of inofrmations, currently not taxed.
That depends on your perspective. To me, yes it is worth it to get the 16gal tank and keep the spare, no I don't want to keep a gas can inside my vehicle.
I live in a hurricane prone area, my F150 has a 36gal tank and typically gets the same or better (interstate) mpg as my LC. The more capacity I have, the better. I typically fill up at half a tank, that is a lot of fuel stops for a LC.
It depends on your wants/needs, nobody is wrong or right, unless they are questioning someone else's perceived needs.
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Sounds like you have not spend much time off road driving if you expect to get 250 miles out of a tank.
Please elaborate.
How long are your off-roads with no gas stations?
Diesel full size truck will probably get more range full-time towing?
Usually store em on roof rack or hitch/bumper mount? But yea depends on how many times you prefer to stop at gas stations but not really a range limitation.
Not sure why all the hate for people wanting a longer range. To each their own. I’m getting around 14mpg with my all terrains (both with 33s and 35s). I’m going from Boston, Ma to Michigan in October carrying 3 people, trailing 3 Dirtbike’s and all our gear. I’m thinking 11mpg maybe 12mpg? That’s less than 200 miles per tank for a 1500 mile trip. Thats a lot of stops. Not ideal to be stopping every 2 and a half hours. Worse range than my motorcycle fully loaded with knobbies on it.
14mpg on 33s is rough, you shouldn’t sit for prolonged times anyway. Jokes aside, if you getting such bad milage maybe it’s a wrong truck for the task? Looks like this prado was designed for occasional outings for city folk, not full time heavy duty hauling.
We are very glad Toyota chose to bring a Land Cruiser model back to the US. Many were particularly pleased it was the Prado as that makes things more affordable. It does appears toyota knew what they were doing from looking at the sales figures.
Nothing wrong with Prado as designed. It is capable of extremely long driving range, excellent medium duty rowing and off-road range ability.
Unfortunately, due to local regulatory reasons toyota was forced compromise the fuel capacity and some might say engine to bring to US market.
We are simply looking to undo the compromise and purchase the same or similar fueling set up as Prado has in rest of the world unhindered by regulatory nonsense.
Please don’t misunderstand, there is nothing wrong with the Prado and we are not saying that.
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