Author Topic: Petrol (Read 20536 times)

Eggtastico · **Reply #15 on:** April 03, 2012, 17:02:01 PM

Re: Petrol

Reply #15 on: April 03, 2012, 17:02:01 PM

Quote from: zpyder on April 03, 2012, 10:42:35 AM

Of the 7 or 8 garages I drove past only one had fuel. They advertised it on their big price thing as 138.9 a litre, but when you began filling it was actually 146.9. I was sorely tempted to take some kind of photo showing the price difference in the same shot and then sending it to trading standards, pretty sure that was illegal.

you should have. then shat on his forecourt.

Clock'd 0Ne · **Reply #16 on:** April 03, 2012, 17:11:19 PM

Re: Petrol

Reply #16 on: April 03, 2012, 17:11:19 PM

Then poured petrol on and set fire to it.

zpyder · **Reply #17 on:** April 03, 2012, 17:41:11 PM

Re: Petrol

Reply #17 on: April 03, 2012, 17:41:11 PM

Out of interest, how much DOES it take to fill up everyones cars, from the warning light/empty, and how far does that get you? mpg figures are just all over the place I find...

Clock'd 0Ne · **Reply #18 on:** April 03, 2012, 18:28:16 PM

Re: Petrol

Reply #18 on: April 03, 2012, 18:28:16 PM

I was on the empty line in the MX5 when I filled up and I have the receipt here actually:

39.88L @ 138.7p = £55.31

Christ knows what mpg that gets me, I reckon I'm on around 200-250 miles per tank given that a a 50 mile round trip seems to use about a quarter of a tank.

So to visit Alan would be 3/4 tanks I reckon, which looks like around £150-£200 of petrol

I need another veg oil burner!

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soopahfly · **Reply #19 on:** April 03, 2012, 18:40:56 PM

Re: Petrol

Reply #19 on: April 03, 2012, 18:40:56 PM

Quote from: Clock'd 0Ne on April 03, 2012, 18:28:16 PM

I was on the empty line in the MX5 when I filled up and I have the receipt here actually:

39.88L @ 138.7p = £55.31

Christ knows what mpg that gets me, I reckon I'm on around 200-250 miles per tank given that a a 50 mile round trip seems to use about a quarter of a tank.

So to visit Alan would be 3/4 tanks I reckon, which looks like around £150-£200 of petrol I need another veg oil burner!

Probably the same in trainfare!

Clock'd 0Ne · **Reply #20 on:** April 03, 2012, 19:32:26 PM

Re: Petrol

Reply #20 on: April 03, 2012, 19:32:26 PM

It's pretty telling when it's cheaper to get a 45 minute flight from Southampton than it is to drive up there!

Beanissocoollike · **Reply #21 on:** April 03, 2012, 21:13:20 PM

Re: Petrol

Reply #21 on: April 03, 2012, 21:13:20 PM

I get the bus, because I can't afford to learn to drive, let alone a car and all the rest of it.
No idea about how much that costs, but it cost me £300 in a bus pass, and I get the pleasure of being surrounded by old smelly people every morning and evening! (except the weekends, then it's just an old person

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bear · **Reply #22 on:** April 03, 2012, 22:03:24 PM

Re: Petrol

Reply #22 on: April 03, 2012, 22:03:24 PM

Best way to know ho much petrol you use, is to fill up until auto shut off note milage on meter (or use tripometer), drive, fill upp again to auto shut off and you will know how much you used, fuel gauges in cars are not very reliable.

Bacon · **Reply #23 on:** April 03, 2012, 22:34:53 PM

Re: Petrol

Reply #23 on: April 03, 2012, 22:34:53 PM

About £60 to fill my tank, usually takes a tank and a bit go from mine to Knighty's, my car rev's too high on the motorway.

Clock'd 0Ne · **Reply #24 on:** April 03, 2012, 22:37:33 PM

Re: Petrol

Reply #24 on: April 03, 2012, 22:37:33 PM

I have that problem, I discovered it's a symptom of what's been diagnosed as heavy right foot

knighty · **Reply #25 on:** April 04, 2012, 01:24:34 AM

Re: Petrol

Reply #25 on: April 04, 2012, 01:24:34 AM

80 liters in the sprinter tank so just over £110 a tank

which will get me about 4000 miles on the motorway

so a bit over 200miles to the gallon

(not accounting for all the veg oil I burn

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knighty · **Reply #26 on:** April 04, 2012, 01:26:53 AM

Re: Petrol

Reply #26 on: April 04, 2012, 01:26:53 AM

as for a heavy foot making a difference...

my parents once borrowed my bm for a longish trip when there car was in for work... when they get back they were impressed it only cost them £45 in fuel... they were expecting it to drink it...

I did an almost identical trip a couple of weeks later... cost me £120

M3ta7h3ad · **Reply #27 on:** April 04, 2012, 23:24:13 PM

Re: Petrol

Reply #27 on: April 04, 2012, 23:24:13 PM

Anyone tried hypermiling, some of the techniques are well dodgy and no idea how people achieve 200mpg on unleaded engines but I've now got coasting into my parking spot down to a tee.

Just need to figure out the motorway driving pulse and glide bit.

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Clock'd 0Ne · **Reply #28 on:** April 04, 2012, 23:29:43 PM

Re: Petrol

Reply #28 on: April 04, 2012, 23:29:43 PM

I think those people are embellishing quite a bit there with 200mpg. You can only coast so far and the engine is still running, if it was that easy to get mileage up I'm sure manufacturer's would program automatic cars to do this for a special 'economy' drive mode; they'd sell plenty. There's also a lot of situations where it's not safe or feasible to coast either.

M3ta7h3ad · **Reply #29 on:** April 05, 2012, 01:10:58 AM

Re: Petrol

Reply #29 on: April 05, 2012, 01:10:58 AM

A lot of the 200mpg folk fit kill switches and turn off their engines to coast. Then let it bump start itself when they need power :/ seems dangerous to me so not going that far but have been changing it into neutral for the down hills.

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