Fuel costs

quizard · Post by **quizard** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 12:10 am

kidgloves wrote:Why do we still use 'miles per gallon' - so imperial. Means nothing to me

Because that is what most people prefer. I would ban litres altogether. I get fed up of shops selling milk in 1 litre containers and charging the same as 2 pints.

Petrol companies only started pricing in litres because it was confusing and softened customer resistance to price increases.

logopolis · Post by **logopolis** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 12:32 am

You can save fuel by getting a lot of different things just right. Correct tyre pressures, a clean air filter and not accelerating fast will help to reduce the fuel consumption. The most obvious one is keep to the speed limits and keep to a constant speed on dual carriageways and motorways. In the Summer, roll down the windows and feel the breeze rather than having the air conditioning on all the time.

logopolis · Post by **logopolis** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:52 am

Or you could get stuck behind a lorry and let it tow you along. Saves massive this method!

spa · Post by **spa** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:56 pm

logopolis wrote: In the Summer, roll down the windows and feel the breeze rather than having the air conditioning on all the time.

Read somewhere it makes no difference, if not makes it worse. The air flow then goes completely and the car works harder to maintain it's speed.

betchrider · Post by **betchrider** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:57 pm

Spa beat me to it

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:06 pm

All those pound (sorry 454 grammes) coins must make a difference.

darren · Post by **darren** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:15 am

I drive a 99 a3 1.9 tdi and u wont get 50 mpg unless ur going eco, and even still its a push. Red diesel for a player is well worth it, considering the millage most of us do. If u get caught its a £500 fine, but sure take that outa the nearest rocky, keep it close by and by the time u get caught youll have saved thousands or in my case prob £499.80 down. Better still, the cooking oils on offer at tescos atm lol

betchrider · Post by **betchrider** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:25 am

Crush you're car if caught with cherry in it

Jackpot king · Post by **Jackpot king** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:26 am

Definitely need to change to a diesel, petrol getting me no where except a thinner wallet.

trayhop123 · Post by **trayhop123** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:10 pm

1.3 ka ,, seems great on fuel so far

thecannonball89 · Post by **thecannonball89** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:21 pm

How many miles do you avrage for £20 lee?

trayhop123 · Post by **trayhop123** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:53 pm

hard to say jack m8 ,,,,,,,,, only had it a week ,,,,,

went leicester to notts yesterday ,,,,,,,,,,, did a full outskirts route untill 6 ,,,,,,,, then some of my own stuff round skirts of leicester ,,,,,,,,, 20quid covered it all.

neil222 · Post by **neil222** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 3:43 pm

20 quid gets me about 150 miles in my vectra 1.9 td
But in the family wagon about 95 miles that's a Zafia 1.6 petrol

thecannonball89 · Post by **thecannonball89** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:21 pm

Yeah thats got my mates little corsa did 80 miles on a tenner.

logopolis · Post by **logopolis** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:27 pm

I get 100 miles off £15.