Petrol Prices (answer)

[Richard Lowe]

I managed to squeak 49mpg out of my (petrol!) Astra to and from EPR, 455 mile round trip on about £47

You feel like a right tool doing 65mph on the motorway though

[Chequered Flag Racing]

Originally Posted by Richard Lowe

You feel like a right tool doing 65mph on the motorway though

I'm to say I sometimes sit @ 60mph on cruise in a Passat TDI to go some places but I do get more than 55mpg

[Lee]

Well im pleased to see that it is 20p a litre cheaper in france at the moment that means i can go 16% faster and still spend the same

[rcracer]

were you find the prices lee ?

[Lee]

here http://www.drive-alive.co.uk/fuel_prices_europe.html

Its may 08 so there is probably a bigger gap now

[losixxx]

Originally Posted by millzy

80 quid 360 miles

should have been no more than 40quid but that F****ING sat nav that took me to every place in london apart from where i wanted to go

did you buy it from uncle bryn?

[rcracer]

unleaded more expensive in belguim than uk

http://www.theaa.com/onlinenews/alla...8/June2008.pdf

[millzy]

Originally Posted by losixxx

did you buy it from uncle bryn?

hahah no i got it from Halfords

[Wraggy]

Originally Posted by Richard Lowe

I managed to squeak 49mpg out of my (petrol!) Astra to and from EPR, 455 mile round trip on about £47

You feel like a right tool doing 65mph on the motorway though

i manged 49.7 mpg and that was doing about 80-90 mph

[Kopite]

me and Doddy car shared, so it was 60 quid for about 520 miles (but 30 quid each, sweeeeeeet!)

i don't think the fuel economy was helped by that fcuking car park they call the M25. We were delayed by a Mondeo inferno and a suicidal motorbiker, which meant we were on that motorway for nearly 3 hours, doing about 10 miles in total. GAY

[B44&501xRacerEX]

Yep nitro fuel prices are getting insane, so insane that most people
at my local track are running electric classes now.

The traxxas slash is getting popular at my local track.
I just wish we had modified 4-wheel though. I had to get a E-firestorm
because of that reason, I know it sux you have to spend more money
to fit in to the crowd....

[RcRob]

Originally Posted by B44&501xRacerEX

I know it sux you have to spend more money
to fit in to the crowd....

The crowd should follow you becasue your ACE

[sparrow.2]

Originally Posted by B44&501xRacerEX

Yep nitro fuel prices are getting insane, so insane that most people
at my local track are running electric classes now.

The traxxas slash is getting popular at my local track.
I just wish we had modified 4-wheel though. I had to get a E-firestorm
because of that reason, I know it sux you have to spend more money
to fit in to the crowd....

Classic randomness

[Garry Driffill]

Juding by the above B-mag there actually talking about "Petrol" (In youre country " Gas "), not Nitro fuel ?

[B44&501xRacerEX]

Thanks Gary I have no clue what they were talking about.
So "Petrol "is "Gasoline". my bad
It's not getting any cheaper in the United States either.
About $3.99 a gallon in US dollars.

[Chrislong]

To and from EPR I did 560 miles and it cost me around £80. For me this is really good MPG, and I think I did it by sitting at a constant 85-ish (less on GPS). My car does suck gas like a $5 hooker.

Im wondering if fitting cruise control will make it even better. I recently fitted K&N which has made a big difference, and I know the remap it is going to get will help the MPG even more (except when I decide to go out for a play).

Chris

[Garry Driffill]

Originally Posted by B44&501xRacerEX

About $3.99 a gallon in US dollars.

Thats Mag-Tastic !

[Chrislong]

Originally Posted by B44&501xRacerEX

Thanks Gary I have no clue what they were talking about.
So "Petrol "is "Gasoline". my bad
It's not getting any cheaper in the United States either.
About $3.99 a gallon in US dollars.

3.75 litres = 1 US Gallon.
UK£1 = US$2 (approx)

Therefore you are paying UK£0.532 per 1 litre in the USA
or another perspecting, we are paying equivalent to US$9 per US Gallon

We are paying around £1.20 (approx) per 1 litre in the UK

Bmag, for all but IQ, you got it good mate.

[cjm_2008]

Originally Posted by Richard Lowe

I managed to squeak 49mpg out of my (petrol!) Astra to and from EPR, 455 mile round trip on about £47

You feel like a right tool doing 65mph on the motorway though

my yam fazer 600 (02 model, carbed ) gives me 57mpg at an indicated 80mph cruise. biking - it's the way forward

[B44&501xRacerEX]

Originally Posted by Chrislong

we are paying equivalent to US$9 per US Gallon

Jesus!! Id just stay home, or ride a bike.

No wonder this thread was created.....my word....
So basically your paying double what we are.....craziness