pow
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Just heard for Seat UK about my Ibiza TDi130.
It can take B100 (thats 100% Biodiesel) 
It HAS to conform to EN14214 regulations.
Sourced a company ~30 miles away that can provide a 200 litre barrel of the stuff for £192 - thats 96p a litre. Quite a saving when I pay an average of 117p a litre.
I recon 200 litres would last me ~3 months. Just, how would I get a 200 litre container home and is it liftable 
The ONLY thing is people say im likely to take a little increase in the fuel consumtion, so I wanna know if its ACTUALLY worth it?
Bio - £192 for 200 litres, 96p a litre
Derv - £234 for 200 litres, 117p a litre
So thats a saving of £32...
Any views or ideas?
[Edited on 15-04-2008 by pow]
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Steve
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is it worth it?
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Ben G
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sand-eel
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well 200 litres probably weighs 200kg's, so quite heavy 
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Steve X16XE
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200L of water is 200kg's. So it's going to be arround that.
Get it done 
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Colin
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200L container will be some size!
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pow
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Dads go a trailer, im just wondering about getting the damn thing off the trailer and where i wanna put it (probs about 4 meters away)
Colin mate, its a oil barrel size 
[Edited on 15-04-2008 by pow]
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Ben G
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pow
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Ben 
Just thought, Uncles got a van...
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Dean_W
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I wouldn't bother with the hassle for saving £32 over 3 months.
Thats a tenner a month.
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pow
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But in the long run, your saving over £100 a year. I don't mean to be offensive, but thats alot to me. That money that I could easily be saving
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Tommy L
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Is it going to me that much more fuel consumption though? Would have to be quite a bit more to make this not worth it imo
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pow
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Exactly, 1 or 2 MPG is fine, but nothing over that
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JonnyJ
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Doesn't sound overly worth it tbh, what with possible increased fuel consumption too.
Stop trying to be a tight northerner, you don't suit it.
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pow
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You never know until you give it a go. Moght just go and get a 25 litre container, see what the average MPG is like and take it from there.
But the CHEAPEST round my way is 116.9ppl, most expensive 124.9ppl. Bio is 96ppl
[Edited on 15-04-2008 by pow]
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sand-eel
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
200L container will be some size!
2 cubic metres
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pow
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If the government sold the stuiff at the pumps, it would be well worth it
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Superlite Ltd.
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You won't be able to lift it mate, but you can get them around. I can load a 200l barrel of oil onto a combo van and im no superman.
[Edited on 15-04-2008 by Superlite Ltd.]
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nova_gteuk
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How much is bio diesel with the tax added a litre.
wouldnt of thought theres much diffrence really.
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Tommy L
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Give it a trial run pow and report back to us
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pow
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quote:
Originally posted by Superlite Ltd.
You won't be able to lift it mate, but you can get the around. I can load 200l barrel of oil onto a combo van and im no superman.
What, sliding it about you mean?
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Dean_W
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
But in the long run, your saving over £100 a year. I don't mean to be offensive, but thats alot to me. That money that I could easily be saving
That over a year is £8 per month.
It's a bit of an arseache for no gain imo.
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Colin
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I dont think id bother, I just fill up whenever the tanks empty wherever I may be, I couldnt be bothered backing up to the garage & syphoning off a big silly tank to save a few quid! 
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Colin
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Anyone got any red for sale?
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pow
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa_tomtom
Give it a trial run pow and report back to us
Might go and pay them a quick visit after work this week Buy a couple of 25 litre containers
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