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Colin

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25th Jul 08 at 21:29

Heres one for you maths geeks to work out.

Car A Does 32mpg - runs on Petrol @ say *117ppl

Car B does 46mpg - Runs on Diesel @ say *131ppl

*Most recent prices at last fill up.

How much more will car A cost to do 400 miles over car B?

Im sure its an easy calculation but...............

Paul_J

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25th Jul 08 at 21:59

Car A = £73.13

Car B = £56.95

[EDIT] I'm a pillock and used 5 litre to a gallon [/EDIT]

[Edited on 25-07-2008 by Paul_J]

Paul_J

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25th Jul 08 at 22:01

P.S. to answer your actual question 'How much more will it cost to fill Car A, than Car B for 400 miles'

The answer is £16.18

Colin

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25th Jul 08 at 22:36

Very interesting indeed!!

Colin

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25th Jul 08 at 22:38

What's the damage if car B shows 52mpg?

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25th Jul 08 at 22:44

get a real car! They have less than 20mpg

Graeme

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25th Jul 08 at 22:46

im sure i can see my petrol guage move when i floor my golf!

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25th Jul 08 at 22:47

there are 4.5l in a UK gallon i think....

so 52mpg = 11.6miles per litre

400 miles = 400/11.6 = 34.5lites

so 34.5l x £1.17 = £40.34

edit: I assumed petrol, its £45.19 diesel

[Edited on 25-07-2008 by AK]

Colin

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25th Jul 08 at 22:48

quote:
Originally posted by AK
get a real car! They have less than 20mpg

lol I wish.....still on poverty pay for a while longer

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25th Jul 08 at 22:52

for reference...

My old V8 RangeRover did 10mpg on a good day

2.2miles per litre
400miles = 181litres
so £211

yup, it was expensive

Navara when towing

23mpg = 5.1 mpl
400miles = 78litres
so £102 (diesel)

Skyline on track

3mpg average, so 0.6miles per litre
400miles = 666litres

so £779

Taxi

uke:

Fraser Young

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25th Jul 08 at 22:53

Surely.
Given 1 imperial gallon = 4.5461 litres

Car A = 400 miles/32mpg = 12.5gallons
12.5gallons (x4.546) = 56.826l
56.826l x £1.17 = £66.28

Car B = £51.78

And The New Car C = £45.81 assuming also diesel.

I realise this is contradictory to Paul J, I do apologise if I have gone wrong somewhere.

Doug

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25th Jul 08 at 22:54

Are you trying to justify something here to Jade?

Paul_J

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25th Jul 08 at 22:57

quote:
Originally posted by AK
there are 4.5l in a UK gallon i think....

so 52mpg = 11.6miles per litre

400 miles = 400/11.6 = 34.5lites

so 34.5l x £1.17 = £40.34

ah I was working it on 5 litre per gallon. (I always round it up when trying to calculate quickly in my head).

LeeM

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25th Jul 08 at 22:58

quote:
Originally posted by Graeme
im sure i can see my petrol guage move when i floor my golf!

i can in my mk3

Colin

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25th Jul 08 at 22:59

quote:
Originally posted by AK
for reference...

My old V8 RangeRover did 10mpg on a good day

2.2miles per litre
400miles = 181litres
so £211

yup, it was expensive

Navara when towing

23mpg = 5.1 mpl
400miles = 78litres
so £102 (diesel)

Skyline on track

3mpg average, so 0.6miles per litre
400miles = 666litres
so £779

Taxi uke:

Aye youd be cheaper to charter a Taxi....even if you puked in the back & had to pay a charge!

Im swithering with the idea of a Black Mans Willy again. Seen a nice one & trying to work out how much more its going to cost to run.

[Edited on 25-07-2008 by Colin]

Colin

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25th Jul 08 at 22:59

quote:
Originally posted by Doug
Are you trying to justify something here to Jade?

I dont need to justify my actions to Jade

Colin

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25th Jul 08 at 23:05

quote:
Originally posted by Fraser Young
Surely.
Given 1 imperial gallon = 4.5461 litres

Car A = 400 miles/32mpg = 12.5gallons
12.5gallons (x4.546) = 56.826l
56.826l x £1.17 = £66.28

Car B = £51.78

And The New Car C = £45.81 assuming also diesel.

I realise this is contradictory to Paul J, I do apologise if I have gone wrong somewhere.

Cheers mate that just about makes sense.

I think im about £50-55 a week on fuel now (Car B is based on what I have now), Car B's proposed car so looks like it will cost £10-15 more to run........call it £20 more as 32mpg is best - motorway cruising, whih I do mainly!

Thats not bad at all.

Steve X16XE

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25th Jul 08 at 23:23

quote:
Originally posted by AK
get a real car! They have less than 20mpg

CL500 - 15mpg steady going???

We'll see what it does on a long run to Alton Towers tomorrow.

Andrew

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26th Jul 08 at 02:15

How many miles do you get to £55 Colin. I'm seeing 450 to that in the pug. Think i need to look at getting shut. Has a good few car park dents and sounding a bit rough at the minute

cba spending cash on it though..

MJFF88

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26th Jul 08 at 08:19

Just get a 1.2 clio

My MPG is insane

VegasPhil

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26th Jul 08 at 11:18

quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
How many miles do you get to £55 Colin. I'm seeing 450 to that in the pug. Think i need to look at getting shut. Has a good few car park dents and sounding a bit rough at the minute cba spending cash on it though..

Is that Petrol?

I can get 450 from £60 in my petrol golf

I didn't think that was too bad...

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Colin

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26th Jul 08 at 11:29

Just looked, ive done 350 last week & ive got just under 1/2 tank left......1 notch under half tank..........

Car im looking at will deliver 350 miles to £70 if drove sensibly!

Hense why im trying to get my head around the increase cost!

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26th Jul 08 at 12:33

if you need to think about it, dont do it

Colin

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26th Jul 08 at 12:47

Probably.................Im still on training wages with that training management company though im starting offshore 1st 1/4 of next year, just now ive got more to consider than having a fancy car!! Having said that im gonna have a look anyway!

R Lee

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26th Jul 08 at 13:07

Close your eyes and learn not to give a fuck about MPG

I fill up my tank @£75+. I only get about 300 miles out of it. Usually less.

Next car i'm looking at will be twice as bad too

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