Ren
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This is getting ridiculous now. I didn't pay it, even though it's my local station and I've been using it since 2003. Had to drive 5 miles up the road to fill up the car for £1.26.9 - Wish I hadn't of bothered.
Vote labour out 
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SAL
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should of got a petrol car tbh
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Matt H
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Originally posted by Ren
Vote labour out
If you think that's the problem then it sounds like your think tank is half empty 
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John
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That is the problem, they need to be shown that we pay their wages and this is a democracy, even if the next lot aren't any better it'll show them they can't continue doing it.
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CorsaDom
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was looking at this earlier and think of running veg oil
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Ren
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Well to be honest, I havn't REALLY got anything against labour... But they're really adament about keeping Gordan Brown as their representitive and no-one likes him. I never realised how much I liked Tony Blair untill Gordon Brown took over.
Either way the point is, I remember 6-7 months ago, people complaining about paying 93p a litre for petrol... Seems like every other day, the price is going up a few pennys.
[Edited on 02-06-2008 by Ren]
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deano87
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Originally posted by Stavs
should of got a petrol car tbh
I agree.
118p/litre and 47mpg 
On another note, if you filled up 50 litres, you only saved about £2 by travelling 5 miles further.
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gavin18787
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Its going up quick too, uleaded has gone up 5p at the local since I last filled up two weeks ago 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque 
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by Ren
Well to be honest, I havn't REALLY got anything against labour... But they're really adament about keeping Gordan Brown as their representitive and no-one likes him. I never realised how much I liked Tony Blair untill Gordon Brown took over.
Either way the point is, I remember 6-7 months ago, people complaining about paying 93p a litre for petrol... Seems like every other day, the price is going up a few pennys.
[Edited on 02-06-2008 by Ren]
The rate of duty isn't going up. It's the cost of oil which is, I think. The government is just to blame, because they haven't lowered the rate of duty to help people.
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Ren
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Originally posted by deano87
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Originally posted by Stavs
should of got a petrol car tbh
I agree.
118p/litre and 47mpg
On another note, if you filled up 50 litres, you only saved about £2 by travelling 5 miles further.
47mpg doing what? Idling? Joking mate... I get around 50-60mpg on the motorway, and since I have to commute 40 miles to work, it's more beneficial to own a diesel.
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
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Originally posted by Stavs
should of got a petrol car tbh
I agree.
118p/litre and 47mpg
On another note, if you filled up 50 litres, you only saved about £2 by travelling 5 miles further.
bet my diesel does better than your petrol, as the 30% better economy still works out that your saving, despite extra fuel costs 
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Joe
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73.2 mpg
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Ren
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
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Originally posted by Ren
Well to be honest, I havn't REALLY got anything against labour... But they're really adament about keeping Gordan Brown as their representitive and no-one likes him. I never realised how much I liked Tony Blair untill Gordon Brown took over.
Either way the point is, I remember 6-7 months ago, people complaining about paying 93p a litre for petrol... Seems like every other day, the price is going up a few pennys.
[Edited on 02-06-2008 by Ren]
The rate of duty isn't going up. It's the cost of oil which is, I think. The government is just to blame, because they haven't lowered the rate of duty to help people.
Very true mate. This whole percentage for duty is bollocks. They should have a set rate of tax per litre... Say 35p... Would make it better for everyone.
Well except those money hungry assholes, with thier 22k allowances and other Daily Star informed bullshit
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by Ren
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Originally posted by deano87
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Originally posted by Stavs
should of got a petrol car tbh
I agree.
118p/litre and 47mpg
On another note, if you filled up 50 litres, you only saved about £2 by travelling 5 miles further.
47mpg doing what? Idling? Joking mate... I get around 50-60mpg on the motorway, and since I have to commute 40 miles to work, it's more beneficial to own a diesel.
47mpg is actually pretty good. I did get 51mpg on the last fill up, but I drove like a granny for 370 miles
jr - I don't doubt that it does, hence why I want one
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Whittie
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Can't remember whether it was £1.42 or £1.52 i saw the other day.
Now that's wank. Was outside chester on the m56 somewhere.
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Ren
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
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Originally posted by Ren
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Originally posted by deano87
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Originally posted by Stavs
should of got a petrol car tbh
I agree.
118p/litre and 47mpg
On another note, if you filled up 50 litres, you only saved about £2 by travelling 5 miles further.
47mpg doing what? Idling? Joking mate... I get around 50-60mpg on the motorway, and since I have to commute 40 miles to work, it's more beneficial to own a diesel.
47mpg is actually pretty good. I did get 51mpg on the last fill up, but I drove like a granny for 370 miles
jr - I don't doubt that it does, hence why I want one
You have to drive like a granny to get 47mpg...
I just drive normally, and get 60mpg. I wonder what I would get if i drove it like a granny, motorway, 1.5k revs, no boost etc.
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richc
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
quote:
Originally posted by deano87
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Originally posted by Stavs
should of got a petrol car tbh
I agree.
118p/litre and 47mpg
On another note, if you filled up 50 litres, you only saved about £2 by travelling 5 miles further.
bet my diesel does better than your petrol, as the 30% better economy still works out that your saving, despite extra fuel costs
And slightly more speed!
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Ren
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Cant beat that low end torque
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by Ren
You have to drive like a granny to get 47mpg...
I just drive normally, and get 60mpg. I wonder what I would get if i drove it like a granny, motorway, 1.5k revs, no boost etc.
No, granny to get 51mpg, not so much granny like 47mpg.
Seriously, try it. Never really take your car over say 3krpm (unless at a junction or something) for this tank of fuel. Then work out the mpg for what you've used next time you fill up. MPG
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Simon_16v
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Funny you should say that, i drove sensibly for a change and worked out the gallons i got to the price per litre and worked out my 1.4 sport did 44mpg
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Ren
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Not just the revs though mate, the further you push the accelerator pedal down, the more fuel pours into the engine. The onboard computer told me I was getting 200mpg while lightly resting my foot on the accelerator pedal on the motorway... 70-odd miles per hour Didn't last long though, average about 60-90mpg depending on the road gradient etc.
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deano87
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In a 12v, it's all about the revs
You obviously get better MPG with less gear changes, braking less etc. I bet my 12v would get quite high MPG if I sat at 60mph on a motorway and used a whole tank of fuel.
You can tell the in car MPG are slightlu innaccurate because when idling it doesn't say 0mpg 
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Tommy L
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73.2 mpg
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Matt L
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Originally posted by deano87
In a 12v, it's all about the revs
You obviously get better MPG with less gear changes, braking less etc. I bet my 12v would get quite high MPG if I sat at 60mph on a motorway and used a whole tank of fuel.
You can tell the in car MPG are slightlu innaccurate because when idling it doesn't say 0mpg
it does
noticed my average goes down if i sit to long with the engine idling
[Edited on 02-06-2008 by Matt L]
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JonnyJ
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45mpg from my ace diesel
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