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Title: bloody petrol!
Post by: mellow yellow on 14 June 2011, 16:45
was just casually thinking to myself "i'll just put £50.00 worth in tonight, that will keep me going for a few days".....

50 QUID!!!! for a few days???? wtf? i remember when i used to be able to fill my mums car for £30 odd and it used to last for ages! i think we're so used to paying ridiculous prices for fuel that we don't even care anymore?

i know its another petrol rant and nothing will ever be done about it but jesus? ........ no wonder every bugger is skint!
Title: Re: bloody petrol!
Post by: s-l-i-x on 14 June 2011, 18:53
Worse fuel rape to come.... Better get the (http://images.chemistdirect.co.uk/images/productimages/large/vaseline_pure_petroleum_jelly_26262.jpg) out  :wink:
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Post by: Adam on 14 June 2011, 18:55
Buy a diesel
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Post by: hobbiniho on 14 June 2011, 18:58
Worse fuel rape to come.... Better get the (http://images.chemistdirect.co.uk/images/productimages/large/vaseline_pure_petroleum_jelly_26262.jpg) out  :wink:

i know vaseline has petroleum in it but i dont think his car will run on the stuff  :laugh:
Title: Re: bloody petrol!
Post by: mellow yellow on 14 June 2011, 20:36
lol and a diesel is on the cards!
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Post by: JDM82 on 14 June 2011, 20:53
You can tell its bad.............. 9 peoples cars got the old length of hose pipe treatment the other night near where I live  :undecided:

And no matter how many mints I eat I just cannot get rid of the taste of unleaded  :evil:

Only joking it wasn't me  :smiley:

Its not funny I think all the fuel door things where damaged so.........
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Post by: bobotheclown on 14 June 2011, 22:15
i just filled up with 50 litres og vpower. cost me £70  :shocked:
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Post by: porter_89 on 15 June 2011, 07:46
40 lasts me 5 days max its unreal but you pay for what you like i guess i feel for the people with 5l v8s lol
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Post by: shepgti on 15 June 2011, 08:17
im currently using 10 quid a day in a bloody corsa!
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Post by: mcgee9t2 on 15 June 2011, 08:32
For those saying buy a deisel, I've worked it out, with the increase in deisel cars, if I was to sell mine and buy a tdi, I would have to drive 30k miles before ide of even made my money back, that's not taking into account it costs more for me to insure a deisel so ide loose money on that too, the only thing you can do is grit your teeth and hope the useless government come in and help us out. Every ones in the same boat.
Title: Re: bloody petrol!
Post by: Adam on 15 June 2011, 12:10
Diesel is 2p more than petrol here :) did you also account for the tax being almost half the price?

600mes to a full tank. Don't mind if i do.
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Post by: Neo Badness on 15 June 2011, 12:21
Swings and roundabouts, petrol/diesel it's all well over priced.

They can charge £5 a ltr if they wanted so long as my wages went up inline with that I wouldn't care. It's the realative cost that gets me. A larger and larger proportion of my earnings is going on fuel, leaving less and less for frivolous stuff like food, rent and electricity.

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Post by: Organisys on 15 June 2011, 13:01
Diesel Daily. 55-60 mpg

 :cool:
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Post by: Jay on 15 June 2011, 13:36
Diesel Daily. 55-60 mpg

 :cool:

F@cking wish my derv got that, I was overjoyed when I got 41mpgz! I uploaded an image to FB  :grin:
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Post by: Kerrse on 15 June 2011, 13:48
Diesel Daily. 55-60 mpg

 :cool:

F@cking wish my derv got that, I was overjoyed when I got 41mpgz! I uploaded an image to FB  :grin:

me to i reckon i get about 35mpg in my derv  :shocked: i dont do any motorway driving is all country roads and A roads plus i have a lead foot
Title: Re: bloody petrol!
Post by: mellow yellow on 15 June 2011, 13:57
my 8v gti shows 42 mpg on my run to work!

i reckon i could squeeze 60+ out of a derv.

*disclaimer, the reading on my golf is probable miles out*
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Post by: Jimp on 15 June 2011, 14:05
500-520 miles to a tank of petrol in the 1.4. Nuts to diesel  :grin:
Title: Re: bloody petrol!
Post by: Jay on 15 June 2011, 14:10
Diesel Daily. 55-60 mpg

 :cool:

F@cking wish my derv got that, I was overjoyed when I got 41mpgz! I uploaded an image to FB  :grin:

me to i reckon i get about 35mpg in my derv  :shocked: i dont do any motorway driving is all country roads and A roads plus i have a lead foot

My average is around 35 too, most of my driving is too/from work on the A34/A4074 :sick: I might as well just get a petrol car that I can enjoy  :grin:
Title: Re: bloody petrol!
Post by: mellow yellow on 15 June 2011, 15:04
500-520 miles to a tank of petrol in the 1.4. Nuts to diesel  :grin:

how much £££ to fill her up?

i only get 300 odd to £70 in the golf!
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Post by: Jimp on 15 June 2011, 16:08
500-520 miles to a tank of petrol in the 1.4. Nuts to diesel  :grin:

how much £££ to fill her up?

i only get 300 odd to £70 in the golf!
€80 odd for 50-52ish litres. 55 litre tank IIRC.
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Post by: delirical on 15 June 2011, 16:34
My g60 does 220miles to a tank  :sick:

Just as well its not a daily..
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Post by: Neo Badness on 15 June 2011, 18:00
I get approx 45 (ish) around town in the Skoda and that's with a bootful of tools.
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Post by: Ant1981 on 15 June 2011, 18:02
Diesel Daily. 55-60 mpg

 :cool:

F@cking wish my derv got that, I was overjoyed when I got 41mpgz! I uploaded an image to FB  :grin:

I get 42 from my 1.8T.
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Post by: Bellend on 15 June 2011, 18:23
Dunno what I get tbh. Can push 40 (worked out) in the 1.6 if I drive slow as hell everywhere and 62MPH on the motorway.

I reckon I will get more out of a 2l with all the motorway miles I do.
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Post by: R32UK on 15 June 2011, 18:25
i had over 45 on mine on a trip to scotland and back... 2.0T
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Post by: bobotheclown on 15 June 2011, 18:33
plus can you not use vegetable fat in a diesel? How much is second hand vegetable oil these days?
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Post by: R32UK on 15 June 2011, 19:42
plus can you not use vegetable fat in a diesel? How much is second hand vegetable oil these days?

free if you know the right people  :lipsrsealed: :grin:


smell like a chippy driving around though
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Post by: smiley125 on 15 June 2011, 19:55
just so glad i get a works van these days.. spend there money not mine, mines just for play time  :laugh:

Poor lad at work got himself a mazda rx8 and gets about 15MPG makes my 35 look huge  :shocked:
Title: Re: bloody petrol!
Post by: bobotheclown on 15 June 2011, 20:07
plus can you not use vegetable fat in a diesel? How much is second hand vegetable oil these days?

free if you know the right people  :lipsrsealed: :grin:


smell like a chippy driving around though

Smelling like a chippy could ve bad for my waistline as I'd fancy getting chips everytime I use the car
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Post by: gooseuk on 16 June 2011, 11:50
50mpg most days. Bad days its like 40mpg with heavy foot. Diesel yeah.
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Post by: Kerrse on 16 June 2011, 13:21

My average is around 35 too, most of my driving is too/from work on the A34/A4074 :sick: I might as well just get a petrol car that I can enjoy  :grin:

I enjoy driving my derv is pretty fast, i do miss the noise of the petrol engine but if i only get 35mpg in a PD150 what the hell would i get from a petrol lol  :grin:



Title: Re: bloody petrol!
Post by: Jay on 16 June 2011, 14:02
Shhhh don't tell the missus  :lipsrsealed: :wink:

" No hunny MPGz is MPGz and petrol is cheaper " :evil:
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Post by: luke on 16 June 2011, 15:28
around 150 miles to a full tank which is mainly around town as £5 gets me 25 miles
although £30 is a full tank for me, got to sheffield and back then drove around town for a while, around 220 miles on £30
Title: Re: bloody petrol!
Post by: MrBounce on 16 June 2011, 18:21
£65, 574 miles. Diesel FTW. And I only have to use it for SDP - no commuting!  :cool:

The old 8v would do 400 miles on the same amount of fuel if I was lucky. So that's an extra 150-odd miles roughly per tankful (if we're being pessimistic), which is a half decent increase on the mileage. 150 miles extra is over 35% more mileage from the car. I like diesel. :smug:
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Post by: VR6_Wherry on 16 June 2011, 18:27
I only get about 20ish to the gallen.. Thankfully petrol is 109.9p and i walk to work!  :cool:
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Post by: AlanD on 16 June 2011, 18:55
32 mpg coming home from work today.

Winner :cool:
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Post by: Adam on 17 June 2011, 02:44
250-280ish miles to £115 in the datsun  :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: bloody petrol!
Post by: AnniversaryWul on 17 June 2011, 13:08
only getting 100 miles to £25 in the 1.8t anni. Totally sucks.