2L Engine 30MPG VS 1.4L Enginge 30MPG - Difference?

[wingman]

And the driver... potentially

The only power the driver has when costing filling a fuel tank is which fuel station he chooses to use.

 

[matt_fsr]

a few people at work keep saying my 2litre fiesta must cost loads more to fill up than there 1.25 and they always seem shocked when i say it costs the same. Silly people.

Encourage them in this belief.

Then one day they'll buy a car with a massive fuel tank, and be really confused...

 

[bledd]

a few people at work keep saying my 2litre fiesta must cost loads more to fill up than there 1.25 and they always seem shocked when i say it costs the same. Silly people.

Do you work on sesame street?

 

[Liampope]

a few people at work keep saying my 2litre fiesta must cost loads more to fill up than there 1.25 and they always seem shocked when i say it costs the same. Silly people.

Benefit of the doubt? - they sort of mean it costs more to keep full?

Nah - idiots.

 

[Overlag]

Benefit of the doubt? - they sort of mean it costs more to keep full?

Nah - idiots.

my ex gf thought a 2litre engine costs more to fill up than a 1.25 too. Very simple girl she was though.

 

[PMKeates]

I shall buy any car and wait for you to cross the road! I don't need to know how a cars fuel consumption works to be able to drive, get a life you idiot.

You demonstrate an inability to understand the very basics of something really quite simple yet quite important. Saying you don't need to know how fuel consumption works to drive is a bit like saying you don't need to know how a mortgage works to own a house, or how electricity usage works to manage your utilities. Sure, you don't have to, but you'll make bad decisions and be flagging to everyone that you're an ignoramus.

the problem is the 2.0l car while doing 30mpg will do 0-60mph in 8.2 seconds but has 18 inch alloy wheels
however the 1.4l car while still doing 30mpg will do 0.60mph in 8.2 seconds but has 16in wheels

Which one gets to 60mph first?

In terms of time they are the same at 60 MPH after 8.2 seconds, in terms of distance it is impossible to tell from the information you have given. They could be the same, the 1.4 could be in a shorter distance or the 2.0 could be in a shorter distance.

 

[hurfdurf]

How about you give us the fully story and let us tell you the solution and reasoning OP, save yourself some bother?

 

[Fuzz]

If I had coffee, it would be all over my keyboard about now!!

 

[Rich_L]

It's a pretty weird question but I'm guessing the OP is after some information on why some engines are more efficient than others? Or something along those lines?

 

[IvanDobskey]

Umm, this is simple maths is it not?

 

[monkey_boy]

I think my petrol tank is growing, it used to cost me £55 to fill the tank now it costs £65 does anyone know how to resolve this issue?

Put in half diesel and half petrol. You get double the economy so it's effectively half price.

 

[Luke]

I think the tank is holding the same amount but there is less petrol in your petrol so you are needing to put more petrol in to give you the same amount of petrol in your petrol.

 

[Haggisman]

my ex gf thought a 2litre engine costs more to fill up than a 1.25 too. Very simple girl she was though.

Technically a 2L engine does cost more to fill than a 1.25L engine...

Of course if you're talking about the fuel tanks in the cars with the different engines then it's anyone's guess

 

["andy"]

What sort of 1.4 is Only doing 30mpg these days anyway ? Turbot?