Soldato
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Usually average 24-25mpg in the ST220 with mostly town driving, generally happy with that, not happy with the price of petrol though!
Fuel up/down again
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Getting 250 miles out of my tank at the moment - costs about £70 to fill. Not good, not good - glad it is just a fun car and I don't have to commute far.
Told at my local gas station today that their prices would be going up by 5p on Monday and definitely by another 5p on April 1st with other likely further regular increases between those two dates
WHAT?
Man of Honour
I've got a few hundred miles to do today in the Shogun So i brimmed it with cheapo supermarket fuel & will use cruise control & then see how i do.
If I was bothered about the price of fuel though I wouldn't own a V6 3 litre 4x4 or i would borrow one of my mates Hire cars for the day.
If I was bothered about the price of fuel though I wouldn't own a V6 3 litre 4x4 or i would borrow one of my mates Hire cars for the day.
Soldato
To the people that fill their tanks up for their normal driving (i.e not for long trips of 100+miles), you do realise that your MPG is also affected by the extra weight you are carrying.
Example - the guy that said he put 68 litres of petrol in his car is carrying an extra 50kg around with him (1 litre of petrol weighs approx 0.737kg) Obviously I aint saying he can run on no petrol but if he had, say, half a tank then he cuts his weight by 25KG....
Example - the guy that said he put 68 litres of petrol in his car is carrying an extra 50kg around with him (1 litre of petrol weighs approx 0.737kg) Obviously I aint saying he can run on no petrol but if he had, say, half a tank then he cuts his weight by 25KG....
Soldato
I think these people, me included, would really rather not **** about visiting petrol stations every 5 minutes
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It makes nothing like enough difference to care.
There is no reason for petrol to jump 5p in Monday. There are no additional duty increases and oil, whilst high, has not spiked significantly enough to cause that.
Soldato
Good point - I've got into the habit of carrying all manner of rubbish in my boot - probably in excess of 50-70kg. Will this make enough of a difference to notice?
Its like driving around with a friend in the passenger seat all the time.
Like Tesco tell you.
"Every little helps".
If you can take it out I would do.
Soldato
Awesomesauce, cheers. Two toolboxes and a spare backbox do weigh a bit!
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This is why everyone should buy a wafter, so you waft along without the need for violent bursts of speed.
Soldato
S2000 doesnt have enough torque for voilent bursts of speed.
Soldato
[TW]Fox;18239988 said:
Thats pretty much true. 25kg isnt anything especially if your car weighs a ton and a half anyway.
But the more weight carried the more important not stop starting would be
Soldato
[TW]Fox;18239988 said:
Given some people are raving about their economy going up by a few MPG's on here, it would appear some might.
Except that having half a tank onboard over a full tank wont increase economy by a couple of mpg.
