petrol prices
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Interesting stuff. If that is true, will we see less involvement/interest from America in the middle east?
Out of all the countries to find oil, America were last on my preferred list. Think about it, they have the most uneconomical cars available given their state of technology and are doing bare minimum to cut emissions etc.
No not at all, it's a lot of oil, but would only supply the country for two years if you take current import ammounts and all imports are cut.
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The situation as it is was one of the main reasons i changed my driving habits.
I used to drive 60 miles a day in my prelude. which meant using at least a 50-55 quid tank a week on commuting alone This meant that with weekend travel I was often spening in excess of 350 quid a month on petrol!
I now drive at the most 20 miles a day during the week when i drive to my parents house and cycle from there, and then drive home from there.
Trying to keep that below 100 quid a month now, aiming to cut out using the car at all during the week, but building up to do the 40 mile round cycle trip every day is hard. So doing mainly 20 miles a day and driving 20 until i get myself to the level where i can cycle 40 miles a day everyday
Petrol prices have a lot to answer for, although i am getting myself super fit as a consequence!!
I used to drive 60 miles a day in my prelude. which meant using at least a 50-55 quid tank a week on commuting alone This meant that with weekend travel I was often spening in excess of 350 quid a month on petrol!
I now drive at the most 20 miles a day during the week when i drive to my parents house and cycle from there, and then drive home from there.
Trying to keep that below 100 quid a month now, aiming to cut out using the car at all during the week, but building up to do the 40 mile round cycle trip every day is hard. So doing mainly 20 miles a day and driving 20 until i get myself to the level where i can cycle 40 miles a day everyday
Petrol prices have a lot to answer for, although i am getting myself super fit as a consequence!!
I travel 14 miles to work and back again 5 days a week at 28.5mpg plus work pays petrol for me to travel to further locations such as Isle of Wight, Newcastle, London etc (random). I go to the gym 3 times a week afterwork, so the only day I can cycle is a Tuesday.... so I save 4 days of petrol a month....
Thought you had a Golf 1.6?
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The situation as it is was one of the main reasons i changed my driving habits.
I used to drive 60 miles a day in my prelude. which meant using at least a 50-55 quid tank a week on commuting alone This meant that with weekend travel I was often spening in excess of 350 quid a month on petrol!
I now drive at the most 20 miles a day during the week when i drive to my parents house and cycle from there, and then drive home from there.
Trying to keep that below 100 quid a month now, aiming to cut out using the car at all during the week, but building up to do the 40 mile round cycle trip every day is hard. So doing mainly 20 miles a day and driving 20 until i get myself to the level where i can cycle 40 miles a day everyday
Petrol prices have a lot to answer for, although i am getting myself super fit as a consequence!!
£350 a month on petrol is nasty to say the least.
How long does it take you to cycle the 20 miles at the moment?
I wonder what the wider ranging social impact of fuel rising is. Is it going to force more of the middle class to start taking public transport, car sharing etc. This in turn might cause standards on public transport to increase, force people to be more sociable etc.
In the long run I think it will be a good thing for society as mankind only ever makes real progress once the **** has hit the fan!
In the long run I think it will be a good thing for society as mankind only ever makes real progress once the **** has hit the fan!
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Sure, but not since the replacement of the gold standard with a system of fiat currency before WWII. The collapse of the Bretton Woods system in 1971 ended all formal relationship between gold and money when the US dollar became non-exchangeable for gold. Arguably the global economy has been heading for collapse ever since.
I do.I take B roads "progressively"... plus in a 1.6 you are pretty much always peddle to floor otherwise the mopeds overtake.
Motorway I get 33-38mpg. Day to day I get 27-30mpg.
I have been working in Milton keynes for the last 2 weeks, which involves a daily commute of 124 miles all cross country and through 2 town centres. Every single day my computer has shown around 25-25.5MPG average in my 2 tonne automatic 4.3L V8.
27-30mpg in a little 1.6 is ridiculous.
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To get that low MPG you must thrash it all over the place.
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My 2.2 prelude gets 30mpg from a tank, and i have been known to hit the fuel killer that is Vtec on more than a few occaisions during each tank!
I managed it in 1hr 15mins the first time i did it. Not improved on it yet.
I managed it in 1hr 15mins the first time i did it. Not improved on it yet.
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As I said, getting to work is progressive. Ask any of the golf owners with a 1.6, you have to give it some to get going and also it has poor MPG anyways.
Tell me about it!!