petrol prices

Oil price up over 100% in last year

May 7th 2007 - oil closed at $61.47
May 7th 2008 - oil closed at $123.53

That's an increase of almost 101%.

In sterling, the price a year ago was £30.86, on Wednesday it was £62.63, a rise of almost 103%.

Expect to see rising petrol and diesel prices continue indefinitely...
 
Well the increase in fuel prices has caused me to A) switch from regular to v-power, B) turn off the fuel economy setting on the trip computer and C) start enjoying my car without worrying about it.

I can think of better things to spend my money on but if it becomes a financial strain then I'll swap my car to something that does 40+ mpg. With a commute of just 25 miles a week (but with 150+ business miles per week that is paid for) though its far from that point yet.
 
Going back to how rubbish fuel economy is on my Golf. I managed this on the way back from Manchester to Oxford on premium fuel. Plenty of stop/Start on the M60, so it was at 41mpg!

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It's still rubbish day to day though.
 
Rubbish photo (the iphone camera is so slow to react it's hard to take decent photos while driving :p), but

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Averaged over about 50 miles. I wasn't even paying attention to the MPG thingy, took the photo because it ticked over to 146 :D
 
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It's the phone's fault, as I just edited my post to say the camera on the iPhone is so slow to react it takes rubbish photos when driving ;)

Fox I KNEW you'd post that :(
 
clv101 said:
Oil price up over 100% in last year

May 7th 2007 - oil closed at $61.47
May 7th 2008 - oil closed at $123.53

That's an increase of almost 101%.

In sterling, the price a year ago was £30.86, on Wednesday it was £62.63, a rise of almost 103%.

Expect to see rising petrol and diesel prices continue indefinitely...
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You are quite clearly scaremongering and imagining it. We have a strong import only economy that is immune to global recession that benefits from low inflation. ;)
 
OllyM said:
It's the phone's fault, as I just edited my post to say the camera on the iPhone is so slow to react it takes rubbish photos when driving ;)

Fox I KNEW you'd post that :(
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Yours is more impressive, I've not been able to repeat that since I got rid of the awful gripness plastic fuel economy tyres.
 
I can't remember for sure but I think I'd finished my last appointment early and was just sat with the cruise set at 70 relaxing a bit to waste some time.

I also attached 10 of those fuel saver magnets to my fuel line (they really work!).
 
Pure Motorway. I reset mine as I joined the M5 and that photo was taken just outside of York on the A1M. Traffic was heavy but not stationary around the M42 but other than that, it was a straightforward Motorway cruise at 70mph GPS.

It's actually a really efficient engine when cruising and up to temperature. It's just inefficient when cold (Which is why my current average is so crap) or when fitted with larger wheel/tyre combos.

I generally dont often top 36-37mpg now. Eagle F1's knocked it down by about 5-10% and then moving to 18's had the same effect again.
 
Still excellent. If I reset my Alfa on the motorway I probably struggle to get that at 70. I have had it up to 44mpg at 60mph but 37mpg is brilliant for a 3 litre.

Surely the BMW must have the most fuel efficient engine of the 3 litre classes?
 
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