Fuel..how high will it go?
- Thread starter mr.tourette
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mmm-five said:I remember going to the ‘Ring one year in the M5, when the fuel prices were really high.
After conversion from € to £ it worked out about a £150 fill…and I did that twice a day for 3 days
Bargain.mmm-five said:I remember going to the ‘Ring one year in the M5, when the fuel prices were really high.
After conversion from € to £ it worked out about a £150 fill…and I did that twice a day for 3 days
mmm-five said:I don't know what the zeds got on the latest NC500 run, but I averaged 45.7mpg over my whole 1300+ mile trip in the 320D - there's no way my Z4MC would have got even half of that (driving in the same manner of course)enuff_zed said:
I managed 33.4 over the whole 1160 ish trip and 30.1 over the actual NC500 itself. Not bad for an old 3.4 lump.
sigh, did my first £100 fill the other day in the 330d. i'm counteracting it by working from home two days a week. if it goes much higher i'll switch to working from home 3 days a week, cut my cost of commuting by another third. fortunately for me my company is heavily pushing to become carbon neutral/greener etc etc, so i dont really think they can complain.
Conversely, we've just booked return flights to Bordeaux for £12.99 each, each way. so £52 total. at this rate, rather than drive to work, i'll fly to bordeaux instead and work from there?!? :dizzy:
Conversely, we've just booked return flights to Bordeaux for £12.99 each, each way. so £52 total. at this rate, rather than drive to work, i'll fly to bordeaux instead and work from there?!? :dizzy:
Spaldingski
I have worked for myself for many, many years and travelled an average of 12-15k miles a year. I paid for my fuel and it came out of my profits.
I used to lease diesel estate cars for 3 year terms and then give them back and lease a new one.
From 2005 to 2019, I worked out that the fuel cost in my cars always averaged out at 10-11p a mile; fuel crept up constantly over the period, but so did the fuel efficiency of the next car which always evened out.
If I were still doing the above, the cost now would be 18.9p per mile, just for fuel. An 80% increase in 3 years.
I know I'm getting old, but when I was 16 I used less than £1.50 of 2 star a week in my 50cc moped and it took me everywhere, everyday.
I used to lease diesel estate cars for 3 year terms and then give them back and lease a new one.
From 2005 to 2019, I worked out that the fuel cost in my cars always averaged out at 10-11p a mile; fuel crept up constantly over the period, but so did the fuel efficiency of the next car which always evened out.
If I were still doing the above, the cost now would be 18.9p per mile, just for fuel. An 80% increase in 3 years.
I know I'm getting old, but when I was 16 I used less than £1.50 of 2 star a week in my 50cc moped and it took me everywhere, everyday.
Consider myself very lucky I can work from home in the main but how are taxi drivers and couriers getting through this? I guess they aren't or soon won't be 
Throw in the train strikes as well it's back to the 70's, just waiting for the power cuts next :|
ABBA's comeback couldn't have come at a better time
Tim.
Throw in the train strikes as well it's back to the 70's, just waiting for the power cuts next :|
ABBA's comeback couldn't have come at a better time
Tim.
