Was it a new shape Range Rover? You owe yourself an apology for buying a Frreelander, and all the neighbours as they have to look at the thing!!
Good mileage from a 3.2..
Gas under $3/gallon :) :) :)
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That's a lot different from times past, maybe you don't appreciate what it used to be like :wink:
Trencher
Didn't mean to sound old geezerish, But that never used to happen. Crude prices would drop, but the price of petrol never followed by similar amount.
Trencher
Oh its you at the front of that queue I am working my way through is it?
My Leon FR tdi will return an average of 48mpg if I drive it with cushions on the back shelf and with a flat cap on (well, 75mph on the motorways anyway, slow enough...) and thats not bad for a 2 litre diesel with 170 bhp. If I drive it without any thought and just enjoy the drive, I am however lucky to get 40mpg out of it on average.
The annoying thing is the price difference between petrol and diesel. I have always had diesel cars as they are cheaper to run, maintain, etc, but the cost of diesel is still ridiculously higher than petrol, and the manufacturing process is actually less involved. Is this just another way of our Government fleecing those that like to be more considerate for the environment and more cost conscious?
I am still paying around £1.15 for a litre of diesel whilst the petrol heads talk about a litre for under a £1.
grrrrrrr
I wish 'gas' would come down in price as it would be cheaper to cook., heat my house, hot water etc......
Oh, you mean petroleum spirit! :mrgreen:
What else would we put in our automobiles :lol:
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Started by Brad1138 in Ski Chatter 19-Oct-2008 - 39 Replies
RossF
reply to 'Gas under $3/gallon :) :) :)' posted Oct-2008
Trencher
reply to 'Gas under $3/gallon :) :) :)' posted Oct-2008
RossF wrote:Hate to burst your bubble trench.. petrol is coming down here from about 1.26 its now under 1.00!1 That is quite a hefty reduction.
That's a lot different from times past, maybe you don't appreciate what it used to be like :wink:
Trencher
because I'm so inclined .....
Dave Mac
reply to 'Gas under $3/gallon :) :) :)' posted Oct-2008
Trencher wrote:
Trencher, I feel a..
"When aah were a lad, yooo cud buy a suit, go t't pictures, 'ave four pints, and still get change out of sixpence"
....coming on.
That's a lot different from times past, maybe you don't appreciate what it used to be like
Trencher, I feel a..
"When aah were a lad, yooo cud buy a suit, go t't pictures, 'ave four pints, and still get change out of sixpence"
....coming on.
Dave Mac
reply to 'Gas under $3/gallon :) :) :)' posted Oct-2008
RossF wrote:
RossF, surely that's just a skin deep appraisal. Rather like a kilt, its what's under the bonnet that counts! :wink:
Range Rover was a P38.
You owe yourself an apology for buying a Frreelander, and all the neighbours as they have to look at the thing!!
RossF, surely that's just a skin deep appraisal. Rather like a kilt, its what's under the bonnet that counts! :wink:
Range Rover was a P38.
Trencher
reply to 'Gas under $3/gallon :) :) :)' posted Oct-2008
Dave Mac wrote:
Trencher, I feel a..
"When aah were a lad, yooo cud buy a suit, go t't pictures, 'ave four pints, and still get change out of sixpence"
....coming on.
Didn't mean to sound old geezerish, But that never used to happen. Crude prices would drop, but the price of petrol never followed by similar amount.
Trencher
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Tony_H
reply to 'Gas under $3/gallon :) :) :)' posted Oct-2008
Dave Mac wrote:I owe the world a big apology.
Recently sold my old 4.6 liter Range Rover, £2k/yr average maintenance cost, 15mpg. My first tankful cost £82.00 :(
Carbon footprint, don't even go there.
So, bought a 6 month old 3.2 litre Freelander. Course it has all the up to date whizmos, ejector seats, headlights that point to the right, when you cross the channel ferry, you get the picture. Totally over the top. It's better equipped than my house. At one point, I considered moving in!
The one feature, that captures my Lancashire/Scottish soul is the MPG readout. So, we go on a 500 mile journey, I'm on cruise control steady 58 miles per hour, light toe touch, cruising up to junctions, five mile queue behind me. At the end of my stint, it's reading 30.1mpg. Result! Then my frau takes over, and I grab some ski-dream sleep. Waking at the journey end, double shock// horror ~~ 22mpg!!
"Don't say anything", says she, who must be obeyed at all times, chucking the car keys over, "You drive like an old man" :oops:
Oh its you at the front of that queue I am working my way through is it?
My Leon FR tdi will return an average of 48mpg if I drive it with cushions on the back shelf and with a flat cap on (well, 75mph on the motorways anyway, slow enough...) and thats not bad for a 2 litre diesel with 170 bhp. If I drive it without any thought and just enjoy the drive, I am however lucky to get 40mpg out of it on average.
The annoying thing is the price difference between petrol and diesel. I have always had diesel cars as they are cheaper to run, maintain, etc, but the cost of diesel is still ridiculously higher than petrol, and the manufacturing process is actually less involved. Is this just another way of our Government fleecing those that like to be more considerate for the environment and more cost conscious?
I am still paying around £1.15 for a litre of diesel whilst the petrol heads talk about a litre for under a £1.
grrrrrrr
LOTA
reply to 'Gas under $3/gallon :) :) :)' posted Oct-2008
I wish 'gas' would come down in price as it would be cheaper to cook., heat my house, hot water etc......
Oh, you mean petroleum spirit! :mrgreen:
Trencher
reply to 'Gas under $3/gallon :) :) :)' posted Oct-2008
LOTA wrote:
I wish 'gas' would come down in price as it would be cheaper to cook., heat my house, hot water etc......
Oh, you mean petroleum spirit! :mrgreen:
What else would we put in our automobiles :lol:
Trencher
because I'm so inclined .....
Topic last updated on 23-November-2008 at 15:19