Fuel economy

[Tom D]

We only use imperial measurements for dicks, babies and distances.

 

[YellowLab]

I paid £6.38 for a US gallon of premium diesel today.. $7.98…
How much is gas?

Gasoline ranges from low grade $5.80 to high grade $6.45/Gallon.

 

[Tom D]

Not as cheap as it used to be! Still cheaper than ours though.

 

[Krabby]

Each time someone calls in Mpg... I have to convert it to Metric. To the countries that are stuck in the 1800s...

Leave Liberia out of this!

 

[nobody_asked]

Gasoline ranges from low grade $5.80 to high grade $6.45/Gallon.

Ouch... here is ranges between roughly $3.30 - $4/Gallon for low to high grade.

 

[Tom109]

Gasoline ranges from low grade $5.80 to high grade $6.45/Gallon.

That’s over $2+/gallon more than in NJ.

 

[YellowLab]

That’s over $2+/gallon more than in NJ.

Welcome to California....during the peak of Covid - paying over $9/gallon for diesel was a normal thing

 

[trobex]

Welcome to California....during the peak of Covid - paying over $9/gallon for diesel was a normal thing

Cali - leading the way to show the rest of the world 'how to wreck your economy!'. That is quite expensive even now at the stock barrel price...

 

[Tom109]

Welcome to California....during the peak of Covid - paying over $9/gallon for diesel was a normal thing

I feel for you. This Summer I spent 1-week/month in Bakersfield with a rental truck. $$$

 

[YellowLab]

I feel for you. This Summer I spent 1-week/month in Bakersfield with a rental truck. $$$

We have a state run by children…

 

[Tom D]

Did a real world test today to check the accuracy of the on board computer…
Note My car is running 285/70/17 so not standard tyres. This means that the odometer reads true. (Almost) so this is a pretty accurate figure.
367 miles covered.
70.5 litres (15.52 Imp Gallons) used.
computer said 25.5 Mpg
actual 23.67 Mpg.

Ok so that’s a tank of premium fuel used.
And:
401 miles covered
71.8l used (15.8 gallons )
Computer said 25.4 mpg
Actual 25.4 mpg.
So on a full tank premium diesel gets you a theoretical extra 35 miles. Saving about 7 litres, £11.50 ish. So it more or less breaks even.

 

[Cheshire cat]

Ok so that’s a tank of premium fuel used.
And:
401 miles covered
71.8l used (15.8 gallons )
Computer said 25.4 mpg
Actual 25.4 mpg.
So on a full tank premium diesel gets you a theoretical extra 35 miles. Saving about 7 litres, £11.50 ish. So it more or less breaks even.

Nearly 5000 miles and when driven carefully, 27 mpg. Will try with a tank full of premium and hopefully, repeat your experience.

 

[Tom D]

The wind makes a big difference. I drove to West Lothian today, head wind all the way there. 25mpg. Tail wind all the way home 29mpg.. same speed.
Aerodynamics of a breeze block.

 

[trobex]

Gosh we need to make it a rule here, that those living in the dark ages should also have to CONVERT to METRIC for us new age folk!!!

 

[trobex]

The wind makes a big difference. I drove to West Lothian today, head wind all the way there. 25mpg. Tail wind all the way home 29mpg.. same speed.
Aerodynamics of a breeze block.

What speed in km/hr were you doing? I am interested!!!

 

[Tom D]

No more than 110Kph. The wind was maybe 30-40kph..

 

[nuclearbeef]

Gosh we need to make it a rule here, that those living in the dark ages should also have to CONVERT to METRIC for us new age folk!!!

Metric system is just as arbitrary as imperial, and in many ways worse.
Perhaps we should all cease living in the prehistoric ages and change to a system that is much more practical.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6xJfP7-HCc

 

[trobex]

No more than 110Kph. The wind was maybe 30-40kph..

Ok noted. We have a good 110km chunk of highway that I use here for the North and South startin of nearly all my commuting. Looks like 25mpg can be expected and in metric still ok!

 

[Disco Dave]

Metric system is just as arbitrary as imperial, and in many ways worse.
Perhaps we should all cease living in the prehistoric ages and change to a system that is much more practical.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6xJfP7-HCc

Am just going to ask you if you understand the metric system? Having a system based on multiples of ten, is dead easy, and everything interlinks. From memory, the USA did not go metric because it would have been too costly for their large manufacturing sector. Today that sector is diminished, maybe now is a good time.

 

[YellowLab]

Am just going to ask you if you understand the metric system? Having a system based on multiples of ten, is dead easy, and everything interlinks. From memory, the USA did not go metric because it would have been too costly for their large manufacturing sector. Today that sector is diminished, maybe now is a good time.

I vote we go back to Cubits and Corgees what the hell - let’s make things interesting!