Date   : Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:51:47 +0000
From   : jgh@... (J.G.Harston)
Subject: [OT] Who'da thought...

Alex Taylor wrote:
>> The Rover 618 I've been lent/given does 18MPG on a good day...
>> ?120 in petrol Sheffield -> Tarland, have to fill the tank twice.
>
> Whoah. My M-reg Renault Savanna 1.7 costs roughly ?60 to fill the
> tank, currently I have about 270 miles on the trip counter and more
> than a quarter of a tank left.

I'm starting to doubt my memory now. I'm fairly certain the Rover needs
filling twice going from Sheffield to Tarland, about 350miles. I don't
know the tank size, but it takes ?60 of petrol at ?1.20 per litre, so
that's ?120/?1.20 = 100l per 350miles = 22gal per 350 miles = 16mpg.

A full tank of petrol does form 1/2 the value of the entire car, though!

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