presta
Legendary Member
Have you remembered to allow for different sized gallons?
What's with the fuel prices! And cheap whisky, apparently ...
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Have you remembered to allow for different sized gallons?
Brandane
Legendary Member
- Location
- Costa Clyde
One U.S. gallon = 128 fluid ounces, v. 160 fl. oz. for a UK gallon.
Current exchange rate is about one U.S. $ = 79 pence.
One litre at £1.49 = £6.77 per UK gallon (multiply litres by 4.54 for UK gallons).
So $4.75 = £3.75
To convert US gallons to UK gallons, add 25%. (32/128).
£3.75 + 25% = £4.68 per UK size gallon in USA...
By my maths your petrol costs 30% less than ours.
Not as much a difference as there was a few years back. I recall driving a rental car in California in the 90's, petrol was $1.11 per gallon (US gallon) then; but the car probably used about twice as much of the stuff as my VW Golf at home did! Was a nice drive though; San Francisco to Lake Tahoe, down through Yosemite to Fresno, Santa Barbara, then back to SF via Big Sur..
Drago
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- Suburban Poshshire
Although my last diesel returned well into the 70s MPG u der my right foot, so even at 10 pence a litre more was still less expensive to fuel.
But then I buy electrons now at about 1/8th the cost per mile.
Indeed last months leccy bill , inc charging the car was £12 …. Solar and battery certainly helps !
dicko
Guru
- Location
- Derbyshire
For the second time this year I have had to put petrol in out Ka (we mostly walk/cycle) and because the orange light was blinking at me on my way home from Aldi I pulled in and refuelled £42.32 for 25.2L of Super Unleaded @ £1.68 L. That’s it until November time unless we have to go see her relatives.
Oh! by the way 1L of Bells whisky at Sainsbury’s last week was £18 L.
Oh! by the way 1L of Bells whisky at Sainsbury’s last week was £18 L.
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biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Paid 1.399 last night at local sainsbugs
vickster
Squire
A Ford Ka? Why super? Is it too old for E10?
Drago
Legendary Member
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- Suburban Poshshire
All Fords sold in Europe from the MY 1992 (late 1991 production onwards) are designed to run on E10.
dicko
Guru
- Location
- Derbyshire
E10 can rot the tank it’s very corrosive
It can, but usually in cars that are not compatible. I'm sure the Ka would be fine - Ford says it is.
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
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- Plymouth
They all say that E10 is fine. What they mean is, it plays well into their hands as part of planned obsolescence. They look good because it's "greener". The dealerships make money from things having to be replaced when they eventually go bad. Everyone gains except for the consumer.
I watch a lot of videos where people get cars running that have been sat for 30+ years. It's only usually the mechanical parts that need replacing. I doubt that would happen with a modern car today
I watch a lot of videos where people get cars running that have been sat for 30+ years. It's only usually the mechanical parts that need replacing. I doubt that would happen with a modern car today
Does it matter? Most people don't keep a car running for 30+ years, and I can't imagine that a Ford Ka is ever going to become a vintage restoration project.
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
Yes it does. I don't like a throw-away society
Neither do I but realistically a 15 year old Ford Ka is going to be scrapped for parts / recycling.
dicko
Guru
- Location
- Derbyshire
Ours is fourteen years old with 15k on the clock, owned from new it’s a little gem and you can certainly feel the benefit of super unleaded better mpg too.
