gavtheskav wrote:
With me paying 1.16p pl for diesel, whats the point of driving a diesel car,
More miles to the gallon.
Will always get you home.
Far less maintenance.
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| Author: | gavtheskav [ Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Petrol or Diesel? |
With me paying 1.16p pl for diesel, whats the point of driving a diesel car, next time i update my car i might as well get a cheaper petrol one saving upto a couple of grand of the purchase price, £1.03 at the moment for a litre of petrol. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Petrol or Diesel? |
gavtheskav wrote: With me paying 1.16p pl for diesel, whats the point of driving a diesel car,
More miles to the gallon. Will always get you home. Far less maintenance.
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| Author: | Darren63 [ Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Petrol or Diesel? |
gavtheskav wrote: With me paying 1.16p pl for diesel, whats the point of driving a diesel car, next time i update my car i might as well get a cheaper petrol one saving upto a couple of grand of the purchase price, £1.03 at the moment for a litre of petrol.
I suppose you're lucky to have a choice. I drive a purpose built, no choice. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Petrol or Diesel? |
Darren63 wrote: I suppose you're lucky to have a choice.
I drive a purpose built, no choice. Could always go PH and work for Mr Preece. 
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| Author: | gavtheskav [ Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:08 am ] |
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Hi sussux, in what way is it easier to service, i normaly drop my oil 7-8 thousand miles. a friend of mine drove a petrol a few years ago, i remember him saying he was losing compression (whatever that means) he had done about 150,000 miles |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:53 pm ] |
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gavtheskav wrote: Hi sussux, in what way is it easier to service, i normaly drop my oil 7-8 thousand miles. a friend of mine drove a petrol a few years ago, i remember him saying he was losing compression (whatever that means) he had done about 150,000 miles
Usually the service intervals are longer than petrol vehicles, also no need to keep on replacing leads and plugs. The AA once told me that even if the battery on a diesel was as flat as a pancake it you would still get home as long as you didn't turn the engine off. And diesels also get warmer quicker in winter.
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| Author: | taximan [ Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:39 pm ] |
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CHUCK SOME VEG OIL IN MATE 75P PER LITRE AT LIDLES. |
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:56 pm ] |
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Go to the Cash and carry and get 5 gallons for £6.99
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| Author: | grandad [ Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:12 pm ] |
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skippy41 wrote: Go to the Cash and carry and get 5 gallons for £6.99
Which cash and carry is that? The cheapest that I have seen is in bookers when they had a deal at £8.80 for 15 X 1 litre bottles. |
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| Author: | grandad [ Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:16 pm ] |
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I have been running my galaxy on veg oil at a mix of around 25% oil to 75% diesel And I have worked out that I am saving around 1.1 pence per mile so if I drive 20,000 miles in it over the year I will have saved £220 but I will have had to put some effort into this saving so I am wondering if it is worth it. |
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:33 pm ] |
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grandad wrote: skippy41 wrote: Go to the Cash and carry and get 5 gallons for £6.99 Which cash and carry is that? The cheapest that I have seen is in bookers when they had a deal at £8.80 for 15 X 1 litre bottles. Look for the drums, or even better find some duty free fags and go and see your local chinky the chef will see you ok, they get it in drums as well
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| Author: | grandad [ Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:47 pm ] |
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The 20 litre drums at ALL the cash and carry's that I have been to have been between £13 and £16 per drum. |
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| Author: | MR T [ Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:31 pm ] |
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The Treasury aims to raise £550m through the abolition of a biofuel subsidy in a move likely to undermine Alistair Darling's claims that he delivered a Budget for the environment. Fuel producers, including giants like BP and Royal Dutch Shell, get a 20p per litre discount for selling biofuels. But this is being abolished, to be replaced by fines if companies do not meet targets for biofuel sales. |
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:25 pm ] |
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MR T wrote: The Treasury aims to raise £550m through the abolition of a biofuel subsidy in a move likely to undermine Alistair Darling's claims that he delivered a Budget for the environment.
Fuel producers, including giants like BP and Royal Dutch Shell, get a 20p per litre discount for selling biofuels. But this is being abolished, to be replaced by fines if companies do not meet targets for biofuel sales. So if they cannot get the crops or other materials due to the weather ruining them, they will still get fined??? so they just increase the price at the pumps to cover it so we all get hit  
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| Author: | Darren63 [ Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Petrol or Diesel? |
Sussex wrote: Darren63 wrote: I suppose you're lucky to have a choice. I drive a purpose built, no choice. Could always go PH and work for Mr Preece. Emmmmmmmmmmm.... NO |
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