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skippy41
 Post subject: Re: Diesel price
PostPosted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:48 pm 
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fill yer boots, it's got to be a mistake :lol:

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fill yer boots,

I'm not sure that this would be a good idea. :mrgreen:

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wee eddie wrote:
Supermarkets, here, are about 4p a litre cheaper than the Nationals.



How far do you have to travel past the nationals to get to the supermarkets, 4p a litre will only give you 25p worth of extra fuel on 5 litres.
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skippy41
 Post subject: Re: Diesel price
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Nidge2 wrote:
wee eddie wrote:
Supermarkets, here, are about 4p a litre cheaper than the Nationals.



How far do you have to travel past the nationals to get to the supermarkets, 4p a litre will only give you 25p worth of extra fuel on 5 litres.


Dont forget nidge I only fill up every 500 miles and thats around 50 litres so can save £2.50 min
I managed to save £5.50 last night over the most expensive BP
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 Post subject: Re: Diesel price
PostPosted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:56 pm 
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Nidge2 wrote:
wee eddie wrote:
Supermarkets, here, are about 4p a litre cheaper than the Nationals.



How far do you have to travel past the nationals to get to the supermarkets, 4p a litre will only give you 25p worth of extra fuel on 5 litres.


plus i get less mpg out of tesco diesel, 46mpg as against 49mpg for branded, and i get more diesel knock, as i get the vat back on what i do buy its not worth me buying the cheapest supermarket diesel

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wannabeeahack wrote:
Nidge2 wrote:
wee eddie wrote:
Supermarkets, here, are about 4p a litre cheaper than the Nationals.



How far do you have to travel past the nationals to get to the supermarkets, 4p a litre will only give you 25p worth of extra fuel on 5 litres.


plus i get less mpg out of tesco diesel, 46mpg as against 49mpg for branded, and i get more diesel knock, as i get the vat back on what i do buy its not worth me buying the cheapest supermarket diesel



The last time I used supermaket diesel I thought my injectors were going to come through the bonnet, the amount on injector knock I got was stupid.
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captain cab
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http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/s ... 53421786/1

£1.43.9 per litre = £6.54p per gallon

$5.09 per gallon = £3.25p per gallon

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captain cab wrote:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/story/2012-03-08/gasoline-poll/53421786/1

£1.43.9 per litre = £6.54p per gallon

$5.09 per gallon = £3.25p per gallon

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Imperial gallon or us gallon ? :?:
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captain cab
 Post subject: Re: Diesel price
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captain cab wrote:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/story/2012-03-08/gasoline-poll/53421786/1

£1.43.9 per litre = £6.54p per gallon

$5.09 per gallon = £3.25p per gallon

CC


Imperial gallon or us gallon ? :?:


ahh....now you got me!

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Chris the Fish
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It's pretty much down to the pint.

We have 20 fluid ounces to the Pint. "A Pint of water weighs a Pound and a Quarter".

The Yanks have 16 fluid ounces to the Pint.

For us, a Gallon weighs 10LB (if it is water, not if it hot, liquid Lead!).

For the Yanks it weighs 8lb.

A US gallon is therefore, only 80% of an Imperial Gallon.

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Hopwood services 152.9/ltr

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Chris the Fish wrote:

A US gallon is therefore, only 80% of an Imperial Gallon.


which raises the question, how come yank V8's can do 18-25 mpg when their gallons are smaller than ours?......

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Downhill, engine off, wind behind or being towed perhaps? :lol:

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Did anyone hear on the news that the @rsewipe and the yank have let some of the oil reserves out to try and bring the price down??
Then the @rsewipe says Uk motorists are feeling it.
It was him and the ones before that started all this and all they have to do is reduce the duty by 50p
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