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 Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:33 am |
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Joined: Nov 27, 2010
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Location: What's it to you? ? ?
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Ill be turning the climate control off & emptying the junk out the boot next 
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:35 am |
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Joined: Nov 28, 2010
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Location: south wales
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haha, your winding me up now I int got climate control!!!!!, and i never leave junk in the boot, the misses does!!!
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03 206 1.4 hdi 3 door 187k
02 transit 100 280 196k
04 renault Laguna 80k
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:44 am |
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Mines got tools, car parts & other junk rattling around in it
Climate control is always on 
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:50 am |
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Location: south wales
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i int got climate control in any of my vehicles, gutting, i hate thing rolling around in boot, i like to keep mine empty except the transit as it has a sh*t load of tools etc in it. hay the van only does 20mpg round town, beat that guys
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03 206 1.4 hdi 3 door 187k
02 transit 100 280 196k
04 renault Laguna 80k
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 9:30 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 377
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Location: Reading
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| continentalgt wrote: |
| t1mmy wrote: |
Am I losing the plot here? Let me give you an example.
I get in my car tomorrow, the tank is 3/4 full. At this point I reset the trip computer. I drive to and from work as usual for a few days. Before the light comes on I decide to put some petrol in. I decide to go crazy and not fill up but put 20 litres in, I know this as it says on the pump and on the receipt! I then note down the mileage off my trip computer.
This must leave me with all the stuff I need to figure out exactly my average consumption for the miles I have done. No need to brim it or anything! |
Ok so you put 20 litres in what does that tell you, only that you put 20 litres in it doesn't mean that you used 20 litres. It doesn't relate in any way to the mileage you covered. |
That is a very good point and I hold my hands up to being stupid. I wasn't convinced I knew exactly what I was talking about, in my mind it made sense but I needed someone (you) to point out where I was going wrong.
On a side note, I have a trip computer and usually average around 55 mpg in my petrol car.
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 1:57 pm |
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Joined: Sep 23, 2010
Posts: 84
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Location: Paignton Devon
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| t1mmy wrote: |
| continentalgt wrote: |
| t1mmy wrote: |
Am I losing the plot here? Let me give you an example.
I get in my car tomorrow, the tank is 3/4 full. At this point I reset the trip computer. I drive to and from work as usual for a few days. Before the light comes on I decide to put some petrol in. I decide to go crazy and not fill up but put 20 litres in, I know this as it says on the pump and on the receipt! I then note down the mileage off my trip computer.
This must leave me with all the stuff I need to figure out exactly my average consumption for the miles I have done. No need to brim it or anything! |
Ok so you put 20 litres in what does that tell you, only that you put 20 litres in it doesn't mean that you used 20 litres. It doesn't relate in any way to the mileage you covered. |
That is a very good point and I hold my hands up to being stupid. I wasn't convinced I knew exactly what I was talking about, in my mind it made sense but I needed someone (you) to point out where I was going wrong.
On a side note, I have a trip computer and usually average around 55 mpg in my petrol car. |
I wouldn't worry I often have problems getting my head around things, anyone that says they never do is lying Lol
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 2:12 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
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| PUG91 wrote: |
8O
You drive, you fill up, even knowing your mpg you can't change the fuel prices and unless your willing to change cars over it, it doesn't really matter? |
wrong.
monitoring mpg of your car is always good, it gives you an idea how health id you car. a suddenly drop mean there is something wrong!
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:50 pm |
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Joined: Sep 23, 2010
Posts: 84
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Location: Paignton Devon
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| Seabook wrote: |
| PUG91 wrote: |
8O
You drive, you fill up, even knowing your mpg you can't change the fuel prices and unless your willing to change cars over it, it doesn't really matter? |
wrong.
monitoring mpg of your car is always good, it gives you an idea how health id you car. a suddenly drop mean there is something wrong! |
I think one of the most interesting things I have discovered is that using your trip computer set to real time mpg actually trains you how to drive economically however absurd that might seem. We all think that we know how to drive economically but IMHO the trip computer really does make a big difference. Having said that I'd go nuts driving like it all the time.
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 8:21 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 1261
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Location: Leeds
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wow your such a virgin get a life
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Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 4:26 am |
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Joined: Sep 23, 2010
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Location: Paignton Devon
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| no_offences wrote: |
| wow your such a virgin get a life |
Well I think I have a life, I've recently slashed my running costs by at least 50%, gone from a 26mpg petrol car to a diesel that averages over 50. Add to that much cheaper insurance and £30 a year road tax. No doubt you will be the first to complain when you pay an extra 16p a gallon next week and don't forget the price of fuel is going up again in April not to mention anything the robbing fuel companies wish to put on which will be compounded by the VAT.
No my friend it would appear that in your motoring world you are the true virgin.
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Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 4:53 am |
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Joined: Mar 27, 2010
Posts: 3017
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Location: Running from Ant and Lee and Adam...........
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Now now ladies... let's just say you're both virgins and end it here 
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