Bear in mind also that the fuel gauge is generally a moving iron type so does not read in a linear fashion. Modern ones of course may differ.Last time I filled up the family wagon it was £150.. I too fill it halfway now. The problem is the bottom of the tank is flat and it narrows at the top, so what is half the money, fills up about 1/3 of the tank.
Sucks.
It was much more than that in the UK by 1990. Something like twice that I think.I seem to recall 50p a gallon in the summer of 1977 when I had a 125cc bike, and a supermarket selling at 20p a litre in 1990
47 mpg, from petrol? What is it, a moped?
Great bike, mine used to eat rear bulbs but was economical in other ways.My old Ducati 350 which I tuned for torque and economy used to get from Truro to Folkestone on one tankful which was just under three and a half gallons.
Ah yes, it was 40p a litre - I recall it very well as I travelled up to Glasgow each week and used to fill up at the cheapest place in town.It was much more than that in the UK by 1990. Something like twice that I think.
That's impressive for a big car burning petrol. My Audi will do 45-48 mpg from diesel on a longish run, but it's 4WD and 3 litres, so it's never going to be as good as the 2L 4 pot diesels on economy.A 2022 1.5 litre, turbocharged petrol, Passat Estate. I’ve done a few longish journeys of 50mph each way.
Great bike, mine used to eat rear bulbs but was economical in other ways.
When I had my first bike, petrol was just under 7 pence a litre. Looking on the bright side, higher fuel prices helps with congestion as it tends to keep people off the road.
It's surprising how often the engine runs on two cylinders only. The dash tells me when this is happening, and in normal driving, whenever I'm using the throttle lightly, it's on 2 cylinders. I switch stop/start off every time, so I suppose I could eke out a fraction more there. Also, the way it drives would be familiar to a diesel driver. Left to its own devices, the engine spends a lot of time in the 1,500 to 2,000rpm range. Ok, it doesn't have the silly oomph of my old diesel Merc, but it revs higher, so it's perfectly ok really.That's impressive for a big car burning petrol. My Audi will do 45-48 mpg from diesel on a longish run, but it's 4WD and 3 litres, so it's never going to be as good as the 2L 4 pot diesels on economy.
Please don't tell me what I should have bought. It wasn't an option.You should have got the GTE.