Joe
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Registered: 20th Jun 04
Location: Hesketh Bank, Lancashire
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quote: Originally posted by corsa_tomtom
quote: Originally posted by Joe
73.2 mpg
I thought i'd join in with the I get high mpg cool crew
[Edited on 02-06-2008 by Joe]
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lil_g
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Registered: 29th Oct 06
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I drove all the way to york and back on saturday, on one tank of petrol
Was a constant 80mph roughly, with some bursts of silly speeds
430miles to a full tank, roughly 44mpg
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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quote: Originally posted by lil_g
I drove all the way to york and back on saturday, on one tank of petrol
Was a constant 80mph roughly, with some bursts of silly speeds
430miles to a full tank, roughly 44mpg
I need to do some motorway driving
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Gareth
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Registered: 2nd Mar 00
Location: Derby, Drives: EVO VIII MR & pug 308
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getting close to £70 to fill my octavia now
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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quote: Originally posted by lil_g
I drove all the way to york and back on saturday, on one tank of petrol
Was a constant 80mph roughly, with some bursts of silly speeds
430miles to a full tank, roughly 44mpg
Lets all get XE's with no cats and save the planet
Mine gets about 35mpg with mostly sensible driving with a few slip road blats
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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lil_g
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Registered: 29th Oct 06
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It's the way to go Gav
I bet I could have got much better if I'd have sat at 70mph all the way, but it's impossible in the XE, it urges you on...
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JonnyJ
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Registered: 23rd Sep 05
Location: Scotchland
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You would have got more mpg with a boot in the back mate
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Tommy L
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Northampton Drives: Audi wagon
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I dont even see that sort mpg gregg
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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£60 to fill my golf, that lasts me a week, It was less than £50 when I bought it 7 months ago.
Of the 30p or whatever dervs went up in thwe last 12 months, only roughly 10p a litre represents product increase, the other 20p is the duty/tax that gets lumped on! So so so gay!!
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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quote: Originally posted by lil_g
It's the way to go Gav
I bet I could have got much better if I'd have sat at 70mph all the way, but it's impossible in the XE, it urges you on...
Yer I reckon I could get above 40mpg if I went on a motorway and was sensible. Not very good at the eco driving stuff though as my car is set up with all the power over 4000rpm
MPG compition on the way to PVS anyone? Will be safer then last years highest speed challange that seemed to be taking place
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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quote: Originally posted by Colin
Of the 30p or whatever dervs went up in thwe last 12 months, only roughly 10p a litre represents product increase, the other 20p is the duty/tax that gets lumped on! So so so gay!!
So when the price of actual oil goes up, so does the duty? i.e. the duty hasn't stayed constant?
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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VAT is a %
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DannyB
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Registered: 6th Feb 08
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1.32 for diesel in the garage up the road from me.
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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quote: Originally posted by John
VAT is a %
VAT and Duty is charged on fuel. I know VAT is a percentage, but wasn't sure about duty.
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Duty is a set figure afaik, although though the increase that all the time as well.
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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quote: Originally posted by deano87
quote: Originally posted by Colin
Of the 30p or whatever dervs went up in thwe last 12 months, only roughly 10p a litre represents product increase, the other 20p is the duty/tax that gets lumped on! So so so gay!!
So when the price of actual oil goes up, so does the duty? i.e. the duty hasn't stayed constant?
Duty's a % of the product cost, then that combined cost is taxed at 17.5%.
a 1p rise from the fuel supplier hits us for approx 3p in the wallet.
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lil_g
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Registered: 29th Oct 06
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quote: Originally posted by JonnyJ
You would have got more mpg with a boot in the back mate
I did on the way back
I will get that over to you When you free?
Tom - should have XE'd your corsa
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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quote: Originally posted by Colin
quote: Originally posted by deano87
quote: Originally posted by Colin
Of the 30p or whatever dervs went up in thwe last 12 months, only roughly 10p a litre represents product increase, the other 20p is the duty/tax that gets lumped on! So so so gay!!
So when the price of actual oil goes up, so does the duty? i.e. the duty hasn't stayed constant?
Duty's a % of the product cost, then that combined cost is taxed at 17.5%.
a 1p rise from the fuel supplier hits us for approx 3p in the wallet.
I never realised. I thought VAT was %, Duty was set at standard rate. Damn.
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S@M
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Registered: 3rd Oct 07
Location: East Yorkshire
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i do 50 miles a day and get 30mpg at 70 on motorway...
think i need a more economical car
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Duty surely can't be a percent, how could they be talking about raising it 2p if it was a %?
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Tommy L
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Northampton Drives: Audi wagon
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quote: Originally posted by lil_g
quote: Originally posted by JonnyJ
You would have got more mpg with a boot in the back mate
I did on the way back
I will get that over to you When you free?
Tom - should have XE'd your corsa
i'll xe the audi
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dan-sport
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Registered: 9th Oct 07
Location: Bushbury, West Midlands
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they need to set a fixed charge on fuel instead of a %.
and if their so eco get rid of them jags and turn up in a chuckle mobile haha
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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quote: Originally posted by John
Duty surely can't be a percent, how could they be talking about raising it 2p if it was a %?
That's what I thought. . .but then, if the rate of duty is 25% per £1, then raising the rate of duty will be 27% per £1. . .no wait, they talk in pence not percentage. My head hurts
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Fuck knows then I thought that was how it worked
Probably wrong as usual
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ChrisBoom
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Registered: 6th Dec 06
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£1.30? Pah 136.9 in my local, and 145.9 in a garage in wick
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