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Title: Gas Economy, Wolves to Kent and Back
Post by: JueV6 on 07 October 2008, 21:30:09

I filled up with gas just before I left Wolverhampton on Sunday night.

60 litres = full tank
plus £10 of the expensive stuff for starting

M54->M6->M1->M25->A2
80-90 most of the way, MID said 68mph avg when I arrived at the hospital

Put 25 litres in just to be sure I got home.

These are the MID readings.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/juedu2/cdx/108_5320.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/juedu2/cdx/108_5321.jpg)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/juedu2/cdx/108_5319.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/juedu2/cdx/108_5318.jpg)

Is that GOOD or BAD :question :question

Title: Re: Gas Economy, Wolves to Kent and Back
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 07 October 2008, 21:38:24

I'd be more than happy with that Jue, as I had similiar, but not so good (31 mpg) up to & down from Blackpool recently. :y :y :y

Title: Re: Gas Economy, Wolves to Kent and Back
Post by: Del Boy on 07 October 2008, 21:38:50

Not too bad.

Title: Re: Gas Economy, Wolves to Kent and Back
Post by: Entwood on 07 October 2008, 21:39:13

If your computer is like mine .. it still calculates thinking you are running on petrol .. not LPG ... gives an indication of how heavy the right foot is though !! The only way to do it accurately is to note the mileage everytime you fill up with gas. I zero the speedo trip meter every time as that gives a more accurate indication of what I have left than the daft LPG LED's .. I know I get nearly 300 miles solo, just under 200 miles towing .. so I can judge when to fill up.

As a sad git I'm running a spreadsheet on the costs/eceonomy of running on gas .. :)

Title: Re: Gas Economy, Wolves to Kent and Back
Post by: TheBoy on 07 October 2008, 21:42:48

LOL, hope you had a better trip out of Wolves than I did.  Sat on M40 with handbrake on for over an hour, no apparent reason (roadworks, 3 lanes into 3 narrower lanes).

The air was blue Saturday night ;D

Title: Re: Gas Economy, Wolves to Kent and Back
Post by: willyboy on 07 October 2008, 22:07:41

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LOL, hope you had a better trip out of Wolves than I did.  Sat on M40 with handbrake on for over an hour, no apparent reason (roadworks, 3 lanes into 3 narrower lanes).

The air was blue Saturday night ;D

Blue Light !!! ;D ;D

Title: Re: Gas Economy, Wolves to Kent and Back
Post by: JueV6 on 08 October 2008, 00:11:51

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I'd be more than happy with that Jue, as I had similiar, but not so good (31 mpg) up to & down from Blackpool recently. :y :y :y

160 miles each way so the rest was back and forth to the hospital, 30 mph
so work that out

404-320=84
84 miles of "normal speeds"
320 miles of "Motorway speeds"

I don't think thats a bad avg speed and MPG :y :y

Title: Re: Gas Economy, Wolves to Kent and Back
Post by: ian6pot on 08 October 2008, 01:55:32

Radio 2.....Top station :y :y :y :y