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[Entwood]

Without going into the detail ....

Estimated petrol costs  = 26.37 pence /mile

Actual LPG costs = 15.73 pence / mile

Saving 10.64 pence / mile or 40.35%

So .. in 2 months, 1907 miles I have saved £202.83

The estimated costs are based on 18 mpg towing, 23 mpg solo and an AVERAGE cost of petrol of 118.9 pence/litre

To me it just proves I made the right decision, LPG is costing me 57.4 p/ltr locally, although on the way to the lakes meet I got it for 52.9 at Morrisons in Leyland

[tunnie]

30mpg is quite respectable mpg, you won't get much more unless you go tin can size.

Talking Corsa / Punto ect, friend of mine has a 55 plate Punto, gets 50mpg everyware in it.

Its no omega though, when i go on holidays, my car has to be used as it can take 4 people and 4 lots of luggage.

[Darth Loo-knee]

Anyone else feel like parting with their car for something that runs a fair bit more economically??

At an average of 29.9mpg since I have had her (6 months), I am finding the rising fuel costs a tad crippling, and as such am considering selling my rather lovely Omega for something a little less juicy.  Fuel has gone up over 20% since I bought the car, it's way beyond a joke now.

 :-? I wish
No sorry but have bought a motorbike to hopefully save some money on fuel when going to work

[Essex_Andy]

A common thing with lower mpg seems autos???

My 2.5 manual returns anything from 25 to 32 mpg depending on how I drive it.

The wife's 1.6 Focus averages mid to high 30s.

For the size weight  comfort available load space v 25 to 32mpg even at present costs etc I'm keeping my mig until Gormless Brown raises road taxes too high...then I might get a tax exempt 2500PI Estate and transplant Mig drive train!!!

[Danny]

I have LPG, but will still be downgrading

i need to sacrifice the overall running costs, maintainence, tax and insurance, to invest in a nest for me and my lovely future-wife

[Vamps]

I have LPG, but will still be downgrading

i need to sacrifice the overall running costs, maintainence, tax and insurance, to invest in a nest for me and my lovely future-wife

But you have over 5000, makes you gay.
Or did you mean to say 'Partner'  

[Debs.]

I have LPG, but will still be downgrading

i need to sacrifice the overall running costs, maintainence, tax and insurance, to invest in a nest for me and my lovely future-wife

But you have over 5000, makes you gay.
Or did you mean to say 'Partner'  

  You can`t say that Mike....it`s "Significant other" these days.

Anyway, 'partner' sounds like what gay cowboys call each other!

[Vamps]

I have LPG, but will still be downgrading

i need to sacrifice the overall running costs, maintainence, tax and insurance, to invest in a nest for me and my lovely future-wife

But you have over 5000, makes you gay.
Or did you mean to say 'Partner'  

  You can`t say that Mike....it`s [i]"Significant other"[/i] these days.

Anyway, 'partner' sounds like what gay cowboys call each other!

Sorry, I should have know better.

[theowletman]

I put £10 of diesel in yesterday, I got 7.2 litres, just over a gallon and a half. As much as I love Omegas the next one will have to be diesel, manual, a 2.2, and very cheap to buy. The oveall cost is very important and that includes the purchase price. Currently waiting on just such a car. I work in used car sales and nobody is buying big cars, consequently they are plummeting in value.

[Essex_Andy]

I work in used car sales and nobody is buying big cars, consequently they are plummeting in value.

I was a car sales exec and business manager from 2003 to 2006.

I miss the company car but sod all else....more money and less stress driving my petrol tanker!!!!!

[HNO3GOH]

Anyone else feel like parting with their car for something that runs a fair bit more economically??

At an average of 29.9mpg since I have had her (6 months), I am finding the rising fuel costs a tad crippling, and as such am considering selling my rather lovely Omega for something a little less juicy.  Fuel has gone up over 20% since I bought the car, it's way beyond a joke now.

Ride it out cos the fuel has to come down at some point. Some members may now think i am on the glue but i do think it will plus the bigger cars are not selling well at the mo so you could stand to loose a lot of money selling it just to buy a car that you might not like and try to save £10 a week on fuel.
Have a good long think about it but i can tell you now my two migs are staying

[albitz]

I work in used car sales and nobody is buying big cars, consequently they are plummeting in value.

I was a car sales exec and business manager from 2003 to 2006.

I miss the company car but sod all else....more money and less stress driving my petrol tanker!!!!!

any time your in the area andy call in for a cuppa,make sure your driving the tanker and i will make sure i have lots of 45 gallon drums in the garden.

[Richie London]

i refuse to change just so that smug ugly bast'd brown can get his own way, my rd tax is due end of this month, and im paying it, well i cant drive the car if i dont  

im earning the same money i was 10 yrs ago, my bills arent the same as they were 10 yrs ago, im doing the same hrs, 84 a week, 14 on 2 off. and ive break all to show for it.  thanks labour  

[Richie London]

I have LPG, but will still be downgrading

i need to sacrifice the overall running costs, maintainence, tax and insurance, to invest in a nest for me and my lovely future-wife

But you have over 5000, makes you gay.
Or did you mean to say 'Partner'  

  You can`t say that Mike....it`s "Significant other" these days.

Anyway, 'partner' sounds like what gay cowboys call each other!

wasnt chief brown tongue well hung for rogering roy. or was it roy rogers  

[Debs.]

I have LPG, but will still be downgrading

i need to sacrifice the overall running costs, maintainence, tax and insurance, to invest in a nest for me and my lovely future-wife

But you have over 5000, makes you gay.
Or did you mean to say 'Partner'  

  You can`t say that Mike....it`s "Significant other" these days.

Anyway, 'partner' sounds like what gay cowboys call each other!

wasnt chief brown tongue well hung for rogering roy. or was it roy rogers  

Yup! (?)