Price of petrol...

Originally Posted by wheelnut

It worries me that I spend £350 a day on my truck fuel But I do remember when petrol for my bike was below 5 shillings a gallon

and we still had change from a farthing for a bag of chips and a penny whistle and the taxi home...

Originally Posted by Quiff Wichard

and we still had change from a farthing for a bag of chips and a penny whistle and the taxi home...

You had it easy :P We had to come home on charabang

wen i passed my driving test leaded was 41p a litre

ok so im slightly old now

[northwind]

My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that's the way I likes it.

Originally Posted by timwilky

No I can't it is a company car, so I pay tax on a car that I need as I drive over 30,000 business miles a year at an extortionate rate. In the past the goverment took the view that it was not really a perk as much as a tool of the trade, now grabbing Brown stings me for £1650 in extra tax I pay for simply having the thing parked outside the house. with the out of kilter allowances I estimate I am also out of pocket by a further 1p/mile or £300/year. It is so tempting to up the milage on my expense claims simply to cover the actual cost.

Aah, I thought it was your private vehicle you were using. Luckily with my company we get a fuelcard that I put all my petrol on and they just work out the average rate per mile (usually about 10.5p) and times it by the number of private miles I've done and deduct it from my salary. This means I am encouraged to drive sensibly at all times so the rate per mile is lower and thus reflected in lower private miles cost. The tax on the car is ridiculous though I agree.

My company also forces me to have the car as I do lots of miles, people driving over 10,000 business miles a year are not allowed to 'opt out' and buy a car of their own choice but instead have to have one from our approved suppliers. To be fair they're not bad though. I just customised mine slightly with a 'my other car is a motorcycle' sticker! :P

Originally Posted by Skip

Mazda RX7
Range Rover V8

Err - apart from the usual big CC petrol 4x4s I cant think what it could be...

And the newer Rx-8 only manages 22mpg - if you're careful.

ah the beauty of the rotary engine

Originally Posted by Jools'SV Now

And the newer Rx-8 only manages 22mpg - if you're careful.

ah the beauty of the rotary engine

Ah, but what you have to remember is that the Mazda is using the fuel to keep the rotor tips cool; motive power is just a happy by-product!

Originally Posted by Jools'SV Now

And the newer Rx-8 only manages 22mpg - if you're careful.

ah the beauty of the rotary engine

they use oil quite well aswell! my mates got the met blue one 225bhp? who cares how much it uses fuel when it looks that good.