Gas Prices

SimonWright · **Posted:** Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:53 pm

Think prices are high here? I just checked and petrol in the UK costs about 96p per litre. That's $6.48 per US gallon !

:shock:

14 gallons in my WRX = $90 to "fill 'er up".

Simon

Keith Vail · **Posted:** Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:47 pm

If gas prices continue going up I might need to sell the WRX and get something better on gas. This 25 mpg on Premium fuel when you drive 80 miles is getting expensive.

MartynWheeler · **Joined:** Mon Jan 02, 2006 9:30 pm **Posts:** 303

Hm. Someone else gets all their news from the BBC website too, eh?

My back of the envelope calculations made it about $7 a US gallon, however. I'll take your increased precision to indicate that envelopes weren't involved in your case. :wink:

But the answer to this problem is never to get rid of vehicles, it's always an excuse to get more. It just means you need something in addition to the WRX. In my case, the Harley gets somewhere between 40-55 mpg, although it's drinking premium too. My rule of thumb is I spend about $10 whenever I top it up.

I have no idea what mileage the TA gets. I just fill it up when it demands more and don't even bother to look at the pump. Not much point in worrying about it when I'm going to fill it up regardless of what it costs.

Keith Vail · **Posted:** Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:18 pm

MartynWheeler wrote:

But the answer to this problem is never to get rid of vehicles, it's always an excuse to get more. It just means you need something in addition to the WRX.

I would normally agree with your but when you already own three cars it starts becoming an issue. :lol:

The miata doesn't get daily driven and the Legacy is even questionable if I will put it on the road since it is strictly a rallycross car and I have use of a diesel truck and trailer to tow to events.

Wes Eargle · **Joined:** Mon Oct 27, 2003 9:47 am **Posts:** 3683

Somebody's got to pay for the "free" government health care. :roll:

Dustin Fredrickson · **Posted:** Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:15 pm

Just one more reason to keep the CRX around. 2 seats and 92chp of fun. Still gets close to 40mpg at 166k miles.

jimpastorius · **Posted:** Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:52 am

My BMW gets 50 mpg and is a blast to drive. Oh and I just found out that BMW makes cars too. Imagine my surprise.

Jason Mauldin · **Posted:** Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:09 am

jimpastorius wrote:

My BMW gets 50 mpg and is a blast to drive. Oh and I just found out that BMW makes cars too. Imagine my surprise.

Whoa, so you own a vehicle that doesn't have a v8? :shock:

Vincent Keene · **Posted:** Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:17 am

Everytime I visit the pump these days in our Miata people always say "I'll bet that little car is good on gas". Well compared to a Suburban maybe. At least all of our car use 87 octane.

Vincent Keene · **Posted:** Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:18 am

SimonWright wrote:

Think prices are high here? I just checked and petrol in the UK costs about 96p per litre. That's $6.48 per US gallon !

That's just it Simon, "petrol" costs more than gas everywhere. :lol:

jimpastorius · **Posted:** Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:09 am

Jason Mauldin wrote:

jimpastorius wrote:

My BMW gets 50 mpg and is a blast to drive. Oh and I just found out that BMW makes cars too. Imagine my surprise.

Whoa, so you own a vehicle that doesn't have a v8? :shock:

I got the extremes now...V8's and single cylinder. My life is all about black and white!

What they say is true...the two happiest days in a man's life are the day he buys a boat and the day he sells it!!!!!

Graham Jagger · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 12:53 am **Posts:** 1718

jimpastorius wrote:

What they say is true...the two happiest days in a man's life are the day he buys a boat and the day he sells it!!!!!

So you finally sold it! I'd have to agree with that. Mine was a blast when the kids were teens and we were out on it all the time. Once that ended I couldn't wait to sell it off. They can be money pits...

Patrice Bousquet · **Posted:** Fri Apr 28, 2006 2:53 pm

For a more depressive note did some of you check what kind of MPG you are getting on the racetrack?
Last year at VIR-N, I check using my 5 gal. cans and the Porsche seem to be around 8-9 mpg

Patrice

SimonWright · **Posted:** Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:26 pm

Yup, that's about what I was getting. It's amazing how much fuel you can burn when you're on boost most of the time.

Simon

Rich Anderson · **Posted:** Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:41 pm

SimonWright wrote:

Yup, that's about what I was getting. It's amazing how much fuel you can burn when you're on boost most of the time.

Simon

Who needs boost? I get 11-12 out of my Focus which, need I remind you, is an economy car! I checked twice, now I don't any more. Who needs to know?

My advantage is that I am slow so I do fewer miles! :lol2:

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