[Fot] Mileage bragging

[Bill Babcock]

'm sure they'll spend the windfall wisely. I've always been surprised  
at the mileage I get from my 360 Spider. Modern cars do pretty well  
even when there's 400 ponies under the hood. The wonders of fuel  
injection and ECUs
On Jun 7, 2008, at 12:37 PM, Keith Files wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> Here is the view from the other side of the pond.
>
> Currently diesel is at #5.91 per gallon; that is approx $11 per  
> gallon of
> which the Government nets around $7 per gallon. The UK Government is  
> getting
> a massive tax windfall with the rising oil price (not to mention the  
> profits
> from Brent crude) and they are still thinking about introducing  
> further
> increases on fuel tax soon!!!!
>
> Unleaded is around $10 per gallon.
>
> I used to run a 4.7 litre Jeep Grand Cherokee on LPG and Petrol;  
> towing I
> got 13 mpg and commuting in and out of London 17 mpg at $5 per  
> gallon for
> LPG that made sense to me (sold it because it blew the head gaskets  
> for the
> second time in 6 months and the repair costs were horrendous).
>
> I run a Land Rover Discovery 3 on diesel now and get 19 mpg towing  
> and 25
> mpg commuting (the self levelling air suspension is something else  
> when you
> are towing).
>
> I also run an Audi A4 diesel that gives me 64 mpg on the motorways;  
> I use
> this car for the long hauls (well long by our standards).
>
> I also run a Porsche GT3 on the days when I want some fun;  
> surprisingly even
> when driven hard still gives 23 mpg and 28mpg when cruising on the  
> motorways
> or autobahns...
>
> Cheers, Keith.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fot-bounces+keithfiles=btinternet.com at autox.team.net
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> Sent: 07 June 2008 00:17
> To: kaskas at cox.net; fot at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Mileage bragging
>
> There are current attempts to have fuel awareness in  racing:
>
> We have the TDI cup. All VW Turbo Direct Injection spec cars.
>
> Audi diesel in the LeMans series.
>
> Indy Car is 100% Ethanol.
>
> I like to think that the whole Sports Car Racing thing started by
> enthusiasts who first decided it was better to have a small fuel  
> efficient
> car  and we
> saved so much gas that we are owed the credits to go racing with.
>
> That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
>
> Dave Y.
>
>
>
>
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