Anyone done the sums ?
Anyone done the sums ?
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phillpot

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17,510 posts

212 months

Tuesday 10th May 2011
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Total mileage door to door (including little detour to Blackpool) 1463 and near as damn it 28mpg average.

Probably of no interest to anybody but have done 9500 miles in last 2 years.

Cars had a good clean today, only "issue" I've found is a lot of oil on silencer and propshaft, looks like gearbox rear oil seal is my next job.

Stew Mc

401 posts

202 months

Wednesday 11th May 2011
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Hi Mike.
We did about 1500 miles in total but had an extra day. As for MPG, I gave up counting how much I spent on fuel as it seemed better not to know. 28 to the gallon seems good so I will presume mine was about the same.
Made an effort to remove all sweets from the car as after the Euro trip, I left a few lurking in the glove box and under the seats. After winter it was not a pretty site. yikes

Barry S1

1,709 posts

218 months

Wednesday 11th May 2011
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Hi we did 1850 miles £350 ish in petrol 1 Lt water 50 p and
small amount of brake fluid donated by Mike
money well spent i think

Longers

4,505 posts

257 months

Wednesday 11th May 2011
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Fuel = £0
Beer = £0
100's of text messages over the weekend with some of you on the trip = £yikes

Barry S1

1,709 posts

218 months

Wednesday 11th May 2011
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You got a lot of catching up to do i think S Club will be good
this year if you don't remember it it wont be because you weren't there

AndrewS2

334 posts

193 months

Wednesday 11th May 2011
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Milage: 1224

MPG: 27.5

Fuel Cost: £347.95

Beer Cost: its rude to count beer

Smiles to the gallon? 1,000,000 biggrin

AndrewS2

334 posts

193 months

Wednesday 11th May 2011
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phillpot said:
looks like gearbox rear oil seal is my next job.
Mike- I bought one of these when I took out my prop shaft, then chickened out because I was really nervous about how to get the old one out. Reckon mine leaks a bit but not been under to see if its sealed worse now I've had the prop on and off.

Would be really interested if and when you do the job how you go about getting the old seal out without damaging the gear box casing.

Andy

tozerman

1,335 posts

256 months

Thursday 12th May 2011
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AndrewS2 said:
Milage: 1224

MPG: 27.5

Fuel Cost: £347.95
That is a huge fuel cost for 1224 miles yikes

Edited by tozerman on Thursday 12th May 09:16

AndrewS2

334 posts

193 months

Thursday 12th May 2011
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tozerman said:
That is a huge fuel cost for 1224 miles yikes

Edited by tozerman on Thursday 12th May 09:16
Got a full tank left inc. 2 gallon cans and it was empty at the beginning so deduct £70. And consider its at remote scotland prices (~146.9).

155.9 in Durness but didn't buy any smile

Barkychoc

7,848 posts

233 months

Thursday 12th May 2011
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tozerman said:
AndrewS2 said:
Milage: 1224

MPG: 27.5

Fuel Cost: £347.95
That is a huge fuel cost for 1224 miles yikes
Not sure I agree - it would have been over £200 in my Civic! Another £100 or so doesn't seen too excessive to me for the smiles to the gallon.