OH FECK.

[Beemer-5]

I just filled the tank of our rental car and it's worked out at 8.4 mpg.
OOPS!

(Chevvy 4x4 6.0 V8).

[Beemer-5]

But today it did 14.1 mpg on the interstate!

[dc53]

At least petrol isn't as high over there.

[Beemer-5]

I have been paying $2.35 here, so even with the rubbish exchange rate, around 1 pound sixty five pence, plus some for the smaller gallon here, so say 1 pound ninety pence.
1-90!

Against our 5 pounds a gallon!

No wonder so many people drive tuned V8s over here.

The consumptiopn is worse than it should be because i am really enjoying nailing this thing at every opportunity.
The low gears and 6.0 V8 grunt means it goes way better than i expected, especially from a start.

[The Tea Boy]

Ian, you could just be the man myself and V15ben need to talk to as we are planning a little travel over to the usa next august to goto the speed trials at the salt flats and will be wanting to hire something with a bit of go so my question is.....

a) Have you been?
b) Whats the costs like in hiring something with a bit of go?
c) Where to go what to do
d) anything else?

Thanks

Matt

[v15ben]

Something thirsty that will do 140-150mph on the run up to the pitlane at Bonneville naturally

[Polarbert]

If you're under 25 you'll have to pay an additional daily premium on top of whatever the rental costs are.

I think a Corvette for three weeks was £1200

[The Tea Boy]

Polarbert said:

If you're under 25 you'll have to pay an additional daily premium on top of whatever the rental costs are.

I think a Corvette for three weeks was £1200

Im unlucky enough to be over 25

[v15ben]

The Tea Boy said:

Polarbert said:

If you're under 25 you'll have to pay an additional daily premium on top of whatever the rental costs are.

I think a Corvette for three weeks was £1200

Im unlucky enough to be over 25

Old Git

[volospian]

I get about 10mpg on average.

[Beemer-5]

I had a quick look, just now and it seems that anything more than a large sedan or mid-size suv, is going to cost you around £400 per week.

The excess is very high indeed if you are under 30.

The place i saw this week, with a Mustang V8 for hire, has £1,000 excess and costs circa £80 a day to rent.

The only top speed testing i did was at a dry lake in California, but that was three times in the 1980s through a club which had hired it for the weekend.

[Beemer-5]

The Trail Blazer did 19.5 mpg last tankful.