A bit of maths help please...

[BUG4LIFE]

Just to double check my figures, please could someone work out the following for me please?

The cost in pounds and pence of a petrol car, doing 32mpg, to cover 350 miles with a petrol cost of 134.9p a litre.

And; the cost of a diesel car, doing 52mpg, to cover 350 miles with a diesel cost of 140.9p a litre.

Ta

[bikemonster]

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Or possibly 288.

[Slinky]

Have a play with this...

http://www.fuel-economy.co.uk/calc.shtml

[McSam]

£67.13 in the petrol car, £43.15 in the diesel (using a UK gallon of 4.55 litres).

HTH

[Accumul8]

Petrol car - £67.05

Diesel car - £43.09

ETA: Beaten to it!

[sebhaque]

350 miles @ 32mpg is 10.9375 gallons.
1 gallon is 4.546 litres.
(4.546 x 1.349) x 10.9375
£67.07

350 miles @ 52 mpg is 6.73 gallons.
(4.546 x 1.409) x 6.73
£43.10

HTH

ETA you bastids

[StottyZr]

350/32 = How many gallons of fuel will be used = 10.9375

10.9375*4.55 = How many litres of fuel will be used = 49.765625

49.765625*1.349 = Cost = £67.13

[BUG4LIFE]

Slinky said:

Have a play with this...

http://www.fuel-economy.co.uk/calc.shtml

Sweet, cheers.

And thanks guys, I have been working it out correctly

[BUG4LIFE]

Buying a diesel edges ever closer

Though that does mean more beer and gadget money

[McSam]

Gotcha, guys

Ah, but don't forget the key word in that sentence - buying a diesel. That's a lot of 350-mile trips at a difference of £24 a time to justify the purchase..

At least, that's what I try telling myself

[jamesson]

McSam said:

Gotcha, guys

Ah, but don't forget the key word in that sentence - buying a diesel. That's a lot of 350-mile trips at a difference of £24 a time to justify the purchase..

At least, that's what I try telling myself

Until you need a new turbo.

[McSam]

jamesson said:

Until you need a new turbo.

That seems quite unlikely for me right now?

[mcflurry]

jamesson said:

Until you need a new turbo.

DPF's aren't cheap apparently either ...