Maddix's Top Gear thread for all things car!

**St Charles Owl** · 11-09-2015, 20:47

(11-09-2015, 20:32)Thurnscoe_OWL Wrote: 20% VAT and there's talk of it going up further as well

Only difference for you is that VAT is included in the price you see on the window, over here the price you see does not include tax and that is then added, so you need to be aware that the total will always be higher than what is written down.

Maddix · 11-09-2015, 22:09

So how much do you lot pay for fuel ?

I'm currently paying £1.057 per litre (roughly £4.85 a gallon) for diesel so economy is one of our first thoughts when buying a car in the Motherland. My new 2.2L I-DTEC (or summat like that) is alleged to do a combined 67.3 MPG (funny how the twats sell us fuel in litres then quote mileages in gallons Angry

) but it will do 0-60 in 8 seconds Thumb up

and has a top speed of 135 MPH Thumb up

I haven't tested the 135 MPH yet as the wife thinks the speed bumps near us will ruin the suspension and there is a 20 MPH zone just round the corner Angry

**St Charles Owl** · (This post was last modified: 11-09-2015, 22:15 by St Charles Owl.)

I was talking to my daughter about fuel prices yesterday. Currently here in California I am paying $2.99 per US gallon for unleaded. That equates to 3.7 litres and therefore about 50p per litre, and we are the most expensive state in the US for petrol. My daughter is at college in Missouri and she is paying $1.99 per US gallon, so about 34p per litre. I am sure Stateside is paying a similar price to that, Washington might be nearer the CA prices.

Maddix · (This post was last modified: 11-09-2015, 22:20 by Maddix.)

I'd completely forgotten that you don't even have proper gallons over there Doh

Am I right in thinking that a US gallon equates to about three quarters of an English gallon Huh

Yours is 6 pints and ours is 8 Huh

consilio · 11-09-2015, 22:29

(11-09-2015, 22:09)Maddix Wrote: So how much do you lot pay for fuel ?

I'm currently paying £1.057 per litre (roughly £4.85 a gallon) for diesel so economy is one of our first thoughts when buying a car in the Motherland. My new 2.2L I-DTEC (or summat like that) is alleged to do a combined 67.3 MPG (funny how the twats sell us fuel in litres then quote mileages in gallons ) but it will do 0-60 in 8 seconds and has a top speed of 135 MPH

I haven't tested the 135 MPH yet as the wife thinks the speed bumps near us will ruin the suspension and there is a 20 MPH zone just round the corner

You will never get any where near that to the gallon, unless you drive like my Dad Wink

**St Charles Owl** · 11-09-2015, 22:35

(11-09-2015, 22:19)Maddix Wrote: I'd completely forgotten that you don't even have proper gallons over there

Am I right in thinking that a US gallon equates to about three quarters of an English gallon Yours is 6 pints and ours is 8

All I know is a UK gallon is 4.5 litres and a US one is 3.7 litres

Maddix · (This post was last modified: 11-09-2015, 23:15 by Maddix.)

(11-09-2015, 22:29)consilio Wrote:
(11-09-2015, 22:09)Maddix Wrote: So how much do you lot pay for fuel ?

I'm currently paying £1.057 per litre (roughly £4.85 a gallon) for diesel so economy is one of our first thoughts when buying a car in the Motherland. My new 2.2L I-DTEC (or summat like that) is alleged to do a combined 67.3 MPG (funny how the twats sell us fuel in litres then quote mileages in gallons ) but it will do 0-60 in 8 seconds and has a top speed of 135 MPH

I haven't tested the 135 MPH yet as the wife thinks the speed bumps near us will ruin the suspension and there is a 20 MPH zone just round the corner

You will never get any where near that to the gallon, unless you drive like my Dad

That's why I said alleged Whistle

SC05 WFC is available Thumb up

Charlie, move back to England and buy it Whistle

http://www.nationalnumbers.co.uk/?cont=s...wfc&age=64

OWL 1 is up for £82588 Confused

Imre varadi · 12-09-2015, 15:58

Ive been here in merida for 1 year now and before this id driven for 20 odd years without as much as a scratch on my cars !! friday i smashed a motorbike and the side of my car to pieces and this is the third crash ive had in 3 months ? ive lost the bumper and replaced it !! and broke the damn thing again becuase women cant understand what the accelorater is ?? and all they use is the xxxx break peddle !!!!

Completly angry as xxxx with these thick xxxx from merida who are the worst xxxx drivers in the world believe me !!!

**St Charles Owl** · 12-09-2015, 20:59

(11-09-2015, 22:38)Maddix Wrote:
(11-09-2015, 22:29)consilio Wrote:
(11-09-2015, 22:09)Maddix Wrote: So how much do you lot pay for fuel ?

I'm currently paying £1.057 per litre (roughly £4.85 a gallon) for diesel so economy is one of our first thoughts when buying a car in the Motherland. My new 2.2L I-DTEC (or summat like that) is alleged to do a combined 67.3 MPG (funny how the twats sell us fuel in litres then quote mileages in gallons ) but it will do 0-60 in 8 seconds and has a top speed of 135 MPH

I haven't tested the 135 MPH yet as the wife thinks the speed bumps near us will ruin the suspension and there is a 20 MPH zone just round the corner

You will never get any where near that to the gallon, unless you drive like my Dad

That's why I said alleged

SC05 WFC is available Charlie, move back to England and buy it

http://www.nationalnumbers.co.uk/?cont=s...wfc&age=64

OWL 1 is up for £82588

Wow, over here I am amazed they haven't realized the potential of selling personalized plates!! Assuming OWL 1 is not being used here in CA, it would cost about $150 (90 quid) to get that license plate!!! And of course it would be available in each state as well.

Maddix · (This post was last modified: 12-09-2015, 21:12 by Maddix.)

Start a new business mate Thumb up

and don't forget my 10% Whistle

Getting roughly 55 MPG at the moment Thumb up

but I haven't been on a cruise yet and I drove the 36 miles home after buying it with the climate control blasting at 30 degrees and the windows open because I couldn't work out how to switch it off while doing 70 odd on the M62 Doh