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tim... wrote:
"harry" wrote in message
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On Monday, 6 March 2017 12:13:50 UTC, Tim Watts wrote:
On 06/03/17 09:45, tim... wrote:
[1] my own figures for when I ran a diesel was 66 mpg on long runs, 32
mpg for town driving - this predated turbo diesel, the addition of
which
makes the numbers a bit closer
My car is horrible around town (26 mpg) but I have a run to Devon next
month so that should be interesting.
I have one car that costs nothing to run in Summer.
really?
summer driving doesn't wear out your tyres (or accumulate miles towards
the next service)
Neat!
The harry principle - very common with others too - of taking fuel costs
as the only one with a car. When depreciation can be the biggest one. Or
in his case, the cost of a new battery.
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