On Tuesday, 7 March 2017 14:02:34 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
tim... wrote:


"harry" wrote in message
...
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.


There is no oil, oil filters, air filters, clutch, exhaust, gearbox to change. No dynamo/alternator/starter motor.
And the brakes get negligible use.
The only consumable is tyres.

No road tax, subsidised purchase price.
I keep my cars for along time to minimise depreciation and buy them around a year old.

The big snag with electric cars is no ****er knows how to fix them.
Seems to be the same for all manufacturers.