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[luna_s]

reading the forums over at that site now - how odd heh ,

[luna_s]

the 1.4i i sold on for 200 quid with no tax, it actually looks quite clean there but it was certainly a shed

you can just see the diesel in stunning bluey purple in the background, ill get better pics soon

[TurboTomato]

Ant, nice wheels Luna - top marks for the missing hubcap shed detailing

[JG]

Ant's shed looks a lot more shed like now that he has owned it a year.

[cheeky_chops]

should of got involved with this last year - wasnt planning to still be at same company for 9 months @100 miles a day On a plus point, rover is still going strong - MOT due in a month. What mpg are you getting? And how much is a gallon costing given your mix? Rover returns 43mpg, so about 10ppm, or £51per week

[D1.220]

Got a 1997 106 diesel recently. wonder if it possible to be a vegetarian ?? Try buying a corsa td, but its so rare on the market, so what the other cars can be a vegetarian without mods or breaking bank?? regards jay

[JG]

should of got involved with this last year - wasnt planning to still be at same company for 9 months @100 miles a day On a plus point, rover is still going strong - MOT due in a month.

What mpg are you getting? And how much is a gallon costing given your mix? Rover returns 43mpg, so about 10ppm, or £51per week

I get 65 from the corsa on dinodiesel (forcourt)
and 60 from it on veg unless i use the motorway in which case it can go down to around 50

Veg oil has a lower calorific value than dinodiesel so you would probably find that you use a little more. Ant seems to use more veg than dino too, and he does a lot of motorway miles.

Anyway,

In the summer we can run on 100% veg. Idle is a little lumpy until warm. I cut it with 5% pertrol. The reason for this is that it is thought that the petrol cleans the build up of cooling veg fat on the injectors which happens when the car is turned off.

In the winter and bellow 10 degrees you have to increase the amount of petrol you cut it with to thin the veg.

so costs:
the 5% petrol is negligable.
so in the summer 51p per litre = £2.31 per gallon. at 55mpg (the lower one) equates to 4.2p per mile. i think mine actually costs a little less.

in the winter. running at 10-15% petrol
a litre will cost you 55.9p =4.6p per mile.

As i think i mentioned in another thread, in a moment of bordom the other day i worked that if you take everything into account (buy price, tax, ins, service, tyres etc etc etc) my vx comes out at £1.95 a mile and the corsa comes in a frankly absurd 6.4p per mile. And the corsa can't depreciate. Infact i could double my money tomorrow so it is apreciating.

ps just to add. It would save you £29.5 per week or 1,538 quid a year cheeky. As Ant says, the savings actually (will) allow us to run the vx (insurance, tax, service, MOT, tyres) equivalent to FOC.

Edited by JamesGray, 18 July 2007 - 11:27 AM.

[JG]

Gold find this evening. Local tesco had 8, 10 litre cartons (the cheapest), i also got a couple of cans 2 cartons went in the car the others look silly in my garage...

[Jaysith]

could you join costco (sp?) and buy massive bulk of the oil mega cheap?

[Winstar]

could you join costco (sp?) and buy massive bulk of the oil mega cheap?

I checked costco the other weekend, it was 52p/l in 20L drums

[Winstar]

alternatively, if you're feeling flush a merc 190 2.5/ 2.5td will be bulletproof, or an e300d if you're feeling VERY well off

the merc engine is the best for veg. the w115 model derivative is SERIOUSLY sought after because of this. basically any merc that says "diesel" or "turbodiesel" on the back from the 80s is a surefire hit, anything PRE- cdi engine

Does that include the 190D 2.0 as well as the 2.5? I've seen a couple of those going for the type of money I'd get for my Punto. Quite fancy an old merc after seeing fluffy's, although it'll depend on the insurance quote.

[cheeky_chops]

so costs:
the 5% petrol is negligable.
so in the summer 51p per litre = £2.31 per gallon. at 55mpg (the lower one) equates to 4.2p per mile. i think mine actually costs a little less.

in the winter. running at 10-15% petrol
a litre will cost you 55.9p =4.6p per mile.

ps just to add. It would save you £29.5 per week or 1,538 quid a year cheeky. As Ant says, the savings actually (will) allow us to run the vx (insurance, tax, service, MOT, tyres) equivalent to FOC.

Hmmm. £120 a month is a healthy saving! But still in the same position - I want to leave current job to be closer to home. I am starting a business with some colleagues - can you be a director and look professional driving a shed to meetings?

[Winstar]

so costs:
the 5% petrol is negligable.
so in the summer 51p per litre = £2.31 per gallon. at 55mpg (the lower one) equates to 4.2p per mile. i think mine actually costs a little less.

in the winter. running at 10-15% petrol
a litre will cost you 55.9p =4.6p per mile.

ps just to add. It would save you £29.5 per week or 1,538 quid a year cheeky. As Ant says, the savings actually (will) allow us to run the vx (insurance, tax, service, MOT, tyres) equivalent to FOC.

Hmmm. £120 a month is a healthy saving! But still in the same position - I want to leave current job to be closer to home. I am starting a business with some colleagues - can you be a director and look professional driving a shed to meetings?

An old merc with a cheap private plate

[JG]

Picture Ant sent me last night