More M.P.G :) .... any more out there?

[Bogus]

The minute someone puts up a post about getting more mpg, theres a bunch of people who respond by telling them to get rid of the Surf, buy a prius or a polo, stop whinging cos the Surf is a 2 ton brick. I wonder how many of those people have used veg to save a shilling or two?
I think its a bit like telling someone to move house rather than waste time installing loft insulation, double glazing, modern condensing boilers or other energy saving doodads. Im sure every Surf owner knows what hes got, but I cant see why someone trying to eke out a few extra miles to the gallon should be such an emotive subject.

[Albannach]

Yeah, I'm beginning to figure out who to ignore

Yep, but you're crap at recognising sarcasm.

[Albannach]

I wonder how many of those people have used veg to save a shilling or two?

Just to clarify, as I suspect I'm assumed to be in the demographic mentioned in Alex's post; I use Veg in the Surf during the summer months, but not to save money, I do it because I can (and I like the smell). I put petrol in the Lexus all year round.

My standpoint will always be that if someone needs to scrimp and scrape to run a vehicle; they need to change vehicles.

[Predictable Bob]

I said 'most' you troublemaker!!

My 3rd gen's got two too - but you already know that !

My standpoint will always be that if someone needs to scrimp and scrape to run a vehicle; they need to change vehicles.

But what if they scrimp and scrape because it's part of their psychological make up like the <Stereotype ON>Jocks and the Tykes <Stereotype OFF> ?

[slobodan]

Jocks

Hehe, you said Jocks.

[Predictable Bob]

No I didn't !

[slobodan]

No I didn't !

Sorry.

Hehe you wrote 'Jocks'

[Predictable Bob]

Correct !

[nos4ra2]

Yep, but you're crap at recognising sarcasm.

I'm very good at sarcasm, but I'm damned if I can recognise it in text-it just doesn't have the inflection...

[schrodingers-cat]

Moaning about something that is a baltant rip off does not mean you can`t afford IT
Does it ?

[gwh200]

Oh I dunno

I've just done 502 km, and averaged 13 to the gallon...but I've got here VERY quickly. I reckoned on it costing me £300 ish from Eastbourne to Inverness. It's a right fun £300 like, but I'm glad I get a company car next week.

[Karma Supra]

I have to drive to middlesbrough and back next week, thats 9 hours driving according to google maps...

I'll take the economical runaround... That's the surf

Interesting point about running veg because of the smell.. I like it too!

Does it make anyone else hungry?

[slobodan]

Oh I dunno

I've just done 502 km, and averaged 13 to the gallon...but I've got here VERY quickly. I reckoned on it costing me £300 ish from Eastbourne to Inverness. It's a right fun £300 like, but I'm glad I get a company car next week.

How far is it from Eastbourne to Inverness?

[gwh200]

It's about 1040 km...around 650 miles.

[Matt.n.p]

Moaning about something that is a baltant rip off does not mean you can`t afford IT
Does it ?

I couldn't agree more.

If you really don't care about fuel prices then you earn so much money that you really couldn't care about the cost, OR Your lifes quite dull and have nothing better to spend it on.

I fully accept that doing a lift, mud tyres and all the other mods and weight add to consumption, but if fuel was not such a rip off id'e have more spare money for my other hobbies and interest.