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[tonyyeb]

Unleaded and diesel are both now verry expensive, and there's a further duty hike planned for April / May.

In light of this, how will this affect your use of your V6 Omega?

I use mine as my daily driver - do about 160 routine miles a week - add pleasure mileage on to that. What about you lot?

[Millerboy]

I'm suddenly looking at diesel migs in desperation, currently wanging anything up to £80 a week into my v6 and it's getting increasingly painful! Talk about fuel becoming prohibitively expensive, I don't like walking and I'm too fat to ride a bike! 

[Grrrrrr]

I'm lucky in that the majority of my driving is paid by the company at 40p / mile. About half of that covers the fuel. Fortunately I only buy old miggies otherwise I'd be out of pocket! That 40p a mile (before tax is paid) hasn't change in 10 (?) years? Way overdue a rise IMO!

[Grrrrrr]

When do we get the results?!

[tonyyeb]

10 days.... [smiley=laugh.gif]

[tonyyeb]

Oh and another thing - I tend to run mine around on approx 1/2 tank all the time, unless I'm going long-distance, when obviously I'll fill it up (then fill it up AGAIN!)

Do any of you ROUTINELY run your V6's around on full tanks most of the time?

[Lazydocker]

Mine's already LPG'd but we noticed today that the local LPG station has gone up again from 78.9 a week ago to 82.9 today... Then we'll have the VAT rise on top on Tuesday too

That's an increase from around 55ppl this time last year Definitely think that my next car will be a large oil burning barge :-/

[aaronjb]

Where's the 'Do nothing' vote? 

[albitz]

I am also running on LPG, but it is going up in leaps and bounds.
I am trying to use the car less and drive on a light throttle etc. but if fuel keeps rising the way it has recently and wages stay static then I shall be changing cars this year, and the single most important factor will be fuel running costs.

[smithpa7]

Where's the 'Do nothing' vote? 

Ditto

I am one of the lucky ones, my current contract allows me to walk to work, so no expensive fuel for me.
When this contract ends in 3 months, I may have to make a difficult decision. Is it true that fuel could rise to 150p per litre this year??

[aaronjb]

It could easily hit £1.50 this year, heck I wouldn't be surprised if it's into £2.00 a litre by the middle of next year.

[markfree]

Here's a solution to rising petrol/diesel prices :-

buy one of these :-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1999-LAND-ROVER-DISCOVERY-TD5-ES-BLUE-/270685649052?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3f061f389c

put used veggie oil in this  :-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/120L-Bio-Diesel-Processor-Including-start-up-chemicals-/130410387150?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1e5d1096ce

and it will only cost you approx 10p/litre  to run

[aaronjb]

Here's a solution to rising petrol/diesel prices :-

buy one of these :-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1999-LAND-ROVER-DISCOVERY-TD5-ES-BLUE-/270685649052?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3f061f389c

put used veggie oil in this  :-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/120L-Bio-Diesel-Processor-Including-start-up-chemicals-/130410387150?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1e5d1096ce

and it will only cost you approx 10p/litre  to run

Until the government realise they're missing out on all that duty & tax revenue, and make it impossible to buy used oil without some kind of an environmental license so they can track & tax the end product (which, IIRC, you are supposed to declare to the tax man already..)

[Grrrrrr]

Oh and another thing - I tend to run mine around on approx 1/2 tank all the time, unless I'm going long-distance, when obviously I'll fill it up (then fill it up AGAIN!)

Do any of you ROUTINELY run your V6's around on full tanks most of the time?

Nope, half-tanks all the way apart from just before Christmas because a) I wasn't planning on many miles and figured the speed fuel was going up I'd be saving even if I burnt a bit extra carrying it around and b) anything to get a bit more grip in the snow (i.e. extra weight near back wheels.)

[aaronjb]

Do any of you ROUTINELY run your V6's around on full tanks most of the time?

I always fill mine to the brim (both cars) - can't see the point in doing anything else, really. 30Kg of fuel in a 1700Kg car is a drop in the ocean, and it beats having to go to the petrol station every week.