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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #30 on: 09 November 2007, 19:16:25 »
about 40 something p a gallon back in 1988 - had a works van (didn't need a car) for 1st 2 years, so never took much notice...
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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #31 on: 09 November 2007, 19:22:05 »
Think it was in the 70/80p range for me when I passed in 2001, but I really can't remember.

I drove past a local Murco garage on my way home - 106.9 !!!

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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #32 on: 09 November 2007, 19:39:09 »
Well I used to like bike economy 200 from my moped, around 60 from my 100 and I thrashed that - it was fast for its size though (ported & expansion pipe)!

250s from 50 to 80 - I got 80mpg on a long run from Pickering to Gloucester averaging 80mph on the DCs

My 600 was 25-50 usually in low 40s
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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #33 on: 09 November 2007, 19:44:06 »
About 3 gallons for £1 back in 1972 in my 1961 Austin Cambridge which cost me:
£65 for car and £75 insurance
earning about £8 a week
paid mum £2.50
got drunk every night
Oh the good old days  ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #34 on: 09 November 2007, 19:50:23 »
cant rember the price but it cost 3.50 a  week for the bike and 20 for a tank in the micra 1990
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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #35 on: 10 November 2007, 00:05:59 »
I seem to recall paying 151.9 a gallon at tesco when i started driving in 1988.  Thats about 34p/litre   :'(
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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #36 on: 10 November 2007, 00:11:57 »
Can't remember but I do know this much... I'm paying less per litre now than I did when I was 17 ;)
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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #37 on: 10 November 2007, 00:19:34 »
When I started driving I fed coal to the steam boiler....  ;D

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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #38 on: 10 November 2007, 13:56:42 »
Remember getting 4 gallons of 4 star and getting change from £1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #39 on: 10 November 2007, 15:06:09 »
i think it was still plankton when i started driving!
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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #40 on: 10 November 2007, 17:22:27 »
About 5 shillings a Gallon (& that was 2 stroke) 1966
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