Petrol less than £1 a gallon!!!!!!

I order by mass. I'll have a 1/2 a kilogram of stout and a 250g of shandy.
(1L of water has a mass of 1kg all very handy)

 

Various vehicles in my time, including a 2 litre capri which was averaging
17-18 mpg on journeys to and from work.
I dont think a litre would register on the fuel gauge and it would be lucky
to get me a couple of miles in todays traffic.

 

Generally it's a good idea to stop for petrol before your car stops due to lack
of it. I'll agree that a litre of petrol won't get you off the forecourt as most have
a 2 litre minimum. Can't think why then I can't think of anyone wanting to get
less than a litre it's not even enough to torch a body properly. Oh and why is it
a 2 litre Capri not a 4.2 pint engine (wasn't that a pinto block so a 4.2 pint pinto?).

 

A litre of beer can be ordered at loads of places.

 

Oh yes it is.
It's about 90 cents a litre, ie about 42 p.

 

But 16 divides by two four times where as 10 divides by two just
once before you are into fractions.
10 is a poor number base as it only divides by 5 and 2.

The old pound ( I still have a few in my wallet) divides by
2,3,4,5,6,8,10,12,16,20,24,30,40,60,80 and 120.
as opposed to
2,4,5,10,20,25,10 for a new pound.

a furlong is 1/8 of a mile.
horse races tend to be 5,6,8 furlongs
or a mile, one mile 2 furlongs, one mile 4 furlongs (derby),
they are just much 'nicer' measurements to work with.
Although a kilometer is about 5 furlongs which would be ok, but then
6 furlongs would be a 1200 meter race. 7 a 1400 race.
Entering the final furlong would be entering the final 200 meters, it just
doesnt have
the same 'ring' to it.

But then you get some loose change in your winnings which is 'fiddley'
for a busy bookmaker, easier to put on 4 and get 11 back.
It makes it easier to work out how much you have won (or lost as is
usually the case).

Can you honestly tell me you get a 'feel' for petrol prices
express in litres? 67.3, 78.9, 82.4????
now what is that for a 12 gallon tank (49litres?)
78.9 X 49 = err....my head hurts.
You know that 10 gallons at £3.50 is £35 quid, nice and easy.
And you have a good idea how long 10 gallons will last/go.
I bet you fuel consumption is quoted in mpg isn't it? So its a
bloody nightmare working it out in litres.
However it suits the govenment when you cannot figure out you are
being overcharged for petrol.

As those were the days, four black jacks for a ha'penny whats it now
£3.85 for a cup of tea, bloody robbery.
Is you had a sixpence piece in your pocket in those days you were a rich
man.

 

They were married if thats what you mean, I somehow doubt yours where ;O)

 

I can see your point, if you have much of a choice about the price you pay
and if petrol is your main cost of travel. I've just been to the south of
France and back. Once I factor in the cost of a return tunnel crossing for a
high vehicle and trailer, Autoroute tolls and an overnight stay in each
direction, I could have saved rather less than 0.5% of the cost of the trip
if I had chosen the very cheapest service areas, rather than simply avoiding
the dearest. (On French Autoroutes they show the price at the next few
service areas, with distances, when you are coming up to one that sells
petrol).

Colin Bignell

 

If the cost of fuel doesnt matter to you then you obviously have more money
than you need, your only problem is spending it, However some people do
have to budget, and its easier in gallons.

 

Forget it mate, its probably over your head.
Its nothing to do with bikes I'm afraid, it concerns things in the
'wider world'.

 

He is on a 1979 Guzzi T3 if I can be so presumptious as to answer for him.
Most motorcyclists live in their own special world.
Nothing wrong with that of course.
I inadvertantly posted into their world, and some of them didn't like it.
Its best to leave them alone.
They don't like 'outsiders'.

 

Inches to feet 12 feet to yards 3 yards to miles 1760 miles to leagues 3(ish 3.45 ish for
nautical) surly si units are easier to follow 10mm to a cm 100cm to a meter 1000m to a
km. I'm just hopping for decimalisation of time.

 

So you know how much you have to spend on you next bike?

 

Sixpenny piece? Wozat? If it's a tanner you're talkin' about, bloody
luxury! I remembers when half a groat bought a tot of gin and you still
had enough left for a winkle!!

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A winkle, in public without being arrested?

 

As far as I am aware engine sizes have always been measured in litres as
opposed to pints (not sure why). More correctly (probably) they were
measured i
n cubic centimetres ( a unit of volume), a pint is a generally used for
measuring liquids
not volume. Litres are derived from cubic centimetres so it is common to
use litres
for measuring volume, although litres are generally used for measuring
liquids.
I take it you are pretty experienced at torching bodies? Obviously if you
use too
much you are going to attract unwanted attention.

 

With the pound being worth what it is, pray tell what's the
value of being able to subdivide it?

And 10 is a very useful number base; given your predeliction
for counting with your digits.

That's assuming you don't have 12 fingers of course.

But that 'ring' is only because you're used to hearing
furlong.

Still don't see the problem. The bookmakers maths would be
good enough. Anyhow, aren't most bookmakers using some kind
of till these days?

Try 80x50, it's close enough; you don't know how empty the
tank is to start with. (and I think the tank is 54litres
anyhow).

So, is 54*78.9 harder than 12*3.59? Either are easy enough
to approximate.

Anyhow, it shouldn't be 3.59 by your argument surely it
should be 3 pounds and 12 shillings? (12*3 + (12*12)/20) is
certainly easier than 54*78.9... Actually... I think it
might be but I'd rather use an approximation because that is
much quicker and in this example probably just as accurate.

Not really, I use a spreadsheet.

I don't think I am being overcharged, but that's a whole
other argument.

*most* people under the age of 40 have a very limited idea
about imperial measures and 'old' money.

Bet you're a fan of the Euro by the way.

 

I know very well what he's on. I was questioning what you
were on, apart from poorly judged nostalgia of course.

 

Bit tricky getting a litre on draught though.

 

Only at a specific temperature (4 degrees c) and pressure, you may find you
have
been getting slightly less than a litre on most occasions.
Mind you, you will be lucky to get a full pint in most pubs these days,
10-20% froth
fairly common.