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Cyclefrance · 09-05-2005, 02:32 AM

Thought a comparison might be interesting

Vehicle: VW Passat 1.9 GT estate - 1989 - approx 184,000 miles on clock
Trip this morning (12 miles): mainly country roads but some commuter traffic
UK MPG as per on board computer: 44.8
UK gallons/USGallon: 0.83267
Equivalent miles/per USG:37.3
Price of UK fuel today:£0.91 per litre
Litres/USGallon:3.786
Equivalent price £ per USG:£3.45
$/£ exchange rate (interbank):1.8344
Equivalent $/US Gallon:$6.32
Equivalent $/mile:$0.17 (17 cents/mile)

How does that compare with $/mile for US vehicles given higher consumption and relatively lower fuel cost?

Fuel at $3.00. USGallon and consumption of 18 MPG (US) gives 17 cents/mile - no difference(!) but think what you could be saving if you paid US price but achieved 37.3 MPG (US) - i.e. 8 cents/mile!

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09-05-2005, 02:32 AM	#187
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	Thought a comparison might be interesting Vehicle: VW Passat 1.9 GT estate - 1989 - approx 184,000 miles on clock Trip this morning (12 miles): mainly country roads but some commuter traffic UK MPG as per on board computer: 44.8 UK gallons/USGallon: 0.83267 Equivalent miles/per USG:37.3 Price of UK fuel today:£0.91 per litre Litres/USGallon:3.786 Equivalent price £ per USG:£3.45 $/£ exchange rate (interbank):1.8344 Equivalent $/US Gallon:$6.32 Equivalent $/mile:$0.17 (17 cents/mile) How does that compare with $/mile for US vehicles given higher consumption and relatively lower fuel cost? Fuel at $3.00. USGallon and consumption of 18 MPG (US) gives 17 cents/mile - no difference(!) but think what you could be saving if you paid US price but achieved 37.3 MPG (US) - i.e. 8 cents/mile! Katrina news link __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears Last edited by Cyclefrance; 09-05-2005 at 03:07 AM.