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ukdave2002
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: South Cheshire
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 Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2023 7:42 am Post subject: Diesel cheaper that Petrol? |
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I filled up the modern yesterday with diesel, it was £1.32 per litre, I noticed that standard unleaded was 4p more per litre.
It’s a long time since I have seen diesel cheaper than petrol?
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Bitumen Boy
Joined: 26 Jan 2012
Posts: 1763
Location: Above the snow line in old Monmouthshire
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| It did happen for a day or two round here, last time I looked it was 141.9 for petrol or diesel. I guess it's just supply & demand, the government wants diesel cars off the road and with the latest diesels being lumbered with DPFs and adblue they're considerably less attractive than they were. I don't know if you've noticed but Royal Mail are buying vans with petrol engines these days, not too long ago you would have looked long and hard for a van with a petrol engine but I can see it making sense for local delivery work now. |
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014
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Location: Derby
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| Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2023 9:09 am Post subject: |
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I have a feeling that prices for all fuels will continue to increase as we get closer to the Government's self inflicted injury of banning the sale of new i/c cars in favour of electric.
I suppose there is always the possibility that someone will turn on the light and see what they are doing is counter productive. |
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peter scott
Joined: 18 Dec 2007
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Location: Edinburgh
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014
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Location: Derby
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Someone posted on another old car forum that they overcharged their 12 volt battery. It apparently exploded and blew the garage doors right off. Luckily no one was hurt.
If a 12 volt battery can explode with force, imagine what could happen with an electric car.  |
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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| Ray White wrote: | It apparently exploded and blew the garage doors right off. Luckily no one was hurt.
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According to Michaelo Caine "They were only meant to blow the bl***y doors off" so it seems that that battery got it about right.
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014
Posts: 7234
Location: Derby
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| Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2023 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Penman wrote: | | Ray White wrote: | It apparently exploded and blew the garage doors right off. Luckily no one was hurt.
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According to Michaelo Caine "They were only meant to blow the bl***y doors off" so it seems that that battery got it about right. |
For years I thought they had needlessly destroyed an Aston Martin DB4 (over the cliff) in that film... but I was mistaken. It was a fake car.
The E type Jag damaged in the same scene was real, however, but was restored in the 1990s. |
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mikeC
Joined: 31 Jul 2009
Posts: 1811
Location: Market Warsop, Nottinghamshire
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The 'Aston Martin' that they threw over the edge was actually a rusty Touring-bodied Lancia Flaminia.
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014
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Location: Derby
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| Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2023 9:02 am Post subject: |
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| Sadly, the same can't be said for the James Bond franchise. Can it.? |
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