Increased use of petrol/winter fuel

JustinR1979

Kitty777 wrote: »

What do you mean, low mileage car? I have always thought I got a good amount of miles per tank for it especially since I do short journeys.

Lots of short trips where engine doesn't get hot is bad for engines.
A 10 year old car with 10k miles could have a more worn engine than one with 100k.

OddballJamie

JustinR1979 wrote: »

Lots of short trips where engine doesn't get hot is bad for engines.
A 10 year old car with 10k miles could have a more worn engine than one with 100k.

2,000 miles a year and concerned about MPG. That's V8 mileage.

Kitty777

I am a little confused at the point..

I know my driving style is bad for my car, I am not saying it isn't :P
I do more than 2,000 miles per year though :P

FiremanDave

Kitty777 wrote: »

I am a little confused at the point..

I know my driving style is bad for my car, I am not saying it isn't :P
I do more than 2,000 miles per year though :P

Yes but a lot are for what you say is a 10 minute walk. Two mile round trip to and from work isn't good for the car.

JustinR1979

OddballJamie wrote: »

2,000 miles a year and concerned about MPG. That's V8 mileage.

Damn right

OddballJamie

Kitty777 wrote: »

I am a little confused at the point..

I know my driving style is bad for my car, I am not saying it isn't :P
I do more than 2,000 miles per year though :P

Sorry you wrote earlier your rear tyres were changed last year and you've done 2,000 miles on them.

I wrongly assumed your car had done 2,000 miles in the same time. Do you sometimes drive with no rear tyres?

Kitty777

FiremanDave wrote: »

Yes but a lot are for what you say is a 10 minute walk. Two mile round trip to and from work isn't good for the car.

I only take the car to work, if I am finishing late at night and don't want to walk home.

My point about that, is that I am fine if the roads are too icy because I can and DO walk to work

JustinR1979

OddballJamie wrote: »

Sorry you wrote earlier your rear tyres were changed last year and you've done 2,000 miles on them.

I wrongly assumed your car had done 2,000 miles in the same time. Do you sometimes drive with no rear tyres?

Do small cars have rear tyres?

Kitty777

OddballJamie wrote: »

Sorry you wrote earlier your rear tyres were changed last year and you've done 2,000 miles on them.

I wrongly assumed your car had done 2,000 miles in the same time. Do you sometimes drive with no rear tyres?

I may of wrongly calculated that haha.
Probably about 4,000? Meh I don't know. Somewhere in the middle :P

FiremanDave

Kitty777 wrote: »

I may of wrongly calculated that haha.
Probably about 4,000? Meh I don't know. Somewhere in the middle :P

Well if you work five days a week and don't take holiday 520 are to and from work.