The US gallon is 3.8 litres while the imperial gallon is 4.5 litres (both figures rounded). This is a significant difference and accounts for some of the gas guzzling reputation of American vehicles, their gallon is smaller which, to the casual observer, exagerates the fuel consumption when seen through British/Irish eyes.
The present car is my first with a fuel economy monitor and what has struck me is the huge variability it records, the major factor appearing to be wind strength and direction. Other odddities include the fact the drive into town is always more economical than the drive back over the exact same route, despite the house being at a slightly higher elevation!
in the morning it is colder and the air is more dense and richer with oxygen .
The discrepancy on the trip to town and back occurs whatever the time of day. If I just pop into the shops and return within the hour it happens, my instinct would be that the trip in should use more fuel as I usually start with a cold engine but nope, always more fuel on the way back!
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It might be to an extent but not when elevations and depressions come along.
Cruise control has come into its own with the advent of ever more powerful engines which will happily take you over the limit with only the slightest extra pressure on the accelerator. When not using it on the motorway I am always dropping back in speed then having to speed up then dropping back again and so on because the throttle is so sensitive. Cruise control does away with all that and I can happily leave it in top gear on the M'way with it set at 120 or whatever, and there aren't the diesel gulping bursts of acceleration.
lovely ship -classic lines .The discrepancy on the trip to town and back occurs whatever the time of day. If I just pop into the shops and return within the hour it happens, my instinct would be that the trip in should use more fuel as I usually start with a cold engine but nope, always more fuel on the way back!
Acceleration is the other other big factor, most noticeable when slowing down and then accelerating back up to cruising speed from motorway toll booths, but cruise cruise control is a bonus in keeping consumption down overall.
Yet the most important aspect is fuel quality. I will, as much as possible, only put Circle K Miles Plus in, yes it's dearer but it is a far superior fuel, whether diesel or petrol. If I can't get it for some reason a dose of Diptane usually improves the consumption and engine running.
Should you get to Hamburg sometime I would highly recommend a visit to the museum ship Cap San Diago, one of the last true ocean freighters from the early sixties. Once on board you can crawl around the engine room to your heart’s content complete with spare pistons, heads and all the kit required to replace them. Seen her three times myself now -
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you have driven myles . they are mad looking for drivers to train in all the big dublin cos.
Have an HGV myself, fecked if I'll go back to it though.
From then on in it was slab sided container ships.
SF backing these protests.... Ffs, SF are part of the problem not the solution, they should fcuk off and stick with their muslim supporters
Martin Kenny.... A pro open border, mass migration lover....absolute khunt. Right there is SFs problem, despite pretending to be against open borders, far too many liberal socialists in that party that hate the Irish. They would side with Cromwell against the east wall protestors.
Are SF actually involved in organising it, or just jumping on the bandwagon? If the nuclear balloon does up then all bets are off anyway.
If the fuel shortage is created by the Irish govt, then all we have to do to get more fuel is to force the govt to do it. There is plenty of cheap fuel in the US, Iran, Russia.
. Great to see. The cops colloborate with criminals, crazies, psychos, traitors and Planters all the time, so it's great to see them collaborating with the Honest Irish, for a change. Credit where it is Jew.
Putin will be asking as to who the feck is Slimey Simon?Protestors blocking O'Connell St, also Galway, Cork, Foynes, Limerick and Tipperary. Two FG councillors show up in Galway, claiming to support the protest.
Ongoing Garda collaboration with protests
Smells like regime change.
The politicians are feeling the pressure. They are about to break. Slimy Simon will be on the plane to Moscow to apologise to Putin.
Predictions: Petrol down to 1.20 a litre by next week. Pat Kenny to support the Curragh being prepared to accommodate Israeli citizens "for their own safety" and does an interview with Tucker. Helen McEntee to put on a burqa and go to Iran.
Not the smartest move of Martin's. 75% of the rural population will be involved in, or have relatives who are, ag or haulage.Micky Martin is getting angry and wants the protestors swept away. Greater disruption today than yesterday. Tomorrow more again, unless they cap fuel prices (1 euro for ag diesel, 1.70 for regular).
Cops still ignoring the request from Micky M
The energy shutdown has started.
oilprice.com
Oil prices have dropped 15% in the last day and some are forecasting $60 a barrel this year as the market is in fact oversupplied. The present hike is due to logistics, not an oil shortage per se, the protesters need to be careful that they are not compounding the issue through blockades of terminals, sympathy for the cause will soon evaporate if so.
Oil Prices Are Set to Fall Below $60 Next Year | OilPrice.com
Investment banks and the U.S. Energy Information Administration forecast a significant oil market oversupply in 2026, driven by weak demand and rising production, predicting average crude prices will drop below $60 per barrel.
Both opinion polls and elections are potentially rigged, so the figures are questionable.
Cue Ball bounced off the table ! ! !
"Foul and a miss".
Vote rigging is a fairly recent accusation and still considerd to be somewhat on the fringe by many, it needs to gain more traction before it gets talked about by candidates.
Typical chancers, wait to see which way the wind is blowing before trying to climb aboard. We can be assured that should the MSM and Garda have taken the opposite tack then Murphy would have stayed away.
