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petrol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

31 replies

stitch · 07/09/2005 10:11

two weeks. two %(&* weeks i dont drive the car, and the price of petrol goes up by ten pence a litre. i have just paid 97 pence a litre for petrol. and the stupid car is guzzling petrol
aaarrrrgggghhhh..........

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Original poster
stitch · 07/09/2005 10:13

hike up the prices if the have to, but give us alternative fuels.
whats wrong with developing the sodding electric cars? i rarely manage to get to 40 mph around here anyways. i dont care if it doesnt do 120mph.

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JoolsToo · 07/09/2005 10:14

91p near me

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stitch · 07/09/2005 10:15

lucky. apparently its a pound in some places.
well, relatively lucky that is.

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Toothache · 07/09/2005 10:16

91.9 round my way, but saw in Glasgow one petrol station charging £1.03!!!!!!!!

Should we not have a [disgusted] emoticon?

WideWebWitch · 07/09/2005 10:18

electric car here but it's in India! Petrol is costing me about £100 a week atm so this is getting to me too.

Janh · 07/09/2005 10:20

I just posted this on the fuel protests thread:

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stitch · 07/09/2005 10:21

thats the car i want.
i know in agra, around the taj mahal, only electric cars are allowed. to reduce pollution which would affect the marble.

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laughinglil · 07/09/2005 10:38

paid 97.9p for diesel this morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tortoiseshell · 07/09/2005 10:39

I had to pay 99.9p for litre of diesel in the north last week.

NomDePlume · 07/09/2005 10:39

I never look at the price

NomDePlume · 07/09/2005 10:40

Peugeot do a fully electric car.

NomDePlume · 07/09/2005 10:42

Peugoet 106 electric. I suspect you could order it from your local dealership

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stitch · 07/09/2005 10:44

any idea howmuch? and if can fit three kids in it?

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stitch · 07/09/2005 10:44

could you do a link at all? please?

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LilacLotus · 07/09/2005 10:45

apparantly fuel cells are what they are mostly focusing on atm.

Janh · 07/09/2005 10:45

It's been 99.9 here for days There are only 2 garages in town and I would use £2-worth of fuel driving to & from a cheaper alternative so it's not worth it unless I'm going there anyway.

I think I will start topping up whenevr I do see it cheaper though instead of chugging around until the light comes on.

NomDePlume · 07/09/2005 10:47

Give me a few mins to have a look for you Stitch . It is liely to be the same size as a standard petrol 106, so pretty small...

NomDePlume · 07/09/2005 10:49

Electric Vehicles UK website.

NomDePlume · 07/09/2005 11:02

Toyota Prius Hybrid

Janh · 07/09/2005 11:03

I would love a Prius but they start at £17,500

NomDePlume · 07/09/2005 11:05

Loads on Autotrader starting from £4995

Janh · 07/09/2005 11:10

Ooh, NDP, I'd assumed there wouldn't be many second hand - choice of 3 , low mileage, £8k! Interesting.

I need the seats in my Zafira but if DH ever needs to buy one (has co. car atm but co. not looking too healthy) I would steer him towards one of these

NomDePlume · 07/09/2005 11:11

Our wedding photographer had one and swore by it.

GeorginaA · 07/09/2005 13:53

NdP - can't find the peugeot 106 electric on the peugeot site, but if memory serves it only had a 40-50 mile range?

I want a Nissan Altra but doesn't look like they're going to produce them in Europe Range of 120 miles ish, top speed 70mph, completely electric. Battery life of around 200,000 miles (so life of car basically). 80% fully charged within an hour. Costs about £1.50 per full 100% charge. Want one want one want one...

Tortington · 07/09/2005 15:08

how do you charge them up?