Hi Gibbo,
I'd already come to the conclussion that my math was a bit "fragile", in the interval since I signed off.
Lets see if I can simplify it ...
According to the MOT records, the odometer was reading 101,413 on 8th Setember 2020, and 103,695 on 30th September 2021. I have it in mind that it was MOTd on the day I bought it. Barbara disagrees, but it's too late at night to go chasing those records. Let's call it 12 months between MOTs, to simplify the calculations.
My calculator keeps telling me that the truck travelled 2282 miles between the MOT.
I think that every time the tank got near to low, I added £50, but to check that, I will need to check all my plastic statements ... a job for Barbara.
But working on my assumptions, I have added 12 x £50, which equals £600.
2282 miles divded by £600 equals. £3.80 mp£ . I have no idea of the cost of a gallon of diesel, but assuming its £5 a gallon, that indicates an consumption of 19mpg ... which is better than I thought it would be ... assuming my logic/math is correct.
Just to complicate things, there have been many days (unguessable) when I have used the Hyundai. I drive the Hyundai hard, joining Standing Way (H8) when I leave my daughter's estate (usually from a standing start) and braking gently from an indicated 60mpg as I approach the roundabout with Fulmar Street (V3?). Would you like to estimate how many yards that is? All the other roundabouts on Fulmar Street are approached circumspectly, and departed rapidly. I admit exceeding the 40mph limit of Fulmar Street, but not by much. I pass nobody, and very few pass me. I am not aware that I have caused anybody any distress.
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