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I thought diesels were supposed to be economical ???

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v8kenny:
Bear with me on this one.................................
The QE2 is sailing up the Clyde next Thursday for a one day visit - won't be around when it passes my house at about 7.00am but will be when she goes back down at 6.00pm (yes, I will take some pics )
Anyhow, back to the subject - our local paper has a list of facts and figures printed today and get this :-
"The QE2 uses a gallon of diesel every SIX INCHES ! "     :shock:
And I thought my Rangie was thirsty !  :lol:

Drift:
You want thirsty, check this baby out  :shock:

http://people.bath.ac.uk/ccsshb/12cyl/

v8kenny:
Hmmmm.....................................now I wonder if I could convert my fuel gauge to lbs/hp/hr - that way I wouldn't have a clue what it was doing to the gallon
Mind you I still can't get my head round l/100km after nearly a year  :roll:

v8kenny:
Someone had to....................... A mile is 63,360 inches, divided by 6 = 10,560 gallons to the mile ! - surely that can't be right ?
Beginning to doubt my local rag now - though it must be true - it was in the press (or else it's my maths )
If the Captain spends £50 on groceries in the new Tesco superstore in Greenock he will save a flippin fortune if he fills her up at their pumps !    :lol:

paul_humphreys:

--- Quote from: ---Even at its most efficient power setting, the big 14 consumes 1,660 gallons of heavy fuel oil per hour. lol:
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Paul

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