How much does it cost to go 540 miles?

ChocolateStarfishRammer · 12 Nov 2013 at 10:39

I could do it for about £95 in my BMW E36 318is.

Havana_UK · 12 Nov 2013 at 12:00

About £64 in my 2011 E91 320d.

Based this on data from my fuelly tracking from similar journeys.

Sanchez · 12 Nov 2013 at 13:14

With my decidedly dodgy math I've got £67. My experience tells me my math is bad and it's probably more like £76. Thats an E46 330D.

easyrider · 12 Nov 2013 at 14:52

Sanchez said:
With my decidedly dodgy math I've got £67. My experience tells me my math is bad and it's probably more like £76. Thats an E46 330D.

Is the MPG similar with 4 pot 2Litre and 6 pot 3 Litre E46's?

Havana_UK · 12 Nov 2013 at 15:36

easyrider said:
Is the MPG similar with 4 pot 2Litre and 6 pot 3 Litre E46's?

No, but the economy is also not similar between Driver A & Driver B.

SoliD · 12 Nov 2013 at 18:13

£150 or so I would say Porsche 911

DRZ · 13 Nov 2013 at 12:36

Jez said:
I think you'd have time for more than a coffee while you waited for me though

I did just over 500 miles this weekend gone so I know my figures are pretty much accurate. That was with cruise control set to just below 3,000rpm (economy takes a massive dip above 3k) for most of the trip barring the road works south of Birmingham, M6 Toll (nothing insane though) and some traffic.

I don't think you'd be too far behind!

At 155mph I get 6.8mpg so that'd be almost £1/mile... but I would have time to wait

Nathan · 13 Nov 2013 at 12:45

£60 in the fabia vrs
£85 in the golf gti

Hagar · 13 Nov 2013 at 14:11

I have averaged 47.5mpg on mixed motoring on A roads mainly with a bit of motorway over the last 5000 miles. I drive quite quickly and up to national limits (or a fraction over when overtaking).

Therefore 12.9p per mile at 135p per litre of diesel, 540 miles = £69.75 Honda Civic 2200SE with 110,000 miles.

EDIT in the OP example with mainly motorway it would be cheaper averaging 50-55mpg.

Vauxmad · 15 Nov 2013 at 11:46

Based on average mixed road mpg it would be £79.38 in the 1.1 c2 or £125.28 in 3.5 pajero. Would be slightly cheaper if mostly motorway

Blackhawk47 · 15 Nov 2013 at 11:51

I would say about £55-£60.

PiKe · 15 Nov 2013 at 11:55

Around £114 in my S2000.

kefkef · 16 Nov 2013 at 09:19

Using the trip I did from Leeds to Stevenage yesterday down the A1 as a guide I'd say about £50. Though so many factors could alter that, I've done Leeds to South Warrington which is approx 70 miles and managed 85mpg driving like an old grannie and not hitting any traffic, the same trip back I did 65mpg. Clio 1.5dci

richolmes72 · 17 Nov 2013 at 18:57

£95 - 2005 Porsche Boxster

[TW]Fox · 17 Nov 2013 at 19:11

randomshenans said:
165quid apparently.

~20mpg on B6 S4

Rubbish, it will do better than that on a predominatly motorway trip unless your preferred cruising speed is 140mph.

ChrisD. · 17 Nov 2013 at 19:15

2004 Ford Focus 1.8 TDCI, £60.
2006 Evo IX, £130.

Steedie · 25 Nov 2013 at 09:33

Steedie said:
£79 apparently

Jag XF 3.0D

Having just driven 710 miles, Disneyland Paris and back, on a single tank of fuel (£86), I'm guessing the cost would actually be a lot lower for 540 miles

Was well chuffed with that

matthab · 25 Nov 2013 at 13:38

About £70 - £80. Seat Ibiza 1.4tsi Cupra.

Saint · 25 Nov 2013 at 15:05

2006 Skoda Octavia vRS 2.0TFSI

£85-£95

Gribs · 25 Nov 2013 at 16:08

In my Saab 9-5 Aero at best it'd cost about £85, doing 80ish would raise it to about £105 and cruising at about a ton would cost about £120.