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Petrol usage. Motorway vs city

  • 09-03-2018 12:58pm
    #1
    b.e.s.s.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭


    Hi all. I am driving 2lt Mondeo 05 automatic on the motorway. Works out around 180km over and back on daily basis at speed 100-120 km/h. It takes about an hour and a half one way.
    Now i got an opportunity to move closer to work and will be doing 17km one way and 17km back, but through the city and with all the traffic fun. I think this will be taking about an hour each way or so. Time wise is more or less the same.

    My question is, where would I use more petrol? While driving an hour on motorway or spending similar time in the city jam?
    Thanks


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  • #2
    CiniO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,069 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    If you're asking if you fuel bill will be lower when you're doing 30km a day comparing to 180km a day, then answer is yes - it will be significently lower.


    BTW - if you do 180km a day, which is 90km one way, how do it take 1 to 1.5 hours at speeds of 100-120km/h? Somehow numbers don't match here?


  • #3
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    You can try https://www.viamichelin.ie/web/Routes to get an understanding of the estimated fuel cost.
    But until you do actual measurements you won't know.


  • #4
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    CiniO wrote: »
    If you're asking if you fuel bill will be lower when you're doing 30km a day comparing to 180km a day, then answer is yes - it will be significently lower.


    BTW - if you do 180km a day, which is 90km one way, how do it take 1 to 1.5 hours at speeds of 100-120km/h? Somehow numbers don't match here?

    I'm sure it takes some time to get onto the motorway, and then off at the other end... No need to take the post so literal. It still works out as mostly motorway driving in one hand, and the other urban.


  • #5
    i57dwun4yb1pt8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,655 ✭✭✭i57dwun4yb1pt8


    9 litres 100km approx for a 2 litre auto mondeo 2005

    = 16 litres approx for 180 km

    versus about 3 or 4 for the 30 km trip

    so youll save about 12 litres a day - approx 15.00 euro

    roughly !


  • #6
    b.e.s.s.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭b.e.s.s.


    Thanks everyone for your help. I didn't realise my question was somewhat unclear so I tried to edit it.

    My question is, where would I use more petrol? While driving an hour on motorway or spending similar time in the city jam?
    Thanks


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  • #7
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,522 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Per kilometre obviously you’ll use more in town, but you’re doing way less kilometres to start with so you’ll spend less on your 17 journey.


  • #8
    b.e.s.s.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭b.e.s.s.


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Per kilometre obviously you’ll use more in town, but you’re doing way less kilometres to start with so you’ll spend less on your 17 journey.

    Thanks a lot.


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