leeds Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 We now have to buy petrol in litres but still measure our distances in miles. When thinking of fuel eonomy do you think in MPG or KPL o even MPL I am use to working in SI units but still think in MPG for fuel ecoomy (or not) What do you think in for fuel economy? Regard Leeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 always MPG, just like my height, weight and for lengths but not for Temperature (always celsius), swimming, or running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bush65 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Australia changed to SI units many years ago, and standard way to specify fuel consumption here is, number of litres consumed per 100 km. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve King Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 MPL is a horrid amalgamation of 2 systems! I stick to MPG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 does anyone else find it weird that MPG annd L/100km are different ways of measuring things. i actually find that miles per gallgon more useful as i only ever want to know how much fuel i will use in a journey- not how many miles i can do with a certain number of litres. surel km/l would work as a measurement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Would 4.23Km/L sound better than 12MPG in a Range Rover? Not much! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 no but 4.23km/l would immediately tell you how many litres you would need for a particular journey. 4.23lm/l is definetily better than 23.68l/100km which doens't make much sense at all to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 MPG on car, 4x4 but LPK on motorbike or work vehicles as they have km on the speedo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Being over 40 and British I naturally think in MPG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSN Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 As I work for a German company, I always had the problem of me saying how many mpg I got and the German engineers telling me they get so many litres/100km. I ended up making an Excel table with the conversion rate so I can quickly cross reference! MPL would be a good route but think MPG is here to stay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Litres and kilowobbles are a nasty foreign invention and I don't understand either of them I mean I understand MPG ... 30 is excellent, 20 is bearable, 9 is not all that bright but 11.5L/100km? Wouldn't have a bluddy clue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Being over 40 and British I naturally think in MPG. I'm with MOG Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 im 'only' 29 but i always think imperial as they are proper measurements not some french carp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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