Just a quick calculation: 1 US gallon = 3.785 liters, 1 Canadian (Imperial)
gallon = 4.52 liters. 1 Canadian gallon = 0.84 US gallon or 1 US gallon = 1.19
Canadian gallon.
Lawrie Alexander wrote:
> Eric........
>
> This is going to be tricky! You mention buying fuel by the litre, and
> driving almost 1000 miles a month. So, how should we express the expected
> fuel mileage when we in America buy fuel in smaller-than-Imperial gallons
> rather than litres (which would probably be liters if we were to buy in
> them) and, if you ask the Texans, drive longer miles than most normal human
> beings!
>
> Anyway, if you are prepared to do the math, in our shop we generally reckon
> that a well-tuned, stock B will average 22 miles per US gallon around town,
> or 27 mpg cruising on the highway at reasonable speeds.
>
> Lawrie
> British Sportscar Center
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Erickson <eric@erickson.on.net>
> To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Sunday, December 20, 1998 8:47 AM
> Subject: Fuel Consumption
>
> >Is there such a thing as an "average" fuel consumption (or "ideal" fuel
> >consumption) for a stock, standard MGB? If not, would anyone hazard any
> >thoughts on such an average for a mostly city/suburban (some country)
> >driven vehicle?
> >
> >In Australia we can still buy leaded fuel at all petrol stations and I
> >run my '68 'B on leaded fuel as standard at around 70 cents per litre.
> >Once or twice (more often if I am feeling rich) each month I fill her
> >with AVGAS (i.e. AViation GAS - also called "BP Racing Fuel") high
> >octane/high lead - which has recently gone up to $1.30 per litre at my
> >local station. There is no doubt, purely from "feel", that the car runs
> >better on the more expensive item.
> >
> >I am putting almost a thousand miles a month on this poor 30 year old
> >beast (I take her - and me - for a country run almost every weekend) so
> >you can guess that I am starting to look at ways to improve her fuel
> >consumption (without compromising power - or changing my driving style
> >too much <G>) wherever possible towards any such "ideal". I need a
> >target to aim for.
> >
> >
> >Eric
> >'68 MGB MkII
> >
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