just PMSL at google

Dbo · Post by **Dbo** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 2:22 pm

keep hearing about this Mimms? so googled it and now know it's south mimms services

so went on google directions and it's 95 miles from me but the bit i couldn't stop laughing about was the bit at the bottom saying "fuel cost" £18.22

IN WHAT?

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 4:01 pm

What's funny?

I google'd and it says my fuel cost would be £3.98. So depending on where you live it will roughly work it out.

JayJay · Post by **JayJay** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 4:05 pm

lmao Nitin the joke is that 95 miles would cost more than £18.22 in a Prelude. He's asking what car the fuel cost is based on.

The joke being Preludes are fuel hungry.

Figured I'd explain it twice, just in case.

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 4:13 pm

Oh good god

Dbo · Post by **Dbo** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 4:19 pm

thanks Jay i am glad someone got it

if i tried to get from Southampton to Mimms and put in £18.22 i would just about make Basingstoke and run out of fuel

they must base their fuel costs on a 900cc Panda doing 15mph all the way

if i am going to Mimms i will have to look at £50 in fuel and "play nice" or as usual get my Vtec rush and fuel up on the way back

Post by **Pushki** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 4:25 pm

95 miles = £22.23 in my Prelude (£0.234/mile).

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 4:28 pm

I just plumbed in from Yeovil (where I live) to Fairford (Performance Autoworks) to see how much it came up with, knowing it had cost about £45 there and back. It came up with £17.97 one way, (so £35.94 return), but if you click on the amount you can change the parameters from standard to high consumption and change the price of fuel. Makes all the difference

taz8520 · Post by **taz8520** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 5:00 pm

I went from my house in Bexleyheath to Dorset Friday in my lude 300 miles round trip, cost me £40

did drive at average 58mph though

Dbo · Post by **Dbo** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 5:10 pm

there is my problem then

have not learn't how to go that slow yet

have reajusted google to right price and high consumption and it is a bit more realastic at £28 each way.

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 5:13 pm

It works it out correctly, if you drive normally (without VTEC and like a granny).

I used this google map thing to work out my route from my house in London to Birmingham, this was 110 Miles away. This was £14.70 on the google calculator thing and I used about ~£15 so it's pretty accurate.