Trophy meets a red 197

jezza l · Jul 25, 2006

Popped down to my local shell garage to get some beer and i noticed a bright red 197 parked in front of me. I didn't have a camera but my friend took a photo on his phone.

http://cliotrophy.co.uk/forum/garage.php?mode=view_gallery_item&type=garage_gallery&image_id=382

The red was so bright and after a good look at the 197 i glanced over at the trophy and for the first time it looked a little dated

Then i got back in it and all was forgiven. The trophy is still the best.

hyb · Jul 25, 2006

It looks heinz coloured.
There really growing on me now, I sat in one today when we dropped my missus 172 off for a checkup, the interior is really nice. One huge improvement is the standard exhaust tone, he started it up and gave it a few pokes and it sounded throaty, I'll have to pop down for a test drive

MickD · Jul 26, 2006

jezza l said:
Popped down to my local shell garage to get some beer

Did you get 98 RON or 95 :lol:

jezza l · Aug 3, 2006

iain_c · Aug 7, 2006

99.9!!!

jezza l · Aug 8, 2006

sadly yes. Optimax has been 105.9 for the past 6 months!!!!! They are absolute jokers but i live just a couple of minutes away so i end up filling up there almost all the time.

drexel · Aug 8, 2006

same problem as me jezza, 101.9 here

Steve · Aug 8, 2006

I filled my tank with BP Ultimate (97 RON) yesterday, only noticing that it was 108.9p/litre afterwards! Over Ã‚Â£50 to fill it up.

http://www.petrolprices.com/

This is a really good website, it's free to sign up and tells you the 10 cheapest garages in your area, you can specify what fuel type too.

MickD · Aug 8, 2006

How did we get from beer to petrol prices ?

hyb · Aug 9, 2006

Man talk

jezza l · Aug 14, 2006

Thanks for the link steve.

Here is how my table breaksdown.
Unleaded, Diesel, LRP, Super, LPG
The Highest price in this area: 101.9p, 105.9p, 102.9p, 106.9p, 48.9p
The Average price in this area: 99.1p,100.1p, 100.9p, 105.0p, 48.4p
The Lowest price in this area: 96.9p, 97.9p, 98.9p, 99.8p, 47.9p

Average 105.0p for Super!!!! I need to move..

Steve · Aug 14, 2006

jezza l said:
Thanks for the link steve.

Here is how my table breaksdown.
Unleaded, Diesel, LRP, Super, LPG
The Highest price in this area: 101.9p, 105.9p, 102.9p, 106.9p, 48.9p
The Average price in this area: 99.1p,100.1p, 100.9p, 105.0p, 48.4p
The Lowest price in this area: 96.9p, 97.9p, 98.9p, 99.8p, 47.9p

Average 105.0p for Super!!!! I need to move..

Don't mention it, the prices change week to week down here, so it influences where I fill up on the way home from work. You might think you've got it bad but it tends not be region specific but more down to local competition, find a three garages together and the prices will always be low, anything under a pound a litre for Super is good going now.

I'm moving offices tomorrow, 30 miles less a day, YES!