Fuel for our old classics ?

[leedurrant73]

Hello.

I’m currently restoring an early 911. I can’t keep thinking if fuel stations and petrol will be easy accessible in the near future.

Any of you avid classic car lovers delved into this?

Thanks Lee

[gridgway]

Are you thinking "this weekend" type near future? Or 2031 type near future?

[Hugo 356]

It'll be more expensive (though duty may go down) and may be synthetic:

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/indu ... fuels-2022

I suspect most petrol stations will go and like heating oil we'll fill up by electric/hydrogen/fusion powered tanker home delivery

The sooner everyone else goes electric the less hassle we'll get from the green lobby

Shouldn't be harder to get than horse feed

[inaglasshouse]

I reckon it will become a destination thing. Some enterprising folks will buy up a petrol station or two (in nice locations), add decent coffee, and we dinosaurs will potter down there on a Sunday morning to get our dinosaur juice.

[IanM]

Are you thinking "this weekend" type near future? Or 2031 type near future?

2051 more like. If and when it happens, we can buy aviation fuel.

[911hillclimber]

Agree, ages away yet.
Lots of time to get/use petrol.

Diesel may be another matter of course, but even by 2030 there will be millions of oil-burners on this planet, scrappage system will come in to get the old ones off the road (like my 2014 Skoda).
2030 is when you cannot buy a fossil fuel car, not when those fuels cease to be available.

There will be a GovUK charge levied to electric by then, so the costs will be comparable fuel wise, they HAVE to get all that fuel tax back in the coffers.

I'm personally more worried about what a gallon of petrol will be like chemically and the effect on the old engines, pumps and fuel lines.

[leedurrant73]

Thanks guys.

I’m sure you can imagine I’m a little about restoring my car which may take some time then told I cannot use it because of fuel etc.

Thought I’d share with you all my worries.

Appreciate your help

Lee

[gridgway]

How long are you anticipating taking on your resto?

[leedurrant73]

I really don’t know but aiming for November for having the body started.
Almost have the cash together. The engine had a top end rebuild during
The 1st few years of owning the car. I had the breaks rebuilt at the same time.
Carbs were rebuilt by euro carb about three years ago. Not many miles since.
Also replaced the suspension front and rear a few years ago. Also purchased a new fuel tank.

Had a quote from kroone for a new loom. So that needs to be done. I have all the bushes for under the car and been buying stuff like seals for windows and new heating flappers etc.

So I’m hoping I can re use some stuff.

Really want to have a go of fitting out some stuff myself.
Thanks Lee

[DustyM]

2051 more like. If and when it happens,

This. ^^ I don't think it will be a concern for most of us on this forum, they'll have taken away our licenses before it becomes a problem...

[decapman]

There are roughly 32M cars on the road in the UK of which say 2.5M are classics
The new car market is about 2M cars a year..
So over 15 years to replace fossil fuel cars if every new car sold is electric
Which it won’t be, and then some of those would be replacements for existing electric cars.
Seems there will be many millions of fossil fuel cars on the road and demand for petrol beyond 2030.

Of course something else may come along that none of us expect

[leedurrant73]

I’m just glad you guys give me a reason to continue the resto.

Cheers lee