EFAOnes things for sure, I only ever spent £20-£25 on the wife’s car.
Shell petrol stations.
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Not really.
The more you put in the less you need to visit the fuel station. It's that simple. I therefore want the biggest tank possible and always brim it.
Caporegime
When I did my Speed Awareness Course, strangely the only think I remember from that was the speaker said was along the lines of "just fill your car to half way, no point carrying that extra weight, thus wasting fuel".
Also, I guess it depends how far is the state away from your house or go out of the way to fill up, if its on route then it makes sense to carry less weight.
Also, I guess it depends how far is the state away from your house or go out of the way to fill up, if its on route then it makes sense to carry less weight.
Caporegime
I am sure there is a formula for that, but don't ask me, ask the guy from the speed awareness course.
You can't deny the logic though, more weight = more effort needed.
I go to Sainsburys to do my shopping, a couple times a week, so the only extra distance i need to take is taking a right turn instead of right on the exit, about 10 or so meters. I am not really making extra trips to fill up the car or burning fuel to get to the station more often. I am just carrying less weight around, which I would think, all adds up.
You know what, you have said this before and when that guy said that on the course, YOUR NAME popped into my head.
Caporegime
For the record, sometimes I brim it, sometimes I just put £20 in. It all depends what I have planned that week/month.
I am off to the airport this week so the next fill up i am not going to put £20 in as that won't get me to the airport.
I am off to the airport this week so the next fill up i am not going to put £20 in as that won't get me to the airport.
Putting in £20 at a time doesn't mean I'm always running on empty. Plus loads of 24 hour petrol stations with walking distance round here. People talking of putting in £100 at a time how dry does a tank need to be to take £100 of fuel.
Anyway these are all silly and mundane excuses to run around topping up hundreds and brimming your tanks.
The most dangerous thing about not always having a full tank is the impending, potentially catastrophic socioeconomic collapse and the chaos it will bring.
Soldato
Putting in £20 at a time doesn't mean I'm always running on empty. Plus loads of 24 hour petrol stations with walking distance round here. People talking of putting in £100 at a time how dry does a tank need to be to take £100 of fuel.
Anyway these are all silly and mundane excuses to run around topping up hundreds and brimming your tanks.
The most dangerous thing about not always having a full tank is the impending, potentially catastrophic socioeconomic collapse and the chaos it will bring.
Not even sure where to begin with this.
Soldato
He’s a nobody, hence paid to be an armchair expert. Clearly not a good one either if that’s all you took away from the course.
1litre of fuel weighs 750g. So we aren’t talking huge amounts of weight despite what a speed awareness guy says (lol)
I find it hugely inconvenient so always max it. The M3 only does 250 miles to a tank anyway.
I’d be more worried about missing those 5x nectar offers with min 30litre fills, oh and putting crappy supermarket fuel in
I find it hugely inconvenient so always max it. The M3 only does 250 miles to a tank anyway.
I’d be more worried about missing those 5x nectar offers with min 30litre fills, oh and putting crappy supermarket fuel in
Caporegime
As opposed to people here all with PHD in physics? and how can you argue the physics though? You do need more energy (fuel) to move more weight.
Don’t go shopping either. You’re saving weight in fuel when you fill the boot with shopping. :/. Oh and don’t carry passengers either
Soldato
Exactly so why bring all that kinetic to a halt to put in a fraction of its mass in as fuel and let the engine cool in the process?
Have you been on a ‘leading speed awareness’ training course to learn that ?
Fuel is not payload.
Neither are brains
Caporegime
The Supermarket Fuel vs Shell is a WHOLE OTHER thread onto itself, which we've done many times.
As for distance....Shell Station is this far away from Sainsbury's...it's hardly out of the way when i am going that way. I can's speak FOR YOU, but FOR ME, as I said, I go there like once or twice a week anyway, I don't need to brim it, and there are times when half a tank can last me a couple of weeks or more.
