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Sometimes I just cba so cut it really fine
A man after my own heart
<edit>but I must admit, then I brim it</edit>
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£80 to fill up!
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A man after my own heart
<edit>but I must admit, then I brim it</edit>
Soldato
Costs me about £45 to fill up and lasts 200-250 miles in my Fiesta 1.25 - it's not the most economical of things considering!
I do laugh every time my flatmate filling €130 into my old Volvo.
But I do realise that it's costing me the same, it's just my 40 litre tank is half the size.
Petrol and diesel just went up 3 and 4 cents respectively.
Filling up with 98 @ €1.652 (145p) is pretty depressing
But I do realise that it's costing me the same, it's just my 40 litre tank is half the size.
Petrol and diesel just went up 3 and 4 cents respectively.
Filling up with 98 @ €1.652 (145p) is pretty depressing
Caporegime
For anyone using Tesco vouchers a new batch have hit eBay with a late September expiry, I've stocked up.
Another month of cheap petrol.
Another month of cheap petrol.
Soldato
Soldato
I tend to put £20-30 in at a time. If I fill the tank, I tend to do more unnecessary drives out at the weekend.
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I always put enough to cover me for the week/weekend but I dont go by how much money I spend I just put in 20 to 25 litres of petrol generaly, as I dont go anywhere out of the ordinary then I only do around 200-250 miles a week.
Few reason I dont brim the tank:
Few reason I dont brim the tank:
- Car weights more which mean's very slightly more fuel used and strain on vehicle.
- I fill up at the station which is next to my work so only add's 150 feet (at a guess) when i put petrol in.
- I get paided weekly so like to budget for everything including fuel so makes it easier for myself.
Soldato
LOL. It's the daily commute, not an F1 race!
I'd wager the junk you carry around in the car weighs more than the other half a tank of fuel would.
/Edit : do you also drive in the buff because your heavy clothes decrease mpg?
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Flawed logic which I'm sure has been covered in this thread already.
My car has very minimal "junk" just things which maybe needed all of which would be in the car if full of petrol or half full.
My car is a Hybrid so if I had 25 litres of fuel in the car rather than 55 it would make a noticeable difference to my MPG say 3+mpg, as generaly I drive light to increase my MPG and save money in the long run.
I did say slightly more fuel its not like I said I would be increasing my range by 100+ miles .
I usualy average 55 MPG so for 20 litres I should get 240 miles hopefully
If i suddenly do 50 MPG (with a full tank) I would be decreasing my range by 20 miles per week which is a free days commute to work and to the shops for me.
Over the course of a year it all add's up and cost to run a car are not getting cheaper so my "logic" is not flawed
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Soldato
Just got back from Belgium, Prices are basically the same price as here
Soldato
yeh i get paided, dont you ?
Nope. I get paid.
Soldato
I know. I was being pedantic.
ok by now you can guess im not the most intelegent of people, whats pedantic mean
anyways back to the thread.
does my post make abit more sense now ? i should have really included that I have a hybrid in my origanl post i guess.
**edit** googled hehe
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