Petrol spend yearly estimate

Sparky · 18 Aug 2009 at 10:52

Roughly £3500 pa for commuting and probably another £1000 for normal use.

miniyazz · 18 Aug 2009 at 11:15

It appears I win on the mileage-for-buck measurement

Must be because I don't have an expensive car.

[TW]Fox · 18 Aug 2009 at 11:26

lordrobs said:
Your getting a car that does 10.5mpg

No, I'm going to make a 400 mile round trip twice a month as well, albeit it at 36mpg

osc89er · 18 Aug 2009 at 12:03

About £3000 last year. All of it my own money, after tax, no perks.

Django x2 · 18 Aug 2009 at 12:05

lambda said:
Convert to LPG?

It will cut your fuel costs in half.

Not when the fuel economy is worse than that of petrol or diesel it won't

Scania · 18 Aug 2009 at 12:10

I'm spending around £60 every 2 weeks in my e36 328i and put roughly 300 litres into my HGV every night.

I'm glad I don't pay the trucks fuel bill!

Fr0dders · 18 Aug 2009 at 12:13

i fill up @ £60 a tank roughly ever week. sometimes a bit more, sometimes a bit less so it will average out

£3120 a year.

Beerbaron · 18 Aug 2009 at 12:18

£1000 a year soon to be £0 as a student

but £2500 on the train

R.O.S.S.I · 18 Aug 2009 at 12:42

I probs put a full tank in every 2 weeks. So £35-£40 * 26 = just over a grand.

Jez · 18 Aug 2009 at 14:12

lambda said:
Convert to LPG?

It will cut your fuel costs in half.

Converting to LPG would significantly increase my fuel costs given my reimbursement rates, and be very inconvenient too. Plus i'd have the added bonus of having to spend a fortune to add a horrible aftermarket system to my car.

No thanks

Overlag · 18 Aug 2009 at 14:27

15000miles, 32mpg average = about £2111 @ 99.9p

Abraham · 19 Aug 2009 at 08:32

Ricochet J said:
I brim the tank every 3 weeks ~ month. Tank costs me near £50. So around £600 in petrol a year? Not bad considering I'm seeing figures like £6000!

I'm about the same, doesn't seem to match up with the mileage I clock up though

Lum · 19 Aug 2009 at 09:08

In the one month I had the Cefiro on the road, I got bollocked by my boss because I got through £1200 worth of V-Power... in one month!

If I ever get it back on the road, I probably ought to buy it a new lambda sensor and maybe get it remapped since 90s turbo Nissans do like to run rich.

kefkef · 19 Aug 2009 at 09:19

Hovering around the 60mpg mark for my little 1.5dci Clio, so at £1 per litre (£4.55 per gallon) for the 12000 miles per year i drive the car its:

(12000/60) * 4.55 = £910

Worked it all out that the car is actually costing me £1k per year to run for 12k miles as i get fuel and regular user allowance at work (this includes the money for servicing, tyres, tax, insurance etc). Will go down even further next year when the 0% finance is paid up and will start to actually earn me £800 per year!

panthro · 19 Aug 2009 at 09:31

Zilch, paid for by work

Although when I was living in England it was around £2400 per year.

Jonnycoupe · 19 Aug 2009 at 12:27

£1250 in fuel to do 20,000 miles.

First 10,000 of that I actually make 2p a mile though in tax saving over not driving at all.

iaind · 19 Aug 2009 at 12:56

Jonnycoupe said:
£1250 in fuel to do 20,000 miles.

First 10,000 of that I actually make 2p a mile though in tax saving over not driving at all.

Thats about 72mpg average :eek:

Jonnycoupe said:
Road going Honda with KERS = 100MPG

fail

Jonnycoupe · 19 Aug 2009 at 13:08

Well I can do that on a cruise road, but getting up to speed and using roundabouts brings it down.

Ownership average is sat at 75.3.

iaind · 19 Aug 2009 at 13:10

That's insane for an average - do you drive it like a pensioner?

Glaucus · 19 Aug 2009 at 13:16

about £600. Don't commute to work any more, so probably average £50 a month.
Average is 26.2mpg

I need to tie a helium balloon to my right foot.