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Fuel: fill it up, or a tenner? Twenty?Views : 7757 Replies : 91Users Viewing This Thread : |
View Poll Results: What do you do when filling with fuel? | |||
Fill it up every time | 165 | 71.12% | |
A tenner each time | 3 | 1.29% | |
Twenty each time | 27 | 11.64% | |
Something else? | 37 | 15.95% | |
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Nov 28th, 2017, 06:50 | #31 |
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I usually put £30-40 ish in mine just before the light comes on if I can. £40 takes is to just over 1/2 tank, I do little mileage in the car these days, so pointless it sitting around with a full tank. If we're off on hols, then it gets brimmed. The works van on the other hand, gets brimmed every time!
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Nov 28th, 2017, 09:28 | #32 |
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Doing very small amounts of mileage nowadays so I tend to only put in about half a tank. Someone once told me that Shell V-Power (now Nitro+) used to settle and some of the additives fell out of solution, reducing the octane rating. No idea if it's true or not but seemed like a good idea not to have a full tank in there for weeks on end. And yeah, might be close to doubling it's value these days too
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Nov 28th, 2017, 10:17 | #33 |
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I usually fill my tank up when I get the low fuel warning come on. It happens a lot more frequently since changing to petrol.
I'm also one of those sad people that record my costs, mileage and mpg.
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Nov 28th, 2017, 10:41 | #34 |
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That sounds like a hoot! Would love something like that for a toy...
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Nov 28th, 2017, 10:56 | #35 |
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I only do about 80 miles a week, I've never brimmed my S40 tank in the last 9 years, why carry nearly 60Kg's of weight around?
I put in around £35.00 which lasts about 10 days for me and if it gets too near pay day I put less in, I'd hate to have £60.00's worth of fuel in the tank when there's more pressing bills to pay like food. Also why do people worry about the tank getting low? the fuel pump sits in the lowest part anyway. Fuel tanks with a load of 'bits' in the bottom are long gone.
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Nov 28th, 2017, 12:18 | #36 |
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I put in exactly 45.45 litres or about £55.
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Nov 28th, 2017, 12:21 | #37 |
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I don't like to keep track of how much I spend on petrol, as I quickly realise it quickly exceeds the value of the car, which doesn't seem right!
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Nov 28th, 2017, 13:20 | #38 |
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Me neither, just for fun if you had a car and covered 100,000 miles at 32MPG, at today's prices it'll cost you £17,000.00 !!!
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Nov 28th, 2017, 13:34 | #39 |
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Right.
I spent £7929 on petrol for my Honda Accord. Over almost the same mileage my V70 has cost "only" about £6400 of diesel (average prices have been lower, as well as about 5mpg better average fuel economy). |
Nov 28th, 2017, 13:58 | #40 |
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I have a car. I have done over 100,000 miles. I reckon I've averaged about 38 MPG. I don't want to know what that equates to!
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