bigstring Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 How much do you put in your car at any one time? My Mrs seems to put £10 - £15 in the tank 3 or 4 times a week and makes no sense to me what so ever...... While your there, and if it's a good price, brim it to the top and refill when it's empty, I cant think of nothing worse than filling up all the time, I would have to do this around 8 times a week! Also while I'm having a rant, why the hell do people not pay at pump when at a pay at pump, they walk in with the card and pay in there! DUMB ass people, this really annoys me... Had a guy put £20 in his car this morning in front of me, walked in to pay, by which time I put £69 odd in, got back in the car, started the engine and just banged my head on the steering wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbdags Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 I always fill to the brim. They say you can save fuel by filling less by running a lighter car but I reckon you lose out as prices go up a couple of times a week sometimes. At least if I fill the tank I keep the cost constant for that tank. As for pay at the pump - be careful. I got my card cloned by a pay at the pump machine. I will NEVER use them again. They had a camera fitted om the pump too to try and snag my pin...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonwref Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) i car share and drive every other day, i always top up for each journey, £20 a time. not sure why i dont fill up to the brim, think maybe because psycologically it feels worse forking out 60 quid in ne hit that £20 three times. also maybe its the fact that i get a lot of cash coming in on the drip from refereeing and by spending that each time, i can leave the bank account alone. also, i remember reading in a thread somewhere that filling the tank can be counter productive to mpg and performance because of the weight a full tank adds to the back end? also, i dont use pay at pumps unless i have to (asda) but if theyve got a shop, i go in, gotta keep the guys in a job! Edited March 14, 2011 by simonwref Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyRacer Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 I fill mine up when it is nearly empty. And at the present price of V-power, well.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpsmith79 Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 I never brim mine, don't want to be carrying round the extra weight, £40 a time is about right for me Also, i never pay at the pump as 9 times out of 10 i am buying some more fags as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstring Posted March 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 But in this weather? it's freezing out there, why would you want to stop? and for the sake of a few pence, plus weight = momentum... all that stoping and starting at pumps to, thats going to kill your MPG also? i car share and drive every other day, i always top up for each journey, £20 a time. not sure why i dont fill up to the brim, think maybe because psycologically it feels worse forking out 60 quid in ne hit that £20 three times. also maybe its the fact that i get a lot of cash coming in on the drip from refereeing and by spending that each time, i can leave the bank account alone. also, i remember reading in a thread somewhere that filling the tank can be counter productive to mpg and performance because of the weight a full tank adds to the back end? I got scammed twice from inside the bloody garage, once in Slough, once in Chippenham, both from pakistani back ground... love it! i car share and drive every other day, i always top up for each journey, £20 a time. not sure why i dont fill up to the brim, think maybe because psycologically it feels worse forking out 60 quid in ne hit that £20 three times. also maybe its the fact that i get a lot of cash coming in on the drip from refereeing and by spending that each time, i can leave the bank account alone. also, i remember reading in a thread somewhere that filling the tank can be counter productive to mpg and performance because of the weight a full tank adds to the back end? also, i dont use pay at pumps unless i have to (asda) but if theyve got a shop, i go in, gotta keep the guys in a job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonwref Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Also, i never pay at the pump as 9 times out of 10 i am buying some more fags as well me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutznutz Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 I will pay the pump when I can unless I've got a tesco voucher or something I always fill up as well, I cant be arsed to keep filling up what a waste of life to be queuing every day for petrol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyper-wrap Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 £50 a week at the moment, see's me just over 200 miles in terrible London 'stop-start' traffic and a bit of a blip on the go-pedal at the weekends when I'm feeling fruity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstring Posted March 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Thanks for that, anotehr gripe, Tesco's..... get your club card voucher, tried to use it a couple of months ago when useing tesco's momentum, £11.50 off or something, sorry this is'nt a tesco's garage just a shop, the fuel comes from Texico or something? Your taking the piss? it clearly says TESCO all over it? nope really sir.... I will pay the pump when I can unless I've got a tesco voucher or something I always fill up as well, I cant be arsed to keep filling up what a waste of life to be queuing every day for petrol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutznutz Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 woops ... sorry Thanks for that, anotehr gripe, Tesco's..... get your club card voucher, tried to use it a couple of months ago when useing tesco's momentum, £11.50 off or something, sorry this is'nt a tesco's garage just a shop, the fuel comes from Texico or something? Your taking the piss? it clearly says TESCO all over it? nope really sir.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsolentMinx Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 been topping up £10-£20 lately. guess it's psychological. Don't like the idea of spending £50-60 in one go I sometimes pay at the pump, but sometimes forget so push the wrong button Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamGTR Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 was £20, then £25, now £30 because of the jump from 119 to 130 in so many weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen6GT Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Full to the brim, then run to low-fuel warning light. Another 20-40 miles, then full to the brim again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyper-wrap Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Full to the brim, then run to low-fuel warning light. Another 20-40 miles, then full to the brim again. how much does this cost and what mileage are you getting out of a tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstring Posted March 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Gen 6? 300 - 310 miles with £68 to the top......... how much does this cost and what mileage are you getting out of a tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nurse Amy Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 over £68 for a tank for me and i always try and wait til i can get to some v-power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftershock Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 I used to always only fill up half a tank, run to low but not quite got the light on then fill up to half again, partly because why would i want to carry all that extra fuel around when i pass several garages adn work right next to one every day, and partly because it doesnt feel as bad speanding all that money at once. Now with fule prices going up daily i fill her right up then run down till the light comes on, 20 miles or so more then fill right up again at the cheapest garage i can find. If fule prices continue to rise i may have to get a bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen6GT Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 how much does this cost and what mileage are you getting out of a tank? Cost £68 on Friday when I'd done 30 miles after the low-fuel light came on, I get about 360 miles out of a tankful, but can't be definite because I run it to the low-fuel light plus between 20-40 miles. If I drive like a lunatic (which is most of the time) I get about 320 miles from full to the brim to low-fuel light on, but if I deliberately keep light on the accelerator pedal I get an extra 20 or so miles before the light comes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric & pez Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Get ours to half a tank and then fill to the brim between 45 and 50 quid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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