Oil price

[blacjac]

I don't understand why people fill up for a week's driving. They're paying extra in reduced fuel economy due to the weight just because they're too lazy to fill up a bit more often.

More so if driving a 'performance car' where every extra kilo hurts.

That's why I only put a few litres in the tank each time I pass the petrol station that's on my route, then fill a couple of 5 litre cans in the boot for emergencies.

So you 'save' money by putting less weight in the tank and more in the boot?

[hyperD]

Perhaps if you filled your tank properly you wouldn't find yourself in those emergencies.
I generally keep mine full, in a REAL emergency, I'd rather have a full tank than have to detour to the 24 hour petrol station whilst en-route to the hospital/parents house/nuclear bunker

McNabb's theory to a tee.

[Spacecadet]

I don't understand why people fill up for a week's driving. They're paying extra in reduced fuel economy due to the weight just because they're too lazy to fill up a bit more often.

That's why I only put a few litres in the tank each time I pass the petrol station that's on my route, then fill a couple of 5 litre cans in the boot for emergencies.

Perhaps if you filled your tank properly you wouldn't find yourself in those emergencies.
I generally keep mine full, in a REAL emergency, I'd rather have a full tank than have to detour to the 24 hour petrol station whilst en-route to the hospital/parents house/nuclear bunker

[MrRobin]

I thought it would be more than that seeing as how heavy bottles of water are when lumping them back to the hotel on holiday.

Water is denser than fuel & oil etc. That's why oil slicks rest on the top of the sea surface and why salad dressings need shaking before you open them

HTH

[PAH]

Use Andy McNabb's advice - always keep the tank filled up at all times. You don't want to be pursuing players and worrying about low fuel.

I'll bear that in mind when I'm next on holiday in Afghanistan.

[hyperD]

Use Andy McNabb's advice - always keep the tank filled up at all times. You don't want to be pursuing players and worrying about low fuel.

[PAH]

60 litres of fuel weighs about 44kg.

I thought it would be more than that seeing as how heavy bottles of water are when lumping them back to the hotel on holiday.

[PAH]

It's only when the tank is nearly empty that one notices the kilos, trust me on that.

That's why I only put a few litres in the tank each time I pass the petrol station that's on my route, then fill a couple of 5 litre cans in the boot for emergencies.

[Churchill]

It's only when the tank is nearly empty that one notices the kilos, trust me on that.

Try losing some body weight!

[MrRobin]

I don't understand why people fill up for a week's driving. They're paying extra in reduced fuel economy due to the weight just because they're too lazy to fill up a bit more often.

60 litres of fuel weighs about 44kg. I'm willing to bet that the averaged extra 11kg of weight (as supposed to filling it halfway up) on a vehicle weighing over 1000kg will have less of a impact on the economy than the extra distance I have to go on detour to get to the petrol station twice as often

[threaded]

I don't understand why people fill up for a week's driving. They're paying extra in reduced fuel economy due to the weight just because they're too lazy to fill up a bit more often.

More so if driving a 'performance car' where every extra kilo hurts.

But one must factor how much petrol is used in starting, associated wear and tear, and going a few miles extra from your chosen path to stop and use extra time filling up, also if in a city, the increased chance of being car-jacked, and the associated higher price of petrol if you cannot pick and choose where one purchases it.

It's only when the tank is nearly empty that one notices the kilos, trust me on that.

[PAH]

Cost me £70 to fill up my car at the weekend. What a f**king liability.

I don't understand why people fill up for a week's driving. They're paying extra in reduced fuel economy due to the weight just because they're too lazy to fill up a bit more often.

More so if driving a 'performance car' where every extra kilo hurts.

[PAH]

Why don't you hedge your costs by buying into oil (ETC's).

If oil goes up you make enough money to run your car.
If oil falls, the money you save filling your car offsets your losses.

The day I did that is the day they announce the oil has run out. Guaranteed.

[DimPrawn]

Why don't you hedge your costs by buying into oil (ETC's).

If oil goes up you make enough money to run your car.
If oil falls, the money you save filling your car offsets your losses.

[MrRobin]

After all the big news of the $100 breach a few months back, does anyone seem to be paying any attention anymore? Today it is $108 and rising...

http://www.oil-price.net/index.php?lang=en

Cost me £70 to fill up my car at the weekend. What a f**king liability.