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How much was your last fill up?

Rodimus Prime said:
What I never get is why people try to avoid filling up there tank. It is not like they are dodge the cost. It still cost them the same at the end of the month. The car needs gas no matter how it is cut.

People are always seem shock that when I need gas I just fill up my car. I may not like the price but I see no point in trying to avoid doing it.
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The reason some people do not completely fill their tank is because the more fuel you have, the heavier your car will be and the more fuel you will burn.

I see no reason to ever completely fill my tank, unless I am going on a long drive obviously. It saves fuel in the long run.

djellison said:
Any other city in the UK? Forget it. Slow, unreliable, expensive, essentially impractical. My 12 minute, car pooled route to work would become a 45 minute, often unreliable, and actually more expensive way to get around.
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Glasgow also has a fantastic public transport system. However I agree that in most places, a car gives much more freedom than public transport.
 
davidjearly said:
The reason some people do not completely fill their tank is because the more fuel you have, the heavier your car will be and the more fuel you will burn.

I see no reason to ever completely fill my tank, unless I am going on a long drive obviously. It saves fuel in the long run.
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A gallon of gas weighs about 6 pounds. You're not saving much given the average tank holds what, 14 gallons?

My last fillup (was running on fumes) was about $58 in an Acura TL.
 
My round-trip commute to work is 100kms (60 miles) and I do one or two road trips for work/fun every month. My 300M needs mid-grade gas, which currently costs around $1.15/litre (CAD$). I just went through my bank statement and in the last month I have filled my tank 12 times, at around $55 each time. Grand total $650 on gas in the last month....

April 9 $ 50
April 5 $ 64
April 3 $ 50
April 2 $ 52
March 29 $ 57
March 26 $ 54
March 23 $ 55
March 20 $ 45
March 16 $ 70
March 11 $ 48
March 7 $ 49
March 4 $ 56
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12 Fills $ 650

Wow. No wonder I never seem to have any money. :mad:
 
djellison said:
You're funny. London and it's underground train network, and reasonably good buses, and integrated Oyster card system is a public transport system that while occasionally crowded and unreliable - works.

Any other city in the UK? Forget it. Slow, unreliable, expensive, essentially impractical. My 12 minute, car pooled route to work would become a 45 minute, often unreliable, and actually more expensive way to get around.

Doug
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Depends where you live, I live in a town (not even a city), and theres a bus every 12 minutes past my house. None of my family can drive (I'm going to learn soon, I'm 17).

Actually on the whole thanks to a labour government the bus service here has improved over the last 10 years, bloody Tories.

Bus fares are very expensive if you use them rarely, however I pay £36 a month for a bus pass, which works out to about £1.10 (2 USD) a day, for travel anywhere in the area.

And if I can manage to blag that I'm under 14 then even cheaper :D
 
I'm glad I don't drive, public transport in the UK is a total rip-off, although I get free off-peak travel due to - health issues - the government could do a lot more to help both those who use public transport and general motorists. But no, they give $200m to a US reality TV show to help buy mosquito nets, yet they can't even provide our own troops with those same nets.

Some cities have good transport systems but most are badly run by companies who do their best to rip the customers off, whilst providing the poorest possible service, and most are by the same parent company - First.
 
The last time I filled up (1 wk ago @ $3.13 gal.) was about $48.00. That was with a quarter tank of gas left. I just put in $10.00 this morning to get to work and only got a quarter tank of gas. Add that up and you get 58.00 for a tank.
When I first bought my SUV it cost only 35.00 to fill up.
Leekohler, my daughter and I were talking about that the other day. If I could move somewhere with a good transportation system I would gladly give up my vehicle.
I used to live in Madison Wisconsin and took the bus all the time, now I live in Hollywood SC and NEED a vehicle. If my hubby wanted to move back to Chicago I would turn in my drivers license and take the bus.
I miss Madison. :(
 
The thing is although we pay more for petrol over here, how can I put this:
Well for starters we tend to drive much smaller, more energy efficient cars.
We also are much more concentrated, in the sense that we have a much, much higher population per square mile, meaning everything is much more local to us, ie. because everyone in the US is so spread out they have to drive long distances to reach anywhere. If we have to drive more than 10 miles anywhere we consider it a long journey. So to sum up, we save a hell of a lot of money by not going anywhere.
 
millar876 said:
£62.37 or $122.91 for 16 (US) Gallons of 95 octane (standard over here) I Believe your standard Gas is 91?
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Regular here is 87 octane. 89 and 92/3 cost 10 and 20 cents more a gallon or thereabouts respectively.

Minus the gallon of gas I bought for the lawnmower, I spent $25 the day before yesterday and got maybe half a tank in my 2000 Mustang. I feel strangely sad that I got it before prices jumped a nickel overnight.
 
For those in the US, the high gas prices are new and a bit of a shock.

For those in other countries, current American prices are still less expensive.
 
nick9191 said:
The thing is although we pay more for petrol over here, how can I put this:
Well for starters we tend to drive much smaller, more energy efficient cars.
We also are much more concentrated, in the sense that we have a much, much higher population per square mile, meaning everything is much more local to us, ie. because everyone in the US is so spread out they have to drive long distances to reach anywhere. If we have to drive more than 10 miles anywhere we consider it a long journey. So to sum up, we save a hell of a lot of money by not going anywhere.
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Plus your gallons are bigger, so you get higher mpg's for the same car.
 
$47.25
13.35 gal @ $3.53/gal

My commute is 27 miles each way :(

I fill-up my car every week.

I fill-up the wife's car about every 2 weeks @ roughly $50 each.
 
$80.00 to fill my Tundra....
I grew up in the city (to the point where I could reach out my window and shake my neighbor's hand or give them a cup of sugar).I couldn't wait to get out. No way I'd give up my yard,privacy,garden etc to move back..Not to mention that any city with a decent public transportation system will have the accompanying astronomical real estate prices..I'm good where I'm at...
 
leekohler said:
Nothing. Move to a city with good public transportation. Stop giving the oil companies your money. I haven't owned a car in almost a decade, and I can't tell you how free it makes you feel. I watch the news and am amazed that people still put up with this.
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You make a good point, for those who can live in the city.

Nothing like public transportation to get around. Plus, once you arrive at your destination, you don't need to worry about finding a parking space and then paying the premium to park your car.

Tonight my wife and I were discussing what to do for dinner. I said home or anywhere by train is fine by me. In less time that it takes to drive, we can visit a variety of places that have good restaurants and shopping areas. So convenient.

On a side note, I wonder how many folks who own SUVs strictly for the status symbol are wishing about right now that they had a more economical ride. :)
 
My work vehicle cost about $57 ($3.35 x 17gal of a 20gal tank) last time I filled it up. Thanks for the reminder. It's sitting on empty right now...

I have been playing a bit of a game with my work vehicle. I track my milage per tank of fuel. For an '06 Jeep Liberty my worst was 17 mpg, my best 27(!!) and my average is about 21 and going up. All I have to do to get that improvement is Slow Down! (The lack of cruise control and a tendency toward a lead foot does not help matters!)

For me, there is no public transportation. If I am going out of state, then I have some options. I have to drive an hour to get to the closest train station (Amtrak). When I do use public transportation, it's usually a 1.5 hours drive to pick up the South Shore at Dune Park into Chicago.

sushi said:
On a side note, I wonder how many folks who own SUVs strictly for the status symbol are wishing about right now that they had a more economical ride. :)
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I don't know, but I sure have seen a bunch of Hummers in Used Car lots lately!
 
Gas at Costco here is about 7-8 cents/gallon cheaper (maybe $3.17, instead of $3.25+). Still costs me about $45 to fill up.

I get about 20 miles to the gallon and try to "work from home" :D one day a week if I can to save on the commute.
 
$60 @ $1.12:2 per litre, for 53.480 litres. 504 kms covered.

My 07' KIA Magentis (Optima in the U.S.) does have a 62 litre tank, but I'm not that foolish. The little pump light comes on, and I jump.

It's nice to know I still have, for this fill-up, 80 km in the tank. ;)
 
$43 for about 12.5 gallons. I get about 300 miles per tank in my '07 VW Rabbit (Golf to the rest of the world). Round trip to work and home is about 42 miles.
 
I filled my Honda scooter up the other day for just over $7 USD :D

It takes about 2.6 gallons and I get on average 70mpg. I use it as much as possible, and if I use it as much as I do my car, it lasts longer and I don't have to fill up as often. :)
 
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