Don't buy your petrol in £'s !!

oxters

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

It's different. Two half-pints of milk cost more than one pint of milk,.

Not if they go in pairs and buy a pint, then split it into 2 containers outside!

Never underestimate the ingenuity of moneysavers. Some have been known to put 2 households of shopping together in order to qualify for 5p off per litre then fill up both cars in one go - and bring the jerry cans as well. Only snag is, if the price of fuel drops they have a nervous breakdown.

oxters

Incapuppy wrote: »

Please can someone else confirm that my little mind has worked this out correctly, ;0)

Yes, I can confirm that you have a little mind.

JimmyTheWig

oxters wrote: »

Not if they go in pairs and buy a pint, then split it into 2 containers outside!

The logic still holds, I'm afraid, as two pints of milk is cheaper than two single pints of milk.
If they want to buy in bulk by combining households they can. But they can still save money by buying two day's worth instead of one.

Emily_Hall08

markymoo wrote: »

Emily... the OP thinks they can save money, by only filling up their tank once a week with what fuel they need, rather than filling the tank up full once a month....

Thanks, but i was referring to the person I quoted (murphy..cat..something) about making fuel last forever ..........of course now I'm thinking it might have been sarcasm that i took a very long time to pick up on:rolleyes:

JimmyTheWig

Hold on, I know you're going to hate me dragging this one up again, but I've realised that the OP's argument is flawed.

Imagine week 1 petrol is 100p/l, week 2 it is 90p/l and week 3 it is 110p/l.

Scenario 1. Fill up in pounds.
Week 1 - get 10l for £10.
Week 2 - get 11.1l for £10.
Week 3 - get 9.1l for £10.
Total - bought 30.2l for £30.

Scenario 2. Fill up in litres.
Week 1 - get 10l for £10.
Week 2 - get 10l for £9.
Week 3 - get 10l for £11.
Total - bought 30l for £30.

In both cases you have spent £30 but in scenario 1 you got a bit more petrol. This is because you are buying more litres when the price is cheap.
it's the same as buying unit shares - you pay in a set amount each month rather than buy a set number of units.

oxters

yawn yawn yawn

Voyager2002

Personally, all the petrol I buy is paid for in doubloons.

JimmyTheWig

oxters wrote: »

yawn yawn yawn

Go do something more interesting instead, then!