The 'MoneySaving IQ Test' discussion area

Wyndham

Now hang on, my 19/25 is now 172.... is this because more people are doing it?

Wyndham

174 now..... this is GOOD!

Charis

Because this was a 'timed test' I did the maths quickly in my head (never a good idea for me). That's where I made the most mistakes, although I didn't do too badly over all. Was the time really factored in, or was it mentioned to stop people using their calculators?

nearlyrich

I got 141, fairly well balanced on areas, I am happy with that.

robin_banks

146, 15/25

mig25_foxbat2003

This is a sour grapes post because I only got 10/25, but I've got to take issue with the petrol one. Although only half-filling your tank will save you 22.5kg if you have a 30 litre tank, on a 1350kg car (such as a Ford Fiesta) this will only improve your power/weight ratio by 1.7%, a factor which can easily be affected by conditions. On the other hand, when hypermiling you try to conserve momentum as much as possible - braking for a petrol station and having to accelerate away again twice as often will eat into that 1.7% improvement in efficiency. Not to mention the fact that, if you're in a petrol station twice as often, you're going to buy twice as many Biscuit and Raisin Yorkies.

Well I am anyway.

Yours etc,
Disgruntled of Highworth

pezza88

I'm a money saving geniemouse. Must go and buy Champagne to celebrate :rolleyes:!

billieboy_2

15/25. 131.:o

Philycheesesteak

Fairly pleased with my 17/25 131, gutted about some silly errors, but Q22 was damn sneaky...

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I'm going on holiday next week to India and wondered what the weather would be like...so I phoned my bank

N1AK

mig25_foxbat2003 wrote: »

This is a sour grapes post because I only got 10/25, but I've got to take issue with the petrol one. Although only half-filling your tank will save you 22.5kg if you have a 30 litre tank, on a 1350kg car (such as a Ford Fiesta) this will only improve your power/weight ratio by 1.7%, a factor which can easily be affected by conditions. On the other hand, when hypermiling you try to conserve momentum as much as possible - braking for a petrol station and having to accelerate away again twice as often will eat into that 1.7% improvement in efficiency. Not to mention the fact that, if you're in a petrol station twice as often, you're going to buy twice as many Biscuit and Raisin Yorkies.

Well I am anyway.

Yours etc,
Disgruntled of Highworth

Don't worry I only got 14/25 and I am perfectly happy with that result. The test was hard (imo) which makes it a lot more useful than 25 obvious questions. 88% got less than 14 right btw when I took it.

Regarding petrol, it will of course vary from person to person but I think the majority of drivers will save money by not simply filling the tank each time they fill up. In my own case I fill up along with the weekly shop, so I fill up based on how much I expect to need before I return (~70% of a tank normally).

It may be heresy to say this on the MSE board but truth be told I doubt the savings amount to enough to be worth planning your schedule around, so you are right planning in more petrol stops is imo probably a waste of time, but if you have an idea when you will next want to fill up and can manage your fuel level why not save a few pennies.