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Travel and Transport - Car Fuel
I've recently found your site and found lots of good hints/ideas/information but noticed something in the "Travel and Transport" section which seems odd and contradictory.
You suggest saving money on car fuel by -
Always fill up the car before the indicator drops to a quarter full tank.
Thus there’s no panic and you’ve enough time to get to a cheaper petrol station. Leave it longer and you’ll fill up at ‘the next one I see’, and that usually means paying more.
But then point out what I thought when you said keep the tank topped up -
A lighter car uses less fuel.
De-clutter your car as extra weight means more fuel use.
My suggestion would be keep the fuel to a level that you might use between fuel stops at the cheaper petrol station visits. Carrying more fuel than you are likely to need will mean carrying extra weight which is costing you on fuel economy. Working that 1 litre of petrol weighs about 750g that would mean an average petrol tank holding 50litres would be carrying 37.5kg of fuel (or about 6 stone).
Steve AskCy , Lancashire
You suggest saving money on car fuel by -
Always fill up the car before the indicator drops to a quarter full tank.
Thus there’s no panic and you’ve enough time to get to a cheaper petrol station. Leave it longer and you’ll fill up at ‘the next one I see’, and that usually means paying more.
But then point out what I thought when you said keep the tank topped up -
A lighter car uses less fuel.
De-clutter your car as extra weight means more fuel use.
My suggestion would be keep the fuel to a level that you might use between fuel stops at the cheaper petrol station visits. Carrying more fuel than you are likely to need will mean carrying extra weight which is costing you on fuel economy. Working that 1 litre of petrol weighs about 750g that would mean an average petrol tank holding 50litres would be carrying 37.5kg of fuel (or about 6 stone).
Steve AskCy , Lancashire
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LOL Hi Steve welcome to MSE:)Darren0
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This idea was discussed on another thread and no proper solution was suggested. Yes, the car would be lighter, but it is not much compared to its overall weight (I drove my car with just two passengers on one journey and fully loaded with heavy luggage on another and there was no significant difference in mpg, as I drove less lively when loaded) . Also, consider additional trips to petrol stations to fill up. More space in the tank also gives volume for petrol to evaporate, but not sure about this one
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What have really done me in is the fact that medium-roof Ford Transit van I hired to move house did about the same mpg as my not-so-big 1.4 car!!! :mad:
Maybe we'd better swap our cars for 125 scooters that weight 120kg and do 90-100mpg?
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