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Argh so close!!!
sara86pink
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I have about £6 left to last me to pay day (this Friday!) but the petrol light came on last night and I need petrol to get to work!
Its a 1.9 diesel so I'm not even sure if £6 worth of diesel will even give me enough!
Argh, so close to pay day but still so far!!!!!
Its a 1.9 diesel so I'm not even sure if £6 worth of diesel will even give me enough!
Argh, so close to pay day but still so far!!!!!
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£6 of fuel will certainly get you a little way - how far is it to work & is there any other option (bus, train, walk, cycle?)
My car does at least 25 miles after the petrol light has come on (not pushed it further than that!)0 -
well all depends on how far you have to travel what car you have and how economical it is/you drive
normal cars warning lights come on when you have around 50 miles of petrol left ~ 1.5 gallons
£6 will get roughly 1.2 galons so if you go on a very rough guesstimate you will have 2.5 - 3 gallons of fuel left so now all depends on what sort of MPG your car does and how many miles you have to drive between now and paydayDrop a brand challenge
on a £100 shop you might on average get 70 items save
10p per product = £7 a week ~ £28 a month
20p per product = £14 a week ~ £56 a month
30p per product = £21 a week ~ £84 a month (or in other words one weeks shoping at the new price)0 -
I'd put the money in my car and hope for the best. Hope you make it
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I see one heck of a repair bill coming over the horizon.sara86pink wrote: »I have about £6 left to last me to pay day (this Friday!) but the petrol light came on last night and I need petrol to get to work!
Its a 1.9 diesel so I'm not even sure if £6 worth of diesel will even give me enough!
Argh, so close to pay day but still so far!!!!!Hi, we’ve had to remove your signature. If you’re not sure why please read the forum rules or email the forum team if you’re still unsure - MSE ForumTeam0 -
Sell the car and buy a bus/train pass or a bike. No offence but if you can't afford to run the car then you should sell it. One of my friends got new high performance car (fast/high insurance) last year he can only run in on premium petrol and he spends a fortune in petrol and insurance for it and he wonders why he is skint having to get engine parts shipped over from Japan if somthing goes wrong with it and he never comes out for a drink at the weekends anymore because he can't afford to! He has had to cancel his holiday this summer. Its best not to be to stuborn and face facts at times.!"£$%^&*()0
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Hi Sarah- I am in exactly the same position as you this week- payday Friday and hoping my petrol will last! I guess all you can do is to cut out all non essential trips, walk to friends/ family etc if you can; is work very far away?
My job involves driving to peoples' homes so I am trying to stay as local as possible as we cover quite a wide area... good luck!0 -
Well I'm going to put the £6 in it and hopefully that will give me enough to last until Friday, the light came on at around 60-70 miles as I was keeping an eye on it, I just dont like the risk of driving around with the light on!
As for selling the car, yes I am currently in the process of selling my car, I'm waiting until payday to get some essential bits done to it and hopefully will have it sold by the end of next month (I need it for 17th July as its helping me move!)
I do have my boyfriends bike I can use but it needs a new saddle (which we also cant afford right now) and it takes me approximately 1 - 1 1/2 hours to walk and I work 8am-6pm so after a long day, it is an effort to walk! But, weather seems to be nice this week so might give it a go... Could do with the exercise lol!:j *~* 2011 - TRY TO GET CREDIT CARD AS LOW AS POSS BUT STILL HAVE FUN *~* :j0 -
sara86pink wrote: »Well I'm going to put the £6 in it and hopefully that will give me enough to last until Friday, the light came on at around 60-70 miles as I was keeping an eye on it, I just dont like the risk of driving around with the light on!
As for selling the car, yes I am currently in the process of selling my car, I'm waiting until payday to get some essential bits done to it and hopefully will have it sold by the end of next month (I need it for 17th July as its helping me move!)
I do have my boyfriends bike I can use but it needs a new saddle (which we also cant afford right now) and it takes me approximately 1 - 1 1/2 hours to walk and I work 8am-6pm so after a long day, it is an effort to walk! But, weather seems to be nice this week so might give it a go... Could do with the exercise lol!
Could you split the difference and perhaps park half way between work and home? That would only make it a 30 - 45 minute walk each way and would half your mileage.
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Could you split the difference and perhaps park half way between work and home? That would only make it a 30 - 45 minute walk each way and would half your mileage.
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Good idea and maybe even throw your bike in the boot of the car and park half way then cycle in - you may then be entitled to the cycle to work scheme?!"£$%^&*()0
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