Buying Fuel - Boring?

mustrum_ridcully

vikingaero wrote: »

I'm not sure I'd want a potential 250 litre inferno behind me.

Dunno about that, I'd be far more worried if it was in front of me :eek:

janninew

puddy wrote: »

my partner has exactly the same length of trip and his tank is only 46 litres so he fills up every day to keep the tank full (he panics if its less than half on the dial)

he uses pay at pump, it takes seconds

See the problem at my local station is half of the pumps have the pay at pump facility, but people still use these and then go in to the shop to pay - really annoys me! I do live in a area with an ageing population and they seem to prefer paying in the shop. I was behind an elderly gent yesterday, I actually timed him filling up and going in to the station - was 13 minutes! He only put £15.00 in the tank! So I spent 15 minutes at the station, not seconds!!

whitelabel

get an lpg converswion
then use the lpg, then switch to petrol when it runs out
save money and go further

funkycoldribena

jaydeeuk1 wrote: »

How much is the saving worth when you take in to account more expensive servicing, repairs and all the gallons of oil you'll burn?

So how come my diesel Galaxy has needed no repairs,uses no oil,and costs pretty cheap to service at an independant?

interstellaflyer

janninew wrote: »

See the problem at my local station is half of the pumps have the pay at pump facility, but people still use these and then go in to the shop to pay - really annoys me!

Not all cards work with pay at the pump and I don't know about you but like most people I go to the first available pump, that is of course those of us the don't insist on the the filler being on the same side as the pump, a better sollution would be to make some pumps pay at the pump only so those of us that just want to fill up and go can do so without being held up by those pillocks that then decide to do their weeks shopping.

Lum

I know my fuel card doesn't work at pay at pump.

Best solution would be to fill up at one of those Asda petrol stations where you have to drive away from the pump to pay. They tend to flow a lot better because the pump is freed up immediately upon filling (most of the time).

Jakg

pinkteapot wrote: »

2. You'd definitely exceed the 'pay at pump' spend limit.

Many pumps cut out at £100 (even when on "pay at kiosk") which is proving a pain for cars with large tanks (mainly large SUV's - the Cayenne in the UK comes with a 90L tank as a no-cost option).

blacksta wrote: »

I know it is possible cause formula 1 cars carry more fuel than required.

F1 cars (afaik) use the same size fuel tank every race, but it's rarely full...

interstellaflyer wrote: »

Having a bloody great big fuel tank full up would mean your fuel consumption would be greatly reduced

"Greatly reduced"? If you doubled the fuel tank size (lets say a 60L tank) your looking at another ~42.5KG + the weight of the tank. I would imagine it would still weigh less than a single passenger.


If it's a petrol car - why not get an LPG install? All your current range + an extra donut tank in the boot to give you another few hundred miles range. And it's cheaper to run...



While the OP's request is a bit ridiculous, I deplore filling up with fuel. I would gladly trade some boot space for a larger fuel tank. An extra 60L tank wouldn't take up that much space, but would virtually double the range (and time between fillups)

If you want a large tank, then why not get a Lamborghini LM002? 290 litre (76 GALLON!) fuel tank as standard... although I somehow doubt it's that economical.

kalaika

Jakg wrote: »

"Greatly reduced"? If you doubled the fuel tank size (lets say a 60L tank) your looking at another ~42.5KG + the weight of the tank. I would imagine it would still weigh less than a single passenger.

Under the OP's idea to have a tank large enough to last him a month without refuelling, my calcs estimate he'll need a tank approaching eight to ten times the volume he's currently got. I expect the weight of that amount of fuel, plus the tank, will make quite an impact on his fuel consumption (let alone the handling of the vehicle! )

Cash-Strapped.T32

When I used to ride 125's the economy was brilliant, but the tanks were so small I'd end up taking a 5lr fuel can in my backpack whenever I went to fill up because the damn bike would only hold £9's worth of petrol at best!

skiddlydiddly

To get the capacity tank you want you would lose all of the boot and then probably have to have a firewall welded in too.All that weight on the back of the car would change the handling of the car, knacker your suspension and overwork your brakes.Its possible to get the tank made-search race fuel tanks/cells, just not worth it.Buy a diesel .