how to share fuel costs

Bongles

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

Repeat, how the hell can someone come on here and ask how much he should charge his mate for a drive around?

One obvious reason might be that it's not the sort of thing he or his mate have done before, 200 miles of fuel is a noticeable amount of money for either of them, his mate has offered to pay half, and he doesn't want to rip his mate off.

Perhaps you and your mates have long ago established how you look after this sort of thing between you. As it happens, me and my mates have too. It seems the OP and his mates haven't yet. Can't see how that reflects badly on them.

Sgt_Pepper_2

kev225 wrote: »

I reckon they just let cyclonebri1 do all the driving, if he's a true friend he'll pay for everything...

And if he invites them on a night out, they don't buy rounds, he buys all the drinks because he invited them.
:beer:

I was planning to go to the cinema tomorrow with a few friends, do you want to come cyclonebri1? You can pick us up on the way and if you choose the film you get to pay for everyone's tickets.


OP, jaydeeuk1 gave you the right advice.

Can you pick me up on the way?

mkirkby

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

Can you pick me up on the way?

Me Too! Personally I would reckon that anyone who didn't offer to cover the cost of such a long trip with the price of fuel as it is, wouldn't be a very good friend. So I think I'd move on anyway.

Ok OP, adding all the ideas together:-

1)you pay to fill your car before you set off
2)If the tank gets low during the trip, fill it again and share the cost
3)At the end of the trip, fill it again and share the cost.

This covers you if you decide to go sightseeing while down there as well.

cyclonebri1

You guys simply are cyber idiots, there is no issue here.

The bloke should not ask how to share the costs, for christs sake, the cost is much more than fuel. It is that plus risk, rubber and miles on the clock, cost that 1 out.

If he has a mate , his mate will realise the cost is not 1/2 the fuel you fools.

If he doesn't realise that, he needs a new mate. To be honest if I was his buddy and he said "this will cost you £25.17 exactly", he would be an exmate

I shake my head at this 1:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T

The bit I don't get is that the chap has to ask on an internet forum how to keep a friend.

cyclonebri1

mkirkby wrote: »

Me Too! Personally I would reckon that anyone who didn't offer to cover the cost of such a long trip with the price of fuel as it is, wouldn't be a very good friend. So I think I'd move on anyway.

Ok OP, adding all the ideas together:-

1)you pay to fill your car before you set off
2)If the tank gets low during the trip, fill it again and share the cost
3)At the end of the trip, fill it again and share the cost.

This covers you if you decide to go sightseeing while down there as well.

And there you go agreeing with me, you must be out of step according the the squabbling horde.

The bold bit you got right, the rest ignores all the extra costs, but as you have jumped on the bandwagon that's fine.

Eg. let him take his mate on a run every time, and let him pay just for the petrol, great way to share.:o:o

Sgt_Pepper_2

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

You really are a simpleton:T:T

Do yet always resort to abuse?

mkirkby

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

And there you go agreeing with me, you must be out of step according the the squabbling horde.

The bold bit you got right, the rest ignores all the extra costs, but as you have jumped on the bandwagon that's fine.

Eg. let him take his mate on a run every time, and let him pay just for the petrol, great way to share.:o:o

I'm confused...you agree that a good friend should agree to help cover the cost of a long trip...but you also appear to say the OP should cover it in totality. My head's going to explode with the madness of it all

You are a very silly person; there's me thinking this bit of the forum was about motoring when it's all about the psychology of keeping friends.



& just for the OP and fears that he/she is being cheated:-

The cost of fuel over a 400 mile trip is about 85% of the cost of the whole trip for an average car so yes adding a tiny bit more for maintnance could be asked for (but then you might loose your friend )

Bongles

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

If he doesn't realise that, he needs a new mate. To be honest if I was his buddy and he said "this will cost you £25.17 exactly", he would be an exmate

Calm down. Nobody in this thread - not the OP, not anyone else - is trying to be your friend. You're quite safe on that front, I'm sure.

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

The bit I don't get is that the chap has to ask on an internet forum how to keep a friend.

The bit I don't get is that you must have read the actual words the OP wrote, which were all about doing some arithmetic, and yet you somehow interpreted that as the OP asking for your advice on his relationship with his mates! Now he knows how to sort the arithmetic, I'm pretty sure he's going to split the cost of the fuel with his mate whether you like it or not. There's even a chance their friendship will survive the experience. I fear you may have no choice but to get over it.

Sgt_Pepper_2

Maybe the concept of a friend is new to cyclonebri.

cyclonebri1

RebM wrote: »

Hi, going on a trip with a friend in my car, 200 miles each way. How do I work out how much fuel money to ask for? We'll share it 50/50 but my mind is a blank on how to work it out... thanku

Ok going back to the 1st post this is why I see it different to you guys.

Would any of you group that seem happy to speculate on how I view friendship have to ask your mate to put his hand in his pocket?, now I doubt you would because a true friend would offer, not wait to be asked.

Maybe the op should have titled it "What price true friendship?",

Or "How to lose a friend without really trying"

Oh, chaps it's a commonly held view that everyone spending there time posting help on here is a billy no mates anyway, :rotfl:, so you know what I think about you too.:T:T:T

PS people on here aren't real, they don't count as your friends no matter how much you thank each other :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: