Filling the car up.........

Dr_Hook

Surely any gains made by not filling up completely would be negated by the need to make more frequent trips to the petrol pumps?

I fill to the brim with the cheapest supermarket diesel I can find (usually tesco which is good for accumulating the clubcard points ) - but then I work 50 miles from home so have to fill the tank more-or-less every week anyway.

tsharp

rayday2 wrote: »

So what you saying leave the child at home :rolleyes:

No, just fill the car with half a child....i mean tank.

butch_dingle_2

i have a credit card I only use for petrol purchases, which I pay off in full at the end of the month, this way it doesnt really matter when I fill it up, but I do generally fillupwhen it is nearly empty.

Debt_Free_Chick

steve700 wrote: »

It's the same principle as driving around with a boot full of stuff that you don't need. The heavier the car, the more fuel it must use to get around.

Not that I know what 45 litres of V-Power fuel weighs................

Ah, thanks ... it can only be marginal though

immoral_angeluk

Debt_Free_Chick wrote: »

Ah, thanks ... it can only be marginal though

better for the environment though..

Debt_Free_Chick

immoral_angeluk wrote: »

better for the environment though..

So it's better to make 4 or 5 trips with a bit of fuel, rather than one with a tank-full?

I tend to think that "green" issues are all about compromise and that there is no "perfect" or ideal solution to any of it

rayday2

I did a part time job in a shell garage and you would be amazed how many people would come 2-3 times a day and stick £2.50 in usually paid in coppers, strangely these were the same that usually pushed the car onto the forecourt!

poppy_f1

i tend to fill up on payday but always have some spare cash to top up if needed

Dr_Hook

This thread's really got me thinking now - if you fill the tank to the top then run the car until it's almost empty before filling up again, would this not work out the same as keeping the tank around the halfway mark on average over time?

I can feel the smoke coming out of my ears already! :rotfl:

rog2

Dr_Hook wrote: »

This thread's really got me thinking now - if you fill the tank to the top then run the car until it's almost empty before filling up again, would this not work out the same as keeping the tank around the halfway mark on average over time?

I can feel the smoke coming out of my ears already! :rotfl:

I suppose it depends on whether your tank is 'half empty' or 'half full'. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: