benkei Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 How many of you actually FILL your tank when you get fuel? I tend to put £30-40 in at a time. Maybe the rewards for 'X amount of fill ups' at Shell encourage me to fill up more regularly to make best use of their points for money off fuel, and also weight saving of not carrying a full tank of fuel with me. Although I do get panicky when the fuel light comes on, which is more regularly than I would like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I like to have at least one car here with plenty of fuel in for any urgent and unexpected trip, so I tend to fill my Volvo up when I go to a filling station. From empty it's well over £120, but as I try to drum into the wife, if you top up as soon as it gets to half full your average costs per mile are no different to if you let the warning light come on (for days in her case....). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I Brim my NA weekly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listy Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Never less than quarter tank in mine if I can help it. Always to the brim too if funds allow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I Brim my NA weekly. They can't touch you for it these days, no worries! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Pretty much everytime I go to a petrol station I fill it up. I hate fuelling cars, so I tend to get out of the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Generally tend to fill up half a tank, unless of course I am doing a long journey!! It is just the thought of carrying around an extra 30 litres of weight and if you pick up and if you don't think that is a lot, try carrying 4x 2L coke bottles!! Though for myself a habit more than anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline1 Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Usually £35 will last me a week and i tend to get about 75 miles to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 ive never filled mine too the brim since ive owned it, i think £40 is the most ive ever put in it, but ive never done a long trip in it mostly a quick blast and back in the garage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil-NA Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I used to put £20 in and always ran it down to this familiar sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I used to put £20 in and always ran it down to this familiar sight. http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh137/neilbmxpert/fuel.jpg lol thats very familiar, i hate that little red light! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 lol thats very familiar, i hate that little red light! I considered swapping the light to a glowing £ sign instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mark Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I always fill it up, then I reset the trip odometer. Growing up my dad always banged on about always having at least half a tank, just in case. I try never to get below a quarter these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikedjack Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 £50 a time here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I always fill to the top in all our cars. Standing there filling up sucks and smells, so the fewer times I have to do it the better. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st3ven1 Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 (edited) Usually £35 will last me a week and i tend to get about 75 miles to that. 13.8 MPG based on £1.42/L. Pretty poor, sure everything is working okay? Edited October 3, 2012 by st3ven1 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bailey Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Got to say everytime my dads filling up the supra he always fills it up fully! But only lasts about 10 minutes as he has a very heavy right foot lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 sunday morning on way to Japfest (that i never even made) we "topped" mine up from just under a 1/4 tank to brimmed for a tidy sum of £108 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Budz86 Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Generally around £30 a time, tends to last the week but probably I'm not doing more than 70-80 miles tops....but there are a number of long dual carriage-ways on my regular routes:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikedjack Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 sunday morning on way to Japfest (that i never even made) we "topped" mine up from just under a 1/4 tank to brimmed for a tidy sum of £108 How is that possible? Mine goes from about 20miles into the red light to a notch over half with 50 quid (35litres). It's a 70l tank and there's still well over a gallon left when the red light is on. Unless yours has a UK fuel tank? That's make your car hold 75 litres plus your empty reserved plus what was already in there :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darragh Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I never get a lot off driving in the supra so it was always £20 to £30 for the last three years, but then it's only out four or five times a year, it was officially off the road for 11 months (due to getting married) We took the car for a round trip off Ireland for are honeymoon and I was shocked to see £100 just about filled it, when I first bought in 2006 £60 filled It's sad times although ill never sell or complain off fuel as I enjoy driving when I dig her out off the garden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashbuster Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 (edited) How is that possible? Mine goes from about 20miles into the red light to a notch over half with 50 quid (35litres). It's a 70l tank and there's still well over a gallon left when the red light is on. Unless yours has a UK fuel tank? That's make your car hold 75 litres plus your empty reserved plus what was already in there :o 120 to fill mine with v power from the E i never use normal tesco fuel and other normal fuels, runs like shit Edited October 3, 2012 by ashbuster (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra Kong Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 If i get to Tesco's i usually fill it up...other than that about £30... If it only had the same consumption as my 1.1 Getz!!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 How is that possible? Mine goes from about 20miles into the red light to a notch over half with 50 quid (35litres). It's a 70l tank and there's still well over a gallon left when the red light is on. Unless yours has a UK fuel tank? That's make your car hold 75 litres plus your empty reserved plus what was already in there :o 75 litres.... only ever use v-power at nearly £1.50 p/l easily adds up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashbuster Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 sounds like he uses normal fuel i wouldnt put that crap in my tank again, i had to once when i run low on a long journey and the tesco only did the normal fuel, it ran like crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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