how much per month do you spend on fuel?

patrickc

I just worked out there other day that since last December I've spent 3250 on diesel. mad money i tell ya. that's an average of approximately 300 per month. too much as far as I'm concerned.

Mr.Boots

About 100 a week
Which is nearly 450 a month

It was nearly twice that before i got a more "economical" car

qballirl

I spend around 300 going up and around to work than another 200 on flutin about going shopping and all the other places ya need to go. far too much as far as im concerned. Thats petrol of course.

patrickc

do either of ye get mileage from work towards it?
how can you justify it, i do love my job but can't afford to keep at it, along with car maintenance servicing at those miles.

my car had 66700 miles on it last december, now 93000

drdre

I spend nearly 450-500 a month a petrol.Now with the price hike it will be more

bazz26

About a month ago I switched from petrol to diesel. So far I have saved about €100 at the pump so I'm happy enough.

Downside is that I had to trade up to a smaller size car.

unkel

I do about 7,000 miles per year in my old BMW 7-series V8 petrol. At 22MPG that's about €140 per month

bazz26 wrote: »

About a month ago I switched from petrol to diesel. So far I have saved about €100 at the pump so I'm happy enough.

Downside is that I had to trade up to a smaller size car.

What you get? Sorry for O/T

kluivert

On the Astra - €195 a per month average. I do about 17.5k miles per year on average.

L1011

In eircom League season - 100 a week on average.
out of eircom League season - 30 a week on average.

Get better mileage when I'm doing the mad journeys though.

peasant

60 - 65 liters (tank holds 70) of diesel does me about a month or more. At the current rate of price hikes, it costs me more and more every month to fill up again ...currently just under 80 euro.

GoneShootin

About €200 a month I'd say. Keeping it to mostly coming and going to work. That used to be €300+ before I moved to my beloved diesel

fletch

I do about 800+ miles a month, working out about €80 on fuel

patrickc

seems though there a few other mad people out there spending a fortune on fuel.

Marcus.Aurelius

I do 15k a year on my Lexus LS400, does around 22 mpg, so 70 to 80 euro per week at the current prices. Yikes

bazz26

unkel wrote: »

I do about 7,000 miles per year in my old BMW 7-series V8 petrol. At 22MPG that's about €140 per month

:eek:

Thank God you don't do much driving. Then again if you did you probably wouldn't have a V8.

unkel wrote: »

What you get? Sorry for O/T

05 Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi Ghia.

domania

Myself and the missus spend about 150 per month on both cars. Not too much driving since we moved to Cork from Dublin.

TychoCaine

Right now I'm spending about €400 every month on petrol. I'm filling an 80l tank most weeks. I cover 400 miles a week between a weekly trip up to Dublin (from Shannon) and general farting about. The company pays a mileage allowance, so I'm not out of pocket

ambman

about 500 amonth:eek: do 100miles a day to and from work and then another few miles arsing around going to the shops and whatever. thats more than my f..king mortgage:eek:

.Longshanks.

About €200-250 a month on diesel.
I do a few miles for work each week and the expenses from that cover it most months. Changing to petrol in Jan and the running costs will go up a bit, but so will the work expenses (as it will be a bigger engine car)

Atomic Pineapple

about 300 a month in an integra type r, have owned it 2 months 3 weeks now and have done 2400 miles

rebel.ranter

About €280 per month in petrol, 2.5L Don't go very far really, just blast along South Ring in Cork a couple of times a day.

Stephen

Only about €120 a month in petrol. Fairly economical 1.8 litre Honda. Daily 12 mile commute (each way) on open roads and a bit of around-town crawling. The odd trip to Dublin or Shannon too.

shayser

Must be close to €500pm. 2 x €60 fills a week. 95% town driving. 2 school runs, 2 creche runs, 4 work runs daily, shops, taxiing kids in the evening etc. 2L Turbo.

craichoe

I spent around 100/month getting to and from work (Cork city to Ballincollig) and the odd spin out of town and up/down the country.

After moving country and getting the tram to work every morning, i spend around 30 - 40 a month on Diesel.

Driving to work here is not worth it, theres like 15km tailbacks and the Public transport is really convenient !

Stephen

Where's here?

craichoe

Stephen wrote: »

Where's here?

Den Haag, The Netherlands

Its strange being the Foreign National for a change

um7y1h83ge06nx

I manage to spend only about €50-60 per month.

Crazily low, but with my old job I was very close to work and with the new job I take the bus.

Usually I only top up any weekend I'm heading back home, there is a cheap station en route.

I'd freak out if I spent €400-500 a month, that's serious money.

Fozzie Bear

I put 20 quid of diesel into my car every week and that usually does me. I live 5 minute drive from work (which i walk anyway if the weather suits). If i go home or somewhere like Dublin then i put another 20 in so i average about 80-100 quid per month depending on how many miles i do.

R.O.R

About €120 a month. I can get almost 2 weeks out of a full tank (50 mile round trip, all motorway, 1.8T). €56 on the bus on top of that.

Last year I was filling a 70 Litre tank every 5 days. Diesel was only around €1.00 a litre at the time and work were paying for that - bet they're glad I've moved on with current fuel prices.

mvpr

Since buying my latest car in the summer I've been putting on about 200 miles a week - about €150 per month on petrol.

Perhaps a bit off topic, but at what stage does it make sense to change from a petrol to a diesel engine?

I'm guessing if you were to buy new, you'd want to be doing over 20k miles a year to justify the diesel.

I'm doing about 10-15k a year, mostly long journeys to the coast. Like the sound of 55mpg...!

bill_ashmount

About 50 euro a month

unkel

bazz26 wrote: »

:eek:

Thank God you don't do much driving. Then again if you did you probably wouldn't have a V8.

My private miles are a good bit less again and I get compensated for business miles. And believe me, I've done my sums before starting my long time indulgence into V8 petrols

bazz26 wrote: »

05 Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi Ghia.

G'luck with the new car! Looking forward to seeing your comments comparing it to your old car some time...

Elessar

Currently about €100 a month on petrol.

But that's only 10 mins to work and back, twice a day. I get a cool 23MPG on my 2.2L straight 6

Of course any more miles for whatever reason and the cost to me jumps significantly.

Longrangedriver

Approx €150pw or €7800pa on Focus 1.6TDCi, collected the car in Feb 07, now have 48,000kms on clock.

um7y1h83ge06nx

bazz26 wrote: »

05 Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi Ghia.

Good car I reckon bazz26. Am thinking of getting that exact Focus model whenever my Almera gives up the ghost. Going by things as they are, that could be a good while, 146K miles and still going strong!

While we're talking about fuel costs, my cousin recently said he was happy with the money he is saving on fuel when he changed his car to a Supra Twin Turbo (3.0L V6).

His previous car? A BMW 740iL (4.4L V8)! :eek:

I think he's mad, but then I'm not as big into cars as he is.

Victor

In the last four months I've spent all of about €100 on bus fares and €36 on bike maintainence.

unkel

Victor wrote: »

In the last four months I've spent all of about €100 on bus fares and €36 on bike maintainence.

Do you not own a car, Victor?

Victor

unkel wrote: »

Do you not own a car, Victor?

Of course not. Its 10 minutes by bike into the city centre and a choice of 23 bus routes within walking distance, who'd have a car?

gurramok

About 70quid per month, car(petrol skoda) gives 35-40mpg in city traffic, nearly 50mpg on long journeys according to the onboard computer.
I probably do about 5k mileage a year, trying to reduce it any chance i get, am shocked at some of the mileage posted here!

Some of ye are insane spending hundreds of quids on fuel a month

steve-hosting36

Hmmm, about 700 a month - oh dear

testicle

steve-hosting36 wrote: »

Hmmm, about 700 a month - oh dear

It's ok, you have an Aston!

Royale with Cheese

€0.00, god bless the company provided dci card

james92

I have a ford focus 1.4 petrol. i do 400 miles over 7 days. and it cost me 45 aweek. is this good.

DonJose

Thank fuk I work from home so no travelling to and fro. But I still spend around 200 a month as I fill up most Sundays.

Supercell

fletch wrote: »

I do about 800+ miles a month, working out about €80 on fuel

Jaysus I think I'm stuck behind you every morning coming into work!!, your the guy doing <=80kmph solid over every road (including the n11/m11) in front of me right?

Does hilly driving suck the fuel up massively? , that said I have a slightly heavy foot that may not help matters.

yellow012

About €220 a month at current prices. Driving a Skoda Octavia1.9tdi, do a round commute of 150km every day from Athy to Clonskeagh, 5 days a week plus weekend shopping/living etc. Do about 900k every week so 3600km a month.
The onboard computer says I'M averaging 4.5l/100km which I think works out at approx 60mpg.

smemon

about €250/month at current prices.

BlackWizard

I spend 60 euro a month driving from Palmerstown to Ballymun each working day. Car is a 1.8L. Anyone know if thats good or bad millage?

If I include the weekends and evenings, it is 100 euro per month.

unkel

Victor wrote: »

Of course not. Its 10 minutes by bike into the city centre and a choice of 23 bus routes within walking distance, who'd have a car?

I suppose I wouldn't have a car if I had to service a €2,000,000.00 mortgage on a small house within 10 minutes cycling from the city centre

Thumper Long

was 400-500 Pm on a golf GTI, used for work changed to a 1.9TDI Passat now about €60 every 12 days so say €150 PM, will never go back to petrol unless I buy a weekend classic or similar

what_car

bout €60 per week, do about 27,500km per year....... :eek:

i changed from diesel to petrol!! auto.......