best/worst value for money on petrol

joe stodge

i find that the average miles per gallon differs form where you fill up, i do roughly the same amount of driving every week.

last week i filled up at a topaz and put 30 euro in and it done the whole week and this week i filled up at tesco another 30 euro and it barely done me the half week so i topped up yesterday with 20 euro and its the petorl light is already on.

does this happen to anyone else?? and where do you think you get the best value for money on petrol.

mfceiling

Motors forum >>>

joshrogan

One on the old airport road that does cheap petrol/diesel.

Jake Rugby Walrus666

It's a false economy to buy cheap petrol.
You wanna get the real good stuff. Go like a rocket.

squod

Try only driving downhill

Whahey!

May aswel b waterin your car with that tesco petrol. :rolleyes:

i think its sh!te!! :eek:

Senna

Unless you can work out the MPG, your just guessing. €30 with "roughly" the same driving means nothing.

deco nate

joe stodge wrote: »

i find that the average miles per gallon differs form where you fill up, i do roughly the same amount of driving every week.

last week i filled up at a topaz and put 30 euro in and it done the whole week and this week i filled up at tesco another 30 euro and it barely done me the half week so i topped up yesterday with 20 euro and its the petorl light is already on.

does this happen to anyone else?? and where do you think you get the best value for money on petrol.

DUDE!!!reallly??no really?cos you do know the price of petrol changes daily!!soo,just cos you got more miles for yer buck last week..see were im
goin here?

funny story,i worked with a guy a few years back.
and he turned to me one day an said,
i kid you not!
do not buy petrol out of maxol,i said why??
he said,cos they are watering it down!!me:WHAT?
how do you know that?
him:cos we put 40 yo-yos in it two weeks ago,
and we got x amount of miles out of it,
last week.we put the same in an got fook all out of it!!
really!water down..WATER down petrol,
i just ended up pissin myself laughin in front of
him.and he wondered why.
really.some people should not be given the right to own a car:p:D

wolf moon

Check www.pumps.ie

starbelgrade

deco nate wrote: »

WATER down petrol,
i just ended up pissin myself laughin in front of
him.and he wondered why.
really.some people should not be given the right to own a car:p:D

Well, maybe you shouldn't be laughing so hard - it is possible to water down petrol. Some stations have been done for doing so.

orourkeda

Whats wrong with public transport

starbelgrade

orourkeda wrote: »

Whats wrong with public transport

Other people.

deco nate

starbelgrade wrote: »

Well, maybe you shouldn't be laughing so hard - it is possible to water down petrol. Some stations have been done for doing so.

sorry?WATER??water will ruin a car,do you mean the ones that clean green
diesel?

noxqs

It is not possible to water down petrol (one of the reasons is that hydrocarbons are hydrophobic so they can't mix).

Well; It is possible to put water in the gas tank - sure. But not without causing conditions which requires repair and flushing of the fuel system. Which I seriously doubt any petrol station would risk being liable for to save a few cents. Old wives tales or you got sources?

Saila

Senna wrote: »

Unless you can work out the MPG, your just guessing. €30 with "roughly" the same driving means nothing.

I like that senna was the one who said this
ye gaz guzzling speed lovin world championship winiing zombie

Hasmunch

orourkeda wrote: »

Whats wrong with public transport

Other people use it as well as me!

2 stroke

joe stodge wrote: »

i find that the average miles per gallon differs form where you fill up, i do roughly the same amount of driving every week.

last week i filled up at a topaz and put 30 euro in and it done the whole week and this week i filled up at tesco another 30 euro and it barely done me the half week so i topped up yesterday with 20 euro and its the petorl light is already on.

does this happen to anyone else?? and where do you think you get the best value for money on petrol.

Never happens to me. When I fill up, it's never exactly €30.

2 stroke

orourkeda wrote: »

Whats wrong with public transport

Not sure that there's enough room on this thread to discuss that.

Full.Duck

Watering down is not possible but they can change the pump pressure.

starbelgrade

noxqs wrote: »

It is not possible to water down petrol (one of the reasons is that hydrocarbons are hydrophobic so they can't mix).

Petrol can be watered down with additives. I wasn't suggesting that it was water, though that has been done in Australia with disasterous consequences...

Link http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydney-nsw/watered-down-fuel-causes-havoc/story-e6freuzi-1111113502538

Naomi00

orourkeda wrote: »

Whats wrong with public transport

What's this public transport you speak of? :eek:








It's pretty much non existant in most parts of the country that aren't cities.

Naomi00

joe stodge wrote: »

i find that the average miles per gallon differs form where you fill up, i do roughly the same amount of driving every week.

last week i filled up at a topaz and put 30 euro in and it done the whole week and this week i filled up at tesco another 30 euro and it barely done me the half week so i topped up yesterday with 20 euro and its the petorl light is already on.

does this happen to anyone else?? and where do you think you get the best value for money on petrol.

Topaz is a sly PR move by Shell. Notice that Ireland is the only country that you'll see a 'Topaz' garage in..:mad:

dark crystal

Full.Duck wrote: »

Watering down is not possible but they can change the pump pressure.

Quick question - apologies if it's a stupid one - but I find when I fill up at Tesco, it can take a few seconds from when I start pumping to when I hear the petrol actually coming through (although the meter has started charging from the off), whereas in other stations, the petrol comes out immediately after I start pumping.

Is it possible that certain pumps can be 'delayed'? (If you get me..:o)

ejmaztec

Naomi00 wrote: »

What's this public transport you speak of? :eek:

It's usually a member of the public's car accessed by waving a thumb.

Mickey H

ejmaztec wrote: »

It's usually a member of the public's car accessed by waving a thumb.

Oh back in the good ol' days... :cool:

Degag

Senna wrote: »

Unless you can work out the MPG, your just guessing. €30 with "roughly" the same driving means nothing.

This. OP, the only way you can really tell is by resetting your clock every time you fill your car, and always fill your car up and not just put €30 in.

Another way is not by filling up by €20, but by filling up by 15 gallons etc, so that even though the price may be different, you will get the exact same driving after each fill up.

Pdfile

joe stodge wrote: »

i find that the average miles per gallon differs form where you fill up, i do roughly the same amount of driving every week.

last week i filled up at a topaz and put 30 euro in and it done the whole week and this week i filled up at tesco another 30 euro and it barely done me the half week so i topped up yesterday with 20 euro and its the petorl light is already on.

does this happen to anyone else?? and where do you think you get the best value for money on petrol.

its the car you drive vs the quality of the petrol...

i mean these threads have been done to death but generally the higher performance/displacement the better the gains you get from better petrol = higher mpg.

Cillian13

I only get 8-11 mpg in my yoke but I only use Maxol E5 regardless of priceys

TheZohanS

Cillian13 wrote: »

I only get 8-11 mpg in my yoke but I only use Maxol E5 regardless of priceys

Are you driving a 5 litre? I've a V6 3 litre and I get more than that out of it.

deco nate

deco nate wrote: »

DUDE!!!reallly??no really?cos you do know the price of petrol changes daily!!soo,just cos you got more miles for yer buck last week..see were im
goin here?

funny story,i worked with a guy a few years back.
and he turned to me one day an said,
i kid you not!
do not buy petrol out of maxol,i said why??
he said,cos they are watering it down!!me:WHAT?
how do you know that?
him:cos we put 40 yo-yos in it two weeks ago,
and we got x amount of miles out of it,
last week.we put the same in an got fook all out of it!!
really!water down..WATER down petrol,
i just ended up pissin myself laughin in front of
him.and he wondered why.
really.some people should not be given the right to own a car:p:D

What a tool....

So you really tink that 1 or 2 cent (or even 5 for that matter ) is really gonna make that much difference? Do the math?

30ltrs x 1.50 = 45
30ltrs x 1.55 = 46.50

Which I dont tink equates to one or 2 extra days driving!!

Ive noticed that aswell OP, I put in usually 50 most weeks that seems to do me the week, but some weeks it doesnt.. Sometimes out by a day - which = 10 of petrol Havent really noticed if its the garage I go to tho, must start checking this