30 Euro

from_atozinc

Hi all.

I may be odd ; ) but for the day to day driving I tend to put in 30 Euro at a time. Obviously if going on a long my journey, i would fill the tank, but for the normal day to day stuff I just throw in 30 Euro.

This 30 Euro gets me about 140 miles or 10 days. Is that crap ?

I know you may not top up in 30 Euro intervals, but if you do, how far does 30 Euro get you ?

Edit: I'll add my car. 2006 BMW 523i.
Edit 2 : driving is 70% motorway. 30% traffic/urban. And I have a light right foot.

My car is automatic also.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Petrol or Diesel?

My 2litre diesel would get me 420 to 450 km on the equivalent of €30 worth of fuel.

Joeseph Balls

What car?

Bobjims

from_atozinc wrote: »

Hi all.

I may be odd ; ) but for the day to day driving I tend to put in 30 Euro at a time. Obviously if going on a long my journey, i would fill the tank, but for the normal day to day stuff I just throw in 30 Euro.

This 30 Euro gets me about 140 miles or 10 days. Is that crap ?

I know you may not top up in 30 Euro intervals, but if you do, how far does 30 Euro get you ?

Edit: I'll add my car. 2006 BMW 523i.

Assuming you're paying 1.30/litre, you're using about 10.2 l/100km (28mpg). Not bad for a 523i if all of your driving is urban.

I'm driving a 2.5 petrol and using about 8 l/100km (35mpg) with 70/30 rural/urban driving.

Cheensbo

I get three hundred hectares on a single tank of kerosene.




30 euro for x miles is in no way accurate at all I'm afraid.

Brim it, reset your trip counter, drive for however long you like, brim it again.

The number of litres used to refill is equal to what was used to cover the distance shown on your trip counter. Divide the km by the litres or miles / gallon etc and calculate your consumption.

porsche boy

I think that's quite good for a 523i. E60 I presume.

It's hard to compare like for like though. I fill the tank on my Audi weekly and see a 600 mile return from that. Tank is 65L so presume I use 60 litres of it. I'm not great at maths but that either works out around 45mpg or 6000mpg.

Atlantic Dawn

If you spent €25k on an eco diesel car you would save a good 50% so €15 a time so it would only take you 45 years to begin to break even, worth considering, also gets the chaaapppppeeeeee tax.

fancy pigeon

In 1 or 2 cent coins?

from_atozinc

Carter Thoughtless Trial wrote: »

Petrol or Diesel?

My 2litre diesel would get me 420 to 450 km on the equivalent of €30 worth of fuel.

Decent in fairness.

And you have the cheap tax too : )

from_atozinc

porsche boy wrote: »

I think that's quite good for a 523i. E60 I presume.

It's hard to compare like for like though. I fill the tank on my Audi weekly and see a 600 mile return from that. Tank is 65L so presume I use 60 litres of it. I'm not great at maths but that either works out around 45mpg or 6000mpg.

Yep. It's an e60.

Driving is probably 70% motorway, 30 % traffic.

Alanstrainor

Your e60 will tell you what fuel economy you're getting. And I find BMW's to be pretty okay at calculating it. That's your best bet.

From what you've told us (not too much...) it sounds fine for a 6 cylinder 2.5 liter petrol. I wouldn't be worrying about it anyway.

from_atozinc

Cheensbo wrote: »

I get three hundred hectares on a single tank of kerosene.




30 euro for x miles is in no way accurate at all I'm afraid.

Brim it, reset your trip counter, drive for however long you like, brim it again.

The number of litres used to refill is equal to what was used to cover the distance shown on your trip counter. Divide the km by the litres or miles / gallon etc and calculate your consumption.

I know, I know. But just looking for ball park figures.

from_atozinc

Bobjims wrote: »

Assuming you're paying 1.30/litre, you're using about 10.2 l/100km (28mpg). Not bad for a 523i if all of your driving is urban.

I'm driving a 2.5 petrol and using about 8 l/100km (35mpg) with 70/30 rural/urban driving.

What car do you have ?

from_atozinc

porsche boy wrote: »

I think that's quite good for a 523i. E60 I presume.

It's hard to compare like for like though. I fill the tank on my Audi weekly and see a 600 mile return from that. Tank is 65L so presume I use 60 litres of it. I'm not great at maths but that either works out around 45mpg or 6000mpg.

Presume your Audi is a Diesel ?

porsche boy

from_atozinc wrote:

Presume your Audi is a Diesel ?

1.9TDI PD engine. The best thing to happen bogger Ireland since rural electrification.

Del2005

from_atozinc wrote: »

I know, I know. But just looking for ball park figures.

Some people could get much more mileage from your €30 fill and some might not get out of the petrol station. You've got a nice motor and unless you really need to save money, which buying a new car won't do, don't worry that someone told you that they are getting 3l/100km in their similar car as they are BSing you or making driver more of a chore than it needs to be, if you want to hypermille buy a car that is designed for grannies not drivers.

I went from a 1.4 Corrola to a 2l auto Accord, my fuel bill went up about €20 a fortnight, I refuel at around 1/3 full and brim it. While the Corrola was a perfect car, apart from the know love of oil, it was a soul destroying car. The Accord was a nicer bus, it had aircon, and I drove it. I've since moved to a GS450h and you'll see a grown man crying if I have to go back to a car that gets single digits per 100km.

Duke O Smiley

Cheensbo wrote: »

I get three hundred hectares on a single tank of kerosene.

Zagrevev min zlotny dev!

:pac:

Bobjims

from_atozinc wrote: »

What car do you have ?

Lexus IS

Heroditas

from_atozinc wrote: »

Hi all.

I may be odd ; ) but for the day to day driving I tend to put in 30 Euro at a time. Obviously if going on a long my journey, i would fill the tank, but for the normal day to day stuff I just throw in 30 Euro.

This 30 Euro gets me about 140 miles or 10 days. Is that crap ?

I know you may not top up in 30 Euro intervals, but if you do, how far does 30 Euro get you ?

Edit: I'll add my car. 2006 BMW 523i.
Edit 2 : driving is 70% motorway. 30% traffic/urban. And I have a light right foot.

My car is automatic also.

I'd get something similar from my 2005 e60 523i for that sort of motorway/urban mix if I had a light right foot.
I'm usually a bit heavier on the accelerator though

RWD

2.5 petrol + automatic,you'd be lucky to get 25-30 mpg unfortunately :rolleyes:

marketty

from_atozinc wrote:

This 30 Euro gets me about 140 miles or 10 days. Is that crap ?

If you really want to save money you could just get rid of the car altogether since you're only doing 14 miles a day!

At that mileage I wouldn't give a fook about mpg!

Pkiernan

My car gets 16 furlongs on a viking horn full of fuel. Is that good?

grogi

from_atozinc wrote: »

Hi all.

I may be odd ; ) but for the day to day driving I tend to put in 30 Euro at a time. Obviously if going on a long my journey, i would fill the tank, but for the normal day to day stuff I just throw in 30 Euro.

This 30 Euro gets me about 140 miles or 10 days. Is that crap ?

I know you may not top up in 30 Euro intervals, but if you do, how far does 30 Euro get you ?

Edit: I'll add my car. 2006 BMW 523i.
Edit 2 : driving is 70% motorway. 30% traffic/urban. And I have a light right foot.

My car is automatic also.

Why? Why?! WHY?!

You will not save any money by filling only by €30... Actually it costs you more in time and effort than the savings achieved by not carrying a full tank of fuel around...

So WHYYYYY???!!?!?!

pa990

grogi wrote: »

Why? Why?! WHY?!

You will not save any money by filling only by €30... Actually it costs you more in time and effort than the savings achieved by not carrying a full tank of fuel around...

So WHYYYYY???!!?!?!

*...... waits for the less weight, better handling excuse from someone.

from_atozinc

grogi wrote: »

Why? Why?! WHY?!

You will not save any money by filling only by €30... Actually it costs you more in time and effort than the savings achieved by not carrying a full tank of fuel around...

So WHYYYYY???!!?!?!

Sure I never mentioned anything about saving money.

I'm just looking for what other people get from their 30 Euro.

Whether I full up with 30 or 70, it's neither here nor there.

from_atozinc

marketty wrote: »

If you really want to save money you could just get rid of the car altogether since you're only doing 14 miles a day!

At that mileage I wouldn't give a fook about mpg!

Have you tried cycling 14 miles a day ( and before it's said - public transport not an option for me)

grogi

from_atozinc wrote: »

Sure I never mentioned anything about saving money.

I'm just looking for what other people get from their 30 Euro.

Whether I full up with 30 or 70, it's neither here nor there.

I am genuinely curious - why are you doing something absolutely insensible?! And the follow-up question - why not €32?

€30 gives me 450km motorway...

from_atozinc

grogi wrote: »

I am genuinely curious - why are you doing something absolutely insensible?! And the follow-up question - why not €32?

€30 gives me 450km motorway...

I still don't see why you are so shocked by me topping my up by 30 Euro. It's hardly off the wall complete madness what I'm doing, but you seem to think it's just complete madness......whatever.

Grand, fair play. Good mileage.

grogi

from_atozinc wrote: »

I still don't see why you are so shocked by me topping my up by 30 Euro. It's hardly off the wall complete madness what I'm doing, but you seem to think it's just complete madness......whatever.

Grand, fair play. Good mileage.

I am not shocked - I genuinely want to know what is driving you to do it.

Copper_pipe

I get around 55mpg in my 02 yaris according to the on board display

from_atozinc

grogi wrote: »

I am not shocked - I genuinely want to know what is driving you to do it.

Why do some people go to the gym on certain days. Why do some people have a cup of coffee at a certain time of the day etc.

Just something I always do.
I top up my car with 30 Euro, simple as, hardly that hard to believe.

I'm not thinking I'm going to save money this way etc.

Cee-Jay-Cee

€50 gets me roughly 400km

2.0i (petrol) Subaru Legacy

marketty

from_atozinc wrote:

Have you tried cycling 14 miles a day ( and before it's said - public transport not an option for me)

I have, it's hardly a killer. But I'm not saying get rid of the car, just with those low miles I wouldn't care about fuel use. I'd have a nice big petrol yoke and enjoy driving it

Four Phucs Ache

I got 21 miles on the warning light few months ago.threw a tenner in and got 97 miles before light came on so rough guide 30 quid would get me 310 miles .

1.4 focus 90% national RDS 10% urban

stesaurus

My previous 325 was probably similar for €30 worth of petrol, about 28mpg. My current BMW though, I spend about €30 a month on fuel and do almost 3000km per month for that.

easygoing39

s.welstead wrote: »

My current BMW though, I spend about €30 a month on fuel and do almost 3000km per month for that.

Somethings not right with your maths!!

grogi

easygoing39 wrote: »

Somethings not right with your maths!!

I don't think so... BMW sells not only Is and ds. :]

easygoing39

Ahhhhhhhhh........it's a milk float!!:D

MojoMaker

How embarrassing.

pajor

from_atozinc wrote: »

I'm just looking for what other people get from their 30 Euro.

Well with petrol at €1.49 at my local filling station, I'd say €30 would get me feck all distance really. :mad:

Most of the time I just fill on a Saturday when they have their discount day, no matter how full/empty.

Special Circumstances

easygoing39 wrote: »

Ahhhhhhhhh........it's a milk float!!:D

MojoMaker wrote: »

How embarrassing.

It would leave the average Irish car for dust at the traffic light GP - how's 1.4tdi going for all the haters?

stesaurus

easygoing39 wrote: »

Ahhhhhhhhh........it's a milk float!!:D

Meep meep

Idbatterim

This 30 Euro gets me about 140 miles or 10 days. Is that crap ?

I know you may not top up in 30 Euro intervals, but if you do, how far does 30 Euro get you ?

Id look a the figure, E30 for 10 days is nothing. Its like me, I drive a 2.5L. I do so little mileage, my ideal next car is an S500. What does fuel cost matter, when you are doing virtually no mileage? its the best reason to go out and get a ridiculous car. Of course you will be done on the motor tax on the older system, but if Im going to be done on a 3.5L I'd feel a lot better about driving a 5.5L etc and paying the same rip off rate...

galwaytt

grogi wrote: »

I am not shocked - I genuinely want to know what is driving you to do it.

Maybe he uses his debit touch card, which has a €30 limit?

grogi

galwaytt wrote: »

Maybe he uses his debit touch card, which has a €30 limit?

I would even be happy with "thirty is my happy number". Never mind...

For Forks Sake

duffman3833

i top up by €30 every time. I no it means more frequent visits but its always been that way. I think its from my collage days when that's all i could afford and it just stuck with me. Also your carrying less weight so in my head better mpg's