fuel economy

I fill up around £30 a week in my car because the nature of my job requires a fair bit of travelling all over North London plus weekely drives to Wembley..it leaves a huge dent in my poor purse so I try and save money when I can; i.e. never use the car on weekends and use my lil legs and the dreaded bus.

If I have short journeys and need to travel between sites for work then I'll reluctantly use the bus/train or walk.

Motorway driving is really economical - im not a motorway driver and bravely drove all the way to brighton on the M25 and M23 yesterday 70/80mph (what was I worried about...? ) and used up hardly any fuel!

Its annoying how everything just keeps rising, if I have to start putting in £40 a week petrol I think i'll just stop using my car...

Maria

was talking to cuz about this the other day and the only time we dont moan about fuel prices is when were filling the bikes pound for pound the bike is far too much fun so even if it was £2 per litre i'd still buy it and enjoy my bike thing is i dont really ride her that much, at the moment its about 100 miles per week, so i do feel for those of you who commute daily on your trusty steeds and have to fill up regular. :

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

I have no choice but use the bus or legs, as i don't have car!. Bus fares are rediculous..theres an bus company that uses old buses in our area, and we use them as they are far cheaper to the same destination as 'first bus'....although these days you get more value for money in a taxi if you share!!! I have started noticing the shopping trip is costing more lately a silly thing like bog roll, I swear has increased by 60p this last 2 months, and since when did 4 pints of milk cost so much! Maybe its because i've had a wage cut and hav to watch the pennies a little more

As for fuel, a year ago travelling down to france, from the fuel light i could fill her up for between £7.50-£8.50, and stand there without staring at the price flying up to know how much it'll be....these days I have to watch the numbers going up as its not so simple to guess. Now, from the fuel light(it only flashes a couple of mins before I finf a station here) to the top....well I won't do that anymore, as out of principal I won't put more than a tenner in her. I reckon it'll cost nearer £12-£14 to fill her in this way now

food has gone through the roof! or more importantly; basics have. My focus costs £70+ to fill up I do a car share through the week and it's still hurting (about 80 mile round journey to work). Instead of the governement launching all these costly campaigns to make us slimmer, why not use that money to subsidise fresh fruit and veg?

on short journeys we use my wifes corsa, its alot better on fuel than my car.
talking of rising costs of everything, my wife came home from ASDA yesterday with about 7 bags of shopping = £80 you dont get much these days for your money

My mums turned my garden in to a vegy garden, no flowers just fruit and veg so hopfully save some cash there.

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

7 bags of shopping = £80 you dont get much these days for your money

£49 today for me on three...but it was all squashed in those recycled green bags, which are a bit bigger. They don't like you to use their normal ones at ours anymore

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

you dont get much these days for your money

Agree. It cost me £13 just to buy 2x grapes, 2x banana's, 2x peaches and 2x chocloate brownies

Maria

all the supermarkets are stopping carrier bags aint they.

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

all the supermarkets are stopping carrier bags aint they.

But doing nothing to reduce needles packaging ... its ludicrous!!

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

But doing nothing to reduce needles packaging ... its ludicrous!!

morrissons now wrap every pepper in that thick cellophane!


there is a plus side to being skint. I've discovered 3 litre bottles of strong dry cider £2.63!