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24-12-2006, 10:21 AM | #31 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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XR8: $100 a week, GT: $10 a week average.
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24-12-2006, 10:24 AM | #32 | ||
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Perth, South
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au1 forte, full 2.5" exhaust, usually between $65 and $75 over 3 - 4 weeks...normal unleaded at about $1.30+ a litre...it's only an 8km round trip to work and back... |
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24-12-2006, 10:27 AM | #33 | |||
WRX terrorist
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Location: on boost
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HE HE what's this "off boost" you speak of? I go through about 30 to $50 per week as my girl hardly gets driven. Oh Mitchay you shouldnt have too many issues with fuel starvation (on the street) the issue only becomes a real problem at the track, head into a left hander hard and the pump runs dry and as you are powering out then you run out of fuel and lean out cylinder 2......POP goes the weasel!!!
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24-12-2006, 08:47 PM | #34 | ||
LPG > You
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Posts: 4,277
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Car: 2005 Ford Fiesta WP Zetec
Fuel: Whatever the pump has. 98 RON if its there. Favourite is Vortex 98, but I'm not picky. Driving: I drive quite a bit. At least 90km a day, but usually more. Seven days a week. How Much: Going by my last three fuel bills which span a week, they were $43.56 (36.03 litres Vortex 98), $43.95 (34.1 litres Vortex 98) and $42.60 (35.83 litres Vortex) that adds up to $130.11 I've spent on petrol in the last six days. That's about 1300km in those six days. From my last tank full, 415.8km from 35.83L that's about 8.62L/100km, which is 1L above what it usually is, I put that down to a bad batch of fuel. And yeah, 45L tank, I fill up when the digital fuel gauge is down to the two little thin bars at the bottom, usually about ~10-12L left in the tank at that point.
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24-12-2006, 08:57 PM | #35 | ||
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I forgot to add that my car is driven all week with exception to most Sundays as I'm too wasted to drive and today was no exception :. Hopefully keep the milelage down a bit.
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24-12-2006, 09:23 PM | #36 | ||
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About $75 per week is spent on fuel. I have a BP card though the 5% off always helps.
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24-12-2006, 11:50 PM | #37 | ||
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: ACT
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My daily driver costs $25 per fortnight (around 500kms) Mazda 323; No specialty fuel, just the cheapest LPG I can find.
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24-12-2006, 11:55 PM | #38 | ||
Miami Pilot
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Location: ACT
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My XR8 on gas costs around $35 per week for between 300 and 350 km. The wagon probably $15 per week in fuel - it is in danger of going off before we ever fill the damn thing!
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25-12-2006, 08:58 AM | #39 | ||
HSV - I just ate one!
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Location: Middle of nowhere
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usually $80-$120 a fortnight, depends on how bored i get......
would probably be less if i wasnt so lazy, work is literally a block away..... but what the hell...... to walk to work, i've gotta walk past the Sprint, and i've been told that sprinting everywhere is healthier for you cos it gets the heart rate up :-D |
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25-12-2006, 03:22 PM | #40 | |||
Burnin Rubber
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne, Victoria
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Car: AU Falcon
Fuel: BP LPG Driving: Long economical to work and back, wanna be V8 any other time Per Fortnight: $59 My old EB monty cost as much as $75 a week, im loving the savings now.
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25-12-2006, 04:08 PM | #41 | |||
Back to Le Frenchy
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Back home.....
Posts: 13,346
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Depends on what I drive to work
Mine Car: AUII XR8 347 Fuel: Either Ultimate, V-power or Boost 98 K's p/w: 800 $$$: 130 Hers Car: 1994 Mitsu Lancer 1.5l carb Fuel: whatever's cheapest Same k's $$$: 80 Guess what I usually drive...
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25-12-2006, 04:47 PM | #42 | |||
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Location: Victoria
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A $79 annual fee means you have to spend over $1580 per year before you break even from the 'savings' on fuel. The maximum fuel based saving is on $300 of fuel per month, which is a saving of $15, thereby $180 per year. Take the annual fee away and then you're down to $81 a year. Or a maximum saving of $6.75 a month. |
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25-12-2006, 05:04 PM | #43 | ||
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Gold Coast
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Car : 2005 BA MkII XR6
Fuel : Caltex Unleaded Driving pattern : City driving around 400-450kms a week. How much per fortnight : $125-135. |
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26-12-2006, 02:21 PM | #44 | ||
Dirty ute club member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Playing silly buggers in the gravel
Posts: 580
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Car: AU2 XLS ute
Fuel: Normal Unleaded. Pretty much always from Peak Sawyers Valley. Driving: about 550kms a week. Sometimes more if its a busy weekend. Half hwy, half suburbia. How much per fortnight: Too bloody much. I think its starting to get about $150 a fortnight. The ute has a bloody huge tank compared to my old little hatch back. The price we pay for having nice cars. |
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26-12-2006, 02:40 PM | #45 | ||
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Location: Brisbane
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Car: BA XR6T
Fuel: Shell V-Power Racing sometimes BP Ultimate Driving: 200-300km How much per fortnight:260-300
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26-12-2006, 02:52 PM | #46 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Location: Perth
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Before LPG:
Car: 1) BA XR6 Ute 2) TS Astra CD Fuel 1)BP ultimate 2)BP Premium 95 Driving 1)2500km per fortnight 2)2000km per fortnight Cost 1)$600 2)$200 So combined $800 per fortnight. Now XR6 on LPG is down to about $175 per fortnight New combined $375 per fortnight!! Saving $425 per fortnight running the ute on gas!! |
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26-12-2006, 03:22 PM | #47 | ||
1967 XR Falcon
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: South Coast
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Car: 1985 XF Stock
Fuel: Premium Driving: Not far each day How much: About $70 to fill, about 7 seconds to empty..
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26-12-2006, 04:11 PM | #48 | ||
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Location: SE Vic
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BA XT V8 with SGI
I travel about 350kms a week normally, including weekends $20 a week gas (full tank) $30 every 3 weeks or so ULP so its about $30 a week total
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26-12-2006, 11:15 PM | #49 | ||
Wherever u go there u r
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Location: Oakleigh, Melbourne
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Always premium, Prolly spend $200-250 on fuel per fortnight in my ea :P
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27-12-2006, 11:06 AM | #50 | ||
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Location: Bunbury WA
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until a couple of weeks ago, i was driving 240km a day just to work and back, plus weekend driving
1300km per week AU2V8 10.5L/100km BP Ultimate avg 130cpl about $360 per fortnight now working at a different site (same company) and LPG fitted - 'only' 155 km round trip now 900km per week 15L/100km (should improve when tuned properly) @ 57cpl around $150 per fortnight - huge saving |
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27-12-2006, 12:30 PM | #51 | ||
Turbo Falcon Fiend
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Far West NSW
Posts: 3,213
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In the turbo taxi about $60-$70 per week on LPG
Thats for over 700k's per week.
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27-12-2006, 12:51 PM | #52 | ||
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In a week, at least $60, more around $90.
I normally do around 7.4-8L/100km. I do around 6-900km per week. |
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